THE GOLDEN GATE
THE GOLDEN GATE

THE GOLDEN GATE

Jerusalem
THE GOLDEN GATE
  • This is an ancient historical door in the Eastern Wall of Musjid al Aqsa. The Gate’s two vaulted halls lead to Bab al-Rahmah(The Gate of Mercy) and Bab al-Tawbah(The Gate of Repentance). Bab ar Rahmah was named after the Rahmah Graveyard, which is located in front of it.
  • During the Crusader period, the Golden Gate area was a church which was converted to a Musjid during the Islamic period. It is said that Imam al-Ghazali RA lived and taught there for a about twelve years, possibly writing part of his Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Ulum al-Deen) as well. The rooms are thus known as al-Ghazali’s Dome.
  • The Bab al-Rahmah Musjid has been reopened and is currently still in use.
  • It is said that the gate was walled up in 1541 CE when the Ottoman Sultan Sulayman the Magnificent rebuilt the city walls and it remains that way till today.
  • Christians believe that Isa AS(Jesus) will enter Jerusalem on his second coming through this gate.

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Al-Fakhriyya MinaretWooden panel from the MusjidWooden lintels on display from the Musjid The museum, located adjacent to Al Aqsa Musjid, houses artefacts from ten different periods of Islamic History. It comprises three buildings dating back to Crusader, Ayyubid and...
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