Dome of the Ascension

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The Dome of the Ascension (Qubbat al-Miraj) is a free-standing dome that commemorates the Islamic prophet Muhammad's ascension to heaven. It is located just north the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.^[1]

It is not clear when the original dome was built, but is assumed to have been either Ummayad or Abbasid work, because it is mentioned by Ibn al-Fakih in 903 CE and by al-Muqaddasi in 985 CE as being one of the "two minor domes"; the other being the Dome of the Prophet. However, the modern-day Dome of the Ascension was built by the Ayyubid governor of Jerusalem, Izz ad-Din az-Zanjili in 1200 from Crusader construction materials.^[2]

References

^ Al-Aqsa Guide Friends of al-Aqsa 2007
^ le Strange, Guy.Palestine under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A. D. 650 to 1500 pp.154-155.

v • d • e Islamic structures on the Temple Mount

Mosques	al-Aqsa Mosque • Station of al-Buraq • Solomon's Stables

Domes	Dome of the Ascension • Dome of the Chain • Dome of al-Khidr • Dome of al-Khalili • Dome of Moses • Dome of the Muezzin • Dome of al-Nahawiyyah Dome of the Prophet • Dome of the Rock • Dome of Solomon • Dome of the Spirits • Dome of Yusuf • Dome of Yusuf Agha

Fountains	Fountain of Ibrahim al-Rumi • Fountain of Qasim Pasha • Fountain of Qayt Bay • Fountain of Sha'lan • Fountain of Sultan Solomon • Pool of Raranj

Other structures	Islamic Museum • Mihrab Ali Pasha • Minbar of Buran al-Din