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Habib the Carpenter , or Habib Al-Najjar , was, according to the belief of some Muslims , a Muslim martyr who lived in Antioch at the time of Jesus .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. The Mosque of Habib-i Neccar ( Ottoman for Habib al-Najjar), below Mount Silpius , contains the tomb of Habib along with that of Sham'un Al-Safa ( Simon the Pure).2 Some sources have identified Habib with Saint Agabus of Acts of the Apostles , an early Christian who suffered martyrdom in Antioch at the time of Jesus . This connection is disputed, as tradition holds that Habib was martyred at Jeruslaem, and not at Antioch as Christians believe of Agabus but in Jerusalem according to at least one text.3 All Muslim sources list Habib's occupation as a carpenter. 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
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Muslim martyr who lived in Antioch at the time of Jesus Habib the Carpenter , or Habib Al-Najjar , was, according to the belief of some Muslims , a Muslim martyr who lived in Antioch at the time of Jesus . 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. The Mosque of Habib-i Neccar ( Ottoman for Habib al-Najjar), below Mount Silpius , contains the tomb of Habib along with that of Sham'un Al-Safa ( Peter , also known as Simon the Pure). 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 . This connection is disputed, as Christian tradition holds that Agabus was martyred at Jerusalem, and not at Antioch as Muslims believe of Habib. All Muslim sources list Habib's occupation as a carpenter. 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
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Muslim martyr who lived in Antioch at the time of Jesus Habib the Carpenter , or Habib Al-Najjar , was a martyr who lived in Antioch at the time of Jesus Christ . 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. 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). 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. This connection is disputed, as Christian tradition holds that Agabus was martyred at Jerusalem, and not at Antioch as Muslims believe of Habib. All Muslim sources list Habib's occupation as a carpenter. 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
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Muslim martyr who lived in Antioch at the time of Jesus 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 . 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. 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). 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. This connection is disputed, as Christian tradition holds that Agabus was martyred at Jerusalem, and not at Antioch as Muslims believe of Habib. All Muslim sources list Habib's occupation as a carpenter. 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
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