Bab Al Janae’iz (Funerals) Gate
LandmarkLocation:
Present at 15.8 m south of Bab al-Rahma (in theeast).
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock:
At theeastnortherncorner.
LandmarkHistory:
Fromitsstoneshape, it seemthattherebuiltaftertheUmayyad but beforetheFatimids.
Reason of the name:
This Gate usedtoremovethefuneralsfrom Al-Aqsa Mosque tothecemetery of Mercyadjacenttotheeasternwall of Al-Aqsa Mosque, closedbyorder of Sultan Salah al-Din aftertheliberation of Jerusalem in 583 AH - 1187, toprotectthemosqueandthecityfromanypossibleinvasion.
Details of theshape:
-Small Gate simpleshapeheight 2.35 m andwidth 1.7 m.
-It is saidbythehistorianMugir al-Din: “a nice Gate dead-endconstruction, which is oppositethestairs of therockknownBadr al-Buraq, saidthatthissection is the Gate of Al-Buraq, fromwhichtheProphet Mohammad (peaceandblessings of Allaah be uponhim) entered at Al-Esra’anight, wascalledthe Gate of funeralsbecausetheregetout of it old).
-This Gate seenfromthecemetery of Bab al-Rahmaandcannot be seenfrom inside thewall of Al-Aqsa Mosque where he wasburied in thedirtthatmadetoraisethelevel of theeasternpart of themosque (cultivatedtodayWitholives).
-Note: there is notruthtotheexistence of thefuneral Gate at rightoutside of Alasbat Gate (behindtheirondams), But thatarc is not in force since thewallbehind it is builtwithhugeoldstones, No evidenceforthe Gate presence, as noone ever said.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It’s a closed Gate height 2.35 m andwidth 1.7 m, located at 15.8 m south of Bab al-Rahma (in theeast), at theeastnortherncorner.
There is notruthtotheexistence of thefuneral Gate at rightoutside of Alasbat Gate (behindtheirondams), But thatarc is not in force since thewallbehind it is builtwithhugeoldstones, No evidenceforthe Gate presence, as noone ever said.
This Gate usedtoremovethefuneralsfrom Al-Aqsa Mosque tothecemetery of Mercyadjacenttotheeasternwall of Al-Aqsa Mosque, closedbyorder of Sultan Salah al-Din aftertheliberation of Jerusalem in 583 AH – 1187, toprotectthemosqueandthecityfromanypossibleinvasion.
It is saidbythehistorianMugir al-Din: “a nice Gate dead-endconstruction, which is oppositethestairs of therockknownBadr al-Buraq, saidthatthissection is the Gate of Al-Buraq, fromwhichtheProphet Mohammad (peaceandblessings of Allaah be uponhim) entered at Al-Esra’anight, wascalledthe Gate of funeralsbecausetheregetout of it old).
This Gate seenfromthecemetery of Bab al-Rahmaandcannot be seenfrom inside thewall of Al-Aqsa Mosque where he wasburied in thedirtthatmadetoraisethelevel of theeasternpart of themosque (cultivatedtodayWitholives).
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Bab Al Muzdawaj (the Double) Gate
LandmarkLocation:
Thesouthernside of thewall of the Al-Aqsa Mosque presentunderthepulpit of theImam of thetribalmosque, awayfromthetriple Gate 30 meter tothewest.
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock:
In thesouth-west.
LandmarkHistory:
A veryold Gate mayreturn in itsorigintotheByzantines.
Reason of the name:
-Bab Al Nabi: There is a beliefthattheProphetMuhammadpeace be uponhimentered at Al-Isra ’a journeyandOmar bin al-KHettabmay Allah be pleasedhim, enteredtheyards of themosqueaftertheOmar’sconquest. -There is a viewthatsaysthe Gate wasUmayyad’sorigin as indicatedfromthebeautifuldecoration of the Gate similartodecoration of Bab Al RahmaUmayyadconstruction. The presence of Roman stonesdoes not meanthatthe Roman Gate in terms of theuse of thebuildersstone in writing Latin, but it was put upsidedown, whichindicatesignorance of constructive in Latin or else they put it thecorrect format.
