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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. In Muslim tradition Habib believed the message of Christ’s disciples sent to the People of the City (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).