Maqam of Prophet Musa (upon him be peace)

The exact place where Musa (upon him be peace)

is buried is unknown but tradition holds that

Salahuddin Ayyubi once had a dream where he

was shown this spot. He had a mosque built on

the site which was further expanded by Sultan

Baybars in 1269 CE. The Maqam is located 11km

south of Jericho and 20km east of Jerusalem.

Musa (upon him be peace) is mentioned by

name 136 times in the Quran.

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)

reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings

of Allah be on him) said, “ The angel of death

was sent to Musa (upon him be peace). When

he came to Musa (upon him be peace), Musa

(upon him be peace) slapped him on the eye.

The angel returned to Allah (Glorified and

Exalted is He) and said, ‘You have sent me to

a servant who does not want to die’. Allah

(Glorified and Exalted is He) ordered the angel,

‘Return to him and tell him to put his hand on

the back of an Ox and for every hair that will

come under it, he will be granted one year of

life’. Musa (upon him be peace) asked, ‘O

Lord! What will happen after that’? Allah

(Glorified and Exalted is He) replied, ‘Then

death’. Musa (upon him be peace) decided,

‘Let it be now’. Musa (upon him be peace)

then requested Allah (Glorified and Exalted is

He) to let him die close to the Sacred Land

(near Masjid al-Aqsa) so much so that he

would be at a distance of a stone’s throw from

it” . Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with

him) added, the Prophet (peace and blessings

of Allah be on him) then said, “If I were there, I

would show you his grave below the red sand

hill on the side of the road.”

References: Atlas of the Quran – Dr. Shauqi Abu

Khalili, Forty Ahadith concerning Masjid al-Aqsa

(Ismail Adam Patel), Atlas Tours , Wikipedia

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).

Nabi Musa, 2008

Ottoman flags fly over the Nabi Musa(as) for the last

time, in 1917.

Prelude to the 1920 Nebi Musa riots. Nabi Musa (as)

festival, Jerusalem, 1920.

Main Gate

Interior

Grave