Nabi Musa (Arabic: ٱلنَّبِي مُوْسَى, romanized: An-Nabī Mūsā, lit. 'the Prophet Moses', [3] also transliterated as Nebi Musa) is primarily a Muslim holy site near Jericho in Palestine, where a local Muslim tradition places the tomb of Moses (called Musa in Islam). The compound is centered on a mosque which contains the alleged ...

Musa (عليه السلام) is mentioned by name 136 times in the Quran, more than any other prophet. A Mamluk inscription at the site reads that ‘The construction of this Maqam over the grave of the prophet who spoke with God, Moses, is ordered by his majesty Sultan Dhaher Abu al-Fatah Baybars, in the year 668 Hijri.’

The site is constructed as a rectangular fortress. The external walls have 2 or 3 floors and are topped with a set of rectangular domes. Inside the buildings is a central courtyard surrounded by arched pillars. At the center is the structure of the tomb, but of doubtful authenticity. Outside the walls is a large Moslem cemetery.

Aug 29, 2024 · An ancient Holy Muslim site located on the side of the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. It is dedicated to Prophet Moses (Nebi Musa or Nabi Musa), which according to Muslim tradition is buried here near the red hill. This large walled complex includes 120 rooms, a large number of white capes above its roofs, and a high tower.

Nabi Musa is a site in the eastern West Bank where Moses is said to be buried. In fact, Nabi Musa literally means ‘prophet Moses’. The first shrine marking M...

Dec 30, 2015 · The double-domed structure, 2 km south of Nabi Musa, is identified by Muslim tradition as the Tomb of Hasan Al-Rai the shepherd of Moses. The allegory of Moses and the Shepherd is a story from the poet Rumi’s work Masnavi.

Nabi Musa (also knows as An-Nabi Musa, meaning “The Prophet Moses”) is the name of a site in the West Bank believed to be the tomb of Hz. Musa عليه اسلام. It is also the name of a seven-day long religious festival that was celebrated annually by Palestinian Muslims, beginning on the Friday before Good Friday in the old Greek ...

Nabi Musa, or the Tomb of Prophet Moses (pbuh), lies 11 km south of Jericho and 20 km east of Jerusalem in the Judean wilderness. A side road to the right of the main Jerusalem-Jericho road, about 2 km beyond the sign indicating sea level, leads to the site venerated by Muslims as Maqam El-Nabi Musa.

Nabi Musa (in Arabic: [site of] Prophet Moses) is a Muslim holy site in the Judean Desert, about 15 miles east of Jerusalem. By Muslim tradition, it is the burial site of Musa (Moses), a prophet in the Quran.

Jan 15, 2013 · Inside the Mosque is a tomb which Moslem tradition believes to be the tomb of Moses – hence its name Nabi Musa (the Prophet Moses). The mosque was built in 1269 by the Mamluk Sultan Baybars. Its compound is surrounded by a wall with a single gate facing westwards. The minaret was built in 1500.