Nuba inscription explained

Nuba inscription
Material:Stone
Writing:Arabic
Created:9th century
Discovered:Israel
Location:Mosque near Hebron
Period1:Early Islamic period

The Nuba inscription is an early Islamic text that was found in a mosque near Hebron.[1] [2] [3]

The inscription identifies the Dome of the rock as "Bayt al Maqdis"[4] or "The Holy Temple",[5] "Beit haMikdash" in Hebrew[6] [7] [8] This finding suggests that early Muslims were aware of the Temple Mount's significance as the site of the Jewish Temple and viewed the Dome of the Rock as a symbolic reestablishment of this sacred space.[9] [10] [11]

The inscription reads,

In the name of Allah, the merciful God, this territory, Nuba, and all its boundaries and its entire area, is an endowment to the Rock of Bayt al-Maqdis and the al-Aqsa Mosque, as it was dedicated by the Commander of the Faithful, ̀’Umar iben al-Khattab for the sake of Allah the Almighty.[12] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. Reuven . Peretz . Avraham . Assaf . 2016-01-01 . "Endowment to the Sakhrat Bayt al-Maqdis and al-Aqsa Mosque" Early Islamic Inscription from the Village of Nuba . New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem and Its Region.
  2. Web site: 2016-11-01 . Ancient Mosque Inscription Referring to Jewish Temple Undermines Palestinian Revisionism . 2024-03-12 . The Tower . en-US.
  3. Web site: Staff . Kehila News Israel . 2016-12-05 . KNI EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Archaeologist Assaf Avraham . 2024-03-12 . Kehila News Israel . en-US.
  4. Reuven . Peretz . Avraham . Assaf . "Endowment to the Sakhrat Bayt al-Maqdis and al-Aqsa Mosque" Early Islamic Inscription from the Village of Nuba . www.academia.edu.
  5. Book: Block . Walter E. . The Classical Liberal Case for Israel . Futerman . Alan G. . 2021-11-02 . Springer Nature . 978-981-16-3953-1 . en.
  6. News: Centuries before trying to deny it, Muslims carved Jewish link to Jerusalem into mosque . THE TIMES OF ISRAEL.
  7. Web site: Ancient Muslim Texts Confirm the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem . 2024-03-12 . Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . en-US.
  8. Web site: Beit Hamikdash . 2024-04-22 . www.thejc.com . en.
  9. Web site: Staff . Kehila News Israel . 2016-12-05 . KNI EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Archaeologist Assaf Avraham . 2024-03-12 . Kehila News Israel . en-US.
  10. Web site: Abbas' risible Temple denial Is no laughing matter . 2024-03-12 . www.israelnationalnews.com.
  11. Book: Block . Walter E. . The Classical Liberal Case for Israel . Futerman . Alan G. . 2021-11-02 . Springer Nature . 978-981-16-3953-1 . en.
  12. Web site: Greene . Jennifer . 2016-11-01 . Nuba Inscription Identifies Dome of the Rock with Jewish Temple . 2024-03-12 . The Temple Mount Sifting Project . en-US.
  13. Web site: Israel . David . 2016-10-28 . Ancient Muslim Inscription Confirms Dome of the Rock's Jewish Temple Origin . 2024-03-12 . en-US.

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