Additional Information aboutthelandmark:
-Usethe Gate as an entrancetotheUmayyadpalacessouth of Al-Aqsa Mosque blessedtotheyards of themosquethrough a longcorridorknowntoday as the (old Aqsa).
-Thebiblicalarchaeologistsclaimthatthissection is one of the Gates of thetempleallegedtothe name of theirprophet Khaldamentioned in theirbooktheBook of Kings andthisfalseclaimtothemwas not supportedbyanyhistoricalfactsor Archaeologists, in theirconfusionoverthe name, theJewisharchaeologist Meir Ben Dovclaimsthatthe name may be tookthemoleanimalthatdigsunderthegroundandcomesout of anotherareathat is sohomogeneous on the Gate thatrunsitspassageunderthe Al-Aqsa Mosque accesstheyards.
The Gate throughouttheAges:
Fatimidperiod:
A soldiertowerwasbuilt on the western entrance of the Gate as a frontline of defense (mostly in theFatimidperiodpreparedfortheinvasion of theFranciscan) Theeastern Gate wasoutsidethetower is seentodayfromtheremnantarea of Umayyadpalaces.
Crusader Time:
TheCrusadersusedthetowerandadded it.
Al-Ayyubi time:
Salah al-Din turned it afterliberationto a cornerwaqfbyJalal al-Din al-Shashi.
TheMamelukePeriod:
Thiscorner of theMamelukeperiodwasknown as theCorner of al-KHettani, in relationtoSheikhShams al-Din al-KHettani Where he lived.
Present:
-TheCornertodayoccupiesthelibrary of themosque (thelibrary of Khutaniyah).
Buildingthetower on the Gate did not prevententryandexitfromthesouthside of themosqueacrossthegatesmall in thecornerwasmentionedIbn Fadlullah al-Omari 746 AH in his visittothecorner (he calledKhanka Validity).
-Thegateremainedopenuntilthescary on cornerfromtheIsraelioccupationsothe Gate closed.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It is a veryold Gate thatmay be returnedtotheByzantines, andtherewas an opinion thatthe Gate wasUmayyad, bytheevidence of beautifuldecorationsimilartothere on Bab Al RahmaUmayyadconstruction, thoughthe presence of Roman stonesdoes not meanthatthe Roman Gate in terms of theuse of stoneworker is written in Latin but it was put upsidedown, indicatingignorance in the Latin languageor else they put it in shaperight, and is located in thesouthernside of thewall of the Al-Aqsa Mosque underthepulpit of theImam’smosque.
It is completelytribaland is far fromthetriangular Gate 30 metertothewest, and is located in thesideforTheDome of theRock. There is a beliefthattheProphetMuhammadpeace be uponhimenteredfromhim in thejourney of Isra, Omar bin Al KHettabmay Allah be pleasedhim has enteredtotheyards of themosqueaftertheopening of thisagecalledthis name.
The Gate used as an entrancefromtheUmayyadpalacesthatweresouth of Al Aqsa Mosque tothecourtyards of themosquethrough a longcorridorknowntoday as the (Old Al Aqsa), claimarchaeologiststheTorahsaysthatthissection is one of the Gates of thetempleallegedtothe name of theirimmortalprophet mentioned in theirbooktheBook of Kings andthisfalseclaimtothemwas not supportedbyanyhistoricalorarchaeologicalfacts, and in theirconfusion on thelabel, Jewisharchaeologist Meir Ben Dovclaimsthatthe name mayhavebeenderivedfromthemole Whodigsunderthegroundandcomesout of anotherarea of hometownthatdescription on the Gate thatwalksitspassageunder Al Aqsa Mosque untilthesquares.
