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(Redirected from Bāb ar-Raḥma Cemetery) Islamic cemetery in Jerusalem

Not to be confused with Golden Gate Cemetery (San Francisco, California) or Golden Gate National Cemetery.
Bab al-Rahma Cemetery
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LocationJerusalem
Coordinates31°46′44″N 35°14′13″E / 31.77889°N 35.23694°E / 31.77889; 35.23694

Bab al-Rahma cemetery is located along the eastern wall of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. It extends from Bab Al-Asbat (Lions' Gate) to the end of the Al-Aqsa Mosque wall near the Umayyad palaces on the southern side. It has an area of about 23 acres. The Bab al-Rahma cemetery contains many graves of the Companions, most notably Ubadah ibn al-Samit and Shadad ibn Aus, and on the graves of Mujahideen who participated in the conquest of Jerusalem during the Omari and Ayyubid conquests. The road to Lions' Gate separates the cemetery in two, Bab al-Rahma Cemetery to the south and Al-Asbat Gate Cemetery to the North.

Since at least 2011, Palestinian sources assert that the Israeli government intends to convert part of the cemetery into a biblical garden. According to Israel's courts and Nature and Parks Authority, work near the cemetery is minor and no displacement of graves is allowed. Despite the restriction, burial activities continue with adding new graves on a regular basis, providing ongoing water contamination of the Gihon spring in the City of David.

References

  1. "Bab al-Rahmah Cemetery (Jerusalem) - Madain Project (en)". madainproject.com.
  2. "Renovating the Bab ar-Rahmah Cemetery | Muslim Hands UK". muslimhands.org.uk.
  3. "Bab al-Rahma Cemetery of Jerusalem lies next to Old City's Wall".
  4. A Guide to Muslim & Christian Holy Places in Jerusalem. Passia.org. 1 February 2014. pp. 101–102.
  5. "Israel court decides to turn Rahma graveyard into Jewish garden". The Palestinian Information Center. 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011.
  6. "The Bab al-Rahmah Cemetery: Israeli Encroachment Continues Unabated".
  7. Jubeh, Nazmi (2018). "The Bab al-Rahmah Cemetery: Israeli Encroachment Continues Unabated". Journal of Palestine Studies. 48: 88–103. doi:10.1525/jps.2018.48.1.88. S2CID 158187284.
  8. "Bab al-Rahma Cemetery". Institute for Palestine Studies.
  9. "Construction on park near Arab graves sparks widespread outrage". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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