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== History of Demolition == | == History of Demolition == | ||
[[File:بقیع قبل از تخریب.jpg|thumbnail|Baqi' before demolition ]] | |||
* According to historical reports, choosing [[Baqi']] as the cemetery of Muslims was a decision of [[the Prophet (s)]] in the first year after Hijra. Since then, the Prophet's (s) [[Sahaba|companion]]s and many Muslims were buried in this cemetery and in the next years and centuries, gradually upon some of the graves such as the graves of [['Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|Abbas]] the uncle of the Prophet (s) and the four [[infallible Imams (a)]], domes and mausoleums were built. | * According to historical reports, choosing [[Baqi']] as the cemetery of Muslims was a decision of [[the Prophet (s)]] in the first year after Hijra. Since then, the Prophet's (s) [[Sahaba|companion]]s and many Muslims were buried in this cemetery and in the next years and centuries, gradually upon some of the graves such as the graves of [['Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib|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. | * 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. | ||