al-Baqi' (Baqi' al-Gharqad)
بقيع الغرقد
Medina's great cemetery east of the Prophet ﷺ's Mosque; As'ad ibn Zurara was the first Muslim buried there on Abu Hatim's account via Razin — 'Uthman ibn Maz'un the first of the Emigrants — and al-Samhudi lists among its merits the resurrection of seventy thousand from it in the image of the moon without reckoning, angels who whenever it fills take it by its edges and empty it into Paradise, answered prayer at the corner of Dar 'Aqil beside it, and the mosque of Banu Hudayla inside it right of its gate 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
al-Baqi al-Gharqad: the great cemetery of the city, east of the Prophet's mosque, in Medina. Asad ibn Zurara was the first of the Muslims buried in it, according to the report of Abu Hatim transmitted by Razin, and Uthman ibn Maz'un was the first of the emigrants. Al-Samhudi mentions among its virtues that seventy thousand of its dead are sent to Paradise without reckoning, and that prayers are answered at the corner of the house of Aqil beside it. Inside it there was a mosque of Banu Hudayla on the right of whoever enters by its gate. 2 3
Connections
- Part of
- Medina
People and things also explored
Mosque of the Two Qiblas· Prophet's Mosque· The Sanctuary of Medina· Judaism in Arabia before Islam· Medina's society at the Hijra· The utum (tower-fortresses) of Yathrib· Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness· Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina
Sources
- Wafa al-Wafa bi-akhbar dar al-Mustafa — al-Samhudi (older print), p. 91, 271
- Wafa al-Wafa bi-akhbar dar al-Mustafa — al-Samhudi (older print), p.91
- Wafa al-Wafa bi-akhbar dar al-Mustafa — al-Samhudi (older print), p.271
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Baqi' (Baqi' al-Gharqad)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/baqi-al-gharqad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.