Where Are The Pilgrims Who Died Buried?

Illustration of the funeral area of pilgrims who died in the Holy Land (ANTARA/Saptono/Spt/aa)

YOGYAKARTA Hajj pilgrims who died in the Holy Land of Makkah are not allowed to be brought back to their home country. The Saudi Arabian government is worried about the time and distance taken. If someone dies for too long and is not immediately buried, it is feared that it could damage the condition of the body. If it is not allowed to be brought back to his hometown, where will the pilgrims who died be buried? Let's look at the full information below.

Summarized from various sources, Monday, June 10, 2024, at least, there are three burial areas that are used as places to bury pilgrims or Umrah who have died in Saudi Arabia, including:

1. Soraya Cemetery

Soraya's funeral is a place used to bury the bodies of the pilgrims or Umrah who died while in Jeddah and Makkah.

Soraya's funeral is on the outskirts of Makkah City, about 4 kilometers to the Ja'ronah Mosque.

This funeral has a very large place. The pilgrims buried in Soraya were not given a tombstone with the name of the buried body, but only boulders.

2. Funeral of Ma'la

Apart from Soraya's Funeral, some of the pilgrims who died in Makkah were also buried in Ma'la.

Ma'la's tomb is in Makkah, the distance from the Grand Mosque is only about 1-2 kilometers. This tomb includes an old tomb that has been used since the era of Jahhiliyah. The first person to be buried in this tomb was Qushay bin Kilab, the grandfather of the Quraish nation.

The tomb, which is already 1,700 years old, is located facing Jabal Assayyiddah in the Al-Hujan area. At this cemetery, there were graves of the predecessors and also the wives of the Prophet SAW.

In ancient times, Ma'la's tomb was only used as the grave of the Bani Hasyim family. Over time, this area was used as a public cemetery.

3. Baqi Cemetery

Baqi is a burial area located next to the Prophet's Mosque. This funeral was used to bury the pilgrims who died while in Medina.

Baqi's funeral has an area of 138 square meters. This place has been used as a burial area for Yastrib residents, as the city of Medina was called before the arrival of the Prophet to the city in the hijrah phase.

Baqi was originally located quite far from the Nabawi mosque, because there are still villages between the Nabawi and Baqi mosques.

Over time, this tomb was located side by side with the Prophet's mosque because there was an expansion.

Baqi has a soil structure that is soft and not rocky so it is very suitable to be used as a burial place because it is easy to explore.

One of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad who was buried in Baqi was Usman bin Affan who was the third caliph.

Not only that, the wives of the Prophet 'except Siti Khadijah and Maimunah' were buried in Baqi.

That is the answer to the question of where the pilgrims who died were buried. Hopefully this information can add insight to the loyal readers of VOI.ID.