Jannat al-Mu'alla

Jannat al-Mu'allah
Jannat al-Mu'alla cemetery
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Location
Makkah, Hijaz
CountrySaudi Arabia
Coordinates21°26′13″N 39°49′45″E / 21.43694°N 39.82917°E / 21.43694; 39.82917
TypeIslamic
Owned byIslam
No. of gravesRelatives of Muhammad

Jannat al-Mu'alla (Arabic: جَنَّة ٱلْمُعَلَّاة, romanizedJannah al-Muʿallāh, lit.'The Most Exalted Paradise'), also known as the "Cemetery of Ma'la"[1] (Arabic: مَقْبَرَة ٱلْمَعْلَاة Maqbarah al-Maʿlāh) and Al-Ḥajūn (Arabic: ٱلْحَجُوْن), is a cemetery to the north of Al-Masjid Al-Haram, and near the Mosque of the Jinn in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It is the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad's wife, grandfather, and other ancestors are buried.

  1. ^ Tütüncü, Mehmet (2015). "The Uppsala Makkah Painting: A New Source for the Cultural Topography and Historiography for Mecca". In Buitelaar, Marjo; Mols, Luitgard (eds.). Hajj: Global Interactions through Pilgrimage. Leiden: Sidestone Press. pp. 137–163. ISBN 978-90-8890-285-7.