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In 1879, reparations to the stonework was performed within the basement of the Nabi
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The tomb chamber is a rectangular area with an octagonal opening in the middle of its floor. A staircase leads at least five metres down into the basement, where two tombs are present. One of these tombs is that of the scholar, Muhammad
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affirmed the body to be that of Daniel, and ordered that it be reburied with full security. However, archaeologists disputed and debunked this story, saying that the entombed was the scholar
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semicircular arches. In the southeastern wall of the prayer hall is the mihrab and minbar, and in the northeastern wall there is a door opening leading to the tomb chamber.
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