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Explain the importance of the dome of the rock mosque in Jerusalem

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Answer: The Dome was used as church until a Muslim army recaptured Jerusalem in 1187. In modern times the original purpose of the Dome of the Rock remains a source of debate. It is commonly held that the Dome commemorates the Miʿrāj, the Prophet Muhammad's ascension into heaven.
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