AAH 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Umayyad Caliphate, Church Of The Holy Sepulchre, Temple Mount
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Were the same clan that hated muhammad and were the ones that were plotting his murder. Build the very first islamic architecture, the dome of the rock: did not have a background in architecture. How can they build this on the first try: outsourced the labor. Byzantines had experience: built between 688-692 in jerusalem on the highest point. Or harem al-sharif (noble sanctuary): patron was caliph abd al-malik, shaped in an octagon with a central dome. Has a double amplitory: the rock has a separate mosque the al-aqsa mosque, muslim believes it is where muhammad did his journey to the heavens (miraj). In 621, muhammad was taken to heaven on a creature and saw the other prophets and levels of heaven. This is where the 5 times prayer comes from: only have written proof from the 9th century not the 7th so we can"t prove its use, built as a second pilgrimage spot.
