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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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International Islamic University Malaysia
2015
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/44180/1/Islam_in_Asia_2015_Dome_of_the_Rock.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/44180/ http://journals.iium.edu.my/jiasia/index.php/Islam/index |
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