Friday, August 30, 2013

Battle of Ohud

Battle of Ohud

This battle was fought near Ohud mountain
  • It was fought 3 or 6 Shawwal 3 AH.
  • The army strength of Muslims was about 700 and about 3000 for non-Believers.
  • Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) appointed about 50 archers on nearby Rumah Hill.
  • Beloved uncle of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم), Hazrat Ameer Hamza (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ) was martyred during this battle.
  • About 70 companions of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) were martyred.
  • About 45 non-Believers were killed.
  • Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) himself was injured in the battle.
 
The battle field map
 
 
Ohud Mountain
 
  • Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) said that We love Ohud and Ohud loves us.
  • Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم)  said that the Ohud will go to Jannah.

Rumah Hill
Where 50 archers were appointed


Ziaraat Near Ohud
 Graveyard of Shuhada Ohud
Almost all the Martyred Companions (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہم) of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) in Ohud Battle, along with Hazrat Ameer Hamza (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ) are buried here.
 

Masjid Fash
This is the mosque, on the base of Ohud mountain, where Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) offered Zohar prayer while going towards the cave.

 
Cave of Ohud
 This the cave, Companions (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہم) of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) took him to this cave when there were series of attacks on Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم).


Wadi Baiza

This is very very strange area, where you will find the laws of nature reversed. For more details click here

Badr Battlefield

Badr Battlefield

The first battle between Muslims and non-Believers was fought in this field.
  •  The battle was fought on 17 Ramadan 2 AH
  • There were 313 Muslim soldiers and around 1000 non-Believer soldiers  .
  • 14 Companions (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہم) of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) were martyred
  •  Around 70 Non-Believers were dead.

How to Reach there

GPS coordinates 23°46'19.45"N  38°47'21.61"E 
To reach Badr
  •  Take Yanbu Road (to take Yanbu road, you may go towards Ohud on King Fahad Road, about one KM before Ohud there is a highway with board showing exit for Riyadh & Makkah, take that road. It will lead you to Yanbu Road exit)
  • Badr is about 150 KM from Madinah, you will find easily the Boards on whole Yanbu Road till you take the exit for Badr.
  • When you enter Badr city, look for Shuhda Badr Road and at the end of this road you will find the martyrs graveyard.
 
You can also go to Masjid Aresh, where Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) offered his prayers during battle of Badr.
 
 

Names of Shuhada Badr

Wadi Baiza

This is very very strange area, where you will find the laws of nature reversed. For more details click here

Jannat-ul-Baqi

Jannat-ul-Baqi

Towards the sacred feet of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم), this sacred Graveyard is located, where thousands Companions (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہم) of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) are buried.
The followings are few facts about Jannat-ul-Baqi
Asa'ad Bin Zararah (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ) was the first among the Ansar Companions of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) who was burried in Jannat-ul-Baqi, during the construction of Masjid-e-Nabwi
Uthman Bin Mazoun (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ) was the first among the Muhajreen Companions of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) who was burried in Jannat-ul-Baqi, very after the battle of Badr.

