What It's Like Inside the Dome of the Rock

[@mariecomfort5899]

I was in the dome 1978 and it looked nothing like this. The work they have done is amazing. Thanks so much for today's tour. God Bless you. Marie Titus 2:13

[@iammrbeat]

What a cool place

[@shandhaliwal8533]

What up mr beat great fan

[@GhGh-sj4wb]

It is an Islamic masterpiece, and it is called the Dome of Al-Sahreth, because it is the rock with which the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven on the journey of Isra and Ascension

[@HaiderPlayz_cool]

Thanks

[@Teakbumblbee]

@@GhGh-sj4wb I didn't even know that

[@GhGh-sj4wb]

@@Teakbumblbee 🙂know you now my friend(:🥀

[@summerwell8262]

Yes please, show the other footage. Thank you very much

[@samvimes9510]

It's interesting you point out the flowers when you talk about geometric patterns in Islamic art, because they fit _perfectly_ with that. You can see the golden ratio in all sorts of plants and they'd be a fantastic subject for artists who already draw and sculpt in geometric patterns.

[@JaelaOrdo]

One of the most incredible places on Earth, seeing it in person is truly a privilege

[@TheJpep2424]

Jesus Christ is Lord

[@cenk82]

Muhammed had 40 women. Yes, very holy.

[@GhGh-sj4wb]

It is an Islamic masterpiece, and it is called the Dome of Al-Sahreth, because it is the rock with which the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven on the journey of Isra and Ascension

[@GhGh-sj4wb]

@@TheJpep2424 He is a goddess of you, not of us

[@GhGh-sj4wb]

@@cenk82 Where mentioned that Muhammad married 40 women your guide? You are a liar.. and Solomon in your Gospel did not marry 1,000 women

[@therongjr]

I had an opposite experience: I was completely mesmerized when I got to see the Taj Mahal in person! The slightly luminescent white marble in the hazy morning air was definitely very dreamlike for me.

[@Stale_Buns]

There's a reason why it's called a wonder of the world and it isn't even that old

[@steamedyam]

Raised Catholic but fell out of religion probably because of the lack of CREDS my parents had, and this channel has been an awesome way for me to explore the spirituality I feel. Thank you for the amazing content.

[@maxpayne3628]

That's not good.

[@CaptainCaterpillars]

I’m absolutely interested in seeing more travel videos. I love your perspective and insight into the different religious topics you cover. It was actually your videos that got me interested in religious studies in the first place. Thanks again for taking the time to create these. Truly appreciated.

[@mikehrt]

It's great to see lockers in the Dome of the Rock. It's really a beautiful building, but knowing it's actually used is fantastic.

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

The lockers were a funny detail. Definitely broke my stereotypes of the place.

[@melanisticmandalorian]

Don't feel like you were intruding. You are trying to share the truth, and trying your best to show the dome of the rock for what it is. We appreciate it. We respect it. We thank you (I as muslim do). You have shown more that what pictures can do it justice.

[@CaskTheology]

My, what an honour to have been allowed inside. Thanks for sharing this for those like myself that may always wonder. Maybe that's what makes these places hold a strange significance for those outside of the faith- the exclusivity.

[@vaneenusa1776]

I was allowed inside back in 2018 and I’m not muslim.

[@prospect2008]

Andrew... thanks so much for this. I've been waiting for a video like this to use in World Religion class. Looking forward to the next one! All the best.

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

Awesome. Hope your students find it useful!

[@kerri01]

John me too :)

[@sachyriel]

This was a really great walk through, not only did I get to see the inside and how there has been an adoption of modern clocks and stuff, to see it was a real place being used for regular worship really changed how I thought about it, but then you put it into a new perspective with the whole "meeting a famous person" kinda feeling. Acknowledging the political side but not letting it get in the way of your tour was good.

[@vaneenusa1776]

I was able to go inside the Dome of the rock in 2018 and I’m not muslim. I have a very persistent friend and he literally begged for us to be allowed in.

