Reason for the name
Named the Dome of the Lovers of the Prophet because there are some Sufi sheikhs used to meet underneath it, to discussion of matters of religion.
Named the Dome of Sultan Mahmoud Iwan because it was built during the reign of the second Ottoman Sultan Mahmoud.
Builder
In the Ottoman era under the reign of Sultan Mahmoud II.
History
The establishment dates back to the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmoud II, in 1233 AH / 1817 AD.
Shape and details
A square building with a length of 7 meters, based on four corner pillars topped by four pointed blocks which are topped by a shallow dome, the building was with open sides with a beautiful hollow stone niche seem that added in a later period in the center of the south side, climbing to the bowl of the dome through three Stairs from both sides west and east, its floor is paved with stone, and on its edge from the north side
Two columns seem to be placed afterwards as a barrier.
The traveler Nasir Khusraw mentioned, in his visit to al-Aqsa, that there has been a dome named the dome of Jacob at the site of the dome itself, and he mentioned a group of Sufis living near the door of the mosque. In the Mamluk era, the Dodari School was established at Bab Sharaf al-Anbiya. It was a dwelling place for Sufis, where some Sufi sheikhs used to meet and discuss matters of religion underneath the Dome, back in the past and nowadays.