Land of The Prophets (Ardh al-Anbia)
(Part 5 of 5)
Wadi Musa And Tomb of Harun
(Aaron):
In The Quran Allah Talks
About Moses More Than
Any Other Prophet
(M. Javed Naseem)
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| (Prophet Moses' Memorial stone on Mount Nebo, Jordan.) |
“Most of them We
found not men (true) to their
covenant: but most of
them We found rebellious
and disobedient.
Then, after them We sent Moses
with Our signs to
Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they
wrongfully rejected
them. So, see what was the
end of those who made
mischief!”
(al-Quran 7:102-103)
Bani Israel
was the nation or tribes consisting of the children (and grand-children) of
Prophet Yaqoob (Jacob), whose other name was Israel. He had 12 sons who became
the heads of 12 tribes. When Allah delivered them from the Pharaaoh, Prophets
Musa and Harun (Aaron) led the 12 tribes of Bani Israel to the ‘promised land’
and traveled up north in Jordan.
They were lost in the desert and wandered in wilderness for 40 years. This was
the region between Egypt and
Jordan, around Dead Sea and Jordan River.
12 Fountains/wells of Musa
During this period Allah provided them with Manna and Salwa
(quail) to eat; and Prophet Musa showed his miracle by striking the
mountains/rocks with his staff (Assaa) so that the drinking water started
gushing out. There are three such places with water-sources. The first is called Elim, which is in Egypt, where 12 wells provided
water to the 12 Bani Israel tribes. Those desert wells have gone dry now.
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| (12 Wells/fountains of Prophet Moses created for Bani Israel at Elim, Egypt.) |
“We divided them into twelve tribes or nations.
We directed Moses by
inspiration, when his
(thirsty) people
asked him for water: "Strike the
rock with your
staff", out of it there gushed forth
twelve springs. Each
group knew its own place
for water. We gave
them the shade of clouds,
and sent down to them
manna and quails, (saying):
"Eat of the good
things We have provided for you",
(but they rebelled);
to Us they did no harm,
but they harmed their
own souls.”
(al-Quran 7:160)
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| (Two Fountains/wells of Prophet Moses at Mount Nebo and in Wadi Musa, Petra, Jordan.) |
The two other places are in Jordan: One near Mount
Nebo (or Nibu) and the other near Petra in Wadi Musa (the Valley of Moses).
At both of those places, the fresh drinking water is still flowing from the
rocks after 4,000 years. We were lucky to drink the blessed water from those
two wells, apart from drinking from the ZamZam well in Makkah. Alhamdo-lillah.
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| (Ain Musa - Moses' fountain/well in Wadi Musa near Petra, Jordan.) |
Today’s Jews claim to be the latest generation of those
tribes. But there is one problem, and that is Zionism. Real Judaism (Jewish
religion) has got nothing to do with Zionism which is a vicious movement to
control the wealth and natural resources of the entire world. Its main agenda
is the hegemony of the world. They are using Jews or Judaism and Christian
Evangelic sects to achieve their object. Their center of gravity or the
headquarter is the state of Israel
which has been created on the land
of Palestine by brutal
occupation and genocide of original Palestinians. Israel never existed before 1948.
They are not the real heirs of Bani Israel, nor are they real Jews. They are
the fake Jews from the European Khazars or the Ashkenazi.
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| (Orthodox Jews protesting against Israel, demanding the State of Palestine, in New York city.) |
Among the real Jews of Bani Israeli origin today, there are
still righteous people who stand for truth and justice. They are against the
evil Zionism. Allah has mentioned them in the Quran:
“Of the people of Moses there is a section
who guide and do
justice in the light of truth.”
(al-Quran 7:159)
Prophet Musa (Moses) was a great prophet of Allah who was
raised from the tribes of Bani Israel in Egypt during the time of Pharaohs. In
the Quran, Allah talks about Musa (Moses) more than any other Prophet. His
survival as a baby, when all male children were being killed by the order of
the Pharaoh, and subsequent upbringing in the royal palace of the Pharaoh, is a
great miracle in itself.
Prophet Harun (Aaron)
On Prophet Musa’s request, Allah made his brother Harun
(Haroun or Aaron) a Prophet too, to assist Musa in dealing with the Pharaoh. The
Quran tells us:
“(Moses) said:
"O my Lord! Expand me my breast;
ease my task for me;
and remove the impediment
from my speech, so
they may understand what
I say. And give me a
Minister from my family,
Aaron, my brother!”
(al-Quran 20:25-30)
“(Allah) said: "Granted is your prayer, O Moses!"
(al-Quran 20:36)
"Go, you and your brother, with My Signs,
and slacken not,
either of you, in keeping Me
in remembrance! Go,
both of you, to Pharaoh,
for he has indeed
transgressed all bounds!
But speak to him mildly; perchance he may
But speak to him mildly; perchance he may
take warning or fear
(Allah)!"
(al-Quran 20:42-44)
According to the Bible, after killing an Egyptian slave-master who was smiting a Hebrew, Moses fled across the Red Sea to Midian (or Madyan/Midyan), which is in southern Jordan, where he encountered the Angel of the Lord, speaking to him from within a burning bush on Mount Horeb, which he regarded as the Mountain of God.
