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Demolition of al-Baqīʿ refers to the event of demolition of historical and religious graves and shrines of al-Baqi' cemetery by the Wahhabis of contemporary time. The demolition of al-Baqi' was followed by serious protests in Muslim countries, including Iran. Wahhabis destroyed places and graves in al-Baqi' two times, once in 1220/1805-6 and the second time in 1344/1926. Many Shi'a hold gatherings, remember the event and mourn on Shawwal 8 of every year, which is known as Yawm al-Hadm (Day of Demolition).
- According to historical reports, choosing al-Baqi' as the cemetery of Muslims was a decision of the Holy Prophet (s) in the first year after Hijra. Since then, the Prophet's (s) companions and many Muslims were buried in this cemetery and the next years and centuries, gradually upon some of the graves such as the graves of Abbas, the uncle of the Prophet (s) and the four infallible Imams (a), domes and mausoleums were built.
- Religious and historical places of this cemetery were always important to Muslims around the world and at the time of hajj, pilgrims of hajj often go to Medina and visited this cemetery and the graves and shrines there.
- With the emergence of Wahhabis in Hijaz who were inspired by the ideas of Ibn Taymiyya, believed that building anything upon graves and visiting them is against monotheism and thus they destroyed all buildings of such form in different regions of Hijaz.......
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Today Tuesday, 8 April, 2025 / 8 Shawwal, 1446
- 811 CE - Birth of Imam al-Jawad (a) (Rajab 10, 195)
- 1897 CE - Demise of Mirza Abu l-Hasan Jilwa (Dhu l-Qa'da 6, 1314)
- 1996 CE - Demise of Sayyid Murtada Husayni Mar'ashi Najafi.[1] (Dhu l-Qa'da 19, 1416)
- 1980 CE - Martyrdom of al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, a Shi'a jurist, an exegete of the Qur'an, thinker and also a political activist in Iraq. (Jumada I 22, 1400)
- 1980 CE - Martyrdom of Bint al-Huda al-Sadr, the sister of al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr. (Jumada I 22, 1400)
- 2013 CE – Demise of 'Abd al-Hadi al-Fadli a Shia scholar and one of the influential figures of the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. (Jumada I 27, 1434 AH)
- 1344 AH – The second Demolition of al-Baqi' (shrines of Shi'a Imams) by Wahhabis took place in Yawm al-Hadm. (April 21, 1926 CE)
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- ↑ Ḥāʾirī, Rūzshumār-i shamsī, 1386Sh, p.51.