Abstract
This paper consists of a reflection on the relationships between the symbols of power displayed
in the mosaics of the Dome of the Rock and the Qurʾānic and Umayyad conception of mulk as God’s
absolute power entrusted to His khalīfa.
This paper consists of a reflection on the relationships between the symbols of power displayed
in the mosaics of the Dome of the Rock and the Qurʾānic and Umayyad conception of mulk as God’s
absolute power entrusted to His khalīfa.