11 thoughts on “…hadhaa as-sabaah…”

1. Zainab February 8, 2011 at 8:59 pm

   Asslamualikum dearest Aunty Noor

   A moving post, SubhanAllah!
   May Allah azza wa jal grant us all jannat al baqi ameeen! Ya Rabbal ‘aalameen

   with love and salam
   x

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2. ummAyesha February 8, 2011 at 9:44 pm

   As salaamu ‘alaikum Rabial Anwar to you dear sister. AMIN to your duas. May Allah place you with the best, as He has in life. We pray for this great honour too. AMIN. Just to share the same earth with the ahle bayt and sahaba let alone the messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wa alihi wa sallam no words can find their place to express the bliss of that imagination!! please pray for us and give our salaams to the abode of peace of the beloved of Allah and all those he loves. sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. much love xxxx

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3. Umm Mahmoud February 9, 2011 at 3:55 am

   Assalaamu aleikum sister
   I was wondering – are women are allowed to visit inside al-Baqee’? I got the impression during my Hajj trip that people aren’t allowed to go inside the perimeter wall any more, maybe that was a seasonal thing?
   My chosen place of departure from this mortal coil (as if it were up to me!) would be al-Madina al-Munawwara. May Allah grant us all a good end…

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4. Qushayri February 9, 2011 at 4:58 am

   As-Salam alaykum dear sister Umm Bilal,

   Another wonderful post, I enjoyed scanning through the pictures. Hope all is well and may Allah ta’ala continue to bless you and your family. We have once again made intention to try and perform Hajj this year bi idhni Allah. Please remember us in your duas as you will always be in ours.

   WasSalam,
   Qushayri

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5. Ahmad February 9, 2011 at 8:26 am

   As ever my best wishes and du’as to you dear sister in faith for this beautiful little pilgrimage I got the chance to take in such blissful days of Rabi’ul Awwal as we approach our Beloved Prophet (SallAllahu alaihi wa allehi wasallam)’s birth anniversary.
   May the blessed soul of our Beloved Messenger of Mercy, SallAllahu alaihi wa allehi wasallam, and those of the Ahl al-Bayt (alaihissalam) and Sahaba (radiAllahu anh) and all the luminaries inhabiting the janat al-Baqi rest and rise in Divine peace and grace and may they intercede with our Beloved Lord Allah subhanahu was ta’ala on our behalf on the Day when some faces will turn white [in their tender love and RESPECT for the Beloved Messenger of Allah] and some faces will turn black [in their disdainful STRIDE!]…. aammeen!

   From Mashhad … with much love and du’a

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6. anisa February 9, 2011 at 12:12 pm

   assalmu alaikum sister,
   ameen ameen ya rabbil alameen. who wouldnt like to be among the noble residents of jannathul baqi. Do pray for us and convey our salaams to our beloved nabi sallallahu alaihi wasallam. Once again a wonderful post mashallah. I felt like I was walking along with you. Felt great indeed. How do they celebrate meelad un nabi in madinah ?
   Here (south India) they read maulood for 12 days . Come Rabi ul awwal and there goes on a lot of debate whether its right to read mauleed or bidhah. So I just wanted to know how its celebrated over there in madinah.
   Love Anisa

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7. Bashrat Hussain February 9, 2011 at 1:08 pm

   Mashallah, yet another enlightening post. The question about the Umbrellas not covering the area opposite the Blessed Dome was in my mind since the visit to the City of Light in 2009. However hard they try, the Lovers of RasulAllah SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, shall not cease to stand at the spot to convey their Durood-o-Salam.

   The Aashiqoon even love the heat of Madina Al Munawwarah.

   Wasalaam

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8. almiskeenah Post authorFebruary 9, 2011 at 5:03 pm

   Wa ‘alaikumus Salam Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,
   Ameen thumma Ameen Dearest Z Bheti! Been thinking and ‘wondering’ about you and yours so much lately
   Insha’Allah will carry out your wishes Dearest UmmAyesha…and may all desiring such an abode of dust be granted this blessing Ameen.
   Dearest Umm Mahmoud, Zirayah time for brothers is after Fajr and Asr when they can be inside, albeit a little restricted around the main grave sites, and with lectures from the Haia. They can also follow the Janazah bier, but sometimes are not permitted inside unless they are related to the deceased, but this seems to be a spasmodic decision depending on the police at the gates. Sisters can enter the viewing platform after Asr Salat, or can go to the northern wall, where these photos were taken at any time, and where the ledge is low so very easy to see inside. The viewing platform is the sort of dotted lines on the top left of the map above.
   Dear Brother Qushayri and family, always a treat to ‘see’ you…Insha’Allah your invitation has been stamped with ‘accepted’ Ameen! Du’a will flow for this to be so
   Ameen thumma Ameen for your moving words Dear Brother Ahmad. May you and all your near and dear be raised with the whitest of faces, Insha’Allah, Ameen!
   How wonderful it would be to have you all walk along with me Dear Sister Anisa!
   Mawlids are very much a private affair in Madinatun Nabi…there are various places for brothers to gather, and often it can be thousands during this Mubarak month, whereas sisters meet in private homes. There are some little touches in the courtyard that are unique for this time, as I have relayed in previous posts on Rabi’al Awwal (available in archives)
   I linked to this clip
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzXVHP7t3kk&feature=related
   the other day in a comment…a very sound and clear view on the Mawlid,
   as is this article
   http://sunnah.org/ibadaat/mawlid_dubai.htm
   I realize there are varying opinions, some bordering on the extreme on both pro and anti the Mawlid, but it is not my intention to buy into discussion here
   Love your comment Dear Brother Bashrat…pre umbrella era pilgrims came to offer Salam and Salat, post umbrella era the same will continue until the end of time…but the lack of them in that specific corridor show the lengths some go to to foil attempts of LOVE. May Allah Ta’ala guide and save us all, Ameen.
   Wassalamu alaikum

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9. Umm Mahmoud February 10, 2011 at 3:24 am

   Subhan Allah, i was so close and yet so far! Our hotel was to the north of the Haram and we could easily have walked to al-Baqee’… or so I realized in hindsight. The combination of jetlag, hardly believing *I Was Finally There* after years of longing and the lack of a decent map didn’t help either. (Finally got my hands on some books and maps later in the trip, alhamdulillah).
   In sha Allah next time… the dreaming and yearning to return is, if anything, greater than the initial longing to visit the holy places!

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10. almiskeenah Post authorFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:25 am

    Assalamu alaikum Wa Rahamatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,
    Insha’Allah you will be well prepared next time Dear Umm Mahnoud All the ‘virtual tour’ posts were written as a guide for those intending a visit, to study and be familiar with history and locations prior to arriving. Insha’Allah more can avail themselves of books and online information that is now so readily available, with more in the process of publication, Alhumdulillah.
    Wassalamu alaikum

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11. Mohamed Ismail July 29, 2012 at 6:42 pm

    Dear brothers ,

    I have not seen a great green colour than this , I pray to almighty that each and every mumin must come and see this place and perform hajj , and all the humans created by almighty must come to full fil this they understand Islam and change to mumins for this we all ask the duwa

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