Today we leave for Madeenah - The City of the Prophet (saw). We will visit the Prophet's Masjid, of course, his house in which he (saw) was buried and we will visit some other historic site as well.
We boarded the busses and departed about 3:30am. The journey to Madeenah is special, it brings tears to the eyes to know that over 1400 years ago, our noble Prophet (saw) made a similar journey - The Hijrah - only he did not have the luxury of AC buses and coffee breaks.
We looked at the rolling hills with hardly a blade of grass in sight. this was harsh terrain. We mused on the history of The Hijrah - how the Prophet (saw) and Abu Bakr hid in the cave trying to elude thier pursuers; how difficult it must have been to navigate through this unforgiving desert day after day.
We arrived in Madinah just before Jumu'ah. The Prophet (saw) made du'a for all Muslims to love Madeenah and his du'as, of course, are always accepted. There is no one I have ever met who did not love Madeenah. It is beautiful, clean and full of history. It's people are friendly and accommodating. It is absolutely clean! One does not see even a candy wrapper on the streets.
We prayed salaatul Jumu'ah in the Prophet's Masjid and went food hunting. We lunched on Chicken Broast and chips.
I went back to the Masjid later that night to visit Rasulullah (saw), Abu Bakr and 'Umar and give them salaams. The Prophet (saw) was buried in his house (as was Abu Bakr and 'Umar. The house is attached to the Masjid and the door is made of a thin, golden, grill-work type material. There are no lights inside but if one gets close enough, one can see on the inside. The inside seems to be simply of earthen or concrete floor.
I was able to pray in the Rowdah as well. The Prophet (saw) said that between his house and his mimbar (pulpit) is a part of Jannah and so everyone tries to pray within this blessed space.
We boarded the busses and departed about 3:30am. The journey to Madeenah is special, it brings tears to the eyes to know that over 1400 years ago, our noble Prophet (saw) made a similar journey - The Hijrah - only he did not have the luxury of AC buses and coffee breaks.
We looked at the rolling hills with hardly a blade of grass in sight. this was harsh terrain. We mused on the history of The Hijrah - how the Prophet (saw) and Abu Bakr hid in the cave trying to elude thier pursuers; how difficult it must have been to navigate through this unforgiving desert day after day.
We arrived in Madinah just before Jumu'ah. The Prophet (saw) made du'a for all Muslims to love Madeenah and his du'as, of course, are always accepted. There is no one I have ever met who did not love Madeenah. It is beautiful, clean and full of history. It's people are friendly and accommodating. It is absolutely clean! One does not see even a candy wrapper on the streets.
We prayed salaatul Jumu'ah in the Prophet's Masjid and went food hunting. We lunched on Chicken Broast and chips.
I went back to the Masjid later that night to visit Rasulullah (saw), Abu Bakr and 'Umar and give them salaams. The Prophet (saw) was buried in his house (as was Abu Bakr and 'Umar. The house is attached to the Masjid and the door is made of a thin, golden, grill-work type material. There are no lights inside but if one gets close enough, one can see on the inside. The inside seems to be simply of earthen or concrete floor.
I was able to pray in the Rowdah as well. The Prophet (saw) said that between his house and his mimbar (pulpit) is a part of Jannah and so everyone tries to pray within this blessed space.
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