Burhanuddin pulpit
It is located south of the courtyard of the Holy Rock, adjacent to the southern gate, and where your al-Aqsa gate is also known as the Mawaziyeen. This dome was called the Dome of the Scale for this reason.
Since it is, in fact, a pulpit with a dome above it, it was known by the most famous name, "Pulpit of Burhan al-Din", relative to the Chief Judge Burhan al-Din ibn Jama'a, who established it in the year 790 AH - 1388 CE, so he is a Mamluk of the Covenant. .
The minbar was renewed during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abd al-Majid bin Mahmoud II, in the year 1259 AH - 1843 AD. It was also restored in late 2000 by a group of Italian students, through the Islamic Endowments Department. .
There was a beautiful wooden pulpit in its shape and graceful place in place of this pulpit, and it was laid by Salah al-Din, then it was rebuilt from stone in the geometric pattern that the Mamluk pulpits are famous for, known for their engraving and beauty, so that over time it became an architectural masterpiece Khaleda speaks of beauty and magnificence.
This pulpit is called by some the "summer pulpit", because it is in an open yard, and it is used in the summer season only when the weather is suitable, to deliver lessons and lectures.
It was used for sermons and supplications on Islamic holidays, as well as in prayers for rain that are held in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, as there is no other pulpit in the courtyards of the mosque.