Overview
A small open dome on eight marble columns, associated with the Prophet’s prayer niche. [3]
The Dome of the Prophet stands between the Dome of the Rock and the Dome of the Ascension. Eight columns and pointed arches support an open canopy above a low, red prayer niche. [3]
Its name commemorates the Muslim tradition of the Prophet Muhammad leading the prophets in prayer during the Night Journey. The niche, canopy and later repairs have architectural histories of their own; they are not physical evidence dating that event. [3]
The Awqaf record describes Ottoman renewals. Reading the ground-level niche together with the canopy helps distinguish this monument from the enclosed Dome of the Ascension and the nearby Khalili teaching room. [3]