The Gate throughouttheAges:
Fatimidperiod:
A soldiertowerwasbuilt on the western entrance of the Gate as a frontline of defense (mostly in theFatimidperiodpreparedfortheinvasion of theFranciscan) Theeastern Gate wasoutsidethetower is seentodayfromtheremnantarea of Umayyadpalaces.
Crusader Time:
TheCrusadersusedthetowerandadded it.
Al-Ayyubi time:
Salah al-Din turned it afterliberationto a cornerwaqfbyJalal al-Din al-Shashi.
TheMamelukePeriod:
Thiscorner of theMamelukeperiodwasknown as theCorner of al-KHettani, in relationtoSheikhShams al-Din al-KHettani Where he lived.
Present:
-TheCornertodayoccupiesthelibrary of themosque (thelibrary of Khutaniyah).
Buildingthetower on the Gate did not prevententryandexitfromthesouthside of themosqueacrossthegatesmall in thecornerwasmentionedIbn Fadlullah al-Omari 746 AH in his visittothecorner (he calledKhanka Validity).
-Thegateremainedopenuntilthescary on cornerfromtheIsraelioccupationsothe Gate closed.
Bab Al Thulathi (The Triple) The Gate of Mary’s Mihrab
LandmarkLocation:
In thesouthernwall of the Al-Aqsa Mosque wall.
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock:
East South Dome of theRock.
LandmarkHistory:
At al Umayyad time mostprobablyduringthereign of Abdul Malik bin Marwan.
Reason of the name:
In thepast, it wasnamed “thetriple Gate” because it consists of threegates.
Builder Name:
TheUmayyad (Abdul Malik bin Marwan).
Additional Information aboutthelandmark:
-ThesegatesservedtheIslamicneighborhoodslocatedsouth of themosquewherethegateswere 3 timeslong (similartotheDouble Gate corridors) underthelevel of themosqueleadstoitsyards.
Closingthe Gate:
There is a commonsayingthe Gate closedafterSalahaddinliberation, and has circulatedinformationaboutallclosed Gates, However, there is nohistoricalevidencetosupportthis Saying.
Proof of inaccuracy:
-At thehadith of Ibn al-‘UmariabouttheMarwanichapel in 755 AH-1354 AD mentionedtheopened Gates whichwasleadingtothearea of Silwanandwasintendedtriple Gate in 746 AH – 1345 AD.
-TheMarwanichapelwasreacheduntiltheyear 900 AH – 1495 AD fromoutsidethe wall, fromthetripleorsingle Gate as indicatedbyHanbali.
-Duringexcavations in theUmayyadregion, thewall of Ayyubirevealed in front of theclosedgatesindicatesthattheAyyubiesprotectedthegatesbybuilding a wall in front of them, but not closingthem as believed, It is morelikelythatthetripleandsingle Gates Completelyclosedaftertherebuilding of the wall at the time of Sultan Suleiman at thebeginning of theOttomanperiod.
-AftertheZionistoccupation of Jerusalem in 1967 AD:
-Followingthefailure of Jewishexcavations in thearea of theUmayyadpalacessouth of the Al-Aqsa Mosque toprovinganyrighttotheJews, theyclaimedthatthetriple Gate (as well as theDouble Gate) one of theirclaimed Temple andcalledthemthe “Gate of Khaldah”, claimingthattheydiscoveredtheremains of a staircasefromthesecondtemple, leadingtothem, took it as an excusetobuild a stonestaircasealongpart of the barrier south of Al-Aqsa, andspecifically in theareabetweenthetripleandDouble Gates.
-TheMuslimswerealertedtothattheattemptaimed at capturingtheMarwanichapelandtheold Aqsa Mosque andturningtheminto Synagoguetofind a placefortheJewswithin Al-Aqsa Mosque, but thankstoGodthattheMuslimswereabletoreducethatdangerthroughthework of restoration of theworshipers.
