Al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Al-Khanqah al-Salahiyya Mosque ( ) is an Islamic place of worship located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, north of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.PASSIA ISLAMIC AND CHRISTIAN HOLY PLACES It was named after Saladin, who endowed it. As the name indicates, the complex was originally a khanqah, a place for gatherings of Sufi Islamic adherents, including dervishes. The complex today comprises the mosque as well as a school, a public sitting room, rooms for military officers, a dining room for wayfarers, small rooms for guards, and a very small room for Saladin’s spiritual retreat. Read more on Wikipedia
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