Author
The restoration was carried out during the Ottoman era by architects from the family of Hussein bin Ali bin Nimri (Al-Nimri), including Abdul Mohsen bin Mahmoud bin Hussein, the architect of Bashi Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and his brother Hajj Karim.
Author Original
تم الترميم في العهد العثماني على يد معمارين من أسرة حسين بن علي بن نمرالنّمري، ومنهم عبد المحسن بن محمود بن حسين، معمار باشي القدس الشريف، وأخوه الحاج كريم
Publication Date
A dome and a mosque were erected over the grave in 668 / 1269, the building was expanded in 885 / 1480, and a minaret was built after 880 / 1475-1476. It was restored in the years 1013/1604, 1150/1737, 1175/1761, 1235/1819. 1302/1885
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID
monument;ISL;pa;Mon01;14;ar
Library Location
It is located about 24 km east of Jerusalem and 7 km southwest of Jericho. Thus, he takes place in an isolated desert environment that provides the soul with stillness and contemplation, the wilderness of Jerusalem
Date
A dome and a mosque were erected over the grave in 668 / 1269, the building was expanded in 885 / 1480, and a minaret was built after 880 / 1475-1476. It was restored in the years 1013/1604, 1150/1737, 1175/1761, 1235/1819. 1302/1885
Notes
The Shrine of the Prophet Musa is one of the largest religious architectural complexes in Palestine. The complex consists of three floors: basement, ground, and first. The complex's site area is 5,000 square metres, and it is fenced on all four sides. The complex's layout is close to a square shape, with the length of the northern wall being 74 metres, the western wall being 70 metres, and the eastern wall being 68 metres. The southern wall is the shortest, with a length of 55 metres. Five doors were opened in the complex, and it can be entered from the main western entrance, which is located on the southern side of the western wall. The complex was built with sandstone, the upper floors of which are polished. The settlement includes a stable for horses and warehouses. The first and ground floors include about one hundred rooms, a group of halls, a minaret, and various facilities. On the ground floor there is the mosque and the Maqam room, which are two of the most important parts of the complex. The mosque has a rectangular plan with dimensions of 15 m x 10 m, and consists of two porticoes, with three naves for each portico. The shrine room is located in the northwestern court of the mosque. It has a square plan with a side length of 5.5 metres. In the middle of this room is the shrine. It is 4.7 meters long, 1.6 meters wide, and 1.7 meters high. The shrine was built with carved stones and was oriented west-east. The shrine is surrounded by a wooden fence and covered with green cloth. The roof of the shrine is a hemispherical vault resting on four pointed arches. Many endowments have been placed on the shrine, and the endowment of the Prophet Musa is considered one of the rich historical endowments that is famous throughout historical Palestine. This endowment provided free food and accommodation for visitors, in addition to providing salaries to a large number of employees, amounting to about fifty employees, who included a trustee of the endowment, a sheikh of sheikhs, a scribe, a servant, a chaplain, a janitor, a muezzin, a torchbearer, a soil servant, a nafti, a memorizer of parts of the Holy Qur’an, a separator of parts of the Qur’an, and other jobs. The Prophet Musa Complex has an important place in the lives and history of the people of Palestine from religious, architectural, social, folkloric and political aspects.
Sample Text
Yusuf al-Natsheh “The Shrine of the Prophet Moses” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;pa;Mon01;14;ar
