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.

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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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