The shrine of Nabi Shu'ayb (peace be upon him) is located on the slope of Mount Hattin, near the city of Tiberias, overlooking the Hattin plain to the north.
He is Shu'ayb ibn Nuba from the tribe of his grandfather Madyan ibn Ibrahim. The first official visit to the shrine took place in 1885 after its restoration, funded by donations collected from members of the Druze community in the Middle East at the initiative of Sheikh Muhanna Tarif, the Sheikh al-Aql of the Druze community at that time. Druze from Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine participated in it. The date for visiting the holy shrine was chosen to coincide with the end of the rainy season and before the start of the harvest season in the spring month of April.
However, the shrine dates back to a much earlier period and is considered the oldest holy site for the Druze monotheistic community, as the Druze have flocked to it throughout various historical periods, which confirms the antiquity and symbolism of the place.
Nabi Shu'ayb is considered a place of special sanctity for the Druze, and there are many shrines dedicated to Nabi Shu'ayb throughout the Levant, such as the one found in Jordan near Al-Salt or in the Lebanese town of Al-Kfeir in the Hasbaya district.
