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The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة, translit.: Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah, Hebrew: כיפת הסלע, translit.: Kipat Hasela, Turkish: Kubbetüs Sahra) is a notable Islamic shrine/mosque in what Muslims call masjid al-Aqsa or the Noble Sanctuary (al-Haram al-Qudsi al-Sharif, Arabic: الحرم القدسي الشريف) — which Jews and Christians call Har ha-Bayit (Hebrew: הר הבית) or the Temple Mount — it remains one of the best known landmarks of Jerusalem. It was built between 687 and 691 by the 9th Caliph, Abd al-Malik. It has been called by European travelers for centuries as the Mosque of Umar[1].\n\nReligious significance\nMain article: Foundation Stone\nThe rock in the center of the dome it is believed by Muslims to be the spot from which Muhammad ascended through the heavens to God accompanied by the angel Gabriel, where he consulted with Moses and was given the (now obligatory) Islamic prayers before returning to earth (see Isra and Mi'raj.) A Qur'anic verse says that Muhammad took a night journey on Buraq from the "sacred mosque" (al-Masjid al-Haram) (Mecca) to the "farthest mosque" (al-Masjid al-Aqsa) (interpreted in Islam to be in Jerusalem[2]) instantaneously.\n\nSince Jerusalem is not mentioned by name in the Koran, many non-Muslim historians point to the concept that Umar reinterpreted the Koran to exalt his mosque in Jerusalem — which started out as a tiny wooden shrine — to show what he perceived to be Islam's superiority over Judaism. Most Muslims argue[citation needed] that since Islam is a continuation of the God's revelations to the Jews (and Christianity as well, see Jesus in Islam), therefore it is not a sign of superiority, but of the evolution of revealed doctrine. Such claims are often challenged in the light of restrictions imposed on non-Muslims.[3] [4]\n\nIn Judaism, the stone is the site where Abraham fulfilled God's test to see if he would be willing to sacrifice his son Isaac. Muslims believe that this event occurred in the desert of Mina where millions of Muslims offer pilgrimage every year and that it was Abraham's elder son Ishmael and not Isaac who was offered for sacrifice. There is some controversy among secular scholars about equating Mount Moriah (where Isaac's binding occurred according to the Biblical narrative), the Temple Mount and the location where Jacob saw the ladder to heaven; but for orthodox Jews at least, there is no doubt that all these events occurred on this spot. It is also identified as the rock upon which Jacob dreamt about angels ascending and descending on a ladder and consequently offing a sacrifice upon. Situated inside the Holy of Holies, this was the rock upon which the Ark of the Covenant was placed in the First Temple[5]. During the Second Temple, the stone was used by High Priest who offered up the incense and sprinkled the blood of the sacrifices on it during the Yom Kippur Service.\n\n\n[edit] Construction\nIn 630, long before the Dome of the Rock was erected, `Umar ibn al-Khattāb helped by Kaab al-Ahbar and other Muslims recovered the Rock and dug it out of the dust and cleansed the area which had been abandoned for hundreds of years since the Roman destruction. Ibn Asakir [6] mentions that Umar never built any Muslim house of worship on that spot but rather chose to erect a mosque in the southern area of the Haram es Sharif with the Rock behind to the north. He did this to make clear that the qibla of prayer was south, towards the Kaabah in Mecca and that Muslims never dispute the correct direction of pray, resulting in them possibly praying towards the Rock as the Jews were doing. The Rock area remained uncovered until the time of Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan who started construction in 685, completing it in 691. The Muslim scholar al-Wasiti reports this incidence:\n\n    When Abd al-Malik intended to construct the Dome of the Rock, he came from Damascus to Jerusalem.
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http://www.bksalem.net/\n\nHope this helps!!!
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Salam Rico\n\nYou have chosen the best subject for your homework topic :-)\nMay Allah bless your homework!\n\n\nHere are some links that I hope will help you out.
