▁cases , ▁the ▁actors ▁were ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁the ▁authentic ▁interpretation ▁of ▁Islam , ▁which ▁prohib its ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁monuments ▁on ▁gra ves . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁Ba qi ▁al - G har q ad ▁( , ▁" the ▁field ▁of ▁th orn y ▁trees "), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁J ann at ▁al - B a qi ▁( , ▁" g arden ▁of ▁tree ▁st umps "), ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁c emetery ▁before ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁Islam . ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁person ▁buried ▁at ▁al - B a q ī ʿ ▁during ▁the ▁lifetime ▁of ▁Muhammad , ▁was ▁his ▁infant ▁son ▁I bra him . ▁Many ▁narr ations ▁att est ▁that ▁Muhammad ▁visited ▁this ▁c emetery ▁regularly ▁to ▁pray ▁for ▁God ' s ▁forg iveness ▁for ▁those ▁buried ▁there . ▁ ▁It ▁gained ▁further ▁attention ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁companion ▁of ▁Muhammad , ▁' U th man ▁ibn ▁Maz ' un ▁( or ▁As ' ad ▁ibn ▁Zur ar ah ) ▁was ▁buried ▁there ▁in ▁ 6 2 5 . ▁Four ▁Im am ah ▁Im ams : ▁Has an ▁ibn ▁Ali , ▁Ali ▁ibn ▁Hus ay n , ▁Muhammad ▁al - B a q ir , ▁and ▁J af ar ▁al - S adi q ▁were ▁also ▁buried ▁there ▁making ▁it ▁an ▁important ▁location ▁for ▁Sh ia ▁Muslim s . ▁Historical ▁records ▁show ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁dom es , ▁cup olas , ▁and ▁ma us ole ums ▁in ▁J ann at ▁al - B a qi ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 th