Sunday, December 24, 2006

Madeenah Tour

Today is our tour of some historical sites in Madeenah. We will visit the first Masjid ever built, the site of the Battle of Uhud among other places.

We boarded the busses and headed out on King Faisal's Way. We passed Masjid Bilal - so named after Bibal bin Ribah (RA), the african slave that was freed u Abu Bakr (RA) and the first one ever to call the azan.

Next stop was Masjid Quba - the first ever Masjid. Rasulullah (saw) said that if one make wudhu (ablution) at home and pray two rakaat in Masjid Quba, it is equivalent to performing 'Umrah. Everyone in the group, of course, took advantage of this bounty.


We entered the courtyard of the Masjid which had a retractable roof for hot days. The men's entrance was to the right and the women's to the left. We prayed 2 rakaat. There were thousands of pilgrims there just like us.

We continued our journey pass Masjid Jumu'ah - where the first ever Jum'uah prayer was conducted. Rasulullah (saw) was on his way to the Haram in Makkah from Masjid Quba and he stopped here to do Jumu'ah.


Mount Uhud was our next stop - The Battle of Uhud is a long story. Muslims are taught a great lesson through this battle. There are 70 martyrs buried here at Uhud including the beloved Hamzah (RA). Jabal Rimal (The Archers Mountain) sits close by - this was where Rasulullah (saw) commanded the archers to guard the rear of Uhud from - a command they disobeyed.



Walking about in this area gives one goose bumps. The terrain is as original as the days of Rasulullah (saw) - no huge buildings, no streets and alleyways - one gets the feeling that he is walking/fighting along with his beloved Prophet (saw).





Next on the agenda is Masjid Qiblatien - literally The Masjid of two Qiblas. It was here that Rasulullah (saw) was commanded to change the qibla (direction to face during prayer) from Jerusalem to Al Ka'ba.





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