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Jannat al-Baqi is the main cemetery of مدینہ منورہ, located immediately southeast of مسجد نبوی. It contains the graves of many companions, wives of نبی کریم, and notable early Muslims, including Uthman ibn Affan (RA). نبی کریم (PBUH) used to visit and make دعا for its inhabitants. It is the most blessed cemetery in Islam after the one at Uhud.
Jannat al-Baqi has been a burial ground since the early days of Islam in مدینہ منورہ. The first companion buried here was Uthman ibn Maz'un (RA). Over time, it became the resting place of thousands of companions, scholars, and righteous Muslims. Notable burials include Uthman ibn Affan (RA), the wives of نبی کریم except Khadijah (RA) and Maymunah (RA), نبی کریم's son Ibrahim, his daughters, and his uncle Abbas (RA). The cemetery's structures were demolished in 1926 based on the ruling against elaborate tomb structures.
Jannat al-Baqi is the most sacred cemetery in مدینہ منورہ. نبی کریم (PBUH) regularly visited and made دعا for those buried here. A hadith states that those buried in Baqi will be among the first resurrected on the Day of Judgment. Visiting and making دعا for the deceased is an established sunnah.
Baqi cemetery is adjacent to مسجد نبوی and can be viewed from the مسجد's eastern side. It is open to male visitors after certain نمازs (timings vary). Women are generally not permitted to enter but can view from the perimeter. When visiting, make دعا for the deceased using the authentic دعائیں. Do not touch, kiss, or circumambulate graves. Photography may be restricted. The visit is a sunnah but not واجب. Dress modestly and maintain the quiet dignity appropriate for a cemetery.