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8th
Shawwal
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Destruction
of
Baqi
cemetery
opposite
Prophets
mosque
in
Medina |
21ST
APRIL
1925,
(8TH
SHAWWAL
1345
A.H.)
THE ISLAMIC
WORLD
WITNESSED
A
TRAGEDY
OF
UNPRECEDENTED DIMENSION
ONE
OF
THE
ISLAM'S
HOLIEST
PLACES,
JANNATUL-BAQI
WAS
DEMOLISHED
BY
SAUDI
GOVERNMENT
FILM
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HISTORY OF
THE CEMETERY
OF JANNAT
AL-BAQI .AT
MEDINA
This
cemetery
contains the
Graves of
the
Prophets
Grandson IMAM
HASAN ibn. ALI(as), his son IMAM ALI ibn.
AL-HUSAYN Zainal
abidin(as)
, &
His son
IMAM
MUHAMMAD BAQER ibn.
AI(as)I &
IMAM JA'FAR
E SADIQ -( PEACE
BE UPON
THEM) , aunt
Fatima bint
al-Asad, &
many other
prominent
personalities
On 8th
Shawwal,
Wednesday,
in the year
1345 AH
(April 21,
1925),
mausoleums
in Jannatul
al-Baqi (Madina)
were
demolished
by King Ibn
Saud. In
the same
year (1925),
he also
demolished
the tombs of
holy
personages
at Jannat
al-Mualla (Makkah)
where the
Holy Prophet
(s)'s
mother,
wife,
grandfather
and other
ancestors
are buried.
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 Zionists
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.
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".
The site of
the burial
ground at
al-Baqi was
gradually
extended.
Nearly seven
thousand
companions
of the Holy
Prophet (s)
were buried
there, not
to mention
those of the
Ahlul Bayt
(a). Imam
Hasan b. Ali
(a), Imam
Ali b.
al-Husayn
(a), Imam
Muhammad
al-Baqir
(a), and
Imam Ja'far
al-Sadiq (a)
were all
buried
there.
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). The
third caliph
Uthman was
buried
outside
al-Baqi, but
with later
extensions,
his grave
was included
in the area.
In later
years, great
Muslim
scholars
like Malik
bin Anas and
many others,
were buried
there too.
Thus, did
al-Baqi
become a
well-known
place of
great
historic
significance
to all
Muslims.
Weblink source
Jannatul
Baqi is a
much
esteemed
graveyard
located in
Al-Medinah
al-Munawwarah
in Saudi
Arabia. Many
of the great
companions
of the
Messenger (s.a.w.a.)
and
immaculate
members of
his (s.a.w.a.)
household
including
his (s.a.w.a.)
successors
are laid to
rest here:
-
Imam
Hasan b.
Ali � Al
Mujtaba
(a.s.)
-
Imam Ali
b.
Husain �
Zain al-Aabedeen
(a.s.)
-
Imam
Muhammad
b. Ali �
Al-Baqir
(a.s.)
and
-
Imam
Jafar b.
Muhammad
� Al-Sadiq
(a.s.)
In addition
to the
successors
of the
Messenger (s.a.w.a.),
prominent
and famous
companions
of the
Prophet (s.a.w.a.)
and his (s.a.w.a.)
close
relatives
are also
buried here:
-
Abbas b.
Abdul
Muttallib
(Prophet�s
(s.a.w.a.)
uncle)
-
Safiyya
binte
Abdul
Muttallib
and
Atika
binte
Abdul
Muttalib
(Prophet�s
aunts (s.a.w.a.))
-
Ibrahim
b.
Muhammad
(Prophet�s
(s.a.w.a.)
son)
-
Hazrat
Fatima
binte
Asad
(Prophet�s
(s.a.w.a.)
aunt and
Ameerul
Momineen�s
(a.s.)
mother (a.s.))
-
Aqeel b.
Abi
Talib
(Prophet�s
(s.a.w.a.)
cousin
and
Ameerul
Momineen�s
(a.s.)
brother)
-
Muhammad
b. Ali
b. Abi
Taalib,
famous
as
Muhammad-e-Hanafiyyah
(his
mother�s
name was
Hanafiyyah)
-
Hazrat
Ummul
Baneen
(mother
of Abul
Fazl
Abbas b.
Ali b.
Abi
Taalib (a.s.))
-
Ismail
b. Imam
Sadiq (a.s.)
-
Abdullah
b.
Jafar-e-Tayyaar
(a.s.)
These are
the
individuals
buried in
Baqi and
their graves
were adorned
with
mausoleums
and tombs.
Even today
Muslims have
preserved
pictures of
the tombs
and these
are widely
available on
internet
websites.
These tombs
were present
till 8th Shavval
1344 A.H
Al-Baqi as
viewed by
historians
Umar bin
Jubair
describes
al-Baqi as
he saw it
during his
travel to
Madina,
saying....
"Al-Baqi is
situated to
the east of
Madina. You
enter it
through the
gate known
as the gate
of al-Baqi.
As you
enter, the
first grave
you see on
your left is
that of
Safiya, the
Prophet's
aunt, and
further
still is the
grave of
Malik bin
Anas, the
Imam of
Madina. On
his grave is
raised a
small dome.
In front of
it is the
grave of
Ibrahim son
of our
Prophet (s)
with a white
dome over
it, and next
to it on the
right is the
grave of
Abdul-Rahman
son of Umar
bin
al-Khattab,
popularly
known as Abu
Shahma,
whose father
had kept
punishing
him till
death
overtook
him. Facing
it are the
graves of
Aqeel bin Abi Talib
and Abdullah
bin Ja'far
al-Tayyar.
There,
facing those
graves is a
small shrine
containing
the graves
of the
Prophet's
wives,
following by
a shrine of
Abbas bin
Abdul
Muttalib.
The grave of
Hasan bin
Ali (a),
situated
near the
gate to it's
right hand,
has an
elevated
dome over
it. His head
lies at the
feet of
Abbas bin
Abdul
Muttalib,
and both
graves are
raised high
above the
ground,
their walls
are panelled
with yellow
plates and
studded with
beautiful
star-shaped
nails. This
is how the
grave of
Ibrahim, son
of the
Prophet (s)
has alsobeen
adorned.
Behind the
shrine of
Abbas there
is the house
attributed
to Fatima,
daughter of
our Prophet
(s), known
as "Bayt
al-Ahzaan"
(the house
of grief)
because it
is the house
she used to
frequent in
order to
mourn the
death of her
father, the
chosen one,
peace be
upon him. At
the farthest
end of
al-Baqi is
the grave of
the caliph
Uthman, with
a small dome
over it, and
there, next
to it, is
the grave of
Fatima bint
Asad, mother
of Ali b.
