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constantly receives the blessings of Allah. Angels perform Tawaf of Kaaba all
the time. It is considered Beit Allah or the House of Allah. The pilgrims also
perform Tawaf and their souls observe Allah's blessings. Similarly, when
Allah's servants visit the Prophet's mosque, they feel a connection with the
Prophet (PBUH). A humble attempt has been made by this scribe to collect the
observations of those who were lucky to have seen Allah's Prophet (PBUH) and
several characteristics of Allah. Out of thousands, following are some of the
observations which were collected.
Tawaf
is performed around Kaaba. Allah has the knowledge of everything. In fact, He
is the source of all knowledge, the All Knowing. His Noor, manifests in his
creature.
Tawaf
is both Saoodi and Nazooli movement. Saoodi movement means that man
concentrates on Allah and Nazooli means man moves in circles on sacred ground.
Tawaf fills one's conscious and sub conscious with lights. The concentration of
light makes one observe his or her God. The All Knowing and All Seeing Allah
wants human beings to recognize their Creator and observe His qualities. Beit
Allah is Allah's house and a center where pilgrims connect themselves with the
oneness of Allah.
When
pilgrims recite Talbeeh and perform Tawaf, he feels himself surrounded by
invisible and spiritual lights. While crying profusely, one of the pilgrims
informed that he observed Allah and his body went out of material world and he
felt Allah addressing him saying that He accepted his pilgrimage.
While
reciting durood, one of the lady pilgrims saw Sayyedna Abu Bakr, SayyednaUmer
and Sayyedna Ali inside the Rowda of the Prophet (PBUH).
One
of the pilgrims saw himself a seven or eight years old boy in his dream in Bibi
Fatema's house. She is sitting in her court yard. The pilgrim paid respect and
Sayyeda places her hand on his head with affection.
One
of the pilgrims informed that while meditating he saw Imam Hussain sitting on a
throne. There is a beautiful crown on his head. Sayyedna Hussain is addressing
a huge crowd of pious souls.
A
Muslim brother saw the Prophet (PBUH). He pays his respects and requests for
prayers.
One
of the pilgrims informed that he recited durood the whole day at the Prophet's
Rowdah. At the time of Iftar he saw the Prophet (PBUH) and his family breaking
fast under one of the huge umbrellas in the courtyard. He also had the good
luck to see Sayyeda Ayesha and Sayedda Fatema. SayeddaFatema offered him a
date.
One
of the pilgrims who happened to be a spiritual personality informed that after
Tahajjud he witnessed a fall of light descending from sky near Bab Jibreel.
Also, saw Sayyedna Umar Farooq respectfully sitting near the Prophet (PBUH). At
Safa, observed light of the Prophethood in meditation. Also saw, homes of the
Prophet (PBUH) and those of the Mothers of Momineen as well as the Prophet's
mosque as it stood 1400 years ago.
A
pious pilgrim performed Salat behind the Prophet (PBUH) who recited Surah
Aalaa.
The
Prophet (PBUH) prayed for forgiveness of Muslims. Allah accepted his prayers
and forgave sins of His servants except violation of each other's rights. The
Prophet (PBUH) once again requested, “O Allah You are Omnipotent. You have the
power to compensate those whose rights were violated and forgive those who
violated the rights. Allah accepted this dua at Muzdalfah and the Prophet (PBUH)
smiled. When his companions asked, he said that Allah accepted his prayers and
Satan mourned.
One
of the pilgrims says that he was in Makkah Mukarraman when a pious man from
Yemen came to visit and said that he had brought a gift. Then he asked a young
man accompanying him to tell his story. The young man informed that when he
started off for Hajj, a huge crowd came to see him off. One of the companions
requested him that while entering the Prophet's mosque convey his regards to
him and that to his companions. However, the pilgrim forgot to deliver Salam at
the Rowda. When he left Madinah and reached Dul-Halifa, he remembered that he
had to deliver Salam. He asked his companions to take care of his camel and
returned to the Prophet's mosque. His companions advised him against going back
as the caravan was about to leave for Makkah. The man requested his companions
to take his camel along. He returned to the Rowda and paid regards. The caravan
after a while left for Makkah. He thought that he would return with another
caravan. That night he saw the Prophet (PBUH) along with Hazrat Abu Bakar
Siddique. Hazrat Abu Bakar Siddique pointed to him and submitted to the Prophet
(PBUH) that he was the one. The Prophet (PBUH) called him Abul Wafa (the one
who keeps his promise). The man said that “O Prophet (PBUH), I am called Abul
Abbas. The Prophet (PBUH) insisted that he was Abul Wafa. He held his hand and
took him to Makkah Mukarramah. He stayed in Makkah for 8 days and on 8th day
his caravan reached Makkah.
A
group of traders went for Hajj. The ship developed technical faults during
voyage. One of the travelers who had goods worth 50,000 gold coins decided to
leave them behind and walk with a caravan for Hajj. His companions asked him to
wait and sell his goods first and then leave for Hajj. The traders swore upon
Allah that he would leave everything behind and perform Hajj as Hajj was much
better than worldly trade and he had seen something that would not allow him to
change his decision. When people asked as to what did he see? He informed that
once he was going for Hajj along with a caravan, they ran out of water. Water
was not available anywhere. Everyone was quite thirsty. A few steps ahead he
met a fakir holding a bowl in one hand and a spear in the other. The fakir hit
the earth with his spear and at that place water gushed out. He drank from the
water and later returned to the caravan and brought other people to water.
Hazrat
Ibrahim Ghawwas recorded that during a travel he ran out of water and became
very thirsty and fell unconscious. Someone sprinkled water on my face. I opened
my eyes and saw a handsome man riding a beautiful horse. He had him drink water
and asked him to ride the horse along with him. After a while they reached
Madinah. The horseman asked Ghawwas to get down and asked him to pay his Salam
at the Rowda and submit that “O Prophet (PBUH), your brother Khizr has sent
Salam”.
Hazrat
Shah Wali says that whenever he submitted his Salam at the Rowda, it was
accepted. Once Shah Sahib couldn't find anything to eat in Madinah. When a
friend found this out, he brought milk for him. He drank milk and went to bed.
He saw the Prophet (PBUH) in his dream who told him that he was the one who
sent milk for Shah Sahib.
Maulana
Syed Badr Alam Meerathi visited Madinah and during his stay informed his
companions that the Prophet (PBUH) took care of his guests. According to him,
he himself had seen the Prophet (PBUH) making arrangements for his guests and
heard him issue orders for these arrangements.
Famous
Sufi Saint Syed Ahmed Rafai visited Madinah and recited following two verses.
WHEN
I WAS AWAY I USED TO SEND MY SOUL TO CONVEY MY SALAM
MY
SOUL WOULD KISS THE STEPS OF THE ROWDAH AS MY MESSENGER
NOW
IT IS THE TURN OF MY PHYSICAL BODY O PROPHET LET ME KISS YOUR HAND.
His
wish was granted and the Prophet's hands appeared at the grave and Rafai kissed
them. At that time, there were 90,000 pilgrims at the Rowdah. They all
witnessed the holy hands of the Prophet (PBUH).
Hazrat
Maulana Khalil Ahmed Saharanpuri was at the Prophet's mosque. He recited
following verse there.
I do
not deserve the honour of fragrance of flowers
I am
grateful to you 0 morning breeze for this favour.
Allah
Hafiz
