Tomb of Prophet Ebrahim (upon him be peace)

This is the tomb of Ebrahim (upon him be peace)

which is built directly above his actual grave

which is below ground. On the left side is the

window from the Jewish synagogue which is built

right next to the mosque. This place is a source

of great friction between Muslims and Jews and

is heavily guarded.

Ebrahim (upon him be peace) is mentioned by

name 69 times in the Quran. He is known as

‘Khalil-ullah’, the friend of Allah. Ebrahim

(upon him be peace) is considered the

Patriarch of the three great monotheistic faiths,

Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Almighty Allah has declared in the Quran in

Surah al-Imran: “O People of the Scripture

(Jews and Christians)! Why do you dispute

about Abraham, while the Torah and the

Gospel were not revealed till after him? Have

you then no sense? Verily, you are those who

have disputed about that of which you have no

knowledge. Why do then dispute concerning

that which you have no knowledge? It is Allah

Who knows, and you know not. Abraham was

neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a

true Muslim Hanifan (Islamic Monotheism), to

worship none but Allah Alone and he was not

of the polytheists (he joined none in worship

with Allah). Verily, among mankind who have

the best claim to Abraham are those who

followed him, and this Prophet (Muhammad)

and those who have believed (Muslims). And

Allah is the Wali (Protector and Helper) of the

believers.” [3:65-68]

Ebrahim (upon him be peace), along with his

eldest son Ismail (upon him be peace) rebuilt

the Ka’bah in Makkah, carrying the stones with

their own hands.

Yahya bin Said bin al−Musayyub said,

“Ebrahim, may Allah bless him and grant him

peace, was the first to give hospitality to the

guest and the first person to be circumcised

and the first person to trim the moustache and

the first person to see grey hair. He said, ‘O

Lord! What is this?’ Allah the Blessed, the

Exalted, said, ‘It is dignity, Ebrahim.’ He said,

‘lord, increase me in dignity!’ “

Ebrahim (upon him be peace) died at the age

of 175.

References: Atlas of the Quran – Dr. Shauqi Abu

Khalili, 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).