Posted in Baqi Gharqad and death, Ya Rabb, hallowed nights on Jul 25th, 2010
‘I seek refuge in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, and I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your annoyance, and I seek Your refuge from Yourself. I cannot praise You as fully as You deserve. You are exactly as You have defined Yourself.’
Staring blankly at the faint majestic moon suspended over the golden spire [...]
Posted in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Baqi Gharqad and death on Apr 27th, 2010
…’a chilly wind begins to blow’…gravediggers in Jannatul Baqi preparing for others who have breathed their Last Breath…
O Allah, keep me alive so long as it is in my best interest and give me death when it is in my best interest.
AMEEN
All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. [...]
Posted in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Al-Masjid An-Nabawi As-Sharif, Baqi Gharqad and death, construction on Mar 30th, 2010
…a pictorial essay…an update on the eastern courtyard as requested some time back, beginning at the fence of Jannatul Baqi where work continues…
…SubhanAllah, the full moon, a golden orb, in the southern courtyard…
…the full moon to the right with our Blessed Al-Mustafa, more resplendent than the full moon on the left…
Allahumma Salli ‘ala Badrit-Tamaam
Allahumma Salli [...]
Posted in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Al-Masjid An-Nabawi As-Sharif, Baqi Gharqad and death on Mar 21st, 2010
…everything changes rapidly in Madinatun Nabi, the light, the pilgrims, the wind, the dust, the prayer, the living…the last two photos taken with the camera phone today…day serenely changing to night…the previous ones over the past few days while on the run!
…Insha’Allah as a few more days and nights alternate and Allah Ta’ala calls more [...]
Posted in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Al-Masjid An-Nabawi As-Sharif, Baqi Gharqad and death, Habibullah SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, O Majestic Moon, Rabi'alAwwal 1431, Ziyaratun Nabi on Mar 2nd, 2010
…hubb is love in Arabic, habba is seed…
…seeds of love are blossoming during these Mubarak days of the First Spring. A month of lights where the love for our Blessed Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam’s spiritual luminosity resonates deeply in hearts as we taste the sweetness of the harvest of this love.
…the joyfulness and jubilation fills [...]
Posted in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Baqi Gharqad and death, Hajj 1430 on Nov 24th, 2009
The intention was there to post this last night, but due to life’s curious and wonderful twists and turns and constant doses of the unexpected it did not happen. The majority of the Hujjaj have left this City of Light, choking the Hijrah Road to Makkah and Mina for this segment, which can average an [...]
Posted in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Al-Masjid An-Nabawi As-Sharif, Baqi Gharqad and death, Hajj 1430, Juma'ah Mubarak on Nov 12th, 2009
Sallallahu ‘alaa Muhammad
Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallim
Yaa Nabi Salaam ‘alaika
Yaa Rasul Salaam ‘alaika
Yaa Habib Salaam ‘alaika
Salawatullah ‘alaika.
JUMA’AH MUBARAK!
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Alhumdulillah, life is extremely busy these days, with limited time for sharing more with you. Insha’Allah after Hajj this space will have some renewed vigor Meanwhile Du’a for the Hujjaj and the Ummah, Ameen
All good is from [...]