[@dandiaz19934]

First! What aprivilege it must have been! I appreciate your respect for the site and non-essentialistic coverage of the place. In dream of being there one day, in sha' Allah

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

It was a surreal experience! Like I said in the video...and experience I’ll carry with me my whole life.

[@IvanSN]

Beautiful. If there's a way to describe how it makes me feel, I think the best word would be "immense."

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

Immense indeed. I lost myself staring up at the dome.

[@shaunsnowmusic33]

Islamic & Byzantine architecture is pretty incredible. 🤷‍♂️

[@emilgilels]

Thanks for your wonderful channel! I'm sure many people (including me) would love to see more of your additional 'travel footage'.

[@JeffinBville]

I would have liked to have seen the actual 'rock' but your camera was stuck looking up!

[@pronounjow]

OMG, a giant rock! (points if you know the reference before Googling it)

[@stevedillon5458]

Agreed!

[@premnoorie4456]

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[@shirleyhullerwhite5329]

Thank you! As an art history teacher, my students always want to know more about the interior of the Dome of the Rock and how it functions today, if they can visit, and more.

[@jlshuart]

Great video. I was fortunate enough to go inside in June 2000, along with Al Aqsa. Both amazing and unforgettable.

[@indialover83]

This is an ummayad structure borrowed from Byzantine martyrium octagonal base and the dome was borrowed from the Persians

[@jonkomatsu8192]

Actually, yes! "Touristy" travelog footage is fun. Living vicariously, hopefully until til I get there myself. Mahalo!

[@lmonk9517]

and completely redecorated by the Jordanians.

[@vengefulavenger4121]

All architecture draws inspiration from previous structures. Without exception.

[@-----------g-]

💩 in the 🚽

[@Vulume]

If you "borrow" it for that long it's stealing

[@mriz7258]

As a Muslim, I understood about that Woman who left. Like when you are alone and praying, suddenly a whole bunch of people coming in we be like, time to make a move.

[@parkeaudio1338]

The scissor lift really helps me understand how it would feel "ordinary"

[@dte8561]

It makes me sad as a catholic that, we all can not worship here. I know we all believe different things but we all have that shared history tied to that place.

[@supernatural2029]

@M C too bad that muslims forbid other religions to worship God in that place if we believe that Jesus christ was in this place, because this placeis over the second temple of Herod.

[@UXMC2]

Fair enough argument

[@UXMC2]

@@supernatural2029 its because jews and muslims cant live together for 3 seconds without starting a war It for saftey reasons especially in a place like Jerusalem where the place is floded with innocent people and children

[@Ahmedkhaled-ct2be]

​@@supernatural2029 you should thank Zionists for that who demolished Moroccans quarter in Jerusalem

[@margeryfranko1850]

Thank you for sharing this. Please share more. This was fascinating

[@8ahau279]

I was in Jerusalem but was not allowed to go in. It is really beautiful on the outside as well but I was sad I could not see it from the inside.

[@Kosmo_Komnenos]

Don’t take it personally we can’t trust everyone some want to destroy this place

[@daniseeman699]

Thanks for sharing. It is important to mention that this is also the holiest site in the world for the Jewish religion. It is the site of both the first and second temples

[@Qthetar]

No it’s not

[@L1ghtweaver]

These tour videos are some of my favorites of yours!

[@hperantunes]

Great video, thanks for sharing! And yes, please, we want to see the rest of the footage. :)

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

When a place of worship becomes a museum, it is a cenotaph of faith.

[@FoulUnderworldCreature]

I wish the temple of Athena and all other Greek and Roman temples were still in active use. Paganism is our heritage and we have so much to learn from the myths. It's too bad that people don't have respect for the Gods anymore.

[@debbiemarquis3231]

Thanks for sharing....and yes I would like to see more footage of your travels....

[@bens1221sop]

Had a chance to visit Hagia Sophia and they had scaffolding as well. What's up with that? Does require constant repair?