Madyan or Midian was the region (today’s southern Jordan) where Prophet Shoayb (Jethro) preached. He took Musa (Moses) as his son-in-law and married one of his seven daughters to Moses.
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| (Wadi Shoayb - named after Prophet Shoayb - near Midian (Madyan), south Jordan.) |
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| (Prophet Moses' memorial erected at his supposed place of death, on top of Mount Nebo, Jordan.) |
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| (Jabal Nebo or Mount Nebo where Prophet Moses died.) |
Mount Sinai & Mount Horeb
In other biblical passages, these events are described as
having transpired at Mount Sinai. Although
most scholars consider Sinai and Horeb to have been different names for the
same place, there is a minority body of opinion that they may have been
different locations.
The Protestant reformer John Calvin took the view that Sinai
and Horeb were the same mountain, with the eastern side of the mountain being
called Sinai and the western side being called Horeb. Abraham Ibn Ezra
suggested that there was one mountain, "only it had two tops, which bore
these different names"
Wadi Musa, Ain Musa (Fountain of Musa or Moses’ Well),
Prophets Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) along with their
Bani Israel tribes wandered in the deserts of Egypt
and Jordan
for 40 years. Most of that period was spent in Jordan,
from the Read Sea
in the south to the Jordan River
Valley. They stayed most
of the time in the middle region, around Petra
and Dead Sea, which is still considered southern Jordan. That region is called Wadi
Musa (the Valley
of Moses). The city of Petra has become a part
of that valley. In that valley, we find two fountains of water that Prophet
Moses created by striking the rocks. Those fountains are called “Ain Musa” in
local language.
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| (Wadi Musa or Valley of Moses where Prophet Moses, Prophet Aaron and Bani Israel wandered and stayed before crossing the Jordan River over to Palestine - the Promised Land.) |
Mount Nebo (Nibu), Tomb of Prophet Musa (Moses):
According to the Bible:
“So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab,
according to the word of the Lord, and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-Peor; but no one
knows the place of his burial to this day. Moses was 120 years old when he
died. His eye was undimmed, and his vigor unabated.” – (Deutéronome 34.5–7)
After seeing the glimpses of the Promised Land on the other
side of the River Jordan, both Prophets Musa and Harun were satisfied and they
took the elders of the tribes to the mountain top to show them the same. As per
Biblical narration, God informed them that they would never set foot on that
land but the tribes of Bani Israel would cross over and live on that land.
Prophet Harun (Aaron) died before Prophet Musa (Moses) and was buried on top of
the mountain ‘Jabal Harun’, which was named after him. His simple tomb with
white dom, on the summit of the mountain, can be seen from afar.
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| (A 14th-century white shrine, built on top of the supposed grave of Prophet Aaron, on Jabal Hārūn in Petra, Jordan.) |
Death of Prophet Harun (Aaron)
The Biblical narration of Prophet Harun’s (Aaron’s) death
goes like this:
“And they journeyed from Kadesh, and the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor.
And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron at Mount
Hor, on the border of the land of Edom,
“Let Aaron be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I
have given to the people of Israel,
because you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah. Take Aaron
and Eleazar (his son) and bring them up to Mount Hor.
And strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron
shall be gathered to his people and shall die there.” Moses did as the Lord
commanded. And they went up Mount
Hor in the sight of all
the congregation. And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on
Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Then Moses
and Eleazar came down from the mountain. And when all the congregation saw that
Aaron had perished, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.”
– (Numbers 20:22-29 ESV)
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| (The rugged Jabal Harun - Mountain of Aaron - or Mount Hor, near Petra, Wadi Musa, Jordan. Prophet Harun's tomb can be seen on the summit of the mountain.) |
Jabal Harun (Mountain
of Aaron) is located near Petra in Jordan.
At 1,350m (4,429-feet) above sea-level, it is the highest peak in the area; and
it is a place of great sanctity to the local people. A 14th-century Mamluk
mosque stands there with its white dome visible from most areas in and around Petra.
In Mid-October 2019, Aaron’s Tomb Was Closed
In October 2019, the Jordanian authorities decided to close
the Tomb of Prophet Harun in Petra, south of Jordan, after a
video of Israeli tourists holding religious service in the place emerged on
social media violating the visitor instructions. The Tomb overlooks the West
Bank and is a registered heritage of the historic city of Perta,
which is classified among the Seven Wonders of the World.
In an official statement, Jordan’s Minister of Awqaf & Holy Places, said the decision to close the holy site was made because of the “illegal entrance of the tourists, without the knowledge of the Ministry.” The statement issued a condemnation of the group's behavior and said that an investigation of the incident will be launched.
In an official statement, Jordan’s Minister of Awqaf & Holy Places, said the decision to close the holy site was made because of the “illegal entrance of the tourists, without the knowledge of the Ministry.” The statement issued a condemnation of the group's behavior and said that an investigation of the incident will be launched.
The closure of the Tomb comes amid a national rejection of a
movie that US production
companies sought to shoot in Petra.
The story claims that Jews lived in southern Jordan,
and a huge number of them resided in Petra.
The film “Jaber” aims to claim that the sacred land to Jews is not only Israel and Palestine
but also Jordan.
Meanwhile, the tomb site has been reopened for public
visits.
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