Muslims in Mumbai Mark 100th Anniversary of Baqi Cemetery Destruction
Organized by IAYF (Isna Ashari Youths Foundation), the event was held at Moghul Masjid with the attendance of religious leaders as well as hundreds of people.
On the 8th of Shawwal, Wednesday, in the year 1345 AH (April 21, 1925), mausoleums in Jannatul Al-Baqi (Madina) were demolished by King Ibn Saud.
In the same year (1925), he also demolished the tombs of holy personages at Jannat al-Mualla (Makkah) where the Holy Prophet (s)'s mother, wife, grandfather, and other ancestors are buried.
Muslims across India have observed Youm-e-Inhedam Jannatul Baqi across the country and carried out mourning processions to mark the tragic event.
At Moghul Masjid, religious leaders like Maulana Mahdi Mahadavipour, Maulana Husain Mehdi Husaini, and Maulana Ghulam Hasan Noori in their speeches strongly condemned the demolition of the holy shrines adding that their protest would continue till the restoration of the dignity of the holy shrines. Around 50 more religious speakers and more than 500 people attended the protest.
They said that the reconstruction of 'Jannatul Baqi' is an issue of faith and spirituality.
They lodged strong protests on the dilapidated condition of 'Jannatul Baqi' while they also presented condolences to the holy Prophet (PBUH) on the destruction of holy shrines.
