Jannatul Baqee

The Jannatul Baqee ( جنة البقيع ) is a famous cemetery located across from the Masjid an-Nabawi (the mosque where Muhammad is buried), in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Direct kin of Muhammad buried in this cemetery include:

* Ibrahim - Son of Muhammad by Maria al-Qibtiyya
* Possible grave of Fatima Zahra - Daughter of Muhammad by first wife Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
* Hasan - Grandson of Muhammad, son of Fatimah and Ali (2nd Twelver Shi'a Imam)
* Ali Zaynul Abideen - Great-grandson of Muhammad (4th Twelver Shi'a Imam)
* Muhammad al-Baqir - Great, great-grandson of Muhammad (5th Twelver Shi'a Imam)
* Ja’far as-Sadiq - Great, great, great-grandson of Muhammad (6th Twelver Shi'a Imam)
* Abbas son of Abdul Muttalib - Uncle of Muhammad
* All the wives of Muhammad, except for Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
* Safiya and Aatika - aunts of Muhammad
* Fatima bint al-Asad - aunt of Muhammad and mother of Ali

On April 21, 1925, mausoleums in Jannatul Baqee were demolished by King Ibn Saud. In the same year, he also demolished the tombs of holy personalities at Jannat al-Mualla (Makkah) where Muhammad's mother, wife, grandfather and other ancestors are buried. This day is commemorated by Shi'a Muslims around the world as, "Yawm e Gham" (literally meaning, "Day of Sorrow"). Destruction of sacred sites in Hijaz by the Saudis continues even today. fact|date=February 2008

ee also

* Jannatul Mualla
* Baab Sagheer
* Holiest sites in Islam

External links

* [http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2290006840101830051oxBuTT Map of Jannat al Baqi]
* [http://www.al-islam.org/shrines/baqi.htm History of the Cemetery of Jannat al-Baqi]
* [http://www.al-islam.org/gallery/photos/image2nd.htm The Baqi Collection Photos]
* [http://www.savethehijaz.org/ Save the Hijaz Website dedicated to preserving Islamic heritage in the Hijaz]