[@boygenius538_8]

Centuries old structures better safe then sorry

[@cjheaford]

Could you please do a video about the Canaanites -vs- Phoenicians? Are they the same people? I know it’s a wide brush to paint with but one word is used historically and the other is used biblically. Who were these people? I’m trying to put it all together. Love what you are doing!

[@MrUSO36]

So I love everything you talk about, you make sense of Religions and other topics of interest. I was wondering I'm kinda obsessed with the myth of Oak island Nova Scotia and would be fascinated on your thoughts about it. You do a great job on here, your one of my favorite videos to watch on KZbin, thankyou for doing what you do.

[@stephaniereif7790]

Did I miss it ? I never saw the rock, which is the reason the building exists. The rock held the Arc, It’s where Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac, where Mohammed rose to heaven to learn prayer. You’re not showing it?

[@cfs8118]

You should have included footage of the actual rock on which Mohamed stepped when dismounting from his ride.

[@lukasmakarios4998]

CFS - It was a dream! Despite the footprint carved there, Muhammad never went to Jerusalem. The whole idea was concocted as a land grab, to co-opt the Holy City and claim it for Islam. Once the armies arrived, there was no one left to argue. Mohammed never set foot on Mt. Moriah, and it is not their holy site. It belongs to Israel.

[@cfs8118]

@@lukasmakarios4998 , Thanks for your reply. I believe you. It is interesting and not what my Muslim friends believe.

[@jaymiddleton1782]

CFS I think we can all agree that the Night Journey is a work of fiction. It didn’t happen in real life. Do you actually believe that Mohammed flew on a flying horse named Al Baraq from Mecca to Jerusalem in one night? No, it’s just a bible story. It’s a nice piece of fiction but it didn’t actually happen, no more than Mohammad splitting the moon with his thumb.

[@cfs8118]

Of course not a "flying" horse, but a fast galloping horse with a bit of exaggeration is a possibility to be considered, if other factors fit, which I don't believe they do.

[@armankhan1446]

@@lukasmakarios4998 It wasnt a dream my friend. When Muhammad (peace be upon him)told everyone about his journey to jerusalem to the pagans of makkah, they belied him(PBUH) and enquired him(PBUH) about Masjid Al Aqsa and were stunned when he(PBUH)told them everything. This incident was later revealed in the Holy Quran by Allah[lord of the heavens and the earth and lord of Musa and Isa(peace be upon them)] This incident can also be found in history and Sahih hadith (Saying of prophet Muhammad pbuh)

[@Sirmenonottwo]

I first saw the dome of the rock in Age of Empires 2.

[@AkatsukiEmpire]

Have you went to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre? I would like to see a video on that.

[@hord81]

Why did not you film the rock? Doom of the rock. Where Abraham buildt an altar and king David buildt an alter and where the holy of holy place were in the two former jewish temples. I wanted to see the rock in the middle😄

[@sethappleton7628]

Ugh Im jealous, I hope I'm lucky enough to get a peek inside one day.

[@jeepnchic]

Great video! I'd love to see the travel footage, couldn't hurt putting it up, right?

[@GSA446]

O God how beautiful it is. I think The colors on walls are from ancient time. Any way it is soooo beautiful. Thanks for ur video. 👌👍🙏🏻. Love you israel.

[@azilius5302]

It's in and was always in Palestine

[@nadztv-i2m]

Israel the Terrorist State

[@ABird971]

Well I've heard that in order to make the opposite experience, where the actual presence is greater than the idea of the place, even overwhelming, you should go to Rome.

[@chescokun]

This is really amazing! You should visit Religious monuments around the world! You can use the rest of the footage you have to make an intro video and then use whatever other trips you get to further your series, that would be a sweet playlist and with Gringolandia being such a religion prone place you could have lots of other places to talk about, not to mention Latin America, you can find a myriad of religious buildings and monuments that you could really get a kick out of! (And besides, nobody ever talks about them, and you can get a good clickbaity video out of them)

[@xmaniac99]

Lemme see, capitol with imperial roman stamps so build to order, columns made in standard greek format, standard octagonal mausoleum with a nice dome on it, that’s a 5th century Roman building ... all that is missing are the obsidian framed windows.

