Dozens of sites throughout Israel are associated with El-Khader, one
of the five supreme prophets for the Druze and identified with the
biblical Elijah.
You can find the tomb by following the arrows
through a large complex under construction to host the visitors who are
constantly on hand at the site. They arrive in especially large numbers
for the annual ziyyara (pilgrimage) on January 25, an official Druze
holiday.
The original, much smaller building, housing the tomb
in its arched chamber, was built in 1880. Ficus trees shade a lawn with
picnic tables, a popular local and regional gathering spot. Along with
the photograph of Shekh Amin Tarif and other notables on the wall of the
tomb is a drawing commonly found at Druze holy places, of King David
and King Solomon, which the Druze faith considers not only monarchs but
prophets.
The tomb is located on the southeastern side of Kfar Yasif, across the street from a large mosque with a minnaret.