#8VisitingGraves Jannat Al-Baqi with Ali Aftab At Medina. Marking any Graves is Bid'a (heresy) Based on Quran and Sunnah and Hadith SAW and Interpretation of Qur'anic verses regarding graves and shrines.Jannat al-BaqiArabic:- ٱلْبَقِيْع The Baqi Hejazi Arabic pronunciation al.ba.ɡi or al.ba.qi is the oldest and the first Islamic cemetery of Medina in the Hejazi region of present day Saudi Arabia. It is located to the southeast of the Prophet's SAW Mosque, which contains the graves of some of the prophet Muhammad's family and friends. It is also known as Baqi al-Gharqad In Arabic language بَقِيْع الْغَرْقَد meaning Baqiof the Boxthorn History of Jannat Al- Baqi in Medina: When Muhammad SAW arrived at Medina from Mecca in September 622 CE, al-Baqi' was a land covered with Lycium shawii boxthorn trees. According to historical records, after the arrival of Muhammad, the houses of Medina developed near al-Baqi, which was therefore considered as the public tomb. The bramble-growth was cleared and the place consecrated to be the future cemetery of the Muslims who died at al-Madina. Also al-Baqi was introduced as somewhere whose east side is Nakhl and west side contains houses. In fact, before demolition al-Baqi' was located behind the houses in the Medina City Saudi Arabia. When Muhammad arrived at Medina from Mecca in September 622 CE, al-Baqi' was a land covered with Lycium shawii boxthorn trees. According to historical records, after the arrival of Muhammad, the houses of Medina developed near al-Baqi', which was therefore considered as the public tomb. The bramble-growth was cleared and the place consecrated to be the future cemetery of the Muslims who died at al-Madina. Also al-Baqi was introduced as somewhere whose east side is Nakhl and west side contains houses. In fact, before demolition al-Baqi' was located behind the houses in the City.During the construction of the Prophet's Mosque, on the site he purchased from two orphan children when he arrived after his migration from Mecca to Medina, As'ad ibn Zurarah, one of Muhammad's companions died. Muhammad chose the spot to be a cemetery and As'ad was the first individual to be buried in al-Baqi' among the Ansar.While Muhammad was outside Medina for the Battle of Badr, his daughter Ruqayyah fell sick and died in 624. She was buried in al-Baqi'. She was the first person from Ahl al-Bayt (Household of Muhammad) buried in this cemetery.Shortly after Muhammad arrived from Badr, Uthman bin Maz'oon died in 3 AH (624/625 CE) and was buried in al-Baqi He was considered the first companion of Muhammad from the Muhajirun to be buried in the cemetery. He was also called by Muhammad to be the first among us to go to the hereafter where he is buried Rawhā.When his youngest son Ibrahim died, he commanded that he be buried there also, he watered the grave and called this place ZawraAs per his command two of his daughters Zainab and Umm Kulthum also buried near the grave of Uthman bin Maz'oon.Initially, 3rd caliph Uthman was buried in the huge neighboring Jewish Graveyard. During different times of history, many domes and
The cemetery before the 1926 DemolitionThe former Mausoleum of Fatimah, Abbas, Hasan ibn Ali, Ali as-Sajjad, Muhammad al-Baqir and Ja'far as-Sadiq.The Cemetery after the 1926 Demolition. The Prophet's Mosque in far Background, view towards west.Panorama showing the cemetery, with the Qiblah being behind the photographer, view towards north.The cemetery was demolished by forces loyal to the Wahhabi-Saudi alliance in 1806 and 1925 - 1927At the beginning of the Najd's Nineteenth Century 1806 control over Mecca and Medina, The clan of Saud regained control of the Hijaz in 1924 - 1925. The following year King Ibn Saud granted permission to destroy the site with religious authorization provided by Qadi Abd Allah ibn Bulayhid, and the .#https://legalrightsactivists.org #JannatAlBaqi #VisitingJannatAlBaqi #TourMedina #AdvocateAslam #AslamPervez