All of the wives of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم), also known as Mother of the Believers, including Hazrat Aisha (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), Hazrat Hafsa (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), Hazrat Zainab (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا) etc. are burried here, except for Hazrat Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا) and Hazrat Maymuna bint al-Harith (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا)
Hazrat Fatima Zahra (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), the beloved daughter of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم)
Hazrat Roqayyah (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), the beloved daughter of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم)
Hazrat Hasan ibn Ali (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ), the grandson of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم), son of Hazrat Fatimah (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا) and Hazrat Ali (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ)
Hazrat Ibrahim (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ), the beloved son of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) by Hazrat Maria al-Qibtiyya (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), died in infancy
Hazrat Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ), beloved uncle of Rasool Allah
Many aunts of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) including Hazrat Safiya (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا) and Hazrat Aatika (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا)
Hazrat Fatima bint al-Asad (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), aunt of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) and mother of Hazrat Ali (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ)
  • Asa'ad Bin Zararah (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ) was the first among the Ansar Companions of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) who was buried in Jannat-ul-Baqi, during the construction of Masjid-e-Nabwi
  • Uthman Bin Mazoun (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ) was the first among the Muhajreen Companions of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) who was buried in Jannat-ul-Baqi, very after the battle of Badr.
  • All of the wives of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم), also known as Mother of the Believers, including Hazrat Aisha (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), Hazrat Hafsa (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), Hazrat Zainab (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا) etc. are buried here, except for Hazrat Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا) and Hazrat Maymuna bint al-Harith (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا)
  • Hazrat Fatima Zahra (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), the beloved daughter of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم)
  • Hazrat Roqayyah (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), the beloved daughter of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم)
  • Hazrat Hasan ibn Ali (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ), the grandson of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم), son of Hazrat Fatimah (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا) and Hazrat Ali (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ)
  • Hazrat Ibrahim (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ), the beloved son of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) by Hazrat Maria al-Qibtiyya (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), died in infancy
  • Hazrat Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ), beloved uncle of Rasool Allah
  • Many aunts of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) including Hazrat Safiya (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا) and Hazrat Aatika (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا)
  • Hazrat Fatima bint al-Asad (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا), aunt of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) and mother of Hazrat Ali (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ)
  • Hazrat Uthman ibn Affan (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ), The third Caliph of the Islam
 
The MAP of Jannat-ul-Baqi
 
 

Wadi Baiza

This is very very strange area, where you will find the laws of nature reversed. For more details click here

Wadi Baiza (Miraculous Place)

Wadi Baiza (Miraculous Place)

Allah knows the best how, but you will observe ...
  •  A continuous force on your vehicle towards Madinah
  • On an ascending slope, your vehicle will automatically ascend without any engine power. 
 
How to reach there
 
GPS coordinates 24°43'21.87"N  39°26'35.85"E
 
To reach to this strange valley
  • Take the King Fahad Road, which leads directly to Ohud mountain.
  • When you reach near the parking of the Ohud, keep watching for a double road on your right side while moving on the circular road.
  • Take the right turn, this is still King Fahad road and it will become Ibrahim road after university road signal. 
  • Keep going on this, now single, road about 30 to 35 km till it ENDS... 
  • At the end of the road, there are mountains on all three directions and you have to take u-turn via a round about there.

What to observe there
 
Do the simple things as ...
 
  • Reach to the end of the road, take the u-turn and stop your vehicle.
  • Turn off the vehicle, apply the Neutral gear and leave the brakes.
  • Your vehicle will start moving very slowly and gradually it will pick the speed. You just handle with steering.
  •  Your speed will reach above 120 km/h
  • The force will keep you about 12 to 13 KM from start.
  • Be careful, don't apply engine force, it may be dangerous.
Here is a video experience for it
 
 

Wadi Baiza

This is very very strange area, where you will find the laws of nature reversed. For more details click here

Ziaraat of Masjid Nabwi


Ziaraat of Masjid Nabwi


Hujra Fatima (If you enter from Bab-e-Jibreel and turn left immediately, the Hujra Fatima (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا) is on your right side. 
Ashaba-e-Sufah (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہم)
 If you enter from Bab-e-Jibreel, the Ashab-e-Sufa palce is on your right hand. 
Riaz-ul-Jannah
Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) had defined the sacred place in a Hadith: The area between my house and my pulpit is one of the Paradise gardens .
The holy place is 22 meters long and 15 meters wide. 
MIMBER-E-RASUL
Mimber-e-Rasul is found inside. It is the same mimber that Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم)  used to give khutbas from. 
MEHRAB-E-NABWI
Just before the mimber is a Mehrab called Mehrab-e-Nabwi. It is from this Mehrab that Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) used to conduct Namaaz.

