Bab Al Selselah and Sakinah Gate
Landmark Location:
Located in the western corridor between the school Ashrafieh north and the school of disguise south under the minaret of the chain and its proximity to the north is a closed Gate called the Gate of tranquility or peace.
Landmark History:
-Some Western historians claim that the current section of the building of the Crusaders because of the existence the Crusader statues on its outer wall, but with a closer look at these remains indicate that the Ayyubids reused it, in the terms of asymmetry and congruence between the statue. -It renewed in the Ayyubids period before 595 AH–1199 AD during the reign of King Issa.
Reason of the name:
Called Bab Dawood: Because there is a road directly to Jerusalem castle, which Muslims have known as the mihrab of David, despite built long after prophet David peace be upon him.
Details of the shape:
-The rectangular Gate with height of 4.5 m and is one of the three Gates that open to worshipers in Fajr prayer and Al Ishaa since 1967.
-The Gate is located on Umm al-Banat Bridge, which was built over the Wadi al-Tawahin line, one of the most famous valleys of the town old and below this bridge is the entrance of the tunnel, which runs along the western wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Note that the tunnel is old before the Israeli occupation, which worked on its expansion and digging new tunnels branching out. Moreover, used it to brainwash visitors with regard to the alleged structure.
-There is a small opening for one person if closed.
-Has two entranceways: the first is northern gate called Al Sakena, which is closed, just opened for necessity, the second south called the Chain Gate, it always is open.
-To the right of the inside of this Gate from the outside is the entrance to the school disguised by the occupation In 1969 and turned it into a police station.
-It is one of the three Gates of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, which opens only to worshipers to perform my prayer Al Ishaa and Fajer in Al-Aqsa Mosque since the Zionist occupation in 1967.
The Gate and the danger of occupation:
Like the other Gates of the Western Wall of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, it feared that excavations would affect Al selsela Gate.
Moreover, the Zionist tunnels built under it, most notably the tunnel “Hashmonaim”; Which runs along the length of the fence, It is also is at risk of being closed by the occupation authorities, such as iron and al Qatanin Gates, especially that became the closest Gate to Muslims to the tribal mosque (the main prayer in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Al-Mubarak) after the occupiers closed the Magareba Gate and made it a non-Muslim minority, Closest to the wall of the occupied Buraq (which they call the Wailing Wall).
An Overview of the Landmark:
Other names for the gate are Dawood and Al-Jameel. It’s a rectangular gate with a height of 4.5 m, and is one of the three gates that have been opened during the time of Fajr Isha’a prayers since 1967. It is on Umm al-Banat Bridge, which was built over Wadi al-Tawahin line, one of the most famous valleys of the Old Town and below this bridge is the entrance of the tunnel, which runs along the western wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Note that the tunnel is there before the Israeli occupation, which worked on its expansion and digging new tunnels branching out.
Moreover, used it to brainwash visitors with regard to the alleged structure. It has two entrances; the north is called Bab As-Sakeenah, and is locked and is opened only when necessary, and the south which is called Bab As-Silsila, and is open. There is a small opening for one person if this entrance is closed. It’s one of 3 gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque that have been open for the worshippers during the time of Fajr and I’sha’a prayers since the Zionist Occupation in 1967.
It was called Dawood Gate because there is a road that connects it directly with Al-Quds Castle that Muslims called Mihrab Dawood, although it was built way after the time of Prophet Dawood (David). It’s located in the Western Gallery between Al-Ashrafiyyah School north and At-Tankiziya School south, under As-Silsila Minaret. Next to it, from the north, is a closed gate that is called Bab As-Sakeenah or As-Salam. Some historians claim that the current gate has been built by the Crusaders, because of the Crusade statues on its external wall. After a hard look to the remnants of them, it’s obvious that the Ayyubids reused them, because of the asymmetric shapes of the statues. The gate was restored in the Ayyubid era, in 1199 (595 A.H.), during the time of King Issa the Great. Behind the gate is the entrance of At-Tankiziyya School that was confiscated by the occupation in 1969 and turned into a police station.
The Gate and the Threat of the Occupation:
Like the other Gates of the Western Wall of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, it feared that excavations would affect Al selsela Gate
Moreover, the Zionist tunnels built under it, most notably the tunnel “Hashmonaim”; Which runs along the length of the fence, It is also is at risk of being closed by the occupation authorities, such as iron and al Qatanin Gates, especially that became the closest Gate to Muslims to the tribal mosque (the main prayer in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Al-Mubarak) after the occupiers closed the Magareba Gate and made it a non-Muslim minority, Closest to the wall of the occupied Buraq (which they call the Wailing Wall).
