Jannatul Mualla

Jannatul Mualla

Jannatul Mualla ( جنة المعلى - "Jannatul Mu'alla" ) also known as "Al-Hajun", is a famous cemetery located in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Famous historical figures buried here include:

*Abd Manaf - Great, great-grandfather of Muhammad
*Grave of Hashim - Great-grandfather of Muhammad
*Grave of Abdul Muttalib - Grandfather of Muhammad
*Grave of Aamina - Mother of Muhammad (some sources state that Aamina was buried in Abwa, where the Seventh Twelver Shī`a Imām, Musa al-Kadhim was born) [http://www.al-islam.org/ziyarat/saudi.htm Holy sites in Saudi Arabia]
*Grave of Abu Talib: Uncle of Muhammad and father of the First Shī`a Imām, Ali
*Grave of Khadija: First wife of Muhammad and mother of Fatimah
*Qasim: son of Muhammad who died in his infancy

Tombs in this cemetery were demolished in 1925, the same year that the mausoleums in Jannatul Baqee were demolished by Saudi King, Ibn Saud.

ee also

* Jannatul Baqee
* Baab Sagheer
* Holiest sites in Islam

References

* [http://www.al-islam.org/shrines/baqi.htm History of the graveyard of Jannatul Baqi (Madina) & Jannatul Mualla (Makkah)]


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