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Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
Jannatul Baqi
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| Southeast of the Masjid al-Nabawi, Medina, Saudi Arabia

Jannat al-Baqī‘ is a cemetery in Medina, the Hijazi region of present-day Saudi Arabia. It is located to the southeast of the Prophet's Mosque, which contains the qabr of Muhammad. It is also known as Baqī‘ al-Gharqad .The grounds hold much significance for Muslims, being the resting place of many of Muhammad's relatives and companions. Many traditions relate Muhammad issuing a prayer every time he passed it. A Jewish graveyard was once located behind Jannat al-Baqi. The Umayyad rulers took down the wall of the Jewish cemetery and widened the Muslim graveyard to enclose the tomb of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan within it.
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