Bab al-Saghir Cemetery
مَـقْـبَـرَة الْـبَـاب الـصَّـغِـيْـر | |
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Established | Umayyad era[1] |
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Country | Syria[2] |
Coordinates | 33°30′22″N 36°18′23″E / 33.50611°N 36.30639°E[3] |
Maqbarah al-Bāb aṣ-Ṣaghīr (Arabic: مَـقْـبَـرَة الْـبَـاب الـصَّـغِـيْـر)[3] is the ancient maqbarah (Arabic: مَـقْـبَـرَة, cemetery) which is some 200 meters to the southwest of the Bab al-Saghir gate.[4]
Interments[]
- Umm Kulthum, granddaughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Bilal al-Habashi, Mu'adhin of Muhammad
- Muawiyah I, Umayyad Caliph
- Fatimah as-Sughra, daughter of Husayn ibn Ali
- Fidha, the maid of Fatimah
- Abdullah, son of the Fourth Shia Imām, Ali Zaynul 'Aabideen
- Maymunah, daughter of Hasan al-Mujtaba
- Asma, wife of Ja`far bin Abī Tālib
- Hameedah, daughter of Muslim ibn Aqeel
- Kamaid bin Aswad al-Kindi, companion of Ali
- Obay ibn Ka'b
- Ibn Umm Maktūm, Mu'adhin
- Nizar Qabbani, 20th century poet
Stephanie Mulder in a book documenting and analyzing medieval Alid shrines in Syria points out that the "tomb [dedicated to Sukayna bint al-Husayn] in the Bab al-Saghir cemetery is consistently mentioned in medieval Arabic sources from the late twelfth century onwards, and the text-based findings relating to its location, original structure, phases of development and various patrons, afford well with the rich architectural evidence documented."[6][page range too broad]
Ru'us al-Shuhada[]
Maqam Ru'us ash-Shuhada’ (Arabic: مَـقَـام رُؤُوس الـشُّـهَـدَاء, lit. 'burial place of head of the martyrs'), also known as Ganj-e-sarha-e-shuhada’-e-Karbala, or Raous al-Shuhada, the former burial place of the heads of the casualties in Husayn's army at Karbala.[2] Among them:
- Ali Abbas ibn Ali
- Ali Akbar ibn Husain
- Al-Qasim ibn Hasan
- Hurr ibn Yazid ar-Riyahi
- Habib ibn Muzahir
Shrines[]
The following tombs are also found within this cemetery,[2] however these are empty graves created for the purpose of ziyārah (Arabic: زِيَـارَة), with the actual graves being at Jannaṫul-Baqī‘ (Classical Arabic: جَـنَّـةُ الْـبَـقِـيـع), in Medinah, Saudi Arabia:
- Wives of Muhammad:[5]
- Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayyah
- Ramlah bint Abi-Sufyan
- Hafsa bint Umar
- Abdullah, son of Ja‘far aṭ-Ṭayyâr, and husband and cousin of Zaynab bint Ali
- Abdullah, son of the Sixth Ja`farī Shī`ite Imām, Ja'far as-Sadiq
Other religious significance[]
In addition, the area has the well from which the Fourth Shi'ite Imam, Ali Zayn al-Abidin used to perform wuḍú’ (Arabic: وُضُـوء).
References[]
- ^ Kramer, H. (12 April 2015). "Bab Al-Saghir Cemetery". The Complete Pilgrim. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Places to Visit: Damascus". Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Demeter, D. (24 September 2014). "Damascus – Bab al-Saghir Cemetery (دمـشـق – مـقـبـرة الـبـاب الـصـغـيـر)". Syria Photo Guide. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Barrani, S. "Bab Al-Saghir Cemetery". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bab al-Saghir cemetery". IslamicLandmarks.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Mulder, Stephennie (2014). "3". The Shrines of the 'Alids in Medieval Syria: Sunnis, Shi'is and the Architecture of Coexistence. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 129–41. ISBN 978-0-7486-4579-4.
- Cemeteries in Syria
- Geography of Damascus