al-Chanqah-as-Salahiyya Mosque
The al-Chanqah-as-Salahiyya Mosque ( Arabic مسجد الخانقاه الصلاحية, DMG Masǧid al-Ḫāniqāh aṣ-Ṣalāḥīya , Hebrew אל-ח'נקה א-צלאחיה) is a mosque in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City in Israel .
Surname
Chanqah means convent and Salahiyya is derived from Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub ad-Dawīnī, the name of Saladins . Al-Chanqah as-Salahiyya means “the Saladin convent”.
geography
The al-Chanqah-as-Salahiyya Mosque is located northwest of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher at the southeast corner of the confluence of Christian Quarter Street , Chanqa Street and St. Francis Street. It is 20 m long and 6 m wide.
history
The history of this mosque is controversial and is told differently by Muslims and Christians . A scientific archaeological study of the building was never allowed, including the Palestinian archaeologist Mahmoud Hawari , who wrote his doctoral thesis on Ayyubid Jerusalem, which was published as a book in 2007.
In 1870 a Latin inscription was found in the building. It dates from the time of Emperor Antoninus Pius (86–161). It reads: "The genius of the Legio X Fretensis gave and dedicated this to Lucilius Sabinus, first officer of his legion".
There was an inscription on an inner lintel of the building:
“Arnulfus patriarcha domum qui condidit istam”
"Patriarch Arkulf, who donated this building"
This inscription has since disappeared.
The Patriarch Arculf made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the 7th century.
These inscriptions indicate that the building is very old. Together with the Church of the Holy Sepulcher , it formed the center of the "Patriarch's Quarter" (quarterium patriarchae). It was also called "Dar al-Batrak" (German: House of the Patriarch). The Greek patriarchate was housed in it until the time of the crusaders , then the Latin patriarchate .
According to Islamic narrative, the building was built by Saladin in 1187 and handed over to the Sufis in 1189 .
After the conquest of Jerusalem , Saladin set up a Sufi convent (Chanqah = convent) in this house in 1189. Saladin presented this convent with the Patriarch's Bath (= Hezekiah Basin ), the Mamilla Basin with the associated water pipes.
The minaret was built in the 15th century. It is identical to the minaret of the al-Afdalia mosque south of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Both minarets tower over the dome of the Holy Sepulcher. A connecting line between them cuts the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. They thus represent an intended religious statement that is intended to postulate the superiority of Islam over Christianity.
The building has a small and a large mosque, living rooms, a Koran school , a Sharia court and other administrative rooms . These were used until 1967 . After 1967 the building was closed for a few years. Today (2020) the 5 daily prayers will be held there.
Only Muslims are allowed to enter the building.
See also
literature
- Max Küchler : Jerusalem: A manual and study travel guide to the Holy City (Places and Landscapes of the Bible, Vol. IV, 2) , Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht; Edition: 2nd, completely revised edition. (January 22, 2014), ISBN 978-3-525-50173-3
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque at madainproject.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Max Küchler: Jerusalem: A handbook and study travel guide to the Holy City , Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht; 2007, ISBN 978-3-525-50170-2 , pp. 481-483, 1130
- ↑ Al-Khanqah al-Salahija Mosque at OSM. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d الخانقاه الصلاحية at qudsinfo.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d جامع الخانقاه (الزاوية الصلاحية) at qudsinfo.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
Coordinates: 31 ° 46 ′ 44.1 ″ N , 35 ° 13 ′ 45.6 ″ E