Jannat al-Mu'alla
Jannat al-Mu'alla (Arabic: جَنَّة ٱلْمُعَلَّاة, romanized: Jannah al-Muʿallāh, lit. 'The Most Exalted Paradise'), also known as the "Cemetery of Ma'la"[1] (Arabic: مَقْبَرَة ٱلْمَعْلَاة Maqbarah al-Maʿlāh) and Al-Ḥajūn (Arabic: ٱلْحَجُوْن), is a cemetery to the north of Al-Masjid Al-Haram, and near the Mosque of the Jinn in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It is the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad's wife, grandfather, and other ancestors are buried.
| Jannat al-Mu'allah | |
|---|---|
 Jannat al-Mu'alla cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Location | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 21°26′13″N 39°49′45″E |
| Type | Islamic |
| Owned by | Islam |
| No. of graves | Relatives of Muhammad |
History
Many of Muhammad's relatives were buried in this cemetery before his Hijrah in 622. Many domes and structures have been built or rebuilt over known graves over the years.[2] Tombs in this cemetery were demolished in 1925, the same year that the Jannat al-Baqi' cemetery in Medina was demolished by Saudi King, Ibn Saud. In traditional sunni Islam shrines are forbidden to build over a grave as to not take any saints or dead person for worship. This happened despite protests by the international shiites community.[3] Some Shiites continue to mourn the day the House of Saud demolished shrines in Al-Baqi, which has been named Yaum-e Gham or "Day of Sorrow", and protest the Saudi government's demolition of these shrines.
Notable interments
Historical figures buried here include:
- Abu Talib ibn Abdul-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad and father of Ali
- Abd Manaf, great-great-grandfather of Muhammad
- Abdul Mutallib, grandfather of Muhammad
- Khadija, wife of Muhammad
- Rahmatullah Kairanwi, 19th-century Indian Muslim scholar and author of Izhar ul-Haqq[4]
- Imdadullah Muhajir Makki, another 19th-century Indian Muslim scholar[5]
- Abu Turab al-Zahiri, 20th-century Muslim cleric
- Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki, 20th-century Sunni Muslim cleric
- Muhammadhadji Ubudi ad-Dagistani, 19th-century Sunni Muslim cleric
- Mulla Ali Qari Herawi, famous Sunni scholar of Tafseer Quran, Fiqh, Theology, Arabic Language
- Abdullah Ibn Zubair, a companion of Muhammad and a nephew of Aisha
- Asma' bint Abi Bakr, a companion of Muhammad and mother of Abdullah ibn Zubair
- Al Qasim ibn Muhammad, the first son of Muhammad and Khadija
References
- Tütüncü, Mehmet (2015). "The Uppsala Makkah Painting: A New Source for the Cultural Topography and Historiography for Mecca". In Buitelaar, Marjo; Mols, Luitgard (eds.). Hajj: Global Interactions through Pilgrimage. Leiden: Sidestone Press. pp. 137–163. ISBN 978-90-8890-285-7.
- "History of JANNAT AL-MAULLA". Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "History of the cemetery of Jannat al-Baqi". 23 December 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- Mawlāna Abd al-Rashīd Arshad. "Mujāhid-e-Islām Mawlāna Rahmatullah Kairānwi Muhājir Makki". In Deobandi, Nawaz (ed.). Sawaneh Ulama-e-Deoband (in Urdu). Vol. 1 (January 2000 ed.). Deoband: Nawaz Publications. p. 444.
Adapted from Āsār-e-Rahmat of Imdād Sābri
- Mawlāna Abd al-Rashīd Arshad. "Hadhrat Hāji Imdādullah Muhājir Makki". In Deobandi, Nawaz (ed.). Sawaneh Ulama-e-Deoband (in Urdu). Vol. 1 (January 2000 ed.). Deoband: Nawaz Publications. p. 367.
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