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.[1][2][3] It is located in the abandoned village of Al-Nabi Yusha' in Safed, Mandatory Palestine. The structure, one of the historic maqams in the Middle East, is now in a ruined state.[4][5][3]

Maqam an-Nabi Yusha'
Maqam an-Nabi Yusha' in 2022
Religion
AffiliationShi'ite
Location
LocationSafad, Mandatory Palestine
Shown within Israel
Geographic coordinates33°06′46″N 35°33′24″E
Architecture
TypeMosque and shrine with mausoleum chamber
StyleIslamic architecture
Completed18th century
Dome(s)2

History

The religious complex was founded in the 18th century by the aristocratic Alghul family.[5][3][6] 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.[5][3] In 2018, the site was vandalized by unknown perpetrators, who sprayed Talmudic graffiti on its walls.[7]

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.[1][2][6] The shrine is surrounded by fig trees and species of cactus growing around it.[5]

  • Courtyard of the Maqam an-Nabi Yusha'
  • Ruins of the hallways of the mosque
  • Inside the mosque part's main chamber

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
  3. Zochrot. "Zochrot - al-Nabi Yusha". Zochrot - al-Nabi Yusha'. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. "Palestine Remembered: Al-Nabi Yusha' village in Safad".
  5. 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.
  6. backpackisrael (2020-11-18). "Hiking the Israel National Trail: From Nabi Yusha to Gesher Alma". Backpack Israel. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  7. "تدنيس مقام النبي يوشع بصفد بعبارات تلمودية". فلسطين أون لاين (in Arabic). 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
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