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The cemetery is also known as Jannatul Baqi (جنة البقيع) "The Garden of Heaven" which is located to the southeast of the Masjid un Nabawi, Madina Munawwara, Saudi Arabia.

The Origins of Al-Baqi 

Literally "al-Baqi" means a tree garden. It is also known as "Jannat al-Baqi" due to its sanctity, since in it are buried many of our Prophet's relatives and companions. The first companion buried in al-Baqi was Uthman b. Madhoon who died on the 3rd of Sha'ban in the 3rd year of Hijrah. The Prophet (s) ordered certain trees to be felled, and in its midst, he buried his dear companion, placing two stones over the grave. On the following years, the Prophet's son Ibrahim, who died in infancy and over whom the Prophet (s) wept bitterly, was also buried there. The people of Madina then began to use that site for the burial of their own dead, because the Prophet (s) used to greet those who were buried in al-Baqi by saying, "Peace be upon you, O abode of the faithful! God willing, we should soon join you. O' Allah, forgive the fellows of al-Baqi". Among other relatives of the Prophet (s) who were buried at al-Baqi are: his aunts Safiya and Aatika, and his aunt Fatima bint al-Asad, the mother of Imam Ali (a). 

Destruction of Janat ul Baqi

Destruction of Janat ul Baqi (Black Day) 8 Shawwal 1345 AH, 21st April 1925. The tragic event of the history of the world, "The Distruction of Janat ul Baqi" and how it was demolished by Wahabis and Salafis. Ziyarat of Jannat ul Baqi, Graves of our four Imams, Imam Hassan (as), Imam Zain ul Abideen (as), Imam Muhammed al Baqir (as) and Imam Jaffer il Sadiq. At night these graves are with out a single candle or any kind of light, while the palaces of the king are light with thousands of bulbs. Both Shia and Sunni condemn this act of disgrace towards the respectable personalities of Islam. Please be aware and spread awareness so that we recognize our enemies. Shia and Sunni unite against the hegemonic powers and their representatives. Let us all be prepared for the re-appearance of Our Imam (a.j.t.f). 

In 1925 Mausoleums in al-Baqi' were demolished by King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia the founder of the Nasabi-Wahabi regime of Al-e-Saud.. In the same year, he also demolished the tombs of holy personalities at Jannatul Mualla in Mecca where Muhammad's mother, wife, grandfather and other ancestors are buried. This happened despite protest by the international Islamic community. Jannat al-Mu'alla, the sacred cemetery at Makkah was destroyed alongwith the house where the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sawaws) was born. Since then, this day is a day of mourning for all Muslims.

Destruction of sacred sites in Hijaz by the Saudi Wahhabis continues even today. According to some scholars what is happening in Hijaz is actually a conspiracy plotted by the Jews against Islam, under the guise of Tawheed. The idea is to eradicate the Islamic legacy and heritage and to systematically remove all its vestiges so that in the days to come, Muslims will have no affiliation with their religious history.

Al-Baqi was razed to the ground, with no sign of any grave or tomb whatsoever. But the Saudis were still not quite satisfied with doing all of that. Their king ordered three black attendants at the Prophet's shrine to show him where the treasure of valuable gifts were stored. The Wahhabis plundered the treasure for their own use.

Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Arabic: المسجد النبوي‎  ‘Mosque of the Prophet’), often called the Prophet's Mosque, is a mosque situated in the city of Medina. As the final resting place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), it is considered the second holiest site in Islam by both Shia and Sunni Muslims (the first being the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca) and is the second largest mosque in the world.

One of the most notable features of the site is the Green Dome over the center of the mosque, where the tomb of Muhammad (pbuh) is located. It is not exactly known when the green dome was constructed but manuscripts dating to the early 12th century describe the dome. It is known as the Dome of the Prophet or the Green Dome.

 Subsequent Islamic rulers greatly expanded and decorated it. Early Muslim leaders Abu Bakr and Umar are buried in an adjacent area in the mosque.

The site was originally Muhammad's (pbuh), house; he (pbuh), settled there after his Hijra (emigration) to Medina, later building a mosque on the grounds. He(pbuh),  himself shared in the heavy work of construction. The original mosque was an open-air building. The basic plan of the building has been adopted in the building of other mosques throughout the world.

History

The original mosque was built by Muhammad (pbuh), next to the house where he settled after his journey to Medina in 622 AD. The original mosque was an open-air building with a raised platform for the reading of the Qur'an. It was a rectangular enclosure of 30 m × 35 m (98 ft × 110 ft), built with palm trunks and mud walls, and accessed through three doors: Bab Rahmah to the south, Bab Jibril to the west and Bab al-Nisa' to the east. The basic plan of the building has since been adopted in the building of other mosques throughout the world.

Inside, Muhammad (pbuh) created a shaded area to the south called the suffrah and aligned the prayer space facing north towards Jerusalem. When the qibla (prayer direction) was changed to face the Kaaba in Mecca, the mosque was re-oriented to the south. The mosque also served as a community center, a court, and a religious school. Seven years later (629 AD/7 AH), the mosque was doubled in size to accommodate the increasing number of Muslims.