The Visit - Madinah Al Munawarah (Part 1)
2nd June 2005
0700 came and went. We were still on the couch waiting for our ustaz. According to othe organisers, the Ustaz was suppose to be there about 0715 hours, but he is stuck with another group whose muttawif stood them up. She couldn't apologise enough. Buster fell asleep on the comfy couch, while I brushed up on the do's and dont's and the history of Madinah. By 0800 hours, Che Dah decided to take us herself. Masjid Nabawi is bigger than I remembered it to be. And so much nicer. The architecture was amazing!
She showed us all the different landmarks in case we got lost. She took us straight to Babu Salam (Salam Door - Main Door) where the guys were left to their defences. She took us ladies further to the Baqi cemetery, where most of Rasulullah's sahabats (companions), wives and daughters were buried.
The women were no longer allowed to go in to visit for the past 2 years. According to Che Dah, this was due to some extreme visitors - mostly from the Syiah clan, who cried and camped and even prayed near the graves. Men are still allowed to visit - but limited to only after Subuh and Asar prayers. Che Dah lead us in reading our doa in front of the Baqi gate and proceed to enter the mosque.
Che Dah took us to the nearest gate leading to the Makam Rasulullah and Raudhah. Again, ladies were restricted to only a certain time period to visit the our beloved Prophet's tomb (0700 to 1030 hours, and 1300 to 1500 hours) hence the 'jam' inside. Ladies of all ages, of all races tried their best to get as close to the tomb as possible. Che Dah, being the leader and a regular at Masjid Nabawi, took us straight there despite of the strict lady guards and extremely large crowd. The sight of the tomb was very ...touching. I was so glad that I got to see it again, and surprisingly, I couldn't remember my experience coming before.
After reciting the salam to the Prophet, Che Dah asked us to also doa for whatever we wish to pray on..for the tomb is one of the places where your prayers are most likely to be fulfilled (mustajab doa). After my prayers and asking for his shafaat, I looked around and saw masses of ladies praying and reciting salams for this beloved Rasul of ours. It dawned upon me the sacrifices and the hardships he went through bringing this religion to us. My tears finally fell thinking how succesful he was - looking at how he is loved by his ummah.
The fierce guards asked us to move along to give way for others *Jalaan jalaan, Hajjah*, and we proceeded a few steps forward to visit the tomb of Saiyidina Abu Bakar As-siddiq, r.a., Rasulullah's closest sahabat. He was known as the sahabat who would always agree and 'membenarkan' whatever the Prophet said, and became the first khalifah after Rasulullah left us. After steps ahead, is the tomb of yet another sahabat Saiyidina Umar al Khattab r.a. He was called Al-Farouk, one who separates the right from the wrong.
After leaving the tomb, Che Dah took us to Raudhah, the area which Rasullah mentioned as one of the gardens in heaven:
We were so lucky to have Che Dah with us that morning, as she brought us right in front to perform our solat sunat in Raudhah. With so many people wanting to do the same, we couldn't stay long in front. But alhamdulillah, we managed to complete our solat in peace with sufficient time to doa as well. As I didn't get the chance to be that close the last time I came, I couldn't thank Allah enough. I don't know how to describe it, but somehow being there makes you feel so close to the Almighty.
In the next 3 days we were in Madinah, Masjid Nabawi became the place I seek peace and solitude. Being inside gave me this feeling of serenity that I haven't felt for a long time. We managed to go to Makam Rasullulah and Raudhah twice more before leaving this wonderful place.
To be continued : The Visit (II) - Ziarah Luar
0700 came and went. We were still on the couch waiting for our ustaz. According to othe organisers, the Ustaz was suppose to be there about 0715 hours, but he is stuck with another group whose muttawif stood them up. She couldn't apologise enough. Buster fell asleep on the comfy couch, while I brushed up on the do's and dont's and the history of Madinah. By 0800 hours, Che Dah decided to take us herself. Masjid Nabawi is bigger than I remembered it to be. And so much nicer. The architecture was amazing! She showed us all the different landmarks in case we got lost. She took us straight to Babu Salam (Salam Door - Main Door) where the guys were left to their defences. She took us ladies further to the Baqi cemetery, where most of Rasulullah's sahabats (companions), wives and daughters were buried.
Assalamualaikum Ya Ahli Baqi.