 

The Pillars (Sutun)


SUTUN-E-HANNAANAA
Near the mimber adjoining the Mehrab-e-Nabawee is a pillar ( sutun ) called Istewaana-e-Hannaanaa. ( Hannaanaa is the sound the small of a camel makes when it is separated from its mother ). Before the Mimber was built, the Prophet  used to lean against a date palm and give Khutbas. After the Mimber was built, the Prophet used the Mimber for khutbas. The date palm complained and cried out of loneliness. The Prophet  came down the Mimber and reassured the date tree that it would accompany him in Jannat.
When this date palm dried up, it was buried there and a pillar was raised in its memory. Now this pillar is called " Sutun-e-Hannaanaa ".
SUTUN-E-AISHA
The third pillar from the grave of Prophet  is called " Sutun-e-Aisha ". The Prophet  has said that in this Masjid there is one place where if people came know the thawab of praying there, they would make long queues. The Prophet had not said where the place was. After his death, Aisha pointed out this place and a pillar was raised here called the " Pillar of Aisha " or " Sutun-e-Aisha ".
SUTUN-E-ABEE LABBAABA or THE PILLAR OF TAWBA
The pillar right in the front of Kabre Mubarak is the Pillar of Tawba. When the Muslims first came to Madinah, they made Peace Pact ( Agreemant ) with Jews. However, the Jews went againt the agreement and continuously harrassed the Muslims. When this went beyond the limit, there was an order from Allah ( S.W.T. ) to kill the Jews. Abu Labbaaba was an old resident of Madinah who had accepted Islam, but still had contacts with the Jews. He went and told the Jews of the plan to kill them. Abu Labbaaba then repented his grievious mistake. He came to Masjid-e-Nabawee, tied himself to a date tree and cried to Allah for forgiveness.
One day the Prophet  was resting in the hujra of Umme Salma when Jibrail came with the ayah of the Quraan which mentions the forgiveness of Abu Labbaaba. The Prophet  untied Abu Labbaaba and gave him the good news of Allah's forgiveness. Here a pillar was built called Sutun-e-Abu Labbaaba and is recommended to pray two rakaat namaaz and ask for forgiveness. The Prophet  has mentioned that had Abu Labbaaba come through him for forgiveness, his ' Tawba ' would have been accepted immediately. We are asked to seek forgiveness for our sins through the Waselah of our 14 Masumeens.Apart from these ' Sutuns ' ( Pillars ), there are three others that are half inside the Zaree and half outside it. All these pillar inside have their names written in the top circle of the pillar inside the golden edging. They are :-
a) SUTUN-E-SAREER
This is the last one. It is where the Prophet  used to pray Namaaz-e-Shab and rest.
' Sareer ' is Arabic for bed.
b) SUTUN-E-HARS or SUTUN-E-ALI
It is the pillar where Imam Ali ( A.S. ) used to stand guard over the Prophet  when he slept at night.
' Hars ' in Arabic is to guard or patrol.
c) SUTUN-E-WUFUD
When Muslims or non-Muslims from outside Madinah came to visit the Prophet , he would receive their delegation here. ' Wufud ' in Arabic means delegation. Thus the pillar is known as Sutun-e-Wufud.
d) SUTUN-E-TAHAJJUD
This is opposite Suffaa at the corner of the chambers of Bibi Fatema Zehra ( A.S. ). It has been narrated that Jibrail used to come to the Prophet  and they would sit at this place and Jibrail would talk to the Prophet  the secrets of the universe and creation.
SUTUN-E-HANNAANAA
Near the mimber adjoining the Mehrab-e-Nabawee is a pillar ( sutun ) called Istewaana-e-Hannaanaa. ( Hannaanaa is the sound the small of a camel makes when it is separated from its mother ). Before the Mimber was built, the Prophet  used to lean against a date palm and give Khutbas. After the Mimber was built, the Prophet used the Mimber for khutbas. The date palm complained and cried out of loneliness. The Prophet  came down the Mimber and reassured the date tree that it would accompany him in Jannat.
When this date palm dried up, it was buried there and a pillar was raised in its memory. Now this pillar is called " Sutun-e-Hannaanaa ".
SUTUN-E-AISHA
