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TheInspector's Gate (or theCouncil Gate,see below) is one of the gates of theal-Aqsa Compound (al-Ḥaram ash-Sharīf). It is the second-northernmost gates in the compound's west wall, after theBani Ghanim Gate. It is north of theIron Gate.
It has two current Arabic names, both are in use:
Its obsolete names:
It was probably built on the same spot as theUmayyad-period Gate of al-Walīd.[10]It was rebuilt in 1203, during theAyyubid era.[4] The gate was expanded in theMamluk period, especially from the eastern side, during the time of Sultanal-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun.
The gate consists of a high and wide entrance, held with a pointed stone knot, with two wooden supports supported by it, topped on the western side by a written copper strip.On the eastern side of the entrance, there is a square shape inside the hallway of the mosque, with open sides covered with a shallow dome, with three rows ofmuqarnas.[11]
The southwestern part of theMuslim Quarter is west (outside) of the gate. The immediate neighborhood is home to a community ofAfro-Palestinians.Aladdin Street (Bāb an-Nāẓir Street) leads towards the gate.
In the compound's western wall, the gate is betweenal-Manjakiyya Madrasa (to its north) and theal-Wafā’iyya Zawiya (to its south).[12] In front of each school, there is asebil. In front of al-Manjakiyya is theIbrāhīm al-Rūmī Sebil, akaSabīl al-Būṣairī[N 2] orSabīl Bāb an-Nāẓir. (Note, however,Sabīl Bāb an-Nāẓir also refers to theal-Ḥaram Sebil outside of the compound, onal-Wad Street [de].)[13]In front of al-Wafā’iyya is the Mustafa Agha Sebil (al-Budayrī Sabil).[14]
The gate takes its name after the job of the Inspector of the two Noble Mosques (al-Aqsa Mosque andal-Ibrahimi Mosque) during the Mamluk Era. It is believed that the Inspector's residence was close to this gate and that is why it was named after him.
Under the Mamlūks, a special function with elevated status was created to administer [Hebron and Jerusalem's sanctuaries] and given a title that represented both authority and honour: "the Inspector (or Superintendent) of the Two Noble Sanctuaries (nāẓir al-ḥaramayn ash-sharīfayn).
Bâb en-Nâzir (Gate of the Watchman)
Today, it is known as Bab al-Nazir or Bab al-Majlis (Gate of the Council: named after al-Majlis al-Islami al-A'la, i.e. the Higher Islamic Council).[dead link]
Bab en-Nazir (the Gate of the Inspector), anciently called the Gate of Michael the Archangel, because, according to the hesitating tradition preserved by our Arabic author, to this gate Gabriel may have bound the celestial beast Borak, on the night of Mohammed's memorable journey.
Bâb 'Alâ ad Dîn al Busîri, also called Bâb an Nathir (of the Inspector), and anciently Bâb Mikail (of Michael)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)The Sabil Ibrahim Rumi (سبيل إبراهيم الرومي) also known as Sabil al-Basiri (سبيل البصيري) and Sabil Bab al-Nazir (سبيل باب الناظر)
Gate of al-Walīd […] Position: The gate should be located at Bāb an-Nāẓir
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