On 8th Shawwal Al-Mukarram, 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 personalities at Jannat al-Mualla (Makkah) where the Holy Prophet Muhammad's (saw) mother, wife, grandfather and other ancestors are buried. Destruction of sacred sites in Hijaz by the Saudi Wahhabi's continues even today. Origins of Jannat Al-Baqi Cemetery. Literally "Al-Baqi" means a tree garden. It is also known as "Jannat Al-Baqi" due to its sanctity, since in it are buried many of our Prophet Muhammad's relatives and companions. The first companion buried in Jannat Al-Baqi was Uthman bin Madhoon who died on the 3rd of Shaban al-Moazzam in the 3rd year of Hijrah. Prophet Muhammad (saw) ordered certain trees to be felled, and in its midst, he buried his dear companion, placing two stones over the grave. On the following years, the Prophet Muhammad's son Ibrahim, who died in infancy and over whom the Prophet Muhammad (saw) wept bitterly, was also buried there. The people of Madina then began to use that site for the burial of their own dead, because the Prophet (saw) used to greet those who were buried in Jannat Al-Baqi by saying, "Peace be upon you, O abode of the faithful! God willing, we should soon join you. O Allah, forgive the fellows of Al-Baqi". The site of the burial ground at Jannat Al-Baqi was gradually extended. Nearly seven thousand companions of ...

• published: 27 Sep 2009
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