Al-Baqi Cemetery

The cemetery before the 1926 demolition

The former mausoleum of Fatimah, Abbas, Hasan ibn Ali, Ali as-Sajjad, Muhammad al-Baqir and Ja'far as-Sadiq

The Cemetery after the 1926 demolition. The Prophet's Mosque in far background, view towards west.

Panorama showing the cemetery, with the Qiblah being behind the photographer, view towards north.

The cemetery was demolished[1] by forces loyal to the Wahhabi-Saudi alliance in 1806 and 1925[7] (or 1926).[1][8]

At the beginning of the Wahhabis of Najd's nineteenth century (1806) control over Mecca and Medina, they demolished many of the religious buildings including tombs and mosques,[9] whether inside or outside the Baqi,[10] in accordance with their understanding of the Islamic doctrine forbidding idolatry.[1] These were razed to the ground[8][11] and demolished due to Wahhabi claims of grave worshipping.[12]

The clan of Saud regained control of the Hijaz in 1924[8] or 1925.[1] The following year King Ibn Saud granted permission to destroy the site with religious authorization provided by Qadi Abd Allah ibn Bulayhid, and the demolition began on 21 April 1926[8] (or 1925)[7][13] by Ikhwan ("The Brothers"), a Wahabbi religious militia.[14] The demolition included destroying "even the simplest of the gravestones".[1] British convert Eldon Rutter compared the demolition to an earthquake: "All over the cemetery nothing was to be seen but little indefinite mounds of earth and stones, pieces of timber, iron bars, blocks of stone, and a broken rubble of cement and bricks, strewn about."[8]

The second demolition was discussed in Majles-e Shora-ye Melli (The National Consultative Assembly of Iran) and a group of representatives was sent to Hijaz to investigate. In recent years, efforts were made by Iranian religious scholars and political figures to restore the cemetery and its shrines.[8] Both Sunni and Shia protested against the destruction[1][13] and rallies are held annually.[1][15] The day is regarded as Yaum-e Gham ("Day of Sorrow").[13] Prominent Sunni theologians and intellectuals have condemned the "unfit" situation of the Baqi cemetery but the Saudi authorities have so far ignored all criticism and rejected any requests for restoration of the tombs and mausoleums.[8]

• Halimah the milk-mother and nurse of Muhammad
• Wives of Muhammad, Sawdah bint Zam'ah, Aisha, Hafsa bint Umar, Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Umm Salama, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Umm Habiba, Juwayriya bint al-Harith, Safiyya bint Huyayy, Maria al-Qibtiyya except Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and Maymunah bint al-Harith who are buried in Jannatul Mualla in Mecca and at Sarif respectively.
• Ibrahim, Muhammad's son by Maria al-Qibtiyya, died in infancy
• Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad, is purportedly buried there, though the location of her grave is disputed.[16]
• Fatima bint Asad, aunt of Muhammad and mother of Ali.
• ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad.
• Umm ul-Banin, who married Caliph Ali after the death of Fatimah and Safiyyah, Atika aunts of Muhammad.
• Hasan ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad, son of Fatimah bint Muhammad and Ali.
• Zayn al-Abidin, the grandson of Fatima bint Muhammad who is the only adult male that survived the Battle of Karbala because he was sick and could not fight.
• Muhammad al-Baqir, son of ‘Alī ibn Ḥusayn.
• Ja'far as-Sadiq, son of Muhammad al-Baqir.
• Abdullah, son of Jaffar at-Tayyar, who was husband of Zainab, daughter of Ali and nephew of Ali
• (martyrs of Karbala).
• Aqeel ibn Abi Talib, the elder brother of Ali.
• Uthman ibn Affan, early companion, second cousin, third Sunni Caliph. Uthman ibn Affan was at first buried in a Jewish graveyard behind Al-Baqi', but later Muawiyah I extended Al-Baqi' to include Uthman.[17][18]
• Abdulmejid II 1868-1944

• Mohammad Hayya al-Sindhi, Scholar
• Imam Shamil, Muslim leader and freedom fighter from the Caucasus
• Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Scholar
• Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia
• Idris of Libya, King of Libya
• Hasan as-Senussi, Crown Prince of Libya
• Muhammad Zakariya Kandhalawi, Scholar and author of Fazael-e-A'maal
• Rafiuddin Deobandi, Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband

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  Grave of Halimah
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  Graves of Fatimah (single grave in front), Hasan, Imam Zain al-Abideen, Muhammad al-Baqir and Jafar as-Sadiq (2nd row left to right, 4 graves side by side), and ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (single grave at right)
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  Grave of wives of Muhammad, left to right: Maria al-Qibtiyya, Juwayriyya bint al-Harith, Hind bint Abi Umayya, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Sawda bint Zamʿa, Hafsa bint Umar, Safiyya bint Huyayy, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, Aisha bint Abi Bakr
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  The grave of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad
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  Grave of Uthman, with the Masjid an-Nabawi in the background, view towards the west. The Green Dome is also visible.
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  Graves of Abdullah ibn Ja'far and Aqeel ibn Abi Talib
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  Graves of Malik ibn Anas and Nafi‘ al-Madani
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  Imam Zain al-Abideen's desecrated grave at Al-Baqi' in Saudi Arabia