Abi Talib
(a)"
After a
century and
a half, the
famous
traveller
Ibn Batuta
came to
describe
al-Baqi in a
way which
does not in
any way
differ from
the
description
given by Ibn
Jubair. He
adds saying,
"At al-Baqi
are the
graves of
numerous
Muhajirin
and Ansar
and many
companions
of the
Prophet (s),
except that
most of
their names
are
unknown."
Thus, over
the
centuries,
al-Baqi
remained a
sacred site
with
renovations
being
carried out
as and when
needed till
the Wahhabis
rose to
power in the
early
nineteenth
century. The
latter
desecrated
the tombs
and
demonstrated
disrespect
to the
martyrs and
the
companions
of the
Prophet (s)
buried
there.
Muslims who
disagreed
with them
were branded
as
"infidels"
and were
subsequently
killed.
The
First
Destruction
of Al-Baqi
The Wahhabis
believed
that
visiting the
graves and
the shrines
of the
Prophets,
the Imams,
or the
saints was a
form of
idolatry and
totally
un-Islamic.
Those who
did not
conform with
their belief
were killed
and their
property was
confiscated.
Since their
first
invasion of
Iraq, and
till
nowadays, in
fact, the
Wahhabis, as
well as
other rulers
of the Gulf
States,
having been
carrying out
massacres
from which
no Muslim
who
disagreed
with them
was spared.
Obviously,
the rest of
the Islamic
World viewed
those graves
with deep
reverence.
Had it not
been so, the
two caliphs
Abu Bakr and
Umar would
not have
expressed
their desire
for burial
near the
grave of the
Prophet (s).
>From 1205
AH to 1217
AH, the
Wahhabis
made several
attempts to
gain a
foothold in
Hijaz but
failed.
Finally, in
1217 AH,
they somehow
emerged
victorious
in Taif
where they
spilled the
innocent
blood of
Muslims. In
1218 AH,
they entered
Makkah and
destroyed
all sacred
places and
domes there,
including
the one
which served
as a canopy
over the
well of
Zamzam.
In 1221, the
Wahhabis
entered
Madina to
desecrate
al-Baqi as
well as
every mosque
they came
across. An
attempt was
even made to
demolish the
Prophet's
tomb, but
for one
reason or
another, the
idea was
abandoned.
In
subsequent
years,
Muslims from
Iraq, Syria,
and Egypt
were refused
entry into
Makkah for
Hajj. King
Al-Saud set
a
pre-condition
that those
who wished
to perform
the
pilgrimage
would have
to accept
Wahhabism or
else be
branded as
non-Muslims,
becoming
ineligible
for entry
into the
Haram.
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.
Thousands of
Muslims fled
Makkah and
Madina in a
bid to save
their lives
and escape
from the
mounting
pressure and
persecution
at the hands
of the
Wahhabis.
Muslims from
all over the
world
denounced
this Saudi
savagery and
exhorted the
Caliphate of
the Ottoman
Empire to
save the
sacred
shrines from
total
destruction.
Then, as it
is known,
Muhammad Ali
Basha
attacked
Hijaz and,
with the
support of
local
tribes,
managed to
restore law
and order in
Madina and
Makkah,
dislodging
the Al-Saud
clansmen.
The entire
Muslim world
celebrated
this victory
with great
fanfare and
rejoicing.
In Cairo,
the
celebrations
continued
for five
days. No
doubt, the
joy was due
to the fact
that
pilgrims
were once
more allowed
freely to go
for Hajj,
and the
sacred
shrines were
once again
restored.
In 1818 AD,
the Ottaman
Caliph Abdul
Majid and
his
successors,
Caliphs
Abdul Hamid
and
Mohammed,
carried out
the
reconstruction
of all
sacred
places,
restoring
the Islamic
heritage at
all
important
sites. In
1848 and
1860 AD,
further
renovations
were made at
the expense
of nearly
seven
hundred
thousand
pounds, most
of which
came from
the
donations
collected at
the
Prophet's
tomb.
The
second
plunder by
the Wahhabis
The Ottoman
Empire had
added to the
splendor of
Madina and
Makkah by
building
religious
structures
of great
beauty and
architectural
value.
Richard
Burton, who
visited the
holy shrines
in 1853 AD
disguised as
an Afghan
Muslim and
adopting the
Muslim name
Abdullah,
speaks of
Madina
boasting 55
mosques and
holy
shrines.
Another
English
adventurer
who visited
Madina in
1877-1878 AD
describes it
as a small
beautiful
city
resembling
Istanbul. He
writes about
its white
walls,
golden
slender
minarets and
green
fields.
1924 AD
Wahhabis
entered
Hijaz for a
second time
and carried
out another
merciless
plunder and
massacre.
People in
streets were
killed.
Houses were
razed to the
ground.
Women and
children too
were not
spared.
Awn bin
Hashim
(Shairf of
Makkah)
writes:
"Before me,
a valley
appeared to
have been
paved with
corpses,
dried blood
staining
everywhere
all around.
There was
hardly a
tree which
didn't have
one or two
dead bodies
near its
roots."
1925 Madina
surrendered
to the
Wahhabi
onslaught.
All Islamic
heritage
were
destroyed.
The only
shrine that
remained
intact was
that of the
Holy Prophet
(s).
Ibn Jabhan
says: "We
know that
the tomb
standing on
the
Prophet's
grave is
against our
principles,
and to have
his grave in
a mosque is
an
abominable
sin."
Tombs of
Hamza and
other
martyrs were
demolished
at Uhud. The
Prophet's
mosque was
bombarded.
On protest
by Muslims,
assurances
were given
by Ibn Saud
that it will
be restored
but the
promise was
never
fulfilled. A
promise was
given that
Hijaz will
have an
Islamic
multinational
government.
This was
also
abandoned.
1925 AD
Jannat
al-Mu'alla,
the sacred
cemetery at
Makkah was
destroyed
alongwith
the house
where the
Holy Prophet
(s) was
born. Since
then, this
day is a day
of mourning
for all
Muslims.
Is it not
strange that
the Wahhabis
find it
offensive to
have the
tombs,
shrines and
other places
of
importance
preserved,
while the
remains of
their Saudi
kings are
being
guarded at
the expense
of millions
of dollars?
Protest from
Indian
Muslims
1926,
protest
gatherings
were held by
shocked
Muslims all
over the
world.
