Tomb of Prophet Yusha (upon him be peace)

This is the tomb of Yusha (upon him be peace),

a Prophet who was very close to Musa (upon him

be peace) and took his place as the leader of the

Bani Israil after his death. He is known as

Joshua in the Bible.

Yusha (upon him be peace) was the great

grandson of Prophet Yusuf (upon him be

peace), his full name being Yusha bin Nun bin

Afraeem bin Yusuf. Although he is not

mentioned by name in the Holy Quran there

are references made to him in two places.

After the Bani Israil fled bondage in Egypt and

wandered the desert for 40 years Musa (upon

him be peace) died close to Bayt al-Maqdis,

often referred to as ‘The Promised Land’.

Yusha (upon him be peace) took over and led

the Bani Israil over the River Jordan and into

the surroundings of Jericho (also known locally

as Ariha). It was a splendid city with large

palaces. He laid siege over it for six months

and then with a final push, raising the takbeer,

he led his army in and conquered it.

It is said that when they were about to take

the city of Jerusalem it was on a Friday at Asr

time. The sunset was close approaching which

would subject them to the observance of the

sabbath (on Saturday), meaning that they

would have had to cease fighting. Yusha (upon

him be peace) addressed the sun that it was

under a command while he was under another

command and he prayed to Allah, “O Allah,

hold it back from setting!” . It was stopped till

Allah made him victorious.

A hadith has been narrated from Abu Hurairah

(may Allah be pleased with him) that the

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on

him) said, ”Surely, the sun has never been

stopped from setting down for a human being

except for Yusha (upon him be peace) on the

evening he invaded the Bayt al-Maqdis.”

The Bani Israil lived in the Bayt al-Maqdis for

some time and Yusha (upon him be peace)

taught them the Torah and ruled according to

it. He lived for 127 years.

References: Stories of the Prophets – Ibn Kathir

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).

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