▁Qu arter ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁City ▁of ▁Jerusalem , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sep ul ch re . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁mos que ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁palace ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁Patri arch . ▁Following ▁the ▁Cr us ader ▁surrender ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁to ▁Sal ah ▁ad - D in ▁( Sal adin ) ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 7 ▁( i . e . ▁' al - Sal ah iy ya '), ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁mos que . ▁Its ▁min aret ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 4 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁mos ques ▁fl ank ing ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sep ul ch re ▁The ▁Mos que ▁of ▁O mar , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sep ul ch re , ▁has ▁an ▁almost ▁identical ▁min aret . ▁The ▁two ▁min are ts ▁were ▁obviously ▁designed ▁as ▁a ▁pair ; ▁a ▁line ▁connecting ▁the ▁two ▁min are ts ▁would ▁intersect ▁the ▁door ▁of ▁the ▁T omb ▁of ▁Jesus ▁inside ▁the ▁church , ▁and ▁the ▁min are ts ▁are ▁equ id istant ▁to ▁that ▁door ▁with ▁their ▁to ps ▁at ▁exactly ▁the ▁same ▁elev ation ▁despite ▁starting ▁at ▁different ▁ground ▁levels . ▁Mur phy - O ' Con nor ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁M aml uk ▁r ul ers ▁may ▁have ▁had ▁the ▁intention ▁" to ▁' null ify ' ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sep ul ch re ", ▁since ▁in ▁Islam ▁the ▁belief ▁is ▁of ▁Al lah ▁phys ically ▁raising ▁Jesus ▁into ▁heaven , ▁while ▁it