Resolutions
were passed
and a
statement
outlining
the crimes
perpetrated
by Wahhabis
was issued
and included
the
following: -
-The
destruction
and
desecration
of the holy
places i.e.
the birth
place of the
Holy Prophet
[s], the
graves of
Banu Hashim
in Makkah
and in
Jannat
al-Baqi
(Madinah),
the refusal
of the
Wahhabis to
allow
Muslims to
recite
Ziyarah or
Surah
al-Fatiha at
those
graves.
-The
destruction
of the
places of
worship i.e.
Masjid
Hamza,
Masjid Abu
Rasheed, in
addition to
the tombs of
Imams and
Sahaba
(Prophet's
companions).
-Interference
in the
performance
of Hajj
rituals.
-Forcing the
Muslims to
follow the
Wahhabis
innovations
and to
abandon
their own
ways
according to
the guidance
of the Imams
they follow.
-The massacre
of sayyids
in Taif,
Madina,
Ahsa, and
Qatif.
-The
demolition
of the grave
of the Imams
at al-Baqi
which deeply
offended and
grieved all
Muslims
Protest from
other
countries
Similar
protests
were lodged
by Muslims
in Iran,
Iraq, Egypt,
Indonesia,
and Turkey.
All of them
condemn the
Saudi
Wahhabis for
their
barbaric
acts. Some
scholars
wrote tracts
and books to
tell the
world the
fact that
what was
happening in
Hijaz was
actually a
conspiracy
plotted by
the Jews
against
Islam, under
the guise of
Tawheed. The
idea was 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.
A partial
list of the
demolished
graves and
shrines
Al-Mualla
graveyard in
Makkah which
includes the
grave of
Sayyida
Khadija bint
Khuwailid
(a), wife of
the Prophet
(s), the
grave of
Amina bint
Wahab,
mother of
the Prophet
(s), the
grave of Abu
Talib,
father of
Imam
Ali (a), and
the grave of
Abdul
Muttalib,
grandfather
of the
Prophet (s)
The grave of
Hawa (Eve)
in Jeddah
The grave of
the father
of the
Prophet (s)
in Madina
The house of
sorrows
(bayt
al-Ahzan) of
Sayyida
Fatima (a)
in Madina
The Salman
al-Farsi
mosque in
Madina
The Raj'at
ash-Shams
mosque in
Madina
The house of
the Prophet
(s) in
Madina,
where he
lived after
migrating
from Makkah
The house of
Imam Ja'far
al-Sadiq (a)
in Madina
The complex
(mahhalla)
of Banu
Hashim in
Madina
The house of
Imam Ali (a)
where Imam
Hasan (a)
and Imam
Husayn (a)
were born
The house of
Hamza and
the graves
of the
martyrs of
Uhud (a)
Why
Respect
the
"Signs"
of Allah
"And He
shows you
His signs:
Which then
of Allah's
signs will
you deny?"
(Quran,
40:81)
Allah, the
Almighty and
All-Knowing
has referred
to the
"Signs" of
Allah
several
times in the
Holy Quran.
The "signs"
have been
places,
events,
personalities,
catastrophes
and many
other
things, but
one thing
which can be
observed
that
according to
the Holy
Quran, the
"Signs" (or
Ayats) are
meant to
remind
people of
Allah, His
Bounties,
His Mercy,
His Wrath,
and his
other
attributes.
Therefore,
places,
symbols,
historical
events or
personalities,
which serve
as reminders
and symbols
for
humanity,
and
strengthen
the bonds of
love and
submission
to Allah,
are to be
respected,
revered and
remembered,
not only as
a rite or
ritual but
also in
their true
spirit.
While the
Quran refers
to several
things, the
Signs are
generally
reminders
and symbols
for
humanity.
Therefore,
in addition
to those
"Signs"
mentioned in
the Holy
Quran,
events and
personalities
like Hazrat
Ibrahim's
sacrifice,
Imam
Hussain's
lesson from
Karbala,
Prophet
Muhammad's
character
and places
like
Masjid-e-Nabavi
and the Holy
Ka'bah, all
of which
serve to
strengthen
man's ties
and
attachment
to the
Almighty,
are to be
respected
and loved.
Since we
unfortunately
live in a
period when
we cannot be
contemporaries
of these
great
personalities
and evetns,
we seek
their
relics,
their traces
and that is
why things,
places and
relics
attributed
and
associated
with them
become so
important.
It is not
wrong to
strengthen
our love and
belief
through
symbols and
relics which
remind us of
these
people, and
subsequently,
of the
Divine Path
of these
Blessed
people,
Sirat-e-Mustaqeem.
This is one
reason why
Muslims
rever (or
remember)
the water of
Zamzam, the
stone
Hajar-e-Aswad,
the City of
the Prophet,
the Cave of
Hira, the
dust of
Karbala, the
"Devil's"
pillar which
is stoned
during Hajj,
the
Maqam-e-Ibrahim
(mentioned
in the Holy
Quran as a
place of
worship to
be respected
too)....
These form
our symbolic
and material
bonds to the
pure
remembrance
of these
divine
personalities...
Respect for
signs or
idol-worship?
Shirk?
Some
people in their
ignorance think
that Tawhid
means love and
respect only for
Allah, and thus
they attribute
respecting and
loving these
symbols as
"shirk"
(associating
someone with
Allah) and they
condemn all
these things.
Their point:
Entertaining the
love of anyone
other than Allah
is shirk.
However they
cannot
understand the
point that when
we respect the
Maqam-e-Ibrahim,
we are not
worshipping a
stone or a
place, rather
cherishing and
re-living the
memory of Hazrat
Ibrahim, whom we
love. And we
love Hazrat
Ibrahim for his
love for Allah
and because
Allah loves
him...
Therefore, when
we trace this
line of "love",
we find that it
originates from
and ends at the
Almighty
Creator, the
Most Merciful!!
If we read the
following
Quranic verses,
(both occurring
continuously),
we observe that
in the first
verse, Allah has
described
"shirk"
(associating
someone with
Allah) as a
"fall from high
on" and indeed,
one who
associate others
with Allah, is
like one who has
fallen from a
high pedestal to
the greatest
depths...
"Being upright
for Allah, not
associating
aught with Him
and whoever
associates
(others) with
Allah, it is as
though he had
fallen from on
high, then the
birds snatch him
away or the wind
carries him off
to a far-distant
place." [Quran,
22:31]
However we see
that in the very
next verse,
Allah has
allowed respect
for the "signs"
of Allah, and in
fact, declared
it as the
outcome and
natural result
of piety and
purity of hearts
and feelings.
