the tomb of Yunus at Halhul
قبر يونس بحلحول
The tomb ascribed to Yunus ibn Matta at Halhul village, left of the Jerusalem-Hebron road, under a domed building with a keeper; pilgrims turn aside to it, and al-Umari visited repeatedly, last in Dhu al-Hijja 745 1.
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A tomb attributed to Yunus ibn Matta, in the village of Halhul, on the left of one going from Jerusalem to Hebron. It has a building and a dome, and it has an attendant; visitors make a detour to it. Ibn Fadl Allah al-Umari mentions that he visited it several times, the last in Dhu al-Hijja 745 AH. 1
The attribution to Yunus appears in the source in the form "attributed to" (mansub), and it has not been documented in the data by a second source. An additional source is needed.
Sources
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 176
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