02561fam a2200325 a 45000010008000000030008000080050017000160080041000330100017000740200027000910200015001180350020001330350023001530350017001760400031001930430012002240820020002361000020002562450077002762600032003533000029003853650015004145040060004295200312004895200465008015200507012665200399017736100045021727000018022171909556BD-DhUL20160801174142.0960326s1996    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a   96013260   a0847819426 (hardcover)  a0500341486  a(OCoLC)34514553  a(OCoLC)ocm34514553  a(NNC)1909556  aDLCcDLCdOrLoB-BdBD-DhUL  aa-is---00a956.94220bNUD1 aNuseibeh, Said.14aThe Dome of the Rock /cphotography Saïd Nuseibeh ; essay Oleg Grabar.  aNew York :bRizzoli,c1996.  a175 p. :bill. ;c32 cm.  aGBPb38.00  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173) and index.  aThe Dome of the Rock was built in 692 C.E. under the patronage of the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. It enshrines the Sacred Rock, literally the irregular highest tip of Mount Moriah, one of the several ridges around which the city of Jerusalem began to develop as early as five thousand years ago.8 aThe structure commemorates the Prophet Muhammad's (ca. 570-632) celebrated Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his Ascension through the heavens to visit God, as told in the Koran and the Traditions. As such, the mosque has reflected and represented Islam during most of its history, but it is also associated with sacred events in the lives of Christ, the Virgin, and Christian saints as well as with a host of Jewish prophets, traditions, and memories.8 aToday the Dome of the Rock is used primarily for women's congregational prayer, private prayer, and religious instruction, and as a place of pilgrimage for people of all faiths. This volume is the most detailed and complete visual documentation published to date of this profound monument. Stunning color photography explores the exterior and luxurious interior, illuminated by delicate light from stained glass windows and decorated with veined marble, mosaics, oriental carpets, and porphyry columns.8 aThe introduction, by one of today's most esteemed Islamic scholars, explores the history, art, architecture, and cultural and religious significance of the building. The book also includes transcriptions of the earliest-known Koranic script, inscribed on the building's octagonal arcades, historical travelers' accounts of the Dome, maps and drawings, a bibliography and glossary, and an index.20aQubbat al-Ṣakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem)1 aGrabar, Oleg.