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I have no diea, I'm also looking for that but in the mean time does this link help? \nhttp://www.al-islam.com/key.htm
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www.mrl.ucsb.edu/~cheetham/pdf_items/pub_38.pdf\n\nScroll down several articles
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Library... \nHave a look at:\nRobert Furneau-Jordan: A CONCISE HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE \nthat should get you started\nAlso go with the architectural history bible:\nSir Banister Fletcher: A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE\n\nJordan also refers to P. Frankl: GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE\nand \nJ. Harvey: GOTHIC ENGLAND\n      and  THE GOTHIC WORLD\n\nI am unfamiliar with the books by these last two gentlemen myself though\n\nYou could also try looking into history of art. There I'd suggest:\nSir E.H. Gombrich : THE STORY OF ART\n\nYou could of course search the net but I doubt you'll find much more. The local library is probably your best bet. Warning, don't get thoughts about just going to a bookstore and buying those unless you are very interested, Jordan might be cheap, but at least Fletcher and Gombrich are quite expensive.
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I just want to compliment you on taking your parents' feelings into consideration ......... take some time, don't tell them yet ........ you can introduce it step by step - you know, talking about islam, briging  out your point  of view, placing Qur'an somewhere visible (you can say that you're studying it coz you want to see what it's about) ........ do it slowly, i know you don't want to hurt them\n\n\nas for links, since poki promised to post one, i bet it'll be a good one, so i'll pass it\n\nSelam and best wishes :)
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visit http://askmuslims.com to get some help.  If you need any help, e-mail them and they will inshallah (God willing) reply you ASAP.
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Hi, I found this site, about half way down the page is a heading reading "How the Romans Changed Britain".  It's a small section, but should house alot of information.  There's also information on the architecture brought north by the Romans.  This page should be pretty helpful.  Good luck.
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Read: The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East by Robert Fisk.\nThat should be a good introduction. While I'm not a Muslims sympathizer, it gives a good accounting, albeit from a middle-eastern slant (strangely enough written by a Brit), of how bin Laden's beliefs came about - at least from his point of view. The first couple of chapters should do for a bin Laden introduction.
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This site is very good on listing the name and addresses of some of the Museums in Europe, Canada and the USA. But you will have to research a bit further if you need more. \n\nhttp://www.islamicart.com/library/museum/usa/ca.html
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Use an outline. Ask anyone who knows anything about Rome how and then your essay will be organized, trust me, all you need is an outline. It looks like but isn't extra work, it's help..
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You would need to summarize the points that you made regarding their art, history, religion and culture.\n\nYou did make some comparisons to other cultures of the same time period, and current cultures, right?  Or what influence these all had on their people and society?\n\nThus your conclusion should flow from these comparisons and/or influence summaries.\n\nGood luck!
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Hi there;\n\nI have to hand it to you! You are showing a lot of gumption for taking on an assignment covering an entire continent of nations like that.\nI can list for you some very fine links (safe links) which can assist you in your endeavors. Good luck I hope you do well. :)
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Yes I do, I have a 360 Blog. I used to have a dawah blog but it was to much for me to keep up with so I changed it to a personal one. But it is still 90% about Islam as Islam is my life. Please come by and take a look. Got a very serious topic right now. I have a major decision to make and I am struggling with it. I posted all about it on my blog.
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Go here for topics \nhttp://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/Paper%20Topics/hottopics/hottopicsindex.htm and if you want some really excellent resources for writing the paper, go to my links (I am a high school English teacher) at \nhttp://www.backflip.com/members/ohva/13819720
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:)\n\nNow I'm guessing your teacher really wants your opinion. (not mine) But here.....let me help you get started....ok here we go:\n\nDid the story sound like a myth? Perhaps it was an explanation that the people of the time created because they didn't have science and technology to explain things. Perhaps it was a tale passed down from generation to generation that was embellished along the way. \n\nIn your paper, tell what your true opinion is of the story and why people created such a tale. \n\ngood luck.....you can do this!!