Although she is a Christian, she was buried in Al-Baqi’ in Saudi Arabia and nearly 50,000 Muslims prayed over her in Medina. She is the famous artist, the star of black and white, Mona Dagher.
Mona Dagher has always been the aristocratic girl, and the audience called her “the snatcher of the man”, as she was known for her roles as the malevolent, evil girl.
Mona is considered the first Christian actress to be buried in Al-Baqi’ in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and her daughter was born during the Hajj.
About 50,000 people prayed for her during her funeral prayer in Medina.
Her real name is Elaine Dagher, and she was born on November 13, 1923. She chose her stage name as Mona.
Her mother is the artist and producer “Asia Dagher”, who presented the first short film in the history of Lebanese cinema, “Under the Shades of the Cedars” in 1922. That is, two years following the French occupation
She traveled to Egypt with her only daughter, Elaine, and her sister, the artist, Mary Quinn, where she resided in Alexandria with her cousin Asaad Dagher, who was a journalist in Al-Ahram newspaper.
Best known for her villainous and malicious girl roles in the majority of her roles, she made nearly 20 films produced by her mother.
Marriage and entry into Islam
She fell in love with a young man named “Ali Mansour”, the most successful and famous lawyer in the fifties, following a love story that brought them together while filming
Her movie “Ya Zalmni” and the duo respected their faith and pledged that each would exert himself in making the other happy.
She converted to Islam following a marriage that lasted for five months, following her husband won her admiration, whether in morals or commitment to worship.
Mona Dagher decided To perform the rituals of Hajj and she was pregnant at the time and gave birth during the performance of the Hajj her eldest daughter
She was called by Fatima al-Zahra following the daughter of the Messenger of God, our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace.
Then she gave birth to three daughters, then retired from acting, and with her mother, producer Asya Dagher, she entered a fierce war to burn all her films.
But her mother refused to fulfill her wishes, justifying her that her films are productions and cinematic history that can never be erased from history.
One of the most prominent dreams that the artist Mona Dagher had throughout her life was to be buried in Medina
To leave our world on June 6 In 2000, at the age of 76, while performing this year’s Hajj.
To be buried in Al-Baqi’, the main cemetery for the people of Madinah, and no less than 50,000 people pray over it inside the Prophet’s Mosque.
