history of jannatul baqi-madina
Submitted by saifeesurka on Thu, 2008-03-27 07:31
HISTORY OF JANNAT AL-BAQI
where Fatimah-az-Zahrah a.s., IMAM HASAN a. s., IMAM ALI ZAINUL ABEDIN a.s.
IMAM MUHAMMAD BAQIR a.s., IMAM JA'FAR us SADIQ a.s. are buried.
IMAM MUHAMMAD BAQIR a.s., IMAM JA'FAR us SADIQ a.s. are buried.
On 8th Shawwal, Wednesday, in the year 1345 AH (April 21, 1925), mausoleums in Jannatul al-Baqi (Madina) were demolished by King Ibn Saud.
In the same year (1925), he also demolished the tombs of holy personages at Jannat al-Mualla (Makkah) where the Holy Prophet's mother, wife, grandfather and other ancestors are buried. Destruction of sacred sites in Hijaz by the Saudi Wahhabis continues even today.
The Origins of Al-Baqi
Literally "al-Baqi" means a tree garden.
The site of the burial ground at al-Baqi was gradually extended. Nearly seven thousand companions of the Holy Prophet (s) were buried there,
The Prophet's son Ibrahim, his uncle Abbas & aunts Safiah and Ateka, his aunt Fatima bint al-Asad,Aqeel bin Abi Talib and Abdullah bin Ja'far al-Tayyar & grandsons of the Prophet are buried.
A partial list of the demolished graves and shrines
Jannatul-Mualla graveyard in Makkah, which includes the grave of Sayyida Khadija bint Khuwailid (a.s.), wife of the Prophet (s.a.), the grave of Amina bint Wahab, mother of the Prophet (s.a.), the grave of Abu Talib, father of Imam Ali (a.s.), the grave of Abdul Muttalib, grandfather of the Prophet (s.a.),
Jannatul-Mualla graveyard in Makkah, which includes the grave of Sayyida Khadija bint Khuwailid (a.s.), wife of the Prophet (s.a.), the grave of Amina bint Wahab, mother of the Prophet (s.a.), the grave of Abu Talib, father of Imam Ali (a.s.), the grave of Abdul Muttalib, grandfather of the Prophet (s.a.),
The grave of the father of the Prophet (s.a.) in Madina , the house of sorrows (bayt al-Ahzan) of Sayyida Fatima (a) in Madina , the house of the Prophet (s) in Madina, where he lived after migrating from Makkah, the house of Imam Ali (a.s.) where Imam Hasan (a.s.) and Imam Husayn (a.s.) were born, the house of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s.) in Madina, the Salman al-Farsi mosque in Madina ,the Raj'at ash-Shams mosque in Madina, the complex (mahhalla) of Banu Hashim in Madina, and
the house of Hamza a.s. and the graves of the martyrs of Uhud, & the grave of Hawa (Eve) in Jeddah.
condensed from an article of shia site-
condensed from an article of shia site-
Mulla Saifuddin Surka n.k.d. ahmedabad
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