Jannat al-Baqi cemetery

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Islamic holy site burial ground cemetery

Jannat al-Baqi cemetery is a historic Islamic burial ground in Medina, Saudi Arabia, revered as the resting place of many of the Prophet Muhammad’s family members, companions, and early Muslim figures.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Jannat al-Baqi 6
Al-Baqi Cemetery 3
Al-Baqi 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy site ⓘ
burial ground ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ
access restricted visiting hours for pilgrims ⓘ
adjacentTo eastern side of Prophet's Mosque ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
surface form: Al-Baqi

Baqi al-Gharqad ⓘ
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
surface form: Jannat al-Baqi
associatedWith Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
Muhammad ⓘ
surface form: Prophet Muhammad

Sahaba ⓘ
burialPlaceOf al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ
surface form: Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib

Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ
surface form: Al-Hasan ibn Ali

Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ
Fatimah bint Asad ⓘ
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ⓘ
Ja'far al-Sadiq ⓘ
Muhammad al-Baqir ⓘ
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
surface form: Uthman ibn Affan

many companions of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
wives of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
burialPolicy continues to be used as an active cemetery for residents of Medina ⓘ
city Medina ⓘ
controlledBy Government of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
surface form: Saudi authorities
controversy demolition of shrines and domes caused dispute among Muslims ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
demolishedBy Wahhabism ⓘ
surface form: Saudi Wahhabi authorities
demolitionYearApprox 1925 ⓘ
denominationAssociation Shia Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
era early Islamic period ⓘ
establishedInCentury 7th century ⓘ
etymology name means Garden of al-Baqi in Arabic ⓘ
governedBy regulations of the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs ⓘ
hasFeature simple unmarked graves in modern period ⓘ
heritageStatus important pilgrimage site for Muslims ⓘ
historicalEvent historic mausoleums and structures were demolished in the 20th century ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Al Madinah Province ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ
Medina ⓘ
locatedNear Al-Masjid an-Nabawi ⓘ
pilgrimagePractice Muslims recite prayers for the deceased there ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
significance resting place of early Muslim figures ⓘ
resting place of many companions of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
resting place of many family members of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
visitedBy Hajj pilgrims ⓘ
Umrah pilgrims ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi → adjacentTo → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → alsoKnownAs → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jannat al-Baqi
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery → alsoKnownAs → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Baqi
Aisha bint Abi Bakr → burialPlace → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jannat al-Baqi
Hafsa bint Umar → burialPlace → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Baqi cemetery
Hasan ibn Ali → burialPlace → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jannat al-Baqi
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad → burialPlace → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Baqi Cemetery
Ruqayyah bint Muhammad → burialPlace → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Baqi Cemetery
Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad → burialPlace → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
Umm Salama → burialPlace → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Baqi Cemetery in Medina
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan → burialPlace → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
subject surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
this entity surface form: Jannat al-Baqi
al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib → burialPlace → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Baqi Cemetery
Green Dome → contains → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: tomb of Umar ibn al-Khattab
Hejaz → containsIslamicSite → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jannat al-Baqi
Medina → hasCemetery → Jannat al-Baqi cemetery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jannat al-Baqi