The women were no longer allowed to go in to visit for the past 2 years. According to Che Dah, this was due to some extreme visitors - mostly from the Syiah clan, who cried and camped and even prayed near the graves. Men are still allowed to visit - but limited to only after Subuh and Asar prayers. Che Dah lead us in reading our doa in front of the Baqi gate and proceed to enter the mosque.
Che Dah took us to the nearest gate leading to the Makam Rasulullah and Raudhah. Again, ladies were restricted to only a certain time period to visit the our beloved Prophet's tomb (0700 to 1030 hours, and 1300 to 1500 hours) hence the 'jam' inside. Ladies of all ages, of all races tried their best to get as close to the tomb as possible. Che Dah, being the leader and a regular at Masjid Nabawi, took us straight there despite of the strict lady guards and extremely large crowd. The sight of the tomb was very ...touching. I was so glad that I got to see it again, and surprisingly, I couldn't remember my experience coming before.
Assalaatu wassalaamu alaika ya Rasullulah warahmatullahi wabarakatuh..
After reciting the salam to the Prophet, Che Dah asked us to also doa for whatever we wish to pray on..for the tomb is one of the places where your prayers are most likely to be fulfilled (mustajab doa). After my prayers and asking for his shafaat, I looked around and saw masses of ladies praying and reciting salams for this beloved Rasul of ours. It dawned upon me the sacrifices and the hardships he went through bringing this religion to us. My tears finally fell thinking how succesful he was - looking at how he is loved by his ummah.
Ya Allah, kurniakanlah baginda kemuliaan dan anugerahkan kepadanya darjat yang terpuji yang telah Engkau janjikan..
The fierce guards asked us to move along to give way for others *Jalaan jalaan, Hajjah*, and we proceeded a few steps forward to visit the tomb of Saiyidina Abu Bakar As-siddiq, r.a., Rasulullah's closest sahabat. He was known as the sahabat who would always agree and 'membenarkan' whatever the Prophet said, and became the first khalifah after Rasulullah left us. After steps ahead, is the tomb of yet another sahabat Saiyidina Umar al Khattab r.a. He was called Al-Farouk, one who separates the right from the wrong.
After leaving the tomb, Che Dah took us to Raudhah, the area which Rasullah mentioned as one of the gardens in heaven:
In between my house and my mimbar, there is one of the gardens of heaven and my mimbar will be on top of my pond. Those who sits, and pray there will get Allah's biggest blessings.
We were so lucky to have Che Dah with us that morning, as she brought us right in front to perform our solat sunat in Raudhah. With so many people wanting to do the same, we couldn't stay long in front. But alhamdulillah, we managed to complete our solat in peace with sufficient time to doa as well. As I didn't get the chance to be that close the last time I came, I couldn't thank Allah enough. I don't know how to describe it, but somehow being there makes you feel so close to the Almighty.
In the next 3 days we were in Madinah, Masjid Nabawi became the place I seek peace and solitude. Being inside gave me this feeling of serenity that I haven't felt for a long time. We managed to go to Makam Rasullulah and Raudhah twice more before leaving this wonderful place.
To be continued : The Visit (II) - Ziarah Luar
posted by lion3ss | 3:49 PM
4 Comments:
I think if I do have another daughter, I'd name her Raudhah. However, Maryam shall remain an only child for an indefinite period.
EllyB : It'll be a nice name. Hmmm, no adiks for Maryam yet? *evil grin*
Stories like this make one yearn to be there again.... and again....
Peace upon us all...InsyAllah.
Ya. Masjid Nabawi itu memang lebih besar dari apa yang kami sangka, kata kucing saya Pak Malim. Masa kita fikir kita dah 'hilang'kan nenek kita yang duduk atas wheelchair di balik tiang, kita pusing-pusing cari nenek kita di seluruh Masjid Nabawi sampai nak pengsan. Hampir mengalirkan air mata kucing kerana teringatkan nenek kita yang dah hilang. Rupa-rupanya orang Arab yang baik hati sudah menolak kerusi roda nenek menuju ke Raudhah (ada wheelchair lane) dan bawa nenek keluar dari pintu Masjid tanpa pengetahuan kami. Sampai sekarang kawan-kawan Pak Malim mentertawakan kami, tapi takpe, kami tidak kecil hati kerana kucing punya hati memang bersaiz kecil.
ray and the alim cats
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