JANNAT -UL- MOAALLA

1 . More or less six thousand companions of Prophet Muhammad sallallaho allihiwasalam have been buried in the holy grave yard of Makkah in which the grave of "Ummul Moumeneen Syeda Khateeja (R.A)" is the most important . She (R.A) was not only the first wife of Prophet (S. A. W.) but the first lady who embraced Islam. 2 . It is the second holiest grave yard of the world followed by holy cemetery of Madina-tul-munawarrah--JANNAT-UL-BAQQI--. Presently a road or fly over is dividing this grave yard in to two parts. Entering in from main gate you find yourself in new portion of the cemetery where the general muslims have been buried. Crossing new part of the cemetery a small under ground way leads to older part of the holy cemetery. This sub way is built under the dividing fly over road. 3. Important graves in Jannat-e-Moalla are: - Syeda Khateeja - Syed Qasim (son) - Abdullah bin Zubair - Asma bint Abu Bakar - Fazeel bin Abbas - Abdur-Rehman bin Abu Bakar. This cemetery also known as Al-Hajun. The Prophet(pbuh) used to visit it frequently. It is the 2nd holiest graveyard after Baqi. Those buried here include: Abd Manaf: Great, great grandfather of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) Grave of Hashim: Great grandfather of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) Grave of Abdul Muttalib Grandfather of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) Grave of Hazrat Abu Talib: Father of syedna Ali (R.A)