Al-Baqi Cemetery

Jannatul Baqi Maqbarat Al-Baqi' ( , Al-Baqi' cemetery ) ( , Jannatu l-Baqī‘ ) is a cemetery in Medina , Saudi Arabia , located across from the Masjid al-Nabawi , in the southeastern area from the mosque. Masjid al-Nabawi is the mosque built over the spot where the Islamic Prophet Muhammad used to live, built his mosque and where he is currently buried. The cemetery contains many of Muhammad's relatives and companions. Many traditions relate Muhammad issuing a prayer every time he passed the cemetery. The cemetery is also known as Jannatul Baqee ( جنة البقيع ). Its name means "The Garden of Heaven". It is also known with its old name Baqee Al Garqad . Baqee means garden or land which grew plants and Al Garqad refers to the large Lycium shawii trees (Arabian Boxthorn, in Arabic: Alaosaj ), a species of Boxthorn plants.

24°28′02″N 39°36′58″E  /  24.4672°N 39.616°E  / 24.4672; 39.616 Maqbaratul Baqī' ( , The Baqi Cemetery ) is a cemetery in Medina , present-day Saudi Arabia , located to the southeast of the Masjid al-Nabawi (The Prophet's Mosque). The mosque is built where the Islamic prophet Muhammad used to live, and is currently buried. The cemetery is also known as Jannatul Baqi , meaning "The Garden of Baqi" and Baqiul Qarqad , which means "Baqi of the Boxthorn ". The cemetery holds much significance. It contains many of Muhammad's relatives and companions. Many traditions relate Muhammad issuing a prayer every time he passed it. A Jewish graveyard was once located behind Jannatul Baqi. The Umayyad rulers took down the wall of the Jewish cemetery and widened the Muslim graveyard to enclose the tomb of Caliph Usman ibn Affan within it.

Jannat al-Baqīʿ ( , "The Baqi'") 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 Mosque , which contains the graves of some of Muhammad 's family and friends. It is also known as Baqīʿ al-Gharqad ( , meaning "Baqiʿ of the Boxthorn "). The grounds hold much significance for Muslims , being the resting place of many of Muhammad's relatives and companions, thus making it as one of the two holiest cemeteries in Islamic tradition. Many narrations relate Muhammad issuing a prayer every time he passed it. In Fleet, Kate (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (Third ed.) .

First Islamic cemetery of Medina, Saudi Arabia Jannat al-Baqīʿ ( , "The Baqi'") 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 Mosque , which contains the graves of some of the prophet Muhammad 's family and friends. It is also known as Baqīʿ al-Gharqad ( , meaning "Baqiʿ of the Boxthorn "). The grounds hold much significance for Muslims ; its status as the resting place of many of Muhammad's relatives and companions establishes it as one of the two holiest cemeteries in Islamic tradition. Many narrations relate Muhammad issuing a prayer every time he passed it. Monuments and mosques built on or near al-Baqi were demolished in 1806 and again in 1926, in accordance with Islamic law regarding idolatry . 21 April, 1926 is considered a Day of Sorrow by muslims who protested against the latter demolitions. Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.).

First Islamic cemetery of Medina, Saudi Arabia Jannat al-Baqī ( Arabic : ٱلْبَقِيْع , "The Baqi'", Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [al.ba.ɡiːʕ, al.ba.qiːʕ] ) is the oldest and first Islamic cemetery of Medina located in the Hejazi region of present-day Saudi Arabia . It is also known as Baqi al-Gharqad ( Arabic : بَقِيْع الْغَرْقَد , meaning "Baqiʿ of the Boxthorn "). Al-Baqi is reportedly founded by Prophet Muhammad and serves as the burial place for many of his relatives and companions, establishing it as one of the two holiest cemeteries in Islamic tradition. Monuments and mosques built on or near al-Baqīʿ were demolished under the Emirate of Diriyah in 1806. After their reconstruction, they were again demolished in 1926 under the Sultanate of Nejd , in accordance with their Wahhabi interpretation of Islamic law regarding idolatry . These demolitions were condemned across the Islamic world, but the Saudi government has rejected calls for reconstruction. Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.).