The Dome of the Rock: Islam's First Monument in Jerusalem

Long before the Crusades, before the Ottoman Empire, before the modern conflict, the Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ordered the construction of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, completed in 691 CE. This episode of The History of Palestine explores the political, religious, and architectural significance of Islam's first great monument. Lucas and Luna discuss why Abd al-Malik built it in Jerusalem instead of Mecca, its role in a succession crisis with Ibn al-Zubayr, the Byzantine and Sassanid architectural influences, the original inscriptions that refuted Christian claims about Jesus, and how the building's meaning has evolved over centuries. They also touch on the traditions of the Foundation Stone, the Night Journey of Muhammad, and the building's later transformations under the Crusaders, Ayyubids, and Ottomans. A focused look at one structure that has symbolized Islamic presence in Jerusalem for over 1,300 years.

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