Jannatul Baqi: The Cemetery Where The Prophet’s Near Ones Rest Situated in the southeast part of the Prophet’s Mosque, Jannatul Baqi is the first cemetery in the city of Madinah. It is also called Baqi al-Gharqad and is an important Islamic site in the Hejazi region. This cemetery locates the graves of the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) family members along with several companions. Also called the Garden of Heaven, this cemetery is the largest in the city and contains at least 10,000 graves of the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) companions. The area of this cemetery is 175,000 m2.

It is known that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to pray inside the cemetery and also participated in the funerals. It is also said that he once did the funeral prayer for the Abyssian King Najashi around 8 AH. The Prophet once said, “From this cemetery (i.e. Baqi) emerges a light that will illuminate the heavens and the Earth.

In September 622 CE, when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) came to Madinah, the land of Al-Baqi was covered with Arabian boxthorns. The historical records say that a lot of houses of Madinah were developed near this land after the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) came to the city. The place was cleared and was made a public cemetery for the Muslims of Madinah.

When the Prophet’s Mosque was in construction, one of the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) companions, As’ad ibn Zurarah died. The Prophet chose this land to be a graveyard and As’ad was the first one to be buried here. Even the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) daughter, Ruqayyah, was buried here. She was the first of many of the Prophet’s relatives to be buried in this site. Also, Uthman bin Maz’oon was the first Muhajirun companion of the Prophet to be buried here.

The Prophet’s daughter Fatima, his uncle Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, great-grandson Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, son of Hussain and the Prophet’s great-grandson Ali ibn Hasain Zayn al-Abidin are also buried in this cemetery. The fact that it is the place so many pious souls were laid to rest, makes it one of the important places to visit in Madinah.





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