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The Dome of the Ascension (Arabic: قبة المعراج, transliteration: 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.
Coordinates: 31°46′41.58″N 35°14′05.96″E / 31.7782167°N 35.2349889°E
Islamic structures on the Temple Mount Mosque 
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 AghaFountains Fountain of Ibrahim al-Rumi • Fountain of Qasim Pasha • Fountain of Qayt Bay • Fountain of Sha'lan • Fountain of Sultan Solomon • Pool of RaranjOther structures Islamic Museum • Mihrab Ali Pasha • Minbar of Buran al-DinMinarets See also Islamization of the Temple Mount • Jerusalem Islamic WaqfAreas Gates Surrounding roads Hativat Yerushalayim • Jaffa Road • Ma'ale HaShalom • Route 417Synagogues/
Jewish holy sitesMosques/
Islamic holy sitesAl Aqsa Mosque • Dome of the Ascension • Dome of the RockCategories:- Temple Mount
- Islamic architecture
- Ayyubid architecture
- Islam in Jerusalem
- Domes
- Arabic architecture
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