Qabr Hud Explained

Qabr Hūd
Other Name:	Shiʿb Hūd Arabic: شِعْب هُوْد
Native Name:	Arabic: قَبْر هُوْد
Native Name Lang:	ar
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Relief:	1
Pushpin Map:	Yemen#Middle East#Asia
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Yemen
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Yemen
Subdivision Type1:	Governorate
Subdivision Name1:	Hadhramaut
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	As Sawm
Timezone:	Arabia Standard Time
Utc Offset:	+3
Coordinates:	16.1017°N 49.5684°W

Qabr Hud (Arabic: قَبْر هُوْد|Qabr Hūd|Grave of Hud), or Shiʽb Hūd (Arabic: شِعْب هُوْد),^[1] is a village situated in the Yemeni Governorate of Hadhramaut.^[2] It is the traditional burial site of the Islamic prophet Hud, who is mentioned in the Qur'an.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pilgrimage

See also: Ziyarat.

The annual pilgrimage takes place between the 11th and 15th days of Sha'ban.^{[6] [7]}

Robert Bertram Serjeant, in his study of the pilgrimage rite to the tomb of Hud, verified on the spot the facts related by Al-Harawi,^[8] who described at the gate of the Mosque, on the west side, the rock onto which Hud climbed to make the call to prayer, and mentioned the grotto of Balhut at the bottom of the ravine.^[9] Around the tomb and neighborhood, various ancient ruins and inscriptions have been found.^[10]

Geography

Qabr Hud is located on the southern bank of Wadi al-Masilah, east of Tarim.^{[11] [12]}

External links

• نيل المقصود في مشروعية زيارة نبي الله هود عليه السلام (book in Arabic)
• Maqam of Prophet Hud (عليه السلام), Yemen
• View from Prophet Hud's grave (YouTube)

Notes and References

1. Serjeant . Robert Bertram . Robert Bertram Serjeant . 1954 . Hud and Other Pre-islamic Prophets in Hadhramawt . subscription . 67 . . . 129.
2. Web site: Qabr Hud | Art Atlas. mcid.mcah.columbia.edu.
3. Web site: Hadramaut: Tanah Kelahiran Nabi Hud AS. 4 March 2012. Republika Online.
4. Web site: Thousands Of Muslims Flock To Prophet Hud's Tomb In Yemen Despite War And Coronavirus. www.barrons.com.
5. Web site: Doctor Amongst the Bedouins. Eva. Hoeck. 27 July 1963. R. Hale. Google Books.
6. Book: Weinrich, Ines. Performing Religion: Actors, contexts, and texts: Case studies on Islam. 6 February 2017. Ergon Verlag. 9783956503306 . Google Books.
7. Web site: Kisah Nabi Hud, Angin 8 Hari 7 Malam Binasakan Orang Dzalim. 9 April 2022.
8. Book: Al-Harawi, Ali ibn Abi Bakr . Ali ibn Abi Bakr al-Harawi . Kitab al-Isharat ila Ma rifat al-Ziyarat . Book of indications to make known the places of visitations.
9. Book: Wensinck . A.J. . Pellat . Ch. . Hūd . P. . Bearman . Th. . Bianquis . C.E. . Bosworth . E. . van Donzel . W.P. . Heinrichs . 1960–2007 . Encyclopaedia of Islam . 2nd . . 9789004161214 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150423225147/http://library.ut.ac.ir/documents/381543/3581025/Brill_-_The_Encyclopaedia_of_Islam_Vol_3_H-Iram_.pdf . 10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_2920 . 537. Encyclopaedia of Islam .
10. Book: Daniel . van der Meulen . Hermann . von Wissmann . 1st .

    nl:Daniel van der Meulen

    . Hermann von Wissmann (geographer) . 1964 . Hadramaut: Some of its mysteries unveiled . Publication of the De Goeje Fund no. 9. . Leiden . . 978-90-04-00708-6.
11. Book: Stark, Freya. The Southern Gates Of Arabia - A Journey In The Hadbramaut. 17 April 2013. Read Books Ltd. 9781447497707 . Google Books.
12. Book: Arabia & The Isles. 28 October 2013. Routledge. 9781136170379 . Google Books.