Therefore, these
two verses
indicate that
respecting and
loving the signs
of Allah cannot
be "equated"
with shirk, and
indeed, it is a
sign of piety...
"That (shall be
so); and whoever
respects the
signs of Allah,
this surely is
(the outcome) of
the piety of
hearts." [Quran,
22:32]
Respect for the
"Signs" of Allah
recommended...
"O you who
believe! do not
violate the
(sanctity of
the) signs
appointed by
Allah nor the
sacred month,
nor (interfere
with) the
offerings, nor
the sacrificial
animals with
garlands, nor
those going to
the sacred house
seeking the
grace and
pleasure of
their Lord"
[Quran, 5:2.9]
So the Quran
tells us to
respect the
sanctity of
people going to
the sacred house
for seeking the
grace of Allah.
Even animals and
some sacred
months have
sanctity which
should not be
violated...
Finally, as an
answer to the
allegations of
"shirk" by those
people who
reject these
signs and
symbols and
instead of
respecting and
loving them,
seek to destroy
or erase them,
...But none
reject Our Signs
except only a
perfidious
ungrateful
(wretch)!"
[Quran, 31:32]
The
Tragedy of
al-Baqi
Jannat-al-Baqi
is the famous
burial place of
great
personalities
without whom the
history of Islam
is incomplete,
in fact, some of
them wrote the
history of Islam
with their deeds
and
achievements.
The Prophet's
companion Usman
bin Mazoon was
the first
companion to be
buried there on
instructions by
the Prophet
(SA). The
Prophet's son,
Ibrahim, who
died in infancy
(and was very
dear to the
Prophet) was
also buried
there. Then the
Prophet's
beloved grandson
Hazrat Imam
Hasan (AS), was
also laid to
rest in
al-Baqi.
Al-Baqi has the
graves of three
more stars of
the Prophet's
family, his
grandsons,
Hazrat Ali ibn
Imam Husain,
Hazrat Muhammad
Baqir ibn Ali
ibn Imam
Hussain, and
Hazrat Jafar
Sadiq ibn
Muhammad Baqir
ibn Ali ibn Imam
Hussain.
The descendants
of Prophet
Muhammad through
Imam Hussain and
the noble
members of his
Ahle Bait.
These are the
Aal-e-Muhammad
(descendants of
Muhamamd) on
whom you shower
Salwat and
Durood daily in
your prayers...
The Prophet's
aunt, the mother
of Imam Ali,
Hazrat Fatima
binte Asad also
rests here. The
grave of the
Prophet
Muhammad's
uncle, Hazrat
Abbas ibn Abdul
Muttalib also
lies here...
However, on 8th
Shawwal,
Wednesday, in
the year 1345 AH
(April 21,
1925),
mausoleums in
Jannatul al-Baqi
(Madina) were
demolished by
King Ibn Saud.
In the same year
(1925), he also
demolished the
tombs of holy
personages at
Jannat al-Mualla
(Makkah) where
the Holy Prophet
(s)'s mother,
wife,
grandfather and
other ancestors
are buried.
While the
monarchs have
bulldozed and
razed these
symbols and
reminders of the
Sirat-e-Mustaqeem
to ground, they
continue to
enjoy a life
which is known
to all. Isn't
it a matter of
shame for the
entire Muslim
nation that
while they build
fancy mausoleums
and shrines for
their political
leaders, sufi
saints and their
parents and
family members,
but they try to
erase the signs
and remains of
the beloved
family of
Prophet Muhammad
(may peace be
upon him and his
progeny)?
Destruction of
sacred sites in
Hijaz by the
Saudi government
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.
Where are all
those champions
and "defenders"
of the
Sahaaba?
Why are they
silent when not
only the name,
but the very
graves and
traces of the
noble Sahaba are
being erased?
Where is the
Muslim nation
which offers
durood and
blessings on the
family of
Muhammad, five
times a day in
their prayers?
Why this
demolition??
It is a sorry
shame that while
nations and
countries around
the world spend
millions to
preserve their
cultural
heritage and
efforts are
being made to
preserve the
ruins of
Mohenjodaro and
Harrappa
civilizations,
the so-called
Muslims do not
attach even any
"archaelogical"
significance to
these remains
and traces of
the Islamic
civilization,
and quite
incomprehensibly,
are endeavoring
to ruin them!!
Some
Questions and
their Answers
Q. The excuse is
that pilgrims to
Mecca and Medina
and the lovers
of Ahle Bait
visit these
sites for
"Ziarat" and
respect them and
perform acts
expressing their
love and respect
for those names
and
personalities,
to whom these
sites are
attributed.
The answer to
this may be
looked for in
the Holy Quran,
where Allah
declares the
hills of Safa
and Marwa as His
Signs:
"Surely the Safa
and the Marwa
are among the
signs appointed
by Allah; so
whoever makes a
pilgrimage
to the House or
pays a visit (to
it), there is no
blame on him if
he goes round
them both; and
whoever does
good
spontaneously,
then surely
Allah is
Grateful,
Knowing."
[Quran, 2:158]
Allah and those
blessed with
divine knowledge
only know why
these two
landmarks have
been declared as
the Signs of
Allah??? One
popular Islamic
significance of
these places is
the memory of
Bibi Hajira,
(wife of Prophet
Ibrahim) and
performing
Sai. Another
reason may be
that these
landmarks are
the birthplace
of Islam, and
the light of
Islam shone and
spread out from
here.. Yet
another reason
may be that by
alluding to Safa
and Marwa, the
Quran indicates
and hints, that
respecting and
revering
historical and
religious
landmarks and
symbols, is not
prohibited, and
indeed, is
highly
recommended if
they incite love
and devotion to
Allah, by
reminding us of
those "blessed"
by Allah, on the
Sirat-e-Mustaqeem.
Notice the tone
and words of the
above Quranic
verse, which
seem to allow
and permit an
act, which might
cause some
ignorant people
to "Blame" and
condemn it, and
it has been
declared that
whoever does
good
spontaneously,
with good
intentions and
purity of heart,
then his reward
is with Allah,
the All-Knowing.
Q. Another
excuse which is
often brought up
to justify this
hideous act is
that pilgrims to
these sites
performed
"inappropriate"
actions and even
went to the
extent of
performing
prostration,
Sajdah to these
graves, which is
shirk and a sin,
and therefore,
it must be
prevented.
