The Dome of the Rock, whose English name is a translation of its Arabic name, Qubbat as-Sakhrah, is an Umayyad Muslim shrine at the Haram ash-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary in Arabic), known as the Temple Mount to Jews and the West. The exposed bedrock directly under the dome — known as the Noble Rock to Muslims — is the spot from which Islamic tradition indicates Muhammad ascended to heaven, and according to a medieval Islamic tradition, the Stone tried to follow Muhammad as he ascended, leaving his footprint here while pulling up and hollowing out the cave below. The impression of the hand of the Archangel Gabriel, made as he restrained the Stone from rising, is nearby.