Dome of the Rock

American  

noun

Islam.

1. a shrine in Jerusalem at the site from which Muhammad ascended through the seven heavens to the throne of God: built on the site of the Jewish Temple.

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Dome of the Rock British  

noun

1. Also called (not in Muslim usage): Mosque of Omar.  the mosque in Jerusalem, Israel, built in 691 _ad by caliph `Abd al-Malik: the third most holy place of Islam; stands on the Temple Mount alongside the al-Aqsa mosque

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Example Sentences

He glowers at the camera, clean-shaven face superimposed near a cutout of the Dome of the Rock.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2023

A miniature example of Jerusalem’s golden Dome of the Rock on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a holy site in both Islam and Judaism that Jews call the Temple Mount, stood next to the mobile launcher.

From Washington Times • May 25, 2023

At noon prayers worshippers standing shoulder to shoulder packed the compound, which also houses the golden Dome of the Rock where the Prophet Mohammad is said to have ascended to heaven.

From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2023

Broken stained-glass windows line the top of the Qibli Mosque, one of two main structures inside the Aqsa compound, along with the Dome of the Rock, a gold-domed prayer hall.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

The most famous mosque of Jerusalem, the Dome of the Rock, gleamed golden against the sky.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye