Tomb of Prophet Shoayb (upon him be peace)

This tomb is believed to be that of Shoayb (upon

him be peace). He is regarded as being the

father-in-law of Musa (upon him be peace) and

was sent to the people of Madyan, a community

of merchants who controlled the great trade

routes between Yemen and Syria, and between

Iraq and Egypt on the shores of the Red Sea.

Shoayb (upon him be peace) is mentioned in

the Holy Quran 11 times, he is known as

Jethro in the Bible. The people of Madyan were

originally true followers of Ebrahim (upon him

be peace) but gradually over the centuries had

become involved in disobedience and sin. In

particular they were involved in:

1. Idol worship and polytheist customs

2. Cheating when giving measure but claiming

in full or more than entitled

3. Falsehood in all matters and robbing people

Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) makes

mention in the Holy Quran in Surah Al-A’raf:

“And unto Madyan (We sent) their brother,

Shoayb. He said: O my people! Serve God! Ye

have no other god save Him. Lo! A clear proof

hath come unto you from your Lord; so give

full measure and full weight and wrong not

mankind in their goods, and work not confusion

in the land after the fair ordering thereof. That

will be better for you, if ye are believers.” [7:85]

Shoayb (upon him be peace) was very upset

on seeing his people practice bad deeds. He

advised them to seek forgiveness of Allah.

Alas, they desisted and were destroyed by an

earthquake.

Shoayb (upon him be peace) was renowned for

his eloquence and good speech. According to

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him),

whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings of

Allah be on him) mentioned him, he said, “he

was the orator of the Prophets” .

Shoayb (upon him be peace) was ethnically an

Arab. In a hadith narrated by Abu Zarr (may

Allah be pleased with him) it is stated, “Four

are from the Arabs. Hud, Salih, Shoayb and

your Prophet, O Abu Zarr!” .

The tomb of Shoayb (upon him be peace) is

also claimed to be in Hadramawt, Yemen.

References: wikipedia ,  www.usna.edu ,   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).

Shrine in Wadi Shuʿayb, Jordan