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Grave of Prophet Lot - Hebron

Village of Beni Naim

Grave of Prophet Lot is inside a mosque in Beni Naim village in West Bank. The village of Beni Naim is located 8 kilometers east of Hebron city. It is believed that Prophet Lot lived in Beni Naim before moving to Sodom. 

An inscriptions on this main door of the mosque says;

“ the hills, the plains, the buildings, the paths, the gardens, the trees and the passage that transverses it [Bani Na’im]” are an endowment “for the prophet Lot, the son of Haran brother of Ibrahim (Abraham), the friend of the Compassionate (Allah), may the blessings of Allah be upon them …”.

Exterior of the mosque/tomb of Prophet Lot
Exterior of the mosque/tomb of Prophet Lot
I hired this taxi on the outskirts of Bethlehem to bring me to Hebron
I hired this taxi on the outskirts of Bethlehem to bring me to Hebron
Main door of the mosque which contains the Grave of Prophet Lot (Lut)
An inscriptions on the main door
An inscriptions on the main door
Exterior of the grave of Prophet Lot - Hebron
Exterior of the grave of Prophet Lot - Hebron
A locked door of the grave of the Prophet Lot - one of the panes of glass was broken
A sign above the tomb
A sign above the tomb
Simple and white washed exterior of the tomb
Simple and white washed exterior of the tomb
A corner of the tomb of Prophet Lot (Hazrat Lut A.S.)
A corner of the tomb of Prophet Lot (Hazrat Lut A.S.)
Naves of the mosque - This mosque was renovated by the Mamluks
Naves of the mosque - This mosque was renovated by the Mamluks

This tomb was restored in 1410 by the Mamluk sultan Nasir al-Faraj. The grave was vandalised by an intruder who thought that gold was buried inside. Sadly, some people have no respect for historical places. 
The Imam of the mosque came over to talk to me but he didn’t speak any English but we managed to exchange few words in Arabic. After few minutes, Now I was joined by another local, who spoke little bit of English. 

A small dome of the grave of Prophet Lot - Beni Naim Hebron
A small dome of the grave of Prophet Lot - Beni Naim Hebron
Inside of the tomb, the grave was vandalised by an intruder
This photo shows the loose earth and digging of the site
This photo shows the loose earth and digging of the site
Imam of the mosque, where grave is located
Now I was joined by another local (to my left)
A sleepy village of Beni Naim
sleepy village of Beni Naim
An house poosite the mosque/tomb of Prophet Lot
An house poosite the mosque/tomb of Prophet Lot