A very simple
answer to this
question is that
IF the Sajdah is
wrong, then it
should be
prevented and
the people
should be
stopped, instead
of bulldozing
the cemtries! If
today out of
love and
veneration,
Muslims start
performing
Sajdah at
Prophet
Muhammad's
rauza, will they
go out and
bulldoze the
entire
Masjid-e-Nabavi
to ground, in
order to prevent
Muslims from
shirk???
To explain the
"IF" in the
above paragraph,
I will mention
two incidents
from the Quran.
It may be said
that Sajdah is a
symbolic act, of
love and
veneration. And
every act has an
outer form and
an inner form to
it. The Sajdah
which we perform
for Allah, the
Al-Mighty and
Sustainer, is
the Sajdah of
submission,
devotion and an
acknowledgement
of His
Mastership, His
Power and His
Authority. This
Sajdah is
reserved only
for Allah, and
performing it
for anyone else,
is a shirk and a
sin.
However we find
in Quran that
Allah ordered
the angels (and
Iblis) to
prostrate to
Hazrat Adam??
All complied
except Iblis,
who was
condemned and
punished for not
obeying. Surely
this Sajdah was
not the one
which is
reserved for
Allah, rather
one of love and
respect to the
Khalifa of
Allah.
Again in Quran
we find that
Hazrat Yaqub and
the brothers of
Hazrat Yusuf
prostrated
before him.
First we see
that Hazrat
Yusuf mentioned
his dream to his
father,
"When Yusuf said
unto his father:
O my father! Lo!
I saw in a dream
eleven planets
and the sun and
the moon,
I saw them
prostrating
themselves unto
me." [Quran,
12:4.2]
and then the
realization and
fulfilment of
this vision:
"And he raised
his parents upon
the throne and
they fell down
in prostration
before him, and
he said: O my
father! This is
the significance
of my vision of
old; my Lord has
indeed made it
to be true; and
He was indeed
kind to me..."
[Yusuf 12:100]
We can see that
even Hazrat
Yaqub, a Prophet
himself
performed this
prostration
alongwith his
sons, to Hazrat
Yusuf.
Therefore, since
one cannot dare
attribute their
actions to
"shirk", we can
safely conclude
that the Sajdah,
the prostration,
can also be
performed out of
love, and as a
token of respect
and veneration,
and is different
in intentions
and spirit from
the Sajdah
reserved for
Allah, the
Al-Mighty.
Therefore,
without
understanding
the intentions,
emotions and
feelings of the
lovers and
pilgrims, one
has got
absolutely no
right to violate
the sanctity of
the religious
landmarks...
A point which
we
would like my
friends to
notice, (as they
must have
observed in the
above list of
demolished
signs) that
there is
particular
emphasis on
demolishing the
graves,
cemeteries,
mosques and
houses of the
close family of
Prophet Muhammad
(SA). It
is strange that
the sites
attributed to
his grandsons,
his beloved
daughter, his
uncle, his
parents and
grandfather and
his noble
companions, are
being destroyed
and demolished
instead of being
preserved???
Aren't these the
very "near
relatives",
loving whom is
our "attempted"
reward for the
services of the
Prophet
Muhammad??
"Say (O
Muhammad!): I do
not ask of you
any reward (or
fee) for it (my
service to you)
but love for my
near relatives"
[Quran, 42:23]
Is this how the
so-called
Muslims attempt
to reward their
Prophet??
Will any muslim
bulldoze his
son's grave out
of love and
respect??? Why
this harsh
treatment to the
family of
Prophet Muhammad
then??
Why this
bias and hatred
against the
family of
Prophet Muhammad(P)
The
answer is quite
simple. One who
hates the family
of Prophet
Muhammad cannot
be a Muslim,
since his
durood, his
salams and his
prayers are all
void without
loving Prophet
Muhammad and his
blessed family.
Therefore, in
the first place,
these ruins of
al-Baqi identify
and expose the
hypocrates and
the black-sheep
amongst the
Muslim ranks,
snatching away
the masks from
their faces and
revealing their
true intentions
and feelings of
hatred for Islam
and its
heritage... and
very
appropriately
so, since
exposing tyranny
and evil is a
tradition of the
family of
Prophet
Muhammad, which
reached its
apogee in the
supreme
sacrifice of the
beloved grandson
of Prophet
Muhammad, in the
plains of
Karbala. It is
only to be
expected of the
sites attributed
to them to carry
on their noble
task...
The people who
today take out
their hatred and
bitternes over
these cemtries
and shrines, are
the same, who
brutally
martyred the
beloved grandson
of Prophet
Muhammad (SA),
barely 50 years
after his
death...
These people,
the party of
Yazeed have time
and again tried
to wipe out the
traces of
Aal-e-Muhammad
(SA), because
they know that
this house will
keep exposing
them, and
continue raising
voice against
their tyranny,
till Inshallah,
the promised
victory is
attained...
Therefore, these
people have
always tried to
erase the signs
of Ghadeer,
Khyber and
Karbala, and
every time,
their hatred
itself exposes
them..!!!
Hazrat Yusuf's
example and the
roots of
animosity
against
Aal-e-Muhammad.
Also, this
hatred and bias
is due to
jealousy and the
handiwork of
Shaitaan.. I
will give the
analogical
example of
Hazrat Yusuf
(AS) once
again.
Interestingly,
Allah has
mentioned Hazrat
Yusuf (AS) and
his brothers
also as the
"Signs" of
Allah, probably
because their
incident, their
feelings and
their history
has a lot of
resemblance to
later events and
carry several
lessons.
"Verily in
Joseph and his
brethren are
signs (of
Allah's
Sovereignty) for
the seekers
(after Truth)."
[Quran, 12:7]
Allah
"preferred" him
and blessed him
with his
"grace", and
gave him special
knowledge...
"Thus thy Lord
will prefer thee
and will teach
thee the
interpretation
of events, and
will perfect His
grace upon
thee and upon
the family of
Jacob as He
perfected it
upon thy
forefathers,
Abraham and
Isaac. Lo! thy
Lord is Knower,
Wise." [Quran,
12:6]
Therefore, it is
history that
when Allah
blesses and
"prefers" some
of his beloved
people over
others, and
endows them with
knowledge and
wisdom, the
people around
them become
jealous and try
to inflict harm
on them, and try
to desist other
people from
loving them,
(like the
brothers of
Yusuf attempted
to do) and to
remove their
traces...
Then the Quran
relates in
Hazrat Yusuf's
words the cause
of this jealousy
and hatred, and
identifies the
"leader" of the
party...
