Al Rahbi Park
Park in Baghdad, Iraq
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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]
| Al Rahbi Park | |
|---|---|
حديقة الرحبي | |
The park in 2017 | |
  Location within Iraq | |
General information | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | Adhamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Coordinates | 33.3746423°N 44.3631162°E |
| Design and construction | |
| Known for | Containing the tomb of the renowned Muslim scholar Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari |
Tomb of Al-Tabari
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]
Gallery
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
