Bab al-Saghir Cemetery
Maqbarah al-Bāb aṣ-Ṣaghīr (Arabic: مَـقْـبَـرَة الْـبَـاب الـصَّـغِـيْـر)[3] is the ancient maqbarah (Arabic: مَـقْـبَـرَة, cemetery) which is adjacent to the Bab al-Saghir gate.[4]
مَـقْـبَـرَة الْـبَـاب الـصَّـغِـيْـر | |
 From left to right, the graves of Maymunah (Umm Al-Hasan), Asma bint Umais, and Hamidah bint Muslim ibn Aqeel. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | Umayyad era[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | Syria[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°30′22″N 36°18′23″E[3] |
Interments
- Umm Kulthum, daughter of Ali and Fatimah
- Bilal al-Habashi, the Mu'adhin of Muhammad
- Muawiyah I
- Fatimah as-Sughra, daughter of Imam Husayn ibn Ali
- Fidha, the maid of Fatimah (Muhammad's daughter)
- Abdullah, son of the Fourth Imām, Ali Zaynul 'Aabideen
- Maymunah, daughter of the Second Imām, Hasan al-Mujtaba
- Asma, wife of Ja'far at-Tayyaar
- Hameedah, daughter of Muslim ibn Aqeel
- Kamaid bin Aswad al-Kindi, companion of Ali
- Obay ibn Ka'b
- Abdullah bin Umm Maktoum, Mu'adhin
- Nizar Qabbani, 20th century poet
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
- 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.
- "Places to Visit: Damascus". Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- 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.
- "Bab al-Saghir cemetery". IslamicLandmarks.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.