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The mountain on which the Dome of the Rock has been constructed was the direction of [[qibla]] for Muslims up to second year/623 CE after [[Migration to Medina|hijra]].<ref>Mīr Abu l-Qāsimī, ''Bāstānshināsī-yi Qur'ān'', p. 114.</ref> According to Islamic beliefs, the Holy Prophet (s) ascended to heavens from upon this rock at the [[Night of Ascent]].<ref>Mūsā Ghūsha, ''Tārīkh-i majmūʿa masjid al-aqṣā'', p. 23.</ref> Jews believe that Earth has been expanded from beneath this rock and the body of [[Adam (a)]] has been created from its dust and it is the same place where Abraham (a) was assigned to sacrifice his son.<ref>Ḥamīdī, ''Tārīkh-i Urshalīm'', p. 17, 18.</ref> | The mountain on which the Dome of the Rock has been constructed was the direction of [[qibla]] for Muslims up to second year/623 CE after [[Migration to Medina|hijra]].<ref>Mīr Abu l-Qāsimī, ''Bāstānshināsī-yi Qur'ān'', p. 114.</ref> According to Islamic beliefs, the Holy Prophet (s) ascended to heavens from upon this rock at the [[Night of Ascent]].<ref>Mūsā Ghūsha, ''Tārīkh-i majmūʿa masjid al-aqṣā'', p. 23.</ref> Jews believe that Earth has been expanded from beneath this rock and the body of [[Adam (a)]] has been created from its dust and it is the same place where Abraham (a) was assigned to sacrifice his son.<ref>Ḥamīdī, ''Tārīkh-i Urshalīm'', p. 17, 18.</ref> | ||
==Location and Structure== | ==Location and Structure== | ||
[[File:صخره.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The dome inside the mosque which is said to be the footprint of the [[Prophet (s)]] at the [[Night of Ascent]].]] | |||
Mosque of the Rock or Dome of the Rock is located in the area of al-Aqsa Mosque on a mountain called Moriah in Jerusalem.<ref>Mūsā Ghūsha, ''Tārīkh-i majmūʿa masjid al-aqṣā'', p. 23.</ref> Dome of the Rock has a golden dome and is located over an octagonal structure which has four gates to four directions.<ref>Mūsā Ghūsha, ''Tārīkh-i majmūʿa masjid al-aqṣā'', p. 23.</ref> | Mosque of the Rock or Dome of the Rock is located in the area of al-Aqsa Mosque on a mountain called Moriah in Jerusalem.<ref>Mūsā Ghūsha, ''Tārīkh-i majmūʿa masjid al-aqṣā'', p. 23.</ref> Dome of the Rock has a golden dome and is located over an octagonal structure which has four gates to four directions.<ref>Mūsā Ghūsha, ''Tārīkh-i majmūʿa masjid al-aqṣā'', p. 23.</ref> | ||