Al Rahbi Park | |
---|---|
حديقة الرحبي | |
![]() The park in 2017 | |
General information | |
Status | Active |
Town or city | Adhamiyah, Baghdad |
Country | Iraq |
Coordinates | 33°22′29″N 44°21′47″E / 33.3746423°N 44.3631162°E |
Known for | Containing 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]
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]
Al Rahbi Park | |
---|---|
حديقة الرحبي | |
![]() The park in 2017 | |
General information | |
Status | Active |
Town or city | Adhamiyah, Baghdad |
Country | Iraq |
Coordinates | 33°22′29″N 44°21′47″E / 33.3746423°N 44.3631162°E |
Known for | Containing 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]
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]