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
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Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2015
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spelling iium-441802017-11-24T00:44:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44180/ The dome of the rock: an analysis of its origins Omer, Spahic H Social Sciences (General) 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 Rock has no special religious significance whatsoever. The second part tries to answer who exactly built the Dome of the Rock and when. The paper concludes that the likely truth is that the caliph ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwān was able to commence building the edifice only after crushing the insurgence of ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr in 73/692. Such were the socio-political conditions in the Muslim state during the insurgency that the caliph’s actions could not transcend the planning and basic preparatory stages, at most. Whether the caliph ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwān was capable of completing the structure during his lifetime or not, remained a debatable point as well. The task of building one of the first and at the same time greatest masterpieces in Islamic architecture might have been completed by his son and successor, al-WalÊd ibn ‘Abd al-Malik. What follows is shedding more light on these aspects of the topic. Keywords: The Dome of the Rock, al-AqÎÉ Mosque, the Caliph ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwān, the Caliph al-WalÊd ibn ‘Abd al-Malik. International Islamic University Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44180/1/Islam_in_Asia_2015_Dome_of_the_Rock.pdf Omer, Spahic (2015) The dome of the rock: an analysis of its origins. Journal of Islam in Asia, 12 (1). pp. 200-214. ISSN 1823-0970 http://journals.iium.edu.my/jiasia/index.php/Islam/index
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The dome of the rock: an analysis of its origins
description 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 Rock has no special religious significance whatsoever. The second part tries to answer who exactly built the Dome of the Rock and when. The paper concludes that the likely truth is that the caliph ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwān was able to commence building the edifice only after crushing the insurgence of ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr in 73/692. Such were the socio-political conditions in the Muslim state during the insurgency that the caliph’s actions could not transcend the planning and basic preparatory stages, at most. Whether the caliph ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwān was capable of completing the structure during his lifetime or not, remained a debatable point as well. The task of building one of the first and at the same time greatest masterpieces in Islamic architecture might have been completed by his son and successor, al-WalÊd ibn ‘Abd al-Malik. What follows is shedding more light on these aspects of the topic. Keywords: The Dome of the Rock, al-AqÎÉ Mosque, the Caliph ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwān, the Caliph al-WalÊd ibn ‘Abd al-Malik.
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