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Tag Archives: Al-Aqsa
Caliph Abd al-Malik and Dome of the Rock, 688-90
Abd al-Malik had focused his main attention on consolidating power in Syria, leaving his rival Caliph Abdallah ibn Zubayr to battle against Kharijites in Iraq and Arabia. This allowed almost a decade in which Mecca was ruled by a power … Continue reading
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Tagged Abd al-Malik, Al-Aqsa, Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Mecca
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