صراط عشق صراط عشق
Today the 8th of Shawwal is that doleful day in history when in the year 1345 AH (1926), the desert brigand of Najd, Abdul-Aziz Aal-e Saud, after massacring innocent Muslim men, women, and children in the Prophet’s city Medina, tried to destroy the holy shrine of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA).
When he was dissuaded, he sent his Godless Wahhabi hordes to desecrate the Sacred Jannat al-Baqie Cemetery and raze to the ground the tombs of the elite of Islam, especially the towering majestic mausoleum over the blessed resting places of Four of the Prophet’s Twelve Infallible Heirs – Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba, Imam Zain al-Abedin, Imam Muhammad Baqer, and Imam Ja’far as-Sadeq (peace upon them).
First the vandals plundered the precious Persian carpets and chandeliers in the holy mausoleum and then pulled it down over the heads of pilgrims still inside it, in opposition to God’s explicit commandment in the Holy Qur’an against violation of the sanctity of the shrines of the Prophets and Imams.
Abdul-Aziz, who in 1932 was gifted by his British masters with a fiefdom called ‘Saudi Arabia’, thus desecrated one of the Supreme Symbols of God Almighty.
This unpardonable crime, which continues to bring tears to the eyes of all true believers, is testimony to the fact that the rulers of Saudi Arabia are subservient to the British and the Americans, and have no regard for Islamic sanctities.
In view of this, it is the duty of the Ummah to mobilize efforts for rebuilding of the Baqie Cemetery, especially the Grand Mausoleum of the Four Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt. If not, all talk of liberating Bayt al-Moqaddas from the Zionists is idle prattle, because for the past 9 decades Baqie has remained as an open wound within eyeshot of the Prophet’s Holy Shrine.
The Wahhabis thought that through such acts they would erase from Muslim minds memories of the Immaculate Ahl al-Bayt, little realizing that those whom God Almighty has chosen and exalted are always alive in the hearts of the faithful.
Abdul-Aziz did not content himself with the destruction of Jannat al-Baqie, but went on to demolish the tombs of the Martyrs of the decisive Battle of Ohad, including the Prophet’s uncle, Hamza (AS).
He simultaneously ordered his hordes to desecrate and destroy the other sacred cemetery of Islam, that is, Jannat al-Mu’alla in Mecca, where rest in peace the Prophet’s loyal wife, the First Lady of Islam, Omm al-Momineen (Mother of True Believers) Hazrat Khadija, the Prophet’s infant son, Hazrat Qassem, the Prophet’s uncle and guardian, Hazrat Abu Taleb, the Prophet’s grandfather, Hazrat Abdul-Mutalleb and other members of the monotheistic Bani Hashem clan.
For years, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Muslims around the world have been urging the regime in Riyadh to rectify its misconstrued policies and allow the Muslims to rebuild the Jannat al-Baqie Cemetery, but to no avail. The Aal-e Saud, as is evident by their policies, do not even want the Palestinian Muslims to regain their birthrights or liberate the Zionist occupied Islamic city of Bayt al-Moqaddas.
In view of these undeniable facts, is our duty to commemorate the sacrilegious destruction of the Baqi Cemetery, and strive to rebuild the shrines of the Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt. Insha Allah (God Willing).
The Islamic Republic of Iran, in line with its policy of fostering Islamic unity, will gladly cooperate with the authorities in Riyadh in not only restoring Jannat al-Baqi’e to its former grandeur, but also welcome similar efforts for rebuilding the other sacrilegiously ruined Islamic sites in Saudi Arabia, including the tombs of the Martyrs of Ohad, the blessed Jannat al-Mu’allah Cemetery in Mecca, and the tomb of the Prophet’s mother, Hazrat Amena (SA) in Abwa.
