<P> The Dome of the Rock was the focus of extensive royal patronage by the sultans during the Mamluk period, which lasted from 1250 until 1510 . </P> <P> During the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent (1520--1566) the exterior of the Dome of the Rock was covered with tiles . This work took seven years . </P> <P> The interior of the dome is lavishly decorated with mosaic, faience and marble, much of which was added several centuries after its completion . It also contains Qur'anic inscriptions . Surah Ya Sin (the "Heart of the Quran") is inscribed across the top of the tile work and was commissioned in the 16th century by Suleiman the Magnificent . Al - Isra, the Surah 17 which tells the story of the Isra or Night Journey, is inscribed above this . </P> <P> Adjacent to the Dome of the Rock, the Ottomans built the free - standing Dome of the Prophet in 1620 . Large - scale renovation was undertaken during the reign of Mahmud II in 1817 . </P>

Who is buried under the dome of the rock