The dome of the rock: an analysis of its origins

This paper challenges an old belief that the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem was built between 65/684 and 72/691 by the Umayyad caliph ‘Abd al-Malik Ibn Marwān. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part briefly examines the significance of the Rock (Øakhrah). Therein we have shown that the R...

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Main Author: Omer, Spahic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2015
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/44180/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/44180/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/44180/1/Islam_in_Asia_2015_Dome_of_the_Rock.pdf