This place is located on the eastern side of AL-Qibli Prayer Hall to the south of Zekaya mihrab. It was named “Al-Nazer Shrine” by the Jerusalemite historian Mujair al-Din.
The place is 5 meters wide, 8 meters long, and 8 meters high.
It is likely that the room was added during the Crusader occupation to the mosque, then the Ayyubids added a frieze around the walls of the room, showing the verses: “and to destroy what they had taken over with [total] destruction”, from Surat Al-Isra’a, in the beautiful Naskh script. This room is free from the niches.
Other landmarks in the same category
All (17)The library is one of the offices of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is characterized by the existence of all kinds books of knowledge books, religious and secular studies, and various cultural and scientific collections.
Birth and upbringing
The Cave of Spirits is also known as Bakhen Bakhen Cave, and the word “backen” is an expression of praise, satisfaction, and admiration. It’s under Ash-Sheikh Dome that was built by the Ottomans.
The cornerstone of the Dome of the Rock is in the Eastern Wall that is north of the dome. It dates back to the Umayyad era, where a balance is visible. The balance used to be the Umayyad Islamic State’s emblem back then.
Dar al-Hadith is a mosque consisting of two domes and one mihrab. It was named after its use by a school to teach the Shafi’i fiqh studies. It then was turned into a sanctum.
The Holy Rock is a great rock, reaching its highest spot to about eighteen meters, and the widest spot is thirteen and a half meters. It’s higher than the Rock’s nave in about 2 meters .
Landmark Location: Located in the center of Al Aqsa Mosque, exactly under the rock.
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