Definitions for "Dome of the Rock"
Built in 691, it is the third holiest Muslim site, after Mecca and Medina. The dome surrounds the spot which Mohammad is said to have begun his mystical Night Journey into heaven.
The golden-domed Islamic mosque often associated with the skyline of Jerusalem. Built between 687 and 691 A.D. by Muslim leader Caliph Abd al-Malik. Christian and Jewish historians believe that the rock located at the center of the mosque is the top of Mt. Moriah, where Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac, as well as the site where the Ark of the Covenant rested in the Holy of Holies for Solomon's Temple. Muslims believe that the prophet Muhammad and the angel Gabriel "ascended to heaven" to meet with God and Moses, this is known as the "Night Journey". Muslims point to this event in their claim that the Dome of the Rock is the third holiest site in Islam.
A mosque built in the 7th Century CE. Muslims believe that Muhammad went on a might journey that carried him from Mecca to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Dome of the Rock is located in Jerusalem.