Saint Habib the Carpenter | |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | c. 5 CE Antioch |
| Died | c. 30-40 CE (aged c. 30) Antioch, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Islam |
| Major shrine | Mosque and Tomb of Habib Al-Najjar, Antioch |
| Influences | Jesus |
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Habib the Carpenter, or Habib Al-Nadjar , حبيب النجـّار (c. 5 AD - c. 35 AD), was a martyr who lived in Antioch at the time of Jesus Christ.[1] In Muslim tradition, Habib believed the message of Christ's disciples sent to the People of Ya-Sin, and was subsequently martyred for his faith.[2] The Mosque of Habib-i Neccar (Ottoman for Habib al-Najjar), below Mount Silpium, contains the tomb of Habib along with that of Sham'un Al-Safa (Peter, also known as Simon the Pure).[3][4] Some sources have identified Habib with Saint Agabus of the Acts of the Apostles, an early Christian who suffered martyrdom in Antioch at the time of Jesus.[5] This connection is disputed, as Christian tradition holds that Agabus was martyred at Jerusalem, and not at Antioch as Muslims believe of Habib.[6] All Muslim sources list Habib's occupation as a carpenter.[7]
- ^ Hughes Dictionary of Islam, Habib the Carpenter
- ^ Muhammad, Martin Lings, Page. 113
- ^ Hughes Dictionary of Islam, Habib the Carpenter: "Habib's tomb is still seen in Antioch, and is visited by Muhammadans as a shrine."
- ^ The Mosque of Habib-i Neccar (Habib al-Najjâr)
- ^ Synaxaire de Constantinople, in H. Delehaye, Propylaeum ad Acta sanctorum Nouembris, col. 591, c.f 783 f.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Islam, Habib Al-Nadjdjar: "...it is not stated that this was at Antioch, but either at Jerusalem or in some place not specified..."
- ^ Almost all sources, including al-Masudi, Mutahhar, Balami and al-'Thalabi apply Habib's occupation as a carpenter