Not only is the Dome of the Rock related to Judaism and Islam, but also it is associated with the Western Wall and the Al-Aqsa mosque. The Western Wall is less than four-hundred meters southwest of the Temple Mount and is as close to the destroyed Temple that the Jews can get to praying at the site of the destroyed Temple since the Muslims own that area. Historically, the Western Wall of the Temple Mount is considered sacred because it “was close to the Holy of Holies of the demolished Temple, where
The Dome of the Rock is an impressive, beautiful edifice which can be seen all over the city of Jerusalem. However imposing the Rock may be, even more impressive are the grounds on which it was built, as they have vast historical significance and are a foundational component of the belief systems of Muslims, Christians, and Jews. As a result, the site has been a major source of conflict, and often violence, between these sects throughout its history. Equally impressive as the historic site on
start a fire, so we could cook our dinner. There was a major problem, all of the wood was wet. They tried to use some of the underbrush to burn, but it was already wet from the snow. They tried burning some of the materials we brought, this included paper, cotton balls, and small chemical coated wood. None of it caught. In a last ditch effort, they tried to burn one of my brother’s shirts, but was unsuccessful. Having given into the snow and cold, they joined me inside the tent. There we ate the cold
State is mainly an upland zone. It rises above 250metres above the sea level. It lies within the areas underlain by metamorphic rocks of the basement complex. It has a generally undulating land surface with a characteristic landscape that consists of old plains broken by steep-sided-out- crops dome rocks that may occur singularly or in groups ( Bankole, 2006:8). Such rocks are common sights at Ado Ekiti, the state capital, Efon- Alaaye, Ikere- Ekiti and Okemesi - Ekiti. The State is dotted with rugged