Salah Al-Din pulpit (Ibrahim Mosque / Hebron) An analytical study of its current situation after nearly1000 years of its manufacture

Hebron is a historical city whose age exceeds five thousand years, the country of the father of the prophets, Ibrahim Al-Khalil Ali, peace be upon him. It was classified by UNESCO as a historical archaeological city. On July 7, 2017, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization “UNESCO” included the old town in the city of Hebron and the Ibrahimi Mosque on the heritage list The world is in danger as an area known for its global value,.

In the city, which Abraham Mosque is located, .This pulpit was built of interlaced wood and inlaid with mother of pearl and ivory. The various units that make it up were connected to each other with wooden screws, in addition to using the interlocking method. The platform consisted of three sections: The entrance is crowned by a muqarnas flap, a staircase, and a platform covered with a jusq. . The door of the minbar consists of two shutters, and important parts of them remain. The door opens to the stairs of the minbar, on both ends of which there is a wooden fence made in the way of the mashrabiya. The stairs lead to the podium where the preacher stands to deliver the sermon. The pulpit also contains a group of inscriptions, which include Quranic verses and an inscription on it the date of making the pulpit, in addition to inscriptions bearing the names of the makers who made the pulpit. The pulpit of Saladin was considered one of the most beautiful Islamic wooden pulpits.

The piece is a group of fillings consisting of small and medium-sized pieces. It is all that remains of the pulpit of Nur al-Din Zangi, The pulpit was destroyed on August 21, 1969, in a fire that affected some parts of Al-Aqsa Mosque, especially at the southern wall (the qibla wall). He ordered the construction of this pulpit by Nur al-Din Zangi in preparation for the conquest of Jerusalem, but he died before the liberation of Jerusalem, so Salah al-Din moved the pulpit from Aleppo to Jerusalem in 583 / 1187.

Now, after more than a thousand years have passed on the pulpit, it is subject to a study of its status and arrangements are underway to do what is necessary for the pulpit to preserve it within a team of experts and technicians specialized in Fatimid architecture.