Bayt al-Ahzan ( ) is a structure which has been destroyed in the Al-Baqi Cemetery in Medinah, the Hejaz.Beit al-Ahzan Beit al-Ahzan aviny.com Retrieved 12 Nov 2018Destruction of Baqi' (and Bayt-al-Ahzan) by Wahhabists hadana.ir Retrieved 12 Nov 2018 Bayt al-Ahzan is located at the south of ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib;The mosque of Fatimah hajj.ir Retrieved 12 Nov 2018Bayt-al-Ahzan, a fact which won't be forgotten farsnews.com Retrieved 12 Nov 2018 and likewise behind the court of four Shia Imams in Baqi', namely: Hasan ibn Ali, Zayn al-Abidin, Muhammad al-Baqir and Ja'far as-Sadiq.Hesam al-Saltanah, Dalil al-Anam, P. 152
History Considering that Fatimah al-Zahra was so sorrowful of her father's passing away and used to cry a lot for him,Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 43, P. 177 then her husband Ali built a structure (Bayt al-Ahzan) for her to mourn her father there.The constitution of Daeratul-Ma'aref al-Fiqh al-Islamiah, Jahan-Islam encyclopedia, Vol. 1. P. 2368Baytul Ahzan lib.eshia.ir Retrieved 17 Nov 2018
Bayt al-Ahzan is considered the third probable place --after Al-Masjid an-Nabawi and al-Baqi' cemetery-- to be the grave place of Fatimah's grave.Khalili, Encyclopedia of al-Atabat al-Moqaddasah, the section of al-Medina al-Monawarah, P. 284-285Sakhavi, al-Tuhfah al-Latifah, Vol.1, P. 41 This building was demolished after the (second) attack of Wahhabists to Hejaz and the occupation of Medina in 1926 (1344 A.H.).Panjah Safar-Nameh, Vol. 3, P. 196
See also
Bayt al-Mawlid, the house where Muhammad is believed to have been born Book of Fatimah Sermon of Fadak given by Fatimah Muhammad's children Fatima in the Quran and Hadiths
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