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 Just
as we had the prior day, we left the warm, moist weather of
Salalah early in the morning, traveling
through the cool dampness of Jebel Qara. The
mountains are cool, damp, very foggy, and green. We were driving our
two Toyota Land Cruisers, and there were times it was difficult to
see one from the other, or even to just see the road. Then out of
the fog we saw the sign, turn right, 1 1/2 kilometers to the Tomb of
the Prophet Job.
 Our
cars were not allowed into the compound, so we parked outside and
walked in. We walked past a mosque, and came to the gold domed
shrine that houses a single long grave, Job's Tomb. The Prophet Job
is part of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish heritage, and we were told
all were welcome here. However, we felt we were being watched as we
entered, but also felt acceptance as we showed the proper respect on
entering. We all removed our shoes, and the women covered their
heads.
The room itself contains very little...green carpet, prayer rugs,
the grave, and a picture on the wall showing Job's family tree. We
did not take any pictures at first, until we were told that it would
be ok to do so. It is a place of quiet respect, and on entering we
all felt that way.
Outside the shrine in the walkway is a cover that can be lifted
to see the footprint of Job. We were not sure what we saw, except a
huge, dead dung beetle. This fascinated my wife, and we left with
the dung beetle.
Our next stop on the day trip...a drive along the
edge of the Rub' al-Khali, where the mountains meet
the desert. Click
here
to see all the pictures in the Job's Tomb photo
gallery.
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الصفحات
Salalah
Ubar and the Rub' al-Khali
The Edge of the Rub' al-Khali
Nizwa
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