[@atticus6572]

Great video, great channel. Tad off topic, but what would you call specializing in Alexander's conquests and the subsequent Diadochi Wars?

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

In terms of the discipline? That falls under “ancient historian.” I guess specifically an ancient historian of the “Hellenistic period,” which is usually what we dub those centuries after Alexander’s death.

[@fuferito]

"The Parthenon is no longer used as a temple to Athena." Not yet.

[@trumpetmaster83]

Yes post the extra footage we don’t all get to go to places like this or at least not yet!!

[@elfarlaur]

It's funny I just had a class the other day for a course about relations between Christians, Muslims and Jews in the middle ages where we were discussing the Dome of the Rock and its meaning. Just seeing your footage is interesting after having read about its history.

[@ReligionForBreakfast]

Fun coincidence. I mostly know about it’s 7th century and 20th century history. Need to learn more about what’s in between.

[@shaziakhan7050]

Thank u for the footage..

[@JakubWojciechowski933]

Please, do an episode for already dead (or nearly dead) religion, like the Zulu, or Maya's ones

[@awdat]

I can't believe you didn't film The Foundation Stone at the centre of the Dome of the Rock ?

[@chrisfrye5730]

I was wondering about that too. I wasn't sure if it was forbidden or something.

[@UXMC2]

@@chrisfrye5730 it isnt forbidden

[@nicholashurst780]

Ken Burns for religious sites, yes we'd love to see more of your travel footage

[@estprr]

Great video. Always interesting to see stuff like this. I would also love to see more travel footage. Also would you possibly do a future video on the concept of anti-theism? That would be interesting. Thanks.

[@robbalink]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@cernowaingreenman]

What was all the scaffolding up for? Were they doing renovations or are the scaffolds always there? Yes, and a fantastic video. Thanks for sharing it :)

[@cramerfloro5936]

man, does it look beautiful

[@multanprarie2600]

The motifs and geometric fine art all have spiritual meanings in Islamic mysticism. This art came from the Prophet SAWAS himself, and his successors to this day around the Islamic world.

[@SIGNALacquired]

Great! But where is the Rock ?

[@GaviLazan]

Do you have any footage from Jewish sites? (western wall/tunnels, synagogues, etc) that could be really cool too - especially since it seems like the least talked about Abrahamic religion on the channel.

[@stevedillon5458]

I have been in it in 1979. Question: Why didn't you show the rock????

[@Ciech_mate]

I'll be there in a few weeks, can't wait!

[@GodsLightningrod64]

Great footage. Thanks.

[@cameronring4103]

We're you not allowed to film the rock itself ?

[@romaniefernando2689]

Thank you for sharing..

[@supernatural2029]

how did you get the permission?

[@rashidabdarrahman5234]

Makkha(mecca) and this Noble sanctuary, have been sacred since the time of the father of the prophets Ibrahim (Abraham)3,900 years..

[@doriecruz1790]

I mean, did you actually have footage of the rock? The actual rock itself we’ve been waiting to see where is the rock did they not allow you to photograph it or watt?

[@Le-S_1060]

Mashallah what a beautiful place this is one of the most sacred places that belong to Muslims it’s real name is QUBBAT AS-SAKHRAH

[@muhammadfarhan5970]

@Bikta Fletcher Siner actually, masjid al aqsa is the name of the whole complex inside the wall and dome of the rock is within masjid al-aqsa. the building on the south of the complex is just the main prayer hall where imam lead the prayer and people call it musalla al qibli since it's located in the direction of the kiblat (prayer direction towards kaabah in makkah)

[@geraldmartin8195]

Thanks for showing this. It's the next best thing to being there.

[@hounogsteedsvanjou]

Is it possible to connect me with the architect?? Im in Jerusalem now

[@ShakespeareAvenue]

The real Great Dome and the Rock is within you. "Fix your gaze inwards" - Muhammad "The KingDome of Heaven is within you" - Jesus Everything is within were you never look.

