JANNATUL Baki صحابہ کرام کی قبر مبارک جنت البقی مدینہ منورہ

Al-Baqi is reportedly founded by 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.[1] These demolitions were condemned across the Islamic world, but the Saudi government has rejected calls for reconstruction.
An aerial view of al-Masjid al-Nabawi and Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi is the largest cemetery located in Madinah and is located next to Masjid Nabawi. It is thought to contain the graves of at least 10,000 companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Unfortunately, it is impossible to identify these graves today as they are unmarked.

It has three entrances; one on the north side, another on the east and its main entrance is on the western side. This entrance is used by visitors and for when burials take place.

The area between Jannatul Baqi and Masjid Nabawi is known as Bayn al-Haramayn and used to contain the houses of Ahl al-Bayt as well as a marketplace. These no longer exist and have been replaced by a white marble plaza. You can now see the eastern exits of Masjid Nabawi from the entrance of Jannatul Baqi.

The size of Jannatul Baqi is said to have been about 80m2 in size. Today, this has grown to a massive 175,000m2, having been extended in 1373/1953-54.
Jannatul Baqi (Arabic: جنة البقيع; “Garden of Baqi”), also known as Baqi al-Gharqad (Arabic: بقیع الغرقد‎‎; “Baqi of the Boxthorn”) is the main cemetery in Madinah, located to the southeast of Masjid al-Nabawi. It contains the graves of many prominent members of the Prophet’s family ﷺ, as well as graves belonging to the Sahaba, Tabi’in, scholars and righteous people.
1 Meaning of Baqi
2 Location and Size of Jannatul Baqi
3 Virtues of Baqi
4 The First to be Buried in Jannatul Baqi
5 Prominent Graves of Jannatul Baqi
5.1 Ahl al-Bayt (Family of the Prophet ﷺ)
5.2 Daughters of the Prophet ﷺ
5.3 Wives of the Prophet ﷺ
5.4 Relatives of the Prophet ﷺ
5.5 Imam Malik and Imam Nafi
5.6 The Prophet’s Son ﷺ and Close Companions
5.7 Martyrs of Harra
5.8 Uthman ibn Affan
5.9 Halima al-Sa’diyya
5.10 Sa’d ibn Mu’adh and Abu Sa’id al-Khudri
5.11 Aunts of the Prophet ﷺ
6 History of Jannatul Baqi
6.1 The Construction of Mausoleums and Tombs
6.2 Renovations
6.3 Bayt al-Ahzan (the House of Sorrows)
6.4 The First Destruction of Baqi
6.5 Rebuilding of Baqi
6.6 The Second Destruction of Baqi
7 Jannatul Baqi Today
8 Map
9 References
Meaning of Baqi
The word baqi (Arabic: بقيع) means “a plot or tract of land that contains a mixture of plants”. It is related to the word biqa, meaning a large expanse of land, although the word baqi specifically refers to land containing trees or remnants of trees, such as roots or trunks.

The main type of tree that grew in the area was al-Gharqad, commonly known as Nitre bush. The scientific name for this species of tree is Nitraria retusa. It can be found throughout the Arabian peninsula and is used in traditional medicine. It is no longer found in Baqi today.

Location and Size of Jannatul Baqi
An aerial view of al-Masjid al-Nabawi and Jannatul Baqi
An aerial view of al-Masjid al-Nabawi and Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi is the largest cemetery located in Madinah and is located next to Masjid Nabawi. It is thought to contain the graves of at least 10,000 companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Unfortunately, it is impossible to identify these graves today as they are unmarked.

It has three entrances; one on the north side, another on the east and its main entrance is on the western side. This entrance is used by visitors and for when burials take place.

The area between Jannatul Baqi and Masjid Nabawi is known as Bayn al-Haramayn and used to contain the houses of Ahl al-Bayt as well as a marketplace. These no longer exist and have been replaced by a white marble plaza. You can now see the eastern exits of Masjid Nabawi from the entrance of Jannatul Baqi.

The size of Jannatul Baqi is said to have been about 80m2 in size. Today, this has grown to a massive 175,000m2, having been extended in 1373/1953-54.
Jannatul Baqi in the early 1900s
The Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said:

Two cemetaries illuminate for the people of Paradise just as the sun and moon illuminate the Earth, our cemetary in Baqi’ (cemetary of Madinah), and the cemetary of Asqalan.1
It is also reported that he ﷺ said:
Al-Hujun and Baqi’ cemeteries in Makkah and Medina are taken by their edges and scattered in paradise. Indeed, I intercede for whoever dies in them.2
Abdullah ibn Umar narrates that the Prophet ﷺ said:
Whoever is able to die in Madina should do so, for surely I will intercede for the one who dies in Madina.3
Umm Qays narrates that she saw the Prophet ﷺ in Jannatul Baqi, who said to her: