Tomb of Prophet Harun (upon him be peace)

The white building on top of this mountain is

believed to house the tomb of Harun (upon him

be peace) who was the brother of Musa (upon

him be peace). It is situated on top of Mount

Hor, close to the valley of Petra. It was built in

the 13th century, by the Mameluk Sultan Al Nasir

Mohammad.

Harun (upon him be peace) is mentioned by

name in the Holy Quran 20 times. In the Bible

he is known as Aaron.

When Musa (upon him be peace) was

commanded by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is

He) to go to Firawn (Pharoah) he made dua

for Prophethood to be bestowed on his brother

Harun so he could help him. Allah (Glorified

and Exalted is He) reproduces this dua in the

Holy Quran in Surah Ta Ha: “Moses said: “O

my Lord! Open for me my chest (grant me self-

confidence, contentment, and boldness). And

ease my task for me; and make loose the knot

(the defect) from my tongue, (remove the

incorrectness of my speech) that they

understand my speech, and appoint for me a

helper from my family, Aaron, my brother;

increase my strength with him, and let him

share my task (of conveying Allah’s Message

and Prophethood), and we may glorify You

much, and remember You much, Verily! You

are of us ever a Well-Seer.“ [20:25-35]

Harun (upon him be peace) was a gifted

speaker, and would often speak for Musa

(upon him be peace) who suffered from a

speech impediment. He was largely responsible

with teaching the Israelites the way of worship

as it was laid out in the Torah of that time.

Islam holds that Harun (upon him be peace)

held no part in causing the Israelites to

worship the golden calf. Rather, he was

overpowered and was threatened with being

killed by his people. When Musa (upon him be

peace) returned from the mount, he

immediately blamed Harun (upon him be

peace) and seized him by his beard, but Harun

(upon him be peace) then gave his

explanation, after which Musa (upon him be

peace) prayed to Allah to forgive both of them.

Amir bin Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be

pleased with him) reported (on the authority of

his father) that the Prophet (peace and

blessings of Allah be on him) said: “You are in

the same position with relation to me as Harun

was in relation to Musa but with (this explicit

difference) that there is no prophet after

me.” [Muslim]

Harun (upon him be peace) is said to have

lived for 122 years.

References: Stories of the Prophets – Ibn Kathir,

Atlas of the Quran – Dr. Shauqi Abu Khalili

Note that this entry has been shown for

information purposes only. On no account should

anybody pray towards a grave or seek

supplication through them as this is tantamount

to committing shirk, associating partners with

Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).

Source Wikipedia

Map of Current Shrine near Petra

The dotted lines at the top of the

map indicate older burials, perhaps

from the Byzantine period when the

location was first identified with

Aaron and inhabited by Christian

monks. It is possible that the site

was associated earlier with

Nabataean deities

Source www.usna.edu

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