Umayyad Mosque Facts photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow The building served as a central gathering point after Mecca to consolidate the Muslims in
their faith and conquest to rule the surrounding territories under the Umayyad Caliphate.
According to different traditions this shrine holds the head of Zechariah, the father of
St. John the Baptist or the head of Hussein, the son of Imam Ali.
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