Maqam An-Nabi Yusha'
Maqam an-Nabi Yusha' (Arabic: مقام النبي يوشع) is a religious complex consisting of a mosque and the shrine containing a mausoleum believed to entomb the remains of the biblical Joshua. It is located in the abandoned village of Al-Nabi Yusha' in Safed, in the Northern District of Israel. The structure, one of the historic maqams in the Middle East, is now in a ruined state.
History
The religious complex was founded in the 18th century by the aristocratic Alghul family. During the Mandate period, the residents of Al-Nabi Yusha' (who were mostly Shi'ites) celebrated an annual mawsim festival at the site dedicated to the entombed prophet. In 2018, the site was vandalized by unknown perpetrators, who sprayed Talmudic graffiti on its walls.
Architecture
The Maqam an-Nabi Yusha' is a rectangular structure formed around a courtyard aligned north–south with an arched entrance on the north end while the two domed chambers, including the shrine-mausoleum, were located on the south end of the complex. The shrine is surrounded by fig trees and species of cactus growing around it.
Gallery
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The Maqam an-Nabi Yusha', c. 1930s, before it was ruined -
The interior of the shrine-mausoleum, the simple grave dedicated to Joshua is visible in front of the mihrab, painted in white -
Courtyard of the Maqam an-Nabi Yusha' -
Ruins of the hallways of the mosque -
Inside the mosque part's main chamber
See also
References
- ^ Petersen, Andrew (2001). A gazetteer of buildings in Muslim Palestine. 1. British Academy monographs in archaeology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-727011-0.
- ^ Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- ^ Zochrot. "Zochrot - al-Nabi Yusha". Zochrot - al-Nabi Yusha'. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Palestine Remembered: Al-Nabi Yusha' village in Safad".
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All that remains: the Palestinian villages occupied and depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington (D.C.): Institute for Palestine studies. ISBN 978-0-88728-224-9.
- ^ backpackisrael (2020-11-18). "Hiking the Israel National Trail: From Nabi Yusha to Gesher Alma". Backpack Israel. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "تدنيس مقام النبي يوشع بصفد بعبارات تلمودية". فلسطين أون لاين (in Arabic). 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