At 2001:
Because of excavations, part of thesouthernwall of the Al-Aqsa Mosque buckled betweenthetripleandthesingle Gates, with a length of aboutthirtymeters, andthiswasthemostintenseeruptionovertherebuilding Aqsa Mosque since theoccupation.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It is threeadjacentgates in thesouthernwall of thewall of Al-Aqsa Mosque, 50 meters fromthesinglegate, 80 m fromtheDoublegate, overlookstheemirate’shouseandtheexistingUmayyadpalacessouth of Al-Aqsa, leadtothe western wall of theMarwaniChapellocated inside Al-Aqsa Mosque Al-Mubarak, locatedeast of theDome of theRock, Umayyadsbuilt it toreachthechapellocatedunderthesoutheastcorner of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, whichknown as theeasternsettlement.
ThegatesservedtheMuslimneighborhoods of themosquecomplexwherethegates had threelongcorridor (similartotheDouble Gate corridors) underthelevel of themosqueleadstoitsyards.
Closingthe Gate:
There is a commonsayingthatthe Gate closedafterSalahaddinliberation, andpopularized on theotherclosed Gates, but there is nohistoricalevidencetosupportthisstatement.
Proof of inaccuracy:
In thespeech of Ibn al-OmariabouttheMarwanichapel in 755 AH-1354M mentionedopened Gates leadingtothearea of Silwanintendedtriple Gate in 746 AH – 1345 AD.
TheMarwanichapelreacheduntiltheyear 900 AH – 1495 AD fromoutsidethe fence fromthetripleorsingle Gate as pointedoutbyHanbali.
Duringtheexcavations at Umayyadregion, thewall of Ayyubirevealed in front of theclosedgates. ThisindicatesthattheAyyubidsprotectedthegatesbybuilding a fence in front of them but not closedthem, as believed.
It is likelythatthetripleandsingle Gates completelyclosedafterthereconstruction of thewall at thebeginning of theOttomanperiod.
Bab Al Mufrad (the Single) Gate
LandmarkLocation:
It is a closedsouthernentrance in thesouth-easternpart of thecitywalland Al Aqsa Mosque.
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock:
East South Dome of theRock.
Reason of the name:
Namedtheeye Gate (old): because it leadstotheeye of Silwan.
Details of theshape:
-It is a simplesmall Gate withoutdecorationsleadingtotheMarwaniprayer, covered inside with a wooden mihrab aftertherestoration of theMarwanichapel in 1417 AH-1996 AD whereonly a part of thecurve of thecontract is visible.
Additional Information aboutthelandmark:
Othernames: (sole, theeye Gate).
The Gate in history:
-Itseemsthatthe Gate opened in theAbbasidorFatimidperiod.
-UsedbytheKnights of the Temple duringtheCrusaderoccupationtoentertheirfortresstotheMarwaniChapeltheyturned it into a stableandcalledSolomon’sstables.
An Overview of theLandmark:
Othernames of thegateare Al-Waheedand Al-E’in.
It’s a closedsouthernentrance in thesoutheasternpart of thewall of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque. It’ssoutheast of theDome of theRock. It’s a smallgatewithnodecorations, andleadsto Al-MarwaniPrayerHall. Fromthe inside, it wascoveredwith a woodenniche, afterrestoring Al-MarwaniPrayerHall in 1996 (1417 A.H.), andonlypart of thearch is visible.
Longago, it wascalled Bab Al-E’in (Spring Gate) because it ledtoSilwan Spring.
ItseemsthatthegatewasopenedduringtheAbbasidortheFatimideras. Also, it wasusedbytheKnightsTemplar, justbeforetheCrusaderOccupation, tobringtheirhorses in Al-MarwaniPrayerHallwhichtheyturnedinto a stable, andtheycalled it Solomon’sStables.
Bab Al Tawba & Al Rahma Gate
LandmarkLocation:
Located 200 meters south of theAsbat Gate in theeasternwall of the Al-Aqsa Mosque present as a part of theeasternwall
of theoldtown.
