Al-Baqi

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Al-Baqi

Baqi' or Baqi' Paradise (Arabic: جنتاب البقيع) is a cemetery in the city of Medina, Saudi Arabia. Many of the Ahl al-Bayt and companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), including four of the Shia Imams (the second, fourth, fifth and sixth Imams), are buried here.

The history of Baqi' dates back to pre-Islamic times, but its historical age is not clearly specified in historical books. After the migration of Muslims to Medina, Baqi' was the only Muslim cemetery. Before the Muslims came there, the people of Medina buried their dead in the two cemeteries of "Bani Haram" and "Bani Salim" and sometimes in their homes. In fact, Baqi' is the first cemetery built by the Prophet Muhammad and by Muslims in the early days of Islam.

Baqi' is currently the burial place of four Shia Imams (Hasan Mujtaba, Sajjad, Muhammad Baqir and Ja'far al-Sadiq). The graves of the Prophet's wives (except Khadijah and Maimuna), as well as Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib, the Prophet's uncle, Fatimah bint Asad, the mother of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Umm al-Banin (the mother of Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas), and some other great figures of Islam are also located in this honorable place. Baqi' Cemetery is located a few steps from the Prophet's Mosque.

Almost all of the Prophet's companions and early Islamic figures are buried in this cemetery. However, only a few graves have a precise and known location. The graves of 24 members of the Prophet's family (Ahl al-Bayt) have a specific grave. These people include:

Halimah, the Prophet's nursing mother

All of the Prophet's wives (except Khadijah, who is buried in the Abu Talib cemetery in Mecca): Juwayriyyah, Umm Salamah, Zaynab daughter of Jahsh, Zaynab daughter of Khuzaymah, Sawda, Hafsa, Safiyyah, Umm Habiba, Aisha

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