Abd al-Malik may have built the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem because he saw himself as the true "________" (Caliph) vis-à-vis the Byzantine basileus.

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Abd al-Malik built the Dome of the Rock partly to assert Islamic dominance and his own legitimacy as the Caliph, positioning himself as the "Representative of Allah," in contrast to the Christian Byzantine Emperor who was seen as a representative of God in Christian theology.

Abd Al-Malik May Have Built the Dome of the Rock