Mohammed on his horse, Buraq, led by the Angel Gabriel, surrounded by angels

"Islam disapproves of human or animal representation in a religious context. Qur'ans are never illustrated; the ultimate artistic expression is to be found in sacred calligraphy and illumination, such as in the magnificent 'carpet pages' of the royal Qur'ans.
However, the image of the Prophet's ascension to heaven is often depicted in religious Islamic painting, particularly in Persian manuscripts. It is also often found in secular literature, as in this manuscript of the poems of the celebrated Persian poet Nizami.
According to tradition, the face of the Prophet Muhammad has been whitened out." (British Library Online Gallery)

Tradition holds that the Dome of the Rock is the place from which Mohammed ascended to heaven.

Believed to house the head of John the Baptist, a prophet to both Christians and Muslims; place to which Jesus will return in the Second Coming, according to Muslims.

Hypostyle = roof supported by columns

Mihrab: a semicircular niche in a mosque which indicates the direction of Mecca.

Sebka = is a decorative shaped oblique lattice, for interlaced geometric diamond , covering walls, arches, walls, baseboards, walls or other characteristic of Islamic art.

The carpet is made of wool and silk knots: 300–350 knots per square inch,  26 million knots in total

Inscription on carpet:

I have no refuge in the world other than thy threshold.
There is no protection for my head other than this door.
The work of the slave of the threshold Maqsud of Kashan in the year 946.