Chronicle: ‘Umar in Jerusalem
So every Muslim who came was in town or valley, and there came with them a group of Jews. Then he [‘Umar] ordered them to sweep the holy place [the Temple site] and to cleanse it. ‘Umar himself oversaw them at all times, and each time something was uncovered, he would ask the Jewish elders about the Rock, which was the Foundation Stone.1 Finally…
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