Maqam an-Nabi Yusha'

Maqam an-Nabi Yusha'
مقام النبي يوشع
Maqam an-Nabi Yusha' in 2022
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
StatusInactive (partial ruins)
Location
LocationSafad, Northern District
CountryIsrael
Maqam an-Nabi Yusha' is located in Northeast Israel
Maqam an-Nabi Yusha'
Location of the former mosque in northeast Israel
Geographic coordinates33°06′46″N 35°33′24″E / 33.1127403°N 35.5565771°E / 33.1127403; 35.5565771
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
Completed18th century
Specifications
Dome(s)Two
Shrine(s)One: Joshua
(desecrated)

The Maqam an-Nabi Yusha' (Arabic: مقام النبي يوشع) is a former Shi'ite mosque and the shrine, now in a partial ruinous state, located in the abandoned village of Al-Nabi Yusha' in Safed, in the Northern District of Israel. A mausoleum in the structure, one of the historic maqams in the Middle East, is believed to entomb the remains of the biblical Joshua.[1][2][3][4][5]

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]

  • The Maqam an-Nabi Yusha', c. 1930s, before it was ruined
    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
    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'
    Courtyard of the Maqam an-Nabi Yusha'
  • Ruins of the hallways of the mosque
    Ruins of the hallways of the mosque
  • Inside the mosque part's main chamber
    Inside the mosque part's main chamber

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
  3. ^ a b c Zochrot. "Zochrot - al-Nabi Yusha". Zochrot - al-Nabi Yusha'. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Palestine Remembered: Al-Nabi Yusha' village in Safad".
  5. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b backpackisrael (November 18, 2020). "Hiking the Israel National Trail: From Nabi Yusha to Gesher Alma". Backpack Israel. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. ^ تدنيس مقام النبي يوشع بصفد بعبارات تلمودية. فلسطين أون لاين [felesteen.news] (in Arabic). February 9, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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