Doctor Ziad Mari

A unique recording of conversations with Ziad Mari, doctor of historical sciences.
Subject: “The Christian Relics of the Umayyad Mosque.

LOCATIONS:
– Minarets of the Umayyad Mosque for calls to prayer – North Minaret or Minaret of the Bride (705), Southeast Minaret of Isa (Jesus) 1357 ¹, Minaret of Mohammed;
– A panel showing the Islamic view of Paradise (Quran 47:16-17, 13:35, 18:30);
– Vaults of arches with Byzantine ornamentation;
– A building on eight pillars by the eastern side of the gallery surrounding the courtyard of the mosque is Qubbat al-Khazna (787), the treasury of government money to which there is no direct entrance from the ground;
– The mosaic ornaments on the eight facets of the treasury are a later imitation of the mosque’s original design (14th century);
– An ablution fountain in the center of the courtyard – Qubbat an-Nofara (Quran 5:8-9) with a pool;
– gazebo with a clock (Qubbat as-Sa’ah);
– A mosaic on the facade of the prayer hall;
– The mosque prayer hall – mihrabs (ornate niches facing Mecca where the faces of worshippers should be oriented, minbars – pulpits for recitation of the Quran and recitation of sermons);
– The chapel of St. John the Baptist² in the eastern part of the prayer hall.