Minaret Bab Al Asbat

Landmark Location:
The northern corridor of Al-Aqsa Mosque between Bab Hatta and bab Al-asbat.

Landmark Location relative to Dome of the rock:
 Northeast Dome of the Rock.

Landmark History:
In the Mamluk period during the reign of Sultan Ashraf Shaaban in 769 AH
1367 AD.

Reason of the name:
– It was called bab Al-asbat minaret : Because it is near to bab AL-asbat
– Reason for naming it Al-salahya minaret is because it’s located in Al-salahya school.

Builder Name:
By Saifi Katlubga

– It was called bab Al-asbat minaret :
Because it is near to bab AL-asbat
– Reason for naming it Al-salahya minaret is because it’s located in Al-salahya school
– On the northern corridor of Al-Aqsa Mosque between Bab Hatta and bab Al-asbat
– Northeast Dome of the Rock
– By Saifi Katlubga
– In the Mamluk period during the reign of Sultan Ashraf Shaaban in 769 AH
1367 AD
– It had a quadrangular base like all other minarets in the mosque, but after its Ottoman renovation, it became the only minaret with a cylindrical shape and is 28.5 m long.
– It was renovated in the Ottoman period. It contains a memorial inscription on the bottom of the door, mentioning the name of its’ builders. Ottoman’s restored after an earthquake struck the area of Al-Aqsa Mosque in 1586. Then, the Supreme Islamic Council restored it once again after another earthquake struck the region in 1927, and that’s why its length increased to become what is now 28.5 m.
– This is according to the inscription above the door, and in 1967 the Zionist entity bombed the minaret, resulting in severe damage and so it went under overall restoration process.
– The minaret is located on the north corridor of Al-Aqsa Mosque between Bab Hatta and bab Al-Asbat north-east of the Dome of the Rock. It was built in the Mamluk period Sultan Al-Ashraf Shaaban, 769 AH / 1367 CE, by the Sifi Qatlubga.
Then, the Supreme Islamic Council restored it once again after another earthquake struck the region in 1927, and that’s why its length increased to become what is now 28.5 m. This is according to the inscription above the door, and in 1967 the Zionist entity bombed the minaret, resulting in severe damage and so it went under overall restoration process. The minaret is located on the north corridor of Al-Aqsa Mosque between Bab Hatta and bab Al-Asbat north-east of the Dome of the Rock. It was built in the Mamluk period Sultan Al-Ashraf Shaaban, 769 AH / 1367 CE, by the Sifi Qatlubga.