Shrine of Prophet Hud and Salih
Arabic: مقام النبي هود وصالح
Pilgrims gathered outside the shrine in 2015
Religion
AffiliationTwelver Shi'a
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
Location
LocationWadi-us-Salaam cemetery, Najaf, Iraq
Architecture
CompletedOriginal structure 18th century, modern reconstruction in 1919
Dome(s)1

The Shrine of Prophet Hud and Salih (Arabic: مقام النبي هود وصالح) is a shrine located in the Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery in Najaf, Iraq.[1][2] It is believed by locals to contain the tombs of Hud and Salih, two Prophets revered by all Muslims.[2]

History

The shrine was originally built by the cleric Moḥammad Mahdī Baḥr al-ʿUlūm in the 18th century.[3][4] This original structure was made of stone brick with chalk.[4] At the same time, some narrations from Shi'ite books reported the existence of graves for Prophets Hud and Salih.[4]

Aerial photograph of the shrine, captured in the year 2018

During the Iraqi Revolt, the British troops entered the Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery, and the shrine was desecrated on the 17th of October, in 1917.[1] A year later, in the years 1918 until 1919, the shrine was repaired and given extensive renovations.[5][4] With the assistance of Iranian companies, the dome of the shrine received new tilework.[4]

In 2018, a new foundation stone was laid for a reconstruction of the shrine.[6][7] The reconstruction was approved by the head of the Shiite Endowment Office, the main director of the Holy Shrines Department and other governmental positions exclusive to Najaf.[8][9] The current head of the Shiite Endowment Office, Ala’ al-Mussawi, confirmed that a bigger and more decorated shrine would replace the old structure.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "مرقد انبياء الله هود وصالح عليهما السلام". موقع الولاية (in Arabic). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "مراقد الأنبياء هود وصالح عليهما السلام – غرفة تجارة النجف الاشرف". najafchamber.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "مرقد انبياء الله هود وصالح عليهما السلام". موقع الولاية (in Arabic). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Qa'idan, 'Atabat-i 'Aliyat-i 'Iraq, page 50
  5. ↑ "مرقد انبياء الله هود وصالح عليهما السلام". موقع الولاية (in Arabic). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "النجف الاشرف تشهد وضع حجر الأساس لإعادة إعمار مقام النبيين هود وصالح عليهما السَّلام". أخبار الشیعة - ShiaWaves Arabic (in Arabic). 29 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  7. ↑ الإمارة, أياد (20 August 2014). "إعادة بناء مرقد نبيي الله هود وصالح (عليهما السلام) بالنجف الأشرف". وكالة أنباء براثا (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "النجف الاشرف تشهد وضع حجر الأساس لإعادة إعمار مقام النبيين هود وصالح عليهما السَّلام". أخبار الشیعة - ShiaWaves Arabic (in Arabic). 29 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  9. ↑ الإمارة, أياد (20 August 2014). "إعادة بناء مرقد نبيي الله هود وصالح (عليهما السلام) بالنجف الأشرف". وكالة أنباء براثا (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "النجف الاشرف تشهد وضع حجر الأساس لإعادة إعمار مقام النبيين هود وصالح عليهما السَّلام". أخبار الشیعة - ShiaWaves Arabic (in Arabic). 29 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  11. ↑ الإمارة, أياد (20 August 2014). "إعادة بناء مرقد نبيي الله هود وصالح (عليهما السلام) بالنجف الأشرف". وكالة أنباء براثا (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 December 2023.

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