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock:
East Dome of theRock.
LandmarkHistory:
One of theoldest Gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, where it datesbacktotheUmayyadperiod in terms of elementsarchitecturalandartistic.
Reason of the name:
On theauthority of Abu al-Awam, themuezzin of Bayt al-Maqdissaid: I heard Abdullah bin Amr ibn al-Aas say: It is The fence mentionedbyGod in theQur'an (thedaythehypocritesandtheopponents say tothosewhobelievesee us quotefromyourlight is said, Return behindyou, andseeklight, andstrikeAmongthem is a wallwith an inner Gate wheremercy is andthephenomenonbeforehimtorment) is theeasternwall; inside themosqueandthephenomenon of theValley of Hell.
Builder Name:
Said duringthereign of Abdul Malik bin Marwan.
Details of theshape:
-Great closed Gate.
-Theheight of 11.5 meter.
-Walkdowntohim a longwayfrom inside themaximum.
-The Gate shallconsist of twogates: Al Rhmatothesouthand Al Twbatothenorth.
-Double Gate toppedbytwoarchwaysleadingto a hallcoveredwithcontractsbased on archesabovehugeCorinthiancolumns.
Additional Information aboutthelandmark:
-Graveyard on bothsides of the Gate fromtheoutside in the name of thecemetery of Al Rahma (includingmygraveSahaabeenShaddad ibn Awsand Obada bin samet, may Allah be pleasedwiththem).
-TheChristiansbelieveaboutthe Gate theybelievethatJesusenteredthis Gate on EasterthatHeracliusentered it of Jerusalem after his victoryoverthePersians, andtheycalled it the Golden Gate, which is thewrongtranslation of his name in Greek, whichmeansbeautiful Gate.
The Gate throughouttheAges:
TheCrusaderOccupation:
The Gate wasopenedtwiceonly in memory of theentry of JesusHercules of thecity (Feast of the Cross).
EarlyIslamicPeriod:
Usethebuildinglocated inside the Gate on theside of the Al-Aqsa Mosque hallforprayer, accordingtothehistorianMujir al-Din al-Hanbali, Imam al-Ghazali (mayAllaahhavemercy on him) in 489 AH (1.98 AD) worship in theNasiriyaschool, which is higherthanthe Bab Al Rhma , and he wasstudying in Al-Aqsa Mosque and in his absenceabove Bab Al Rhmawrotepart of his valuablebook (revival of thesciences of religion).
The modern era:
TheIslamicHeritageCommittee has establishedthe Gate anditsfloor, takentheplaceforreligiousactivitieswithinthemosque since 1992, theoccupationauthoritieshavesuspendedtheCommission in 2003.
TheZionistclaimaboutthe Gate:
Theyclaimthat Bab Al Rhmaand Al Twba is a Jewishheritage, andthat it is consideredone of thegates of theallegedtemple.
In the 1967 war, theZionistwarminister (Moshe Dayan) attemptedtoopenthe Gate but failed.
An attemptmadebreaking it, whichfoiled in 2002 when a Zionisttriedtoopen an adjacenttombtothe Gate fromtheoutside, anddig a tunnelreachto Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Whenwillthe Gate close? And why?!
First Opinion:
Theclosure of the Gate bythe Sultan Salah al-Din aftertheliberation of Jerusalem on 27-7-583 H / 2-10-1187AD in ordertoprotectthecityandthemosquefromanypossibleinvasion, andperhapsthegoal of Salah al din economicand not militarilybypushingWhowantstovisitthe Al-Aqsa Mosque toenterthegates of cityleadingtothemarkets, gettingexchangeandbenefitratherthandirectaccesstothemosque yet visitthegraves of companionsburiednearthe Gate ..
Second opinion:
Historiansattributetheclosure of theOttoman Gate because of thelegendamongthepeoplethatwasthentheFrankest hey willreturntooccupy Jerusalem throughthissection.
