Nebi Akasha Mosque, Historical mosque in West Jerusalem, Israel

The Nebi Akasha Mosque sits on Straus Street and features traditional Islamic architectural elements including domes, arches, and decorative stonework. The building was constructed next to an older shrine, creating a layered religious site.

The mosque was built in the 19th century next to a shrine from the 12th century and underwent further construction during the Mamluk period. It was abandoned in 1948 and ceased its original religious function.

The mosque is named for Ukasha ibn al-Mihsan, a companion of Muhammad who settled in Jerusalem after the 637–38 siege. An Arabic inscription on the tomb reads that it is the shrine of "our master Akasha, the companion of the Messenger of Allah", and a date of 1280 AH (1863/64 CE) marks the tomb's reconstruction. A Hebrew sign added as of 2025 instead presents the tomb as the burial place of the biblical Benjamin.

The mosque stands in a park at the junction of Straus Street and the Street of the Prophets, in a Haredi neighbourhood of western Jerusalem. It is inactive and the Jerusalem Municipality uses it as a storage room, so the interior is not open to visitors. The tomb carries an Arabic inscription and the date 1280 AH (1863/1864 CE), the year of its reconstruction.

The nearby Street of the Prophets takes its name from local beliefs that Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were buried in this area. This conviction shaped the neighborhood's religious significance for centuries.