Religious Pilgrimage Sites

The Middle East is famous for the existence of its many holy sites:

Prophet Moses (Musa)

On Mount Nebo

Before his death Musa looked from the summit of Mount Nebo over the Jordan River towards Palestine.

Prophet Moses is buried on Mount Nebo, but his tomb is not marked.

Prophet Lot (Lut) 

Near the Dead Sea

Before punishing the sinful cities of Sodom and Gomorrah God warned Lot and his family to leave the area.

Lot went to live with his daughters in this cave near the Dead Sea.
 

Prophet Joshua (Yusha)

Near Salt

The shrine of Prophet Joshua is located within a mosque, west of Salt.

Prophet Joshua was the successor to Prophet Moses and commander of the Israeli conquest. ·

 

Prophet Hud

Near Jerash

The shrine of Prophet Hud is located in a modern mosque on a hill not far from Jerash.

Prophet Hud warned the people to worship God and not idols.

When the people did not listen God destroyed them; only Hud and his followers survived.

Prophet Aaron (Haroun)

 Near Petra

On top of Jebel Haroun (1396 m) near Petra there is a mosque where it is believed that Prophet Haroun, brother of Prophet Musa, is buried.

Cave of the Seven Sleepers (Kahf Al Raqim)

Near Amman

A group of pious Muslim youths took refuge in this cave, located 10km from Amman, to escape religious persecution from the Christians.

To preserve them God put them to sleep for 309 years. At the cave there are Byzantine ruins and a mosque.

Abu Ubaida Amer bin Al Jarrah Mosque

Near the Jordan Valley

Abu Ubaida Amer bin Al-Jarrah was Prophet Mohammad's relative and one of the Blessed Ten to whom Mohammad promised paradise.

Prophet Noah (Nuh) 

Near Karak / Mazar

God was so disappointed with the evil of mankind that he decided to destroy man through a flood.

However, God allowed Noah and his family to survive the flood by letting Noah build an Ark.

The tomb of Prophet Noah is located near Karak and Mazar.

Sahaba Shrines of Ja'far bin Abi Talib , Abdullah bin Ruwahah, and Zaid bin Harithah

Near Karak / Mazar

In Jordan you can also visit the tombs of the venerable companions Zaid bin Harithah, Ja'far bin Abi Talib and Abdullah bin Ruwahah in the town of Al Mazar Al Janubi near Karak.