Nabi Yahya Mosque
Also known as: Nabi Yahya Mosque
Mosque in Sebastia, Nablus, West Bank
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Overview
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Nabi Yahya Mosque is an old mosque in the town of Sebastia (Sebaste), in the Nablus area of the West Bank. It is named after Yahya, the prophet of Islamic tradition, identified with John the Baptist in Christian tradition. The building is associated with the ruins of a Crusader-era bishop's church, part of which is now used as a mosque. The site is venerated as the burial place of Yahya and forms part of the religious and historical heritage of Sebastia.
History
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According to the Arabic source, Saladin built the mosque in 583 AH / 1187 CE over the shrine attributed to Yahya, after his victory over the Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin.
The German source describes the present structure as the ruin of a former Crusader bishop's church, partly used today as a mosque.
The complex also includes a prison cell that, according to tradition, is where Yahya was held before he was killed.
From Wikipedia
The Nabi Yahya Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلنَّبِي يَحْيَىٰ, romanized: Jāmiʿ An-Nabī Yaḥyā, lit. 'Mosque of the Prophet John') is a mosque containing the traditional tomb of Yahya (John the Baptist) in Sebastia, Nablus. The mosque also reputedly contains the tombs of the prophets Elisha and Obadiah. This mosque was originally a church.
Nabi Yahya is the main mosque in the Palestinian village of Sebastia, located in the central square. It is constructed of large buttressed walls and within its courtyard a stairway in the small domed building leads down into a cave.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%89
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.-Johannes-Kathedrale_(Samaria)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabi_Yahya_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_Nabi_Yahya
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D8%A8%DB%8C_%DB%8C%D8%AD%DB%8C%DB%8C
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Nabi_Yahya
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Nabi_Yahya
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A8%DB%8C_%DB%8C%D8%AD%DB%8C%DB%8C%D9%B0_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF