Bab al-Saghir Cemetery
Bab al-Saghir Cemetery is an Islamic cemetery in Damascus, Syria. It is about 200 meters to the southwest of the Bab al-Saghir gate.
History
Stephanie Mulder in a book documenting and analyzing medieval Alid shrines in Syria points out that the "tomb in the Bab al-Saghir cemetery is consistently mentioned in medieval Arabic sources from the late twelfth century onwards, and the text-based findings relating to its location, original structure, phases of development and various patrons, afford well with the rich architectural evidence documented." The place has notable Islamic interments. The 20th century poet Nizar Qabbani is also buried here.Interments
Companions of Muhammad
- Abd Allah ibn Umm Maktum, early Medinian Muslim
- Asma bint Umays, wife of Abu Bakr, Ali, and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
- Bilal ibn Rabah, the first muezzin and secretary of treasure of Medina's Islamic state
- Ubayy ibn Ka'b, early Medinian Muslim and scribe of Muhammad
- Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, converted to Islam in 630; first Umayyad caliph.
Alid community
- Umm [Kulthum bint Ali|Umm Kulthum], Ali and Fatimah's daughter, alleged wife of caliph Umar
- Fatimah al-Sughra, daughter of Husayn ibn Ali
- Fidda, the maid of Fatimah
- Kamaid ibn Aswad al-Kindi, a companion of Ali
- Maymunah, daughter of Hasan ibn Ali
- Hameedah, daughter of Muslim ibn Aqil
- Abdullah, son of Zayn al-Abidin
Umayyad kings
- Al-Walid I, sixth Umayyad caliph
Shrines and Mosques
Maqam Ru'us Al-ShuhadaMaqam Ru'us ash-Shuhada’, also known as Ganj-e-sarha-e-shuhada’-e-Karbala, or Raous al-Shuhada, the former burial place of the heads of the casualties in Husayn's army at Karbala. Among them:
Tomb of Muawiya I
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Mosque and tomb of Umm Kulthum
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Tomb of Bilal
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