Al-Mu'alla Cemetery (exact grave unmarked)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Al-Mu’alla Cemetery, Al-Hajun, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
GRAVE
VISITOR INFORMATION
Navigate only to the cemetery as a whole. Do not point visitors to any purported exact grave of Khadija as authenticated. Parking is available near the adjacent Al-Jinn Mosque; confirm current restrictions before driving. Accor's Makkah visitor guide says the cemetery is open year-round with no entry fee; confirm current access locally, especially during pilgrimage periods.
Current official visitor hours and entry rules were not verified; confirm local cemetery guidance before visiting.
November–February for cooler weather, after confirming cemetery entry rules; avoid assuming access to an individual grave.
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PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE
About Al-Mu'alla Cemetery (exact grave unmarked)
Khadija bint Khuwaylid is traditionally recorded as buried in the historic al-Mu’alla Cemetery; an individually verifiable grave marker is not available.
Saudi municipal and heritage authorities administer the active cemetery and document its historical significance.
History happened here at Al-Mu'alla Cemetery (exact grave unmarked)
The cemetery at al-Hajun predates Islam and remains an active burial ground.
Saudipedia names Khadija among its notable historical burials.
Old inscribed stones have been dispersed or reused, limiting identification of ancient individual graves.
PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE
PEOPLE AT REST HERE
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
EXTERNAL LINKS
Saudipedia, cemetery history and Khadija burial tradition: https://saudipedia.com/en/al-ma%E2%80%99alah-cemetery
Saudipedia, historic cemetery context: https://saudipedia.com/en/cemeteries-in-saudi-arabia
Historical religious scholarship, caution on precise attribution: https://www.alukah.net/pp_sheikhs/8/94210/
Map coordinates: https://umrah.guide/jannat-al-muallah/