Editing Dome of the Rock (section)

===Exterior decoration===
The decoration of the outer walls went through two major phases: the initial [[Umayyad]] scheme comprised marble and mosaics, much like the interior walls.<ref name=ArchnetMain/> 16th-century [[Ottoman Caliphate|Ottoman]] sultan [[Suleiman the Magnificent]] replaced it with [[Ottoman tile decoration]].<ref name=ArchnetMain/> This tilework was of many different styles and techniques, including ''[[cuerda seca]]'' tiles, multi-coloured [[underglaze]] tiles, and [[Blue and white pottery|blue-and-white]] tilework,<ref name=":0" /> resembling the [[Iznik tiles]] that were produced for the Ottoman capital.{{Sfn|Hillenbrand|2000|p=21}} A small number of tiles were actual Iznik productions that were imported to Jerusalem.{{Sfn|Hillenbrand|2000|p=31 (see plate XXIX caption)}} The original tiles were replaced in the 1960s with faithful copies produced in Italy.<ref name=ArchnetMain>{{cite web |title= Qubba al-Sakhra |website= ArchNet |url= https://archnet.org/sites/2814 |access-date= 8 April 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190814082554/http://archnet.org/sites/2814 |archive-date= 14 August 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref>

{{transliteration|ar|[[Surah]] [[Ya-Sin]]}} (the 'Heart of the Quran') is inscribed across the top of the tile work and was commissioned in the 16th century by Suleiman the Magnificent.<ref>Palestine: Masjid al-Aqsa:[https://www.islamiclandmarks.com/palestine-masjid-al-aqsa/the-dome-of-the-rock The Dome of the Rock] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115074715/http://www.islamiclandmarks.com/palestine-masjid-al-aqsa/the-dome-of-the-rock |date=15 January 2019 }}, at IslamicLandmarks.com, accessed 18 February 2019</ref> {{transliteration|ar|Surah}} 17, {{transliteration|ar|[[Al-Isra']]}}, which tells the story of the {{transliteration|ar|Isra}} or Night Journey, is inscribed above this.