Publication Date
The date of construction of the building is unknown, but it was restored in the middle of the 8th / 14th century and in the year 1259 / 1843.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID
monument;ISL;pa;Mon01;32;ar
Library Location
It is located inside the Noble Sanctuary, on the platform of the Dome of the Rock, adjacent to the southern pillar, Jerusalem
Date
The date of construction of the building is unknown, but it was restored in the middle of the 8th / 14th century and in the year 1259 / 1843.
Notes
The pulpits had a high status in Islamic art. This is due to the function assigned to it, as it is the place where preachers ascend to deliver sermons on religious occasions, especially the Friday sermon, without which the Friday prayer is not valid. Thus, the pulpit is an important media and knowledge center linked to prayer, which is one of the five pillars of Islam and one of the most important rituals of Islam after martyrdom. Although pulpits are mostly located in mosques, they were found in some schools, such as in the Mamluk schools in Cairo. The schools of Jerusalem were devoid of pulpits. The pulpit of Burhan al-Din is a Bernader, as it is located in an open place, and it is made of stone and marble and not of wood as is usual. It seems that this pulpit replaced a wooden pulpit that was being pulled on a wheel. The current pulpit contains several parts, the most prominent of which is the chest of the pulpit, which serves as its main facade. The chest of the pulpit consists of a rectangular opening sandwiched between two marble columns. Each column has a cylindrical base and a capital. They carry a stone lintel, directly above which is a stone slab that ends in the form of an arch. This tablet is engraved with an inscription in Naskh script dating the restoration of the pulpit in the Ottoman period in the year 1259/1843. The front of the pulpit leads to a set of stone steps that lead to the preacher’s session. The place for the preacher to stand or sit, or what is known as the jusq, consists of a small square area surmounted by a lobed dome (known as the Dome of the Mizan) that rests on a hexagonal neck. The neck rests on six small three-lobed arches, which in turn rest on small marble columns. The dome and its columns rest on a square base supported by four horseshoe-shaped arches, which in turn rest on small marble columns. It seems that these architectural elements were not built specifically for the pulpit, but rather were taken from sites or buildings dating back to the Crusader period. The pulpit has two sides called the pulpit, each of which takes the shape of a right-angled triangle made up of marble side panels. On the eastern side of the pulpit, at the level of the arches supporting the dome, there is a flat marble mihrab (not hollow) that ends with a pointed arch composed of seven cymbals. The surface of the mihrab was decorated with simple geometric formations in the lower and upper sections, and with veins of natural formations in the middle section. This pulpit was used to address the crowd of worshipers in Al-Aqsa on occasions that required guidance, sharpening resolve, and calling for patience, especially when performing the rain prayer. It was also used to deliver religious lessons, especially on summer days.
Sample Text
Yusuf al-Natsheh “Burhan al-Din Minbar” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;pa;Mon01;32;ar