"My Lord was
indeed kind to
me when He
brought me forth
from the prison
and brought you
from the desert
after the
Shaitan had sown
dissensions
between me and
my brothers,
surely my Lord
is benignant to
whom He pleases;
surely He is the
Knowing, the
Wise. " [Quran,
12:100]
By comparing
this analogy,
this rule may be
established that
wherever you see
animosity and
hatred against
those
"preferred" by
Allah and
blessed with
"divine
knowledge", you
will know the
"leadership"
behind those
opposing the
"divine" party,
is "Satanic" in
nature and
origin....
The ruins of
Al-Baqi call out
to you...
The link from
al-Baqi to
Karbala is
obvious: Hatred
against the
family of
Prophet Muhammad
(SA)...
This very
attempt to erase
and hide those
cemetries and
symbols and to
wipe them out of
people's hearts
and memories is
reason for us to
justify that
what is it, what
is the message,
and who are
those people,
whose traces are
being erased so
anxiously and
viciously in the
21st century??
What harm can a
few shrines do
to these
powerful
monarchs??? Why
in particular,
are these
so-called
Muslims so
anxious to wipe
away the traces
of Aal-e-Muhammad,
the Ahle Bait of
the Prophet???
Why in
particular are
the graves of 4
grandsons of the
Prophet (the
Imams incl
Hassan the
grandson of
prophet)
have been
demolished and
not being
rebuilt???
An even greater
cause for
concern is the
fact that this
party virtually
rules the
"Islamic
kingdom" and
heads the Ummah???
Shouldn't we
find out their
credibility and
reject their
leadership if it
is un-Islamic???
These
Khadimeen-e-Haramain
wa-Sharafain,
these greedy
monarchs, are
weilding their
financial
resources also
to distort and
confuse the real
spirit of
Islam...
Those of you who
have been lucky
enough to visit
Saudi Arabia for
pilgrimage, will
confirm that
there is a
control and
restriction on
the books and
literature which
can be brought
in, especially
religious
books. Why are
they so anxious
to block out
this literature
and these
books???
Shouldn't this
opposition and
these anxious
efforts be
enough reason
for you all to
investigate and
find out???
Shouldn't this
perplexing
hatred against
the blessed
family of
Prophet Muhammad
appeal to your
intellectual and
religious
curiosity and
motivate to find
out more about
them???
Shouldn't you be
interested that
why tragical
incidents like
Karbala and
al-Baqi have
occurred again
and again in
history??? Why
has there always
been an
opposition
group, anxious
to martyr the
grandson of the
Prophet, anxious
to demolish
their cemetries,
anxious to wipe
away their
traces???
Once you go
through these
books, many of
the
misconceptions
and confusions
about the
sectarian
differences will
be understood,
and people will
realize why
these
misconceptions
and hateful
slogans are
directed towards
these sects...
..
We invite you all
to put aside
hesitations,
confusions,
doubts and
misconceptions
and read
the easily
available
resources around
you to learn and
find out for
yourself the
truth... Maybe
you will realize
that sectarian
differences are
nothing, merely
some vested
interests at
work to erase
the traces and
message of
Prophet Muhammad
and his blessed
family...
Baqi before
destruction
Baqi After
Destruction
JANNAT
-UL- BAQEE
1.
The most pious and spiritual grave yard of the world is called, "Jannat-ul-Baqee"
where a number of companions (RA), wives daughters and other family members
of Prophet Muhammad (saw) are lying to rest. In the
time of Prophet (saw) live hood, this grave yard was
thought to be out side the Madina city but after the vast extension, now it
has now come just adjacent to Masjid-e-Nabvi. If you come out from
Masjid-e-Nabvi, through Baqee Gate, or Jibrael (AH) Gate you will see few
yards ahead a boundary wall at a little height. This is JANNAT -UL -BAQEE'S
wall. Stairs are made to reach at the height.
2. Men
can visit this grave yard going inside but ladies are not allowed even to
go up near the wall of the graveyard. Ladies must present their Salaam
outside Baqee. Baqee is very clean and tidy grave yard. No bush and tree is
there. All the graves are made of mud. No concrete constructions over the
graves are made. Pavement and passages are made for easy walking but there
is no sign over the graves have been given to know the name of the buried
personality.
View of
holy cemetery -Madina
The map of
Baqee Grave Yard will help you to locate the Graves exactly you want.
(Consult Map below) Baqi
map pdf
1 page map image
A look of
complete cemetery and passages of holy Madina Jannat-ul-Baqee
Map and location chart of
holy graves of holy companions and family members of Prophet
Muhammad (saw) in Jannat-ul-Baqee
A LOOK OVER
FEW IMPORTANT AND HOLY GRAVES IN JANNAT-UL-BAQEE
Grave of Syedna Imam Hassan
as and 3 other Imams
Graves of Ahl-e-Bait
(prophet family graves)
Here is the
grave of Syedna Hassan radi Allah ho ta�ala anhu who was the beloved grand
son of Prophet Muhammad (saw).For Syedna Hassan and
Syedna Hussain R.A, Prophet (saw) used to say that
those are two flowers of heaven
Grave of
Hazrat Ibrahim R.A. (Son of Prophet Mohammed saws
)
He was
beloved son of prophet (saw). He passed away in his
child hood. His mother was um-ul-momeeneen Syeda Maria Qutbia who herself
lying to rest in Jannat-ul-Baqee
Grave of Hazrat Haleema R.A.
Syeda Haleema Sadia got honour to feed her milk to beloved
prophet Hazrat Muhammad sallellaho alaihi wasallam when he sallellalho
alaihi wasallam was handed over to her. According to Arabic custom an infant
just after his birth had been handed over to a nurse or governess for better
care in open and healthy atmosphere outside city. Syeda Haleema Sadia
belonged to Banu Saad (Saad family)
Grave of wives of Prophet
Muhammad (saw)
Almost all the wives except Syeda Khadija R.A are
lying rest here in Jannat- ul-Baqee.
Grave of Hazrat Safia R.A.
on extreme
left ----grave of Syeda Safia radi Allah o tala anha in middle----- grave of
Atika
on right----grave of Ummul-Baiza last two are also aunt of prophet9saw)
Syeda Safia was the only confirmed aunt (fathers� sister) of Prophet
Muhammad (saw) who embraced Islam. She used to love her
nephew very much. She was brave woman. She was accompanied
with the soldiers of Islam in the battle of Uhad. She worked in this battle
as a kind hearted nurse. She used to clean wounds and bandaged over them.
She supplied and helped injured soldiers of Islam to
drink water in battle field.
