Blurb:

Chapter 5 revisits the time of construction and the function of the Dome of the Chain or Qubbat al-Silsila. By 660, the Dome of the Chain was under construction on the highest point of the sanctuary. Explored in this chapter are its links to the Battle of Salasil or the Battle of Chains and its newly determined function as Mu‘āwiya’s royal audience pavilion.