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Al Baqi Cemetery

Jannatul Baqi is the oldest and most sacred Islamic cemetery in Medina. It holds over 10,000 companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), including many family members and early leaders, with graves marked only by simple stones. 4th Caliph Uthman ibn Affan, Ahl al-Bayt members such as Hasan ibn Ali, daughters Zainab, Rukayya, and Umm Kulthum, along with Imam Zayn al-Abidin, Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq. Many wives of the Prophet (Aisha, Umm Salama, others) and his aunt Safiyyah are also buried here