Third opinion:
-Theold Gate closedand it was in twostages.
-In theearlyIslamicperiod (AbbasidorFatimid), armoredgateswereclosedlastingwhere it is inside the Gate to a chapel (for a religiouspurpose, which is theembodiment of the verse of Al-Hadid mentionedFormerly); wherethe Gate of theexits of theoutsidewithironsheets as a metaphor of thedark, whiletheinterior of theshinybrasssheet is calledlighttheJerusalemitehistorian (379 AH-990M).
-Closingthe Gate topreventtheValley of Hellfromoutsidethe Gate andthe Al-Aqsa Mosque andthegatesremainedcloseduntilthenOttomanperiodwhere it wasdecidedtocompletelyblockthestone in an attempttogetrid of therumorthattheFrankswillreturnfromthat Gate.
As a result of analysis of historicalaccounts:
Thethirdopinion is theopinionclosesttotheright.
Wheretheoldestmention of the Gate wediscoverthedescription of thetraveler Nasir Khusrawa 438 AH / 1047 AD to Bab Al Rhma: “Onceupon a time, theywere a mosque, decoratedwithcarpets, thevestibule (room The Gate) became a chapelafteritscarpet, andnolonger, corridorleads, out of themosque. But closingthe Gate in thefirststagelikethe Gate closeto Nirvana (brother of thechain Gate), where it wastheclosure of thewooden Gate withouttheuse of stonesandtestifiestothatdescriptionMajir al-Din (900 AH /1495 CE) bysaying: Theyarenow illegal “That is, thewoodengateswereoffset, while he saysabouttheoldfuneral Gate "e; a cutebrick Gate "e; If Bab Al Rahmawasblockedbybuildingthe time of thegloriousreligiontomention it.
It is alsocommonto say that Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi is theonewhoclosesthe Gate is a statementthat has noevidenceorproof Theancienthistoriansdid not say it, For example, Mujir al-Din al-Hanbalisaidthat he wastoldby an oldmantheancientsthatclosed Bab Al Rahmaand AL Tawba is theKhalifaOmar ibn al-KHettab!
Importantnote:
BetweenMajir al-Din and Salah al-Din lessthan 300 years, andif Salah adin is theonewhoclosedthemthiscametotheknowledge of thosewhotoldMujair al-Din, but becausetheclosurewastoooldtheorderwasattributedtoKhalifaOmar ibn al-KHettab (althoughthis is not true).
An Overview of theLandmark:
It’s a greatclosed Gate, Located 200 meters south of theAsbat Gate in theeasternwall of the Al-Aqsa Mosque present as a part of theeasternwall of theoldtown, eastDome of theRock. It saidduringthereign of Abdul Malik bin Marwan. Theheight of it 11.5 meter. Walkdowntohim a longwayfrom inside themaximum. The Gate shallconsist of twogates: Al Rhmatothesouthand Al Twbatothenorth. Double Gate toppedbytwoarchwaysleadingto a hallcoveredwithcontractsbased on archesabovehugeCorinthiancolumns.
On theauthority of Abu al-Awam, themuezzin of Bayt al-Maqdissaid: I heard Abdullah bin Amr ibn al-Aas say: It is The fence mentionedbyGod in theQur’an (thedaythehypocritesandtheopponents say tothosewhobelievesee us quotefromyourlight is said, Return behindyou, andseeklight, andstrikeAmongthem is a wallwith an inner Gate wheremercy is andthephenomenonbeforehimtorment) is theeasternwall; inside themosqueandthephenomenon of theValley of Hell.
Graveyard on bothsides of the Gate fromtheoutside in the name of thecemetery of Al Rahma (includingmygraveSahaabeenShaddad ibn Awsand Obada bin samet, may Allah be pleasedwiththem).
-TheChristiansbelieveaboutthe Gate theybelievethatJesusenteredthis Gate on EasterthatHeracliusentered it of Jerusalem after his victoryoverthePersians, andtheycalled it the Golden Gate, which is thewrongtranslation of his name in Greek, whichmeansbeautiful Gate.
