Sakhrah
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Sakhrah is the Arabic name for the Foundation Stone, the sacred rock at the heart of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
holy object
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ sacred rock ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Foundation Stone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedStructure |
First Temple of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Temple of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Jewish Temple worship in antiquity
ⓘ
Muslim Umayyad construction of the Dome of the Rock ⓘ construction of Solomon’s Temple (traditional) ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Hebrew Bible Temple narratives
ⓘ
Islamic hadith literature about Isra and Mi'raj ⓘ later Jewish rabbinic traditions ⓘ |
| centralTo | religious symbolism of the Temple Mount ⓘ |
| coveredBy | Dome of the Rock shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredSince | late 7th century CE ⓘ |
| elevationFeature | protrudes above surrounding floor level ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Arabic word for rock or boulder (صخرة) ⓘ |
| geologicalType | limestone outcrop ⓘ |
| hasArabicDefiniteForm | الصخرة المشرفة ⓘ |
| hasFeature | irregular surface with depressions and cavities ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | الصخرة ⓘ |
| heritageContext | part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dome of the Rock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple Mount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnHill | Mount Moriah (traditional identification) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | natural rock outcrop ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dome of the Rock sanctuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple Mount platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| significanceInChristianity | connected to biblical Temple narratives ⓘ |
| significanceInIslam |
associated with the Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj)
ⓘ
believed to be the point of ascension to heaven in Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| significanceInJudaism |
associated with the binding of Isaac (Akedah) in some Jewish traditions
ⓘ
considered the spiritual center of the world in some Jewish sources ⓘ traditional location of the Holy of Holies of the First Temple ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
connection between heaven and earth in Islamic tradition
ⓘ
divine presence in some Jewish traditions ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Jews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muslims ⓘ some Christians ⓘ |
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