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3. Abū al-Hōl / Hawl | أبو الهول
3 kms south of Muthāllath al-Masri (al-Belqā’ Governorate)
Maqām / Weli / Damis Abū al-Hōl / Hawl
JADIS no. 2016015
MEGA no. 9477
Coordinates: 32° 06’ 55” N, 35° 35’ 50” E
32.115278, 35.597222
Plan: unknown, formerly only a stone circle.
Measurements: unknown.
Exterior: unknown.
Interior: unknown.
Building Materials: local limestone.
Construction details: unknown.
Preservation: The tomb was encircled by a wall of coarsely broken fieldstones, but due to natural decay nothing of it remains. The Islamic cemetery carries the name of the military commander Abū al-Hōl .
Inscription(s): none known.
Date(s): Damis Abū al-Hōl / Hawl was one of the military leaders of the Rashidūn army which spread of Islam over Bilād al-Shām. He was a fierce hero known from the audacious siege of the Aleppo citadel in 637 AD held by the Byzantines.
Traveler Reports: none known.
Bibliography: Hiyyari 2008, 35; HSJ 17 note 14; Hattab 2015, 36-37.
