Al-Baqi Cemetery

Jannat al-Baqī (Arabic: ٱلْبَقِيْع, "The Baqi'", Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [al.ba.ɡiːʕ, al.ba.qiːʕ]) be de oldest den first Islamic cemetery of Medina wey dey locate insyd de Hejazi region of present-day Saudi Arabia. E sanso be known as Baqi al-Gharqad (Arabic: بَقِيْع الْغَرْقَد, wey dey mean "Baqiʿ of de Boxthorn"). Al-Baqi be reportedly founded by Prophet Muhammad den dey serve as de burial place for chaw of ein relatives den companions, wey dey establish am as one of de two holiest cemeteries insyd Islamic tradition. Monuments den mosques dem build on anaa near al-Baqīʿ be demolished under de Emirate of Diriyah insyd 1806. After dema reconstruction, dem san demolish am insyd 1926 under de Sultanate of Nejd, in accordance plus dema Wahhabi interpretation of Islamic law wey dey regard idolatry. Dese demolitions be condemned across de Islamic world, buh de Saudi government reject calls for reconstruction. History When Muhammad arrive insyd Medina from Mecca insyd September 622 CE, na al-Baqi' be a land covered plus boxthorn. According to historical records, after Muhammad ein arrival, de houses of Medina develop near al-Baqi', wich therefore be considered de public tomb. De bramble growth be cleared, den de place be consecrated to be de future cemetery of de Muslims wey die insyd al-Madina. Additionally, dem introduce al-Baqi’ as a location plus Nakhl on ein east side den houses on ein west side. In fact, before ein demolition, al-Baqi’ be situated behind de houses insyd de city. During de construction of de Prophet’s Mosque on de site he purchase from two orphan kiddies after ein migration from Mecca to Medina, As'ad ibn Zurarah, one of Muhammad ein companions, die. Muhammad choose de spot to be a cemetery, wey As'ad be de first individual to be buried insyd al-Baqi' among de Ansar. While Muhammad be outsyd Medina for de Battle of Badr, ein daughter Ruqayyah fall ill wey she die insyd 624. Dem bury am insyd al-Baqi'. Ruqayyah be de first person from de Ahl al-Bayt (Household of Muhammad) to be buried insyd dis cemetery. Shortly after Muhammad arrive from Badr, Uthman bin Maz'oon die insyd 3 AH (624/625 CE) wey dem bury am insyd al-Baqi'. Dem consider am de first companion of Muhammad from de Muhajirun to be buried insyd de cemetery. Muhammad sanso refer to am as de first ‘among us to go to de hereafter,’ wey he name de place wer Uthman bin Maz’oon be buried as Rawhā. Wen ein youngest son Ibrahim die, Muhammad command say he be buried der as well. He water de grave wey he call dis place Zawrā. Dey follow ein instructions, two of ein daughters Zainab den Umm Kulthum, sanso be buried near de grave of Uthman bin Maz'oon. Initially, na dem bury de third caliph, Uthman, insyd de large neighbouring Jewish graveyard. Dem carry out de first expansion of al-Baqi' by Muawiyah I, de first Umayyad caliph. To honor Uthman, Muawiyah incorporate de extensive Jewish cemetery into al-Baqi ein burial grounds. De Umayyad Caliphate construct de first dome over Uthman ein grave insyd al-Baqi’. Over time, dem build anaa reconstruct numerous domes den structures over various graves insyd al-Baqi’. Demolition Notable early burials Chronological list of distinguished members of de Ahl al-Bayt den companions of the Prophet dem inter at Jannat al-Baqi: Gallery References External links Visitation of Baqi The oldest photos of Jannat al-Baqi (in Persian) Jannat al-Baqi website Map of Jannat al-Baqi History of the Cemetery of Jannat al-Baqi The Baqi Collection Photos Map of Jannat al-Baqi according to Sunni Muslim sources