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Also known as Jannat al-Baqīʿ, Jannat Al-Baqi', Al-Baqi Cemetery, Baqi al-Gharqad

first Islamic cemetery of Medina, Saudi Arabia

Key facts

Established
C.E. 622 ; 1404 years ago ( 622 )
Location
Medina
Country
Saudi Arabia
Type
Muslim
Owned by
Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance
Number span no of interments
List of burials at Jannat al-Baqī

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
Islamic cemetery
Located in
Medina
Image
Perkuburan Baqi' (Maqbaratu al-Baqi') & Masjid al-Nabawi.jpg
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inception
0622-00-00
category for people buried here
Category:Burials at Jannat al-Baqī
Commons category
Al-Baqi'
native label
مقبرة البقيع
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Encyclopedic overview

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 Hejaz region of present-day Saudi Arabia. It is also known as Baqi al-Gharqad (Arabic: بَقِيْع الْغَرْقَد, meaning "Baqiʿ of the Boxthorn").

Al-Baqi was 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Baqi'” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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