Raja ibn Haywa
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Raja ibn Haywa al-Kindi was a prominent Muslim theological and political adviser of the Umayyad caliphs Abd al-Malik, al-Walid I, Sulayman and Umar. He was a staunch defender of the religious conduct
The ancient ruins of Beisan, Raja's hometown
Raja played a key role in the construction of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
Dome of the Rock
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The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal Islamic shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic ar
Raja ibn Haywa
…was a staunch defender of the religious conduct of the caliphs against their pious detractors. He played an important role in the construction of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem under Abd al-Malik. He became a mentor of Sulayman during the latter's governorship of Palestine and his secretary or chief scribe during…
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Panorama of the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound, including its Qibli Mosque and the gold-roofed Dome of the Rock, from the Mount of Olives
Interior of the dome
View of the circular inner arcade around the dome