Graves of daughters of Prophet Muhammad
(saw)
These are the graves of beloved
daughters of Prophet Muhammad(saw)
No1.
Syeda Zainab R.A
No2.
Syeda Umm-e-Kulsoom R.A
No3.
Syeda Ruqiya R.A
Grave of Syedna
Abbas Radi Allah Tala Anhu
Real uncle of Prophet (saw)
This is the
grave of Syedna Abbas radi Allah ho ta�ala anhu----He was the one out of 2
uncles of Prophet (saw)'who embraced Islam. Other one
is Syedna Hamza R.A, who is buried in the battle field of Uhad in Madina
munawarrah.
Grave of
Abdullah bin Jaffar-Tayyar
&Aqeel bin Abutalib
Cousin of Prophet Sallella ho
Alaihi Wa'alehi wa sallam
Weblink source
Jannatul Baqi is a much esteemed graveyard located in Al-Medinah al-Munawwarah
in Saudi Arabia. Many of the great companions of the Messenger (s.a.w.a.)
and immaculate members of his (s.a.w.a.) household including his (s.a.w.a.)
successors are laid to rest here:
- Imam Hasan b. Ali � Al Mujtaba (a.s.)
- Imam Ali b. Husain � Zain al-Aabedeen
(a.s.)
- Imam Muhammad b. Ali � Al-Baqir (a.s.)
and
- Imam Jafar b. Muhammad � Al-Sadiq (a.s.)
In addition to the successors of the Messenger (s.a.w.a.), prominent and
famous companions of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and his (s.a.w.a.) close
relatives are also buried here:
- Abbas b. Abdul Muttallib (Prophet�s
(s.a.w.a.) uncle)
- Safiyya binte Abdul Muttallib and
Atika binte Abdul Muttalib (Prophet�s aunts (s.a.w.a.))
- Ibrahim b. Muhammad (Prophet�s (s.a.w.a.)
son)
- Hazrat Fatima binte Asad (Prophet�s
(s.a.w.a.) aunt and Ameerul Momineen�s (a.s.) mother (a.s.))
- Aqeel b. Abi Talib (Prophet�s (s.a.w.a.)
cousin and Ameerul Momineen�s (a.s.) brother)
- Muhammad b. Ali b. Abi Taalib,
famous as Muhammad-e-Hanafiyyah (his mother�s name was Hanafiyyah)
- Hazrat Ummul Baneen (mother of Abul
Fazl Abbas b. Ali b. Abi Taalib (a.s.))
- Ismail b. Imam Sadiq (a.s.)
- Abdullah b. Jafar-e-Tayyaar (a.s.)
These are the individuals buried in Baqi and their graves were adorned with
mausoleums and tombs. Even today Muslims have preserved pictures of the
tombs and these are widely available on internet websites. These tombs were
present till 8th Shavval
1344 A.H. Apart from these great personalities, graves of approximately
seven thousand famous companions are located in Baqi. Similarly, many
scholars of the early days of Islam are also buried here, like Imam Maalik �
the founder of the Maaliki school, one of the four Sunni schools. Like with
other graves a tomb was also built over his grave.
The first attack
on Baqi � 1220 A.H.
The attack was first engineered by the Wahhabis in 1220 A.H. i.e. when the
first Saudi government was overthrown by the Usmani government. In 1220 A.H.
Wahhabis entered Medinah to demolish Baqi and tried to demolish many mosques
instead of Baqi. They initially tried to pull down the dome of the mausoleum
of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) but apparently refrained from it due to fear of
reprisal.
The Usmani government renovated the mausoleums and Shias and Sunnis from all
over the world accumulated funds for its renovation. Consequently, beautiful
tombs were created in Baqi and visitors from all over the world at the time
of Hajj, Umrah and Ziyaarah paid their respects to these tombs.
However, this was just the beginning of the nightmare for the Islamic world.
The Day of
Demolition
The Day of Demolition as it came to be known later was the day of breaking
down of all mausoleums and tombs in Baqi.
In 1344 A.H. when Aal-e-Saud � Saudi family gained complete control of
Mecca, Madinah and its neighborhood, they decided to wipe out the signs of
the holy places, Jannatul Baqi, companions and family of the Prophet
(s.a.w.a.) from the map of Islam. For this, they obtained rulings from the
scholars of Madinah to make it easy for themselves and to gain support of
the people of Hijaz who were previously not ready for their rule.
Rulings for
demolition
Aal-e-Saud dispatched Qaaz al-Quzzaah Sulaiman b, Bulaihar so that he could
obtain the desired rulings from the scholars of Madinah. For this, he posed
questions to the scholars of Madinah in such a manner that the answers, as
per the Wahhabi viewpoint, were present in the questions themselves.
Similarly, the jurists (muftis) were informed beforehand to respond with the
desired answers or they would be declared polytheists and killed if they
failed to repent. The questions and answers were published in a Mecca-based
magazine �Ummul Qora� in the Shavval 1344 A.H. edition.
Sulaiman b. Bulaihar posed the following question:
- What do the scholars of Al-Madinahh
Al-Munawwarah, may Allah increase their knowledge and understanding,
have to say � Is it permissible to construct a structure and mosque over
graves?
- If it is not permissible and Islam
strongly prohibits it, then is it obligatory to demolish them and stop
Muslims from praying namaz there?
- Can graves, structures and tombs
constructed on an endowed land like Baqi whose some parts are not useful
considered as usurped? Should not they be demolished at the earliest to
do away with the oppression perpetrated on the deserving ones?
The scholars of Madinah, out of fear and greed replied to Sulaiman ibn
Bulaihar as stated below:
Building a structure over graves has been collectively prohibited in
traditions. Hence many scholars have given the verdict of the necessity of
breaking them and we would like to take support of a tradition on the
authority of Imam Ali (a.s.) wherein he instructed Abil Hayyaj: I command
you to accomplish something which the Messenger of God (s.a.w.a.) had
ordered me. It is that you destroy any image and any grave that you see
before making it level (with the ground).
At this stage, we do not wish to comment on this tradition except that Quran
permits building of a structure on graves as advocated in Surah Kahf (18): Verse
XX. The Muslim nation is united on this reality and has been
building graves in every era. In fact, the companions have never opposed
building structure over graves, which explains why tombs and mausoleums
existed in Baqi until they were destroyed and the graves of the first and
second caliphs continue to be enshrined.
And lastly, the tradition of Abil Hayyaj, which the Wahhabis quote freely,
is unreliable as it does not meet the criteria of a Sahih tradition from
aspects of text and chain of narrators and more importantly contravenes the
Noble Quran, the foremost test of a tradition�s reliability.
