Al Rahbi Park

Al Rahbi Park
حديقة الرحبي
The park in 2017
Al Rahbi Park is located in Iraq
Al Rahbi Park
Shown within Iraq
General information
StatusActive
Town or cityAdhamiyah, Baghdad
CountryIraq
Coordinates33°22′29″N 44°21′47″E / 33.3746423°N 44.3631162°E / 33.3746423; 44.3631162
Known forContaining the tomb of the renowned Muslim scholar Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari

Al Rahbi Park (Arabic: حديقة الرحبي) is a park located in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq.[1][2] The park is known for containing the tomb of the famous Muslim scholar, Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (839–923 CE), the author of the Tarikh al-Tabari historical chronicle and the famed Tafsir al-Tabari exegesis of the Qur'an.[3][4][5]

Tomb of Al-Tabari

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The tomb of the famous Muslim jurist and scholar, Al-Tabari, is located at a far corner of Al Rahbi Park.[6][7][8] The tomb, which had been forgotten for years, was rediscovered in 2002 when several old houses were demolished to expand the area of the park.[9][7][8] Archaeologists and historians including Imad Abd al-Salam Rauf[10] subsequently identified the tomb as belonging to Al-Tabari, and the place was made into a heritage site.[9][7][8]

In late 2017, locals reported that the tomb was in a state of neglect and filthy, with rubbish being dumped on it.[11] Subsequent pictures showed the grave in a dilapidated and filthy condition, with litter strewn everywhere.[11] Locals were unsatisfied with the condition of the tomb, and went online to voice the matter of the government's lack of interest in preserving the tomb.[11]

In 2018, the Sunni Endowment Office announced that a new mausoleum structure, or shrine, would be built around the pre-existing grave of Al-Tabari, headed by Abdul Latif Hamim under the supervision of Saad Mahmoud Al Qaisi, the current Director General of the Department of Religious Shrines.[12]

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  • The tombstone of Al-Tabari, which reads: Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr ibn Yazīd al-Ṭabarī was born in Tabaristan, Shawwal 270 (224–310 AH). His poetry says, “If I live long, my Lord does not know, and I become self-sufficient, so my friend becomes self-sufficient, my life, the protector of my face, my prosperity, my demand, my companion.”
    The tombstone of Al-Tabari, which reads: Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr ibn Yazīd al-Ṭabarī was born in Tabaristan, Shawwal 270 (224–310 AH). His poetry says, “If I live long, my Lord does not know, and I become self-sufficient, so my friend becomes self-sufficient, my life, the protector of my face, my prosperity, my demand, my companion.”
  • The tomb in 2017
    The tomb in 2017

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "964 عربي | صور من الأعظمية: حديقة الرحبي بحلة جديدة.. شلالات ومقاعد جلوس وألعاب للأطفال". موقع نبض. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  2. ^ وليد, الاعظمي، (2022-12-11). "تاريخ الأعظمية-مدينة الإمام الأعظم أبي حنيفة النعمان - أعظمي، وليد - Google Books". Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  3. ^ "Tomb of Imam Tabari رحمة الله عليه - AtlasIslamica". 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  4. ^ "Imam ibn Jarir Al-Tabari (رحمه الله); One who led his entire life like Ramadan! – Al-Miftah". al-miftah.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  5. ^ "Ibn Jarir at-Tabari". AdviceForParadise. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  6. ^ "في ذكرى وفاة ابن جرير الطبري.. صاحب أشهر كتب التفسير.. هل كان شيعيًا؟". www.masrawy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  7. ^ a b c "حديقة الرحبي - محافظة بغداد". 2017-04-01. Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  8. ^ a b c "بحث". search.mandumah.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  9. ^ a b "قبر المؤرخ محمد الطبري". rahm.ahlamountada.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  10. ^ "Imad Abd al-Salam Rauf, an Iraqi thinker who loved history and found the grave of the last Abbasid Caliph".
  11. ^ a b c "شاهد.. القمامة تحوط قبر الإمام أبو جعفر الطبرى فى بغداد". اليوم السابع. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  12. ^ "دائرة الأضرحة تباشر بناء مرقد وضريح الإمام الطبري في منطقة الأعظمية". ديوان الوقف السني (in Arabic). 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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