The Gate throughouttheAges:
TheCrusaderOccupation:
The Gate wasopenedtwiceonly in memory of theentry of JesusHercules of thecity (Feast of the Cross).
EarlyIslamicPeriod:
Usethebuildinglocated inside the Gate on theside of the Al-Aqsa Mosque hallforprayer, accordingtothehistorianMujir al-Din al-Hanbali, Imam al-Ghazali (mayAllaahhavemercy on him) in 489 AH (1.98 AD) worship in theNasiriyaschool, which is higherthanthe Bab Al Rhma , and he wasstudying in Al-Aqsa Mosque and in his absenceabove Bab Al Rhmawrotepart of his valuablebook (revival of thesciences of religion).
The modern era:
TheIslamicHeritageCommittee has establishedthe Gate anditsfloor, takentheplaceforreligiousactivitieswithinthemosque since 1992, theoccupationauthoritieshavesuspendedtheCommission in 2003.
TheZionistclaimaboutthe Gate:
Theyclaimthat Bab Al Rhmaand Al Twba is a Jewishheritage, andthat it is consideredone of thegates of theallegedtemple.
In the 1967 war, theZionistwarminister (Moshe Dayan) attemptedtoopenthe Gate but failed.
An attemptmadebreaking it, whichfoiled in 2002 when a Zionisttriedtoopen an adjacenttombtothe Gate fromtheoutside, anddig a tunnelreachto Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Whenwillthe Gate close? And why?!
First Opinion:
Theclosure of the Gate bythe Sultan Salah al-Din aftertheliberation of Jerusalem on 27-7-583 H / 2-10-1187AD in ordertoprotectthecityandthemosquefromanypossibleinvasion, andperhapsthegoal of Salah al din economicand not militarilybypushingWhowantstovisitthe Al-Aqsa Mosque toenterthegates of cityleadingtothemarkets, gettingexchangeandbenefitratherthandirectaccesstothemosque yet visitthegraves of companionsburiednearthe Gate ..
Second opinion:
Historiansattributetheclosure of theOttoman Gate because of thelegendamongthepeoplethatwasthentheFrankest hey willreturntooccupy Jerusalem throughthissection.
Third opinion:
-Theold Gate closedand it was in twostages.
-In theearlyIslamicperiod (AbbasidorFatimid), armoredgateswereclosedlastingwhere it is inside the Gate to a chapel (for a religiouspurpose, which is theembodiment of the verse of Al-Hadid mentionedFormerly); wherethe Gate of theexits of theoutsidewithironsheets as a metaphor of thedark, whiletheinterior of theshinybrasssheet is calledlighttheJerusalemitehistorian (379 AH-990M).
-Closingthe Gate topreventtheValley of Hellfromoutsidethe Gate andthe Al-Aqsa Mosque andthegatesremainedcloseduntilthenOttomanperiodwhere it wasdecidedtocompletelyblockthestone in an attempttogetrid of therumorthattheFrankswillreturnfromthat Gate.
As a result of analysis of historicalaccounts:
Thethirdopinion is theopinionclosesttotheright.
Wheretheoldestmention of the Gate wediscoverthedescription of thetraveler Nasir Khusrawa 438 AH / 1047 AD to Bab Al Rhma: “Onceupon a time, theywere a mosque, decoratedwithcarpets, thevestibule (room The Gate) became a chapelafteritscarpet, andnolonger, corridorleads, out of themosque. But closingthe Gate in thefirststagelikethe Gate closeto Nirvana (brother of thechain Gate), where it wastheclosure of thewooden Gate withouttheuse of stonesandtestifiestothatdescriptionMajir al-Din (900 AH /1495 CE) bysaying: Theyarenow illegal “That is, thewoodengateswereoffset, while he saysabouttheoldfuneral Gate &; a cutebrick Gate "e; If Bab Al Rahmawasblockedbybuildingthe time of thegloriousreligiontomention it.
