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Jannatul Mualla; This cemetary is where Khadija, the wife of the Prophet (pbuh) is buried.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannatul_Mualla

 

"Jannatul Mualla ( جنة المعلى - Jannatul Mu'alla ) also known as Al-Hajun, is a famous cemetery located in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Famous historical figures buried here include:

 

* Abd Manaf - Great, great-grandfather of Muhammad

* Grave of Hashim - Great-grandfather of Muhammad

* Grave of Abdul Muttalib - Grandfather of Muhammad

* Grave of Aamina - Mother of Muhammad

 

(some sources state that Aamina was buried in Abwa, where the Seventh Twelver Shī`a Imām, Musa al-Kadhim was born)[1]

 

* Grave of Abu Talib: Uncle of Muhammad and father of the First Shī`a Imām, Ali

* Grave of Khadija: First wife of Muhammad and mother of Fatimah

* Qasim: son of Muhammad who died in his infancy

* Grave of Qutbul Ujud Imaam Fassi a great sufi saint and the founder of Fassiyatush shadhiliyya branch of Shadhiliyya tariqa

 

Tombs in this cemetery were demolished in 1925, the same year that the mausoleums in Jannatul Baqee were demolished by Saudi King, Ibn Saud."

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