Destruction and
looting
Between 1205 A.H. and 1217 A.H., the Wahhabis attempted to occupy Hijaz
several times but remained unsuccessful until they captured Taif in 1217
A.H. killing many Muslims in the process. In 1218 A.H., they attacked Mecca
and destroyed all the holy places including the structure built over the
well of Zam Zam.
In 1216 A.H., in the month of Zilqad, the Wahhabis attacked Karbala, seized
it and killed many people in the streets and markets and plundered it until
midday before abandoning the city with lot of wealth and goods. Saud himself
took one-fifth of the looted amount and gave one part of the remaining loot
to the soldiers on foot and two parts to the horsemen (because as per them
this was a war against the disbelievers).
Attack on Holy
City of Mecca
In 1344 A.H. i.e. 1925 A.D. before the Wahhabis attacked Jannatul Baqi, they
attacked the graveyard of Mecca which is still known as Jannatul Mo�alla and
is the most revered cemetery after the cemetery of Baqi. The Prophet of God
(s.a.w.a.) used to visit this graveyard, where
- his (s.a.w.a.) great grandfather
Abdul Manaf
- grandfather Abdul Muttallib (a.s.)
- uncle Abu Talib (a.s.) and
- wife Khadija (s.a.) are buried.
There was a mausoleum and a tomb on each of their graves. The Wahabbis
demolished all of them before turning towards Madinah. It should be noted
that their destructive aims were accomplished only after many Muslims were
martyred in the skirmishes. The Wahhabis did not stop at killing, they made
the sure to loot the mausoleums afterwards.
Destruction and
disrespect of Baqi
It was on Wednesday, 8th Shavval
1344 A.H. i.e. 21st April
1925, under the commandership of Abdul Aziz b. Saud � the Wahhabis
surrounded Madinah and fought its defenders and evicted the officials of the
Usmani government out of Madinah and then went on to destroy the graves of
Imams (a.s.) i.e. grave of Imam Hasan-e-Mujtaba (a.s.), Imam Zainul Abideen
(a.s.), Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) and Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.).
Other graves were also not spared viz. those of Abbas b. Abdul Muttallib,
Safiyya binte Abdul Muttallib, Atika binte Abdul Muttalib, Ibrahim son of
Messenger (s.a.w.a.), Ummul Baneen, Ismael b. Imam Sadiq (a.s.), Abdullah b.
Jafar-e-Tayyaar, Halimah Saada and approximately seven thousand companions
of the Messenger (s.a.w.a.). Imam Malik�s grave was also demolished.
Killing and
plundering by the Wahhabis
Whenever the Wahabbis attacked the holy places, they not only killed Muslim
men, women, children and the aged, but also plundered the streets and
markets and took with them abundant wealth.
Historians have documented that the Wahhabis looted forty trunks of
diamonds, ornaments, and rubies and nearly one hundred swords with pure gold
sheaths laden with diamonds and rubies from the mausoleums of Baqi in
Madinah.
The Hard
Heartedness of the Wahabbis
The historian Jameel Siddiqui Zahavi has documented details of the Wahhabi
attack on Taif � The head of a suckling child was severed while still
clutched to the mother�s neck. People gathering the Quran were killed. When
houses were abandoned out of fear, they entered shops and mosques and killed
the people in varying states of worship � be it bending or prostration.
Books, mostly Quran and other religious and books of jurisprudence including
extracts from Sahih-e-Bukhari and Muslim were thrown in the markets and
trampled on.
Such killing and plundering was not surprising from the followers of
Muhammad b. Abdul Wahhab as they deemed other Muslims as disbelievers and
polytheists and considered Mecca and Madinah as House of War and House of
Disbelief which they redeemed after gaining control over it.
Views of the great
jurist Ayatullah Al-Uzma Lutfullah Saafi Gulpaigani (r.a.)
The great and renowned jurist and Marja-e-Taqleed of the Shias, author of
various books, defender of Imamat and Wilayat of Ahle Bait (a.s.), the
propagator of Imamat and Wilayat with the special grace of Imam-e-Zamana
(a.t.f.s.), the author of the renowned book Muntakhab al-Asar fi Imam Saani
Ashar, declared Sunday 8th Shavval,
as a day of great calamity for the Muslim nation. He declared � This
calamity has occurred not only on the Shias and the Ahle Bait (a.s.) but on
the entire Muslim nation and is a loss and detriment which has befallen on
Islam through this worst incident and inappropriate action. It is a loss
equal to several losses put together.
The holy mausoleum
in the history of Islam
Ayatullah Saafi Gulpaigani (r.a.) has declared the blessed mausoleums and
other effects related to Imams (a.s.) as the complete history of Islam. He
stated � Wahhabis have destroyed the history of Islam and worse than that is
in these eighty years they did not stop at only this act but destroyed and
desolated everything which bore a trace the Prophet�s Ahle Bait (a.s.).
These were memorials of Islam, blessings of Islam and the history of Islam
does not have any apparent signs without them.
This great jurist of the Shias has pointed towards the fact that all nations
and religions have protected and renovated their historical signs and
effects. This act persuades the Muslims to protect and safeguard the
corporal history of Islam. Hence he said � Just as these symbols are
protected in the entire world, the signs of Islam should also be protected
so that whoever is blessed with the visitation of Mecca and Madinah,
witnesses Islam closely even centuries after its advent.
Ayatullah Saafi Gulpaigani (r.a.) blames the enemies of Islam and selfish
nature of the Salafis for this incident and elaborates � The real intention
of the enemies of Islam and the Salafis is to destroy Islam and since they
found this act as a debasement and an ignominy for themselves, they
persuaded a group to commit this crime.
A �Day of Grief�
for Muslims
Ayatullah Saafi Gulpaigani (r.a.) addressed the Muslims, particularly the
Shias and said � The Shias and Muslims should be aggrieved and sorrowful on
this day (8th Shavval)
and should curse and condemn these criminals.
Certainly the Proof of Allah � Imam-e-Zamana (a.t.f.s.) is also mournful and
grief-stricken when he witnesses the desolate state of Baqi, particularly
the state of his forefathers� (a.s.) graves.
Let us participate in the grief of the Ahle Bait (a.s.) and express our
sense of disgust at the actions of the Wahhabis and pray for the earliest
reappearance of Imam-e-Zamana (a.t.f.s.).
O Allah! Hasten the reappearance of Imam-e-Zamana (a.t.f.s.)