[@Th3FairyLaw]

At 1:24 does anyone else think that the circle/ flower like shape has some similarities with the the so called " hand watch " which we see in sumerian depiction of their gods/priests? The ones who carry the pinecone in one hand and the busket in the other? It could be just a coincidence because this is not that complex of a shape for someone to imagine, but still it reminded me of that. If someone knows what this symbolizes in the muslim religion please share it.

[@AamerPawarymyye]

This is a Jewish Temple... the holiest of holies of Jews ....Its permissable in the main hall to sing the Plsams and play music and dance in praise of God BUT its forbidden to go to the Sacred Rock and Pit unless with flowers...👍❤️

[@balancepositivetherapy]

Would like to see more of Mt. Carmel or Akká or Bahji

[@TorvusVae]

I will watch every second of footage you want to share.

[@bereftspud279]

I'd love to visit it one day

[@xtxond]

Would love to see some more

[@jimmyshrimbe9361]

Wow! You’re so lucky!

[@eversosleight]

Any biblical sites would be amazing to see.

[@Zickafoose2024]

Weird that those columns inside have corinthian orders on them? Is this true?

[@salgadlo]

Where the rock?

[@UXMC2]

He didnt film it for some reason..

[@andrewfricot4214]

Can you do a video on the authenticity of the "early church fathers'" writings? Thanks

[@lukasmakarios4998]

Andrew Fricot - go to "Ryan Reeves" KZbin channel

[@Richard_is_cool]

Thank you!

[@thhall459]

thank you for sharing this ... but where is the actual rock?

[@LeekyKale]

It's below the dome. There is some kind of wooden Barrier around it. You can still see it but not go to it.

[@wendelynmusic]

I saw a video claiming that Christianity used to believe in reincarnation. I'm just curious if there's any truth to this. I believe in reincarnation. And I'm Christian. But I've never seen the twain meet.

[@h.huffen-puff4105]

Thank you.

[@juanmanuelsanchezrodriguez6325]

I already knew, I mean, it's not that I've already gone, cause I haven't, but there's a video of this Christian guy who went to Jerusalem and perfomed miracles to some muslim guys, made some friends and got himself inside.

[@Oldsmobile69]

Whoever designed the chandeliers didn't know what a used lubber looks like 😅

[@LangThoughts]

I know you don't to politics, but it's important to note that Non-Muslims are not allowed to pray on the Temple Mount, despite it being a Holy Site for Xtianity and Judaism; this being despite the fact that there are large areas on the Mount that are not part of the modern Islamic sacred space. From what I've read, a Jew ascending sounds like he or she goes through a process that I can only compare in the modern world to what I've read about foreigners entering North Korea. This is a violation of UDHR, yet those who censure Israel for violating UDHR fail to criticize Jordan/The Waqf for blackmailing Israel into enforcing UDHR-violating laws against Jews, despite it being a Jewish state. Also, as an archaeologist, why didn't you note the fact that the particular Muslims who are in control (Despite most Muslims disagreeing AND the Qur'an explicitly saying otherwise) do what they can to cover up pre-Islamic, non-Muslim ritual use of the site, and they actively try to destroy archaeology relating to such use. Why does ISIS blowing up archaeological sites get a big brouhaha, but this is functionally ignored?

[@christierochellecox9083]

I will be visiting soon!

[@Rotisiv]

S. 5:21 O my people (Israelites), enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting (Palestinians) in Allah’s cause] and [thus] become losers.” S. 5:22 They said, “O Moses, indeed within it is a people of tyrannical strength, and indeed, we will never enter it until they leave it; but if they leave it, then we will enter.” S. 5:26 “Allah said: “Therefore will the land be out of their reach for forty years: In distraction will they wander through the land: But sorrow thou not over these rebellious people”.

[@ArnoldClarke]

The Rock looks like a map of America, but only the left side.

[@mariocassina90]

Were AC/DC playing?

[@nademkhan931]

Very informative, thanks

[@MsFitz134]

More footage of all the things please!

[@omfriend]

When are you coming to India?

[@ahmedelmogi5113]

You are the best man