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]

Maqbarah al-Bāb aṣ-Ṣaghīr
مَـقْـبَـرَة الْـبَـاب الـصَّـغِـيْـر
From left to right, the graves of Maymunah (Umm Al-Hasan), Asma bint Umais, and Hamidah bint Muslim ibn Aqeel.
Details
EstablishedUmayyad era[1]
Location
Damascus[2]
CountrySyria[2]
Coordinates33°30′22″N 36°18′23″E[3]

Interments

Notable interments:[2][5]

Ru'us al-Shuhada
Zarih of Martyrs of Karbala at Bab al-Saghir built by Mohammed Burhanuddin c. 1970.

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:

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
  1. Kramer, H. (12 April 2015). "Bab Al-Saghir Cemetery". The Complete Pilgrim. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. "Places to Visit: Damascus". Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. Demeter, D. (24 September 2014). "Damascus – Bab al-Saghir Cemetery (دمـشـق – مـقـبـرة الـبـاب الـصـغـيـر)". Syria Photo Guide. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. Barrani, S. "Bab Al-Saghir Cemetery". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. "Bab al-Saghir cemetery". IslamicLandmarks.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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