It is alsocommonto say that Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi is theonewhoclosesthe Gate is a statementthat has noevidenceorproof Theancienthistoriansdid not say it, For example, Mujir al-Din al-Hanbalisaidthat he wastoldby an oldmantheancientsthatclosed Bab Al Rahmaand AL Tawba is theKhalifaOmar ibn al-KHettab!
BetweenMajir al-Din and Salah al-Din lessthan 300 years, andif Salah adin is theonewhoclosedthemthiscametotheknowledge of thosewhotoldMujair al-Din, but becausetheclosurewastoooldtheorderwasattributedtoKhalifaOmar ibn al-KHettab (althoughthis is not true).
Bab Al Janae’iz (Funerals) Gate
LandmarkLocation:
Present at 15.8 m south of Bab al-Rahma (in theeast).
LandmarkLocationrelativetoDome of therock:
At theeastnortherncorner.
LandmarkHistory:
Fromitsstoneshape, it seemthattherebuiltaftertheUmayyad but beforetheFatimids.
Reason of the name:
This Gate usedtoremovethefuneralsfrom Al-Aqsa Mosque tothecemetery of Mercyadjacenttotheeasternwall of Al-Aqsa Mosque, closedbyorder of Sultan Salah al-Din aftertheliberation of Jerusalem in 583 AH - 1187, toprotectthemosqueandthecityfromanypossibleinvasion.
Details of theshape:
-Small Gate simpleshapeheight 2.35 m andwidth 1.7 m.
-It is saidbythehistorianMugir al-Din: “a nice Gate dead-endconstruction, which is oppositethestairs of therockknownBadr al-Buraq, saidthatthissection is the Gate of Al-Buraq, fromwhichtheProphet Mohammad (peaceandblessings of Allaah be uponhim) entered at Al-Esra’anight, wascalledthe Gate of funeralsbecausetheregetout of it old).
-This Gate seenfromthecemetery of Bab al-Rahmaandcannot be seenfrom inside thewall of Al-Aqsa Mosque where he wasburied in thedirtthatmadetoraisethelevel of theeasternpart of themosque (cultivatedtodayWitholives).
-Note: there is notruthtotheexistence of thefuneral Gate at rightoutside of Alasbat Gate (behindtheirondams), But thatarc is not in force since thewallbehind it is builtwithhugeoldstones, No evidenceforthe Gate presence, as noone ever said.
An Overview of theLandmark:
It’s a closed Gate height 2.35 m andwidth 1.7 m, located at 15.8 m south of Bab al-Rahma (in theeast), at theeastnortherncorner.
There is notruthtotheexistence of thefuneral Gate at rightoutside of Alasbat Gate (behindtheirondams), But thatarc is not in force since thewallbehind it is builtwithhugeoldstones, No evidenceforthe Gate presence, as noone ever said.
This Gate usedtoremovethefuneralsfrom Al-Aqsa Mosque tothecemetery of Mercyadjacenttotheeasternwall of Al-Aqsa Mosque, closedbyorder of Sultan Salah al-Din aftertheliberation of Jerusalem in 583 AH – 1187, toprotectthemosqueandthecityfromanypossibleinvasion.
It is saidbythehistorianMugir al-Din: “a nice Gate dead-endconstruction, which is oppositethestairs of therockknownBadr al-Buraq, saidthatthissection is the Gate of Al-Buraq, fromwhichtheProphet Mohammad (peaceandblessings of Allaah be uponhim) entered at Al-Esra’anight, wascalledthe Gate of funeralsbecausetheregetout of it old).
This Gate seenfromthecemetery of Bab al-Rahmaandcannot be seenfrom inside thewall of Al-Aqsa Mosque where he wasburied in thedirtthatmadetoraisethelevel of theeasternpart of themosque (cultivatedtodayWitholives).