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Maqam Shihab al-Din is the tomb of Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi. It is situated roughly 200 meters south of the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. It is built on the opposite side of Khan al-Pasha. Local Muslim tradition claims Shihab al-Din was a nephew of the Ayyubid sultan Saladin, who conquered Palestine from the Crusaders in 1187. Shihab al-Din, according to tradition, was wounded in the Battle of Hattin and later died in Nazareth where he was buried. It is also possible that Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi was a Muslim weli and the maqam (shrine) in Nazareth was built in his honor.

History
Sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century, a small mosque (15 sq. meters) was built to commemorate the tomb.

Architecture
''The floor level in the shrine is approximately 2m below that of the lane and is reached by a flight of stairs. The building consists of two parts, an old part covered by a dome, and a newer concrete part. The new part has a triangular plan and is joined on to the north side of the original structure. The older part has a rectangular plan consisting of a square area covered by a dome and a shallow iwan to the east. The dome rests on pendentives springing from large corner piers. There is a small doorway in the western wall providing access to the ablutions area. In the middle of the south wall is a modern flat wooden mihrab. The tomb of Shihab al-Din is located in the southern part of the iwan. It is likely that the eastern side of the iwan was originally open although it is now filled with a modern window.''