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==Isma'il's Tomb== | ==Isma'il's Tomb== | ||
===Before Destruction=== | ===Before Destruction=== | ||
In the Fatimid period (297-567 AH), a great mausoleum was built over Isma'il's burial place. The walls of the mausoleum did not have any doors or windows. It was located out of Baqi' cemetery, fifteen meters away from the walls of the cemetery on the | In the [[Fatimid]] period (297-567 AH), a great mausoleum was built over Isma'il's burial place. The walls of the mausoleum did not have any doors or windows. It was located out of [[Baqi' cemetery]], fifteen meters away from the walls of the cemetery on the west side, facing the tombs of the four Imams in Baqi'. Half of its area was located on the street, and half of it on the sidewalk, and the [[pilgrims]] would visit his mausoleum from the sidewalk. | ||
Isma'il's grave was visited by shia pilgrims, especially Ismailis, and, according to Ayyashi's report in the 11th century AH, it was very popular. Iranian pilgrims would visit his grave during their stay in [[Medina]], and some of them have recorded descriptions of his mausoleum in their diaries. | |||
===After Destruction=== | ===After Destruction=== | ||
Isma'il's mausoleum was destroyed by Wahhabis among other tomes and graves in Baqi'. In 1394 AH, when the street on the west side of Baqi' was rebuilt, the area around Isma'il's grave was destroyed and Isma'il's body allegedly appeared intact. Then, it is reported, his body was transferred by the efforts of Isma'ili leaders to a place inside Baqi'. | Isma'il's mausoleum was destroyed by Wahhabis among other tomes and graves in Baqi'. In 1394 AH, when the street on the west side of Baqi' was rebuilt, the area around Isma'il's grave was destroyed and Isma'il's body allegedly appeared intact. Then, it is reported, his body was transferred by the efforts of Isma'ili leaders to a place inside Baqi'. | ||