The third pillar from the grave of Prophet  is called " Sutun-e-Aisha ". The Prophet  has said that in this Masjid there is one place where if people came know the thawab of praying there, they would make long queues. The Prophet had not said where the place was. After his death, Aisha pointed out this place and a pillar was raised here called the " Pillar of Aisha " or " Sutun-e-Aisha ".
SUTUN-E-ABEE LABBAABA or THE PILLAR OF TAWBA
The pillar right in the front of Kabre Mubarak is the Pillar of Tawba. When the Muslims first came to Madinah, they made Peace Pact ( Agreemant ) with Jews. However, the Jews went againt the agreement and continuously harrassed the Muslims. When this went beyond the limit, there was an order from Allah ( S.W.T. ) to kill the Jews. Abu Labbaaba was an old resident of Madinah who had accepted Islam, but still had contacts with the Jews. He went and told the Jews of the plan to kill them. Abu Labbaaba then repented his grievious mistake. He came to Masjid-e-Nabawee, tied himself to a date tree and cried to Allah for forgiveness.
One day the Prophet  was resting in the hujra of Umme Salma when Jibrail came with the ayah of the Quraan which mentions the forgiveness of Abu Labbaaba. The Prophet  untied Abu Labbaaba and gave him the good news of Allah's forgiveness. Here a pillar was built called Sutun-e-Abu Labbaaba and is recommended to pray two rakaat namaaz and ask for forgiveness. The Prophet  has mentioned that had Abu Labbaaba come through him for forgiveness, his ' Tawba ' would have been accepted immediately. We are asked to seek forgiveness for our sins through the Waselah of our 14 Masumeens.Apart from these ' Sutuns ' ( Pillars ), there are three others that are half inside the Zaree and half outside it. All these pillar inside have their names written in the top circle of the pillar inside the golden edging. They are :-
a) SUTUN-E-SAREER
This is the last one. It is where the Prophet  used to pray Namaaz-e-Shab and rest.
' Sareer ' is Arabic for bed.
b) SUTUN-E-HARS or SUTUN-E-ALI
It is the pillar where Imam Ali ( A.S. ) used to stand guard over the Prophet  when he slept at night.
' Hars ' in Arabic is to guard or patrol.
c) SUTUN-E-WUFUD
When Muslims or non-Muslims from outside Madinah came to visit the Prophet , he would receive their delegation here. ' Wufud ' in Arabic means delegation. Thus the pillar is known as Sutun-e-Wufud.
d) SUTUN-E-TAHAJJUD
This is opposite Suffaa at the corner of the chambers of Bibi Fatema Zehra ( A.S. ). It has been narrated that Jibrail used to come to the Prophet  and they would sit at this place and Jibrail would talk to the Prophet  the secrets of the universe and creation.
 SUTUN-E-HANNAANAA
Near the mimber adjoining the Mehrab-e-Nabwi is a pillar ( sutun ) called Istewaana-e-Hannaanaa. ( Hannaanaa is the sound the small camel makes when it is separated from its mother ).
 
Before the Mimber was built, Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) used to lean against a date palm and give Khutbas. After the Mimber was built,Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) used the Mimber for khutbas. The date palm cried out of loneliness. Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلمم) came down from the Mimber and reassured the date tree that it would accompany him in Jannat.
 
When this date palm dried up, it was buried there and a pillar was raised in its memory. Now this pillar is called " Sutun-e-Hannaanaa ".
 
SUTUN-E-AISHA
 
The third pillar from the grave of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) is called " Sutun-e-Aisha ". Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) has said that in this Masjid there is one place where if people come to know the thawab of praying there, they would make long queues. Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) had not said where the place was. After his death, Hazrat Aisha (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا) pointed out this place and a pillar was raised here called the " Pillar of Aisha " or " Sutun-e-Aisha ".
 
SUTUN-E-ABEE LABBAABA or THE PILLAR OF TAUWBA
 
The pillar right in front of Kabre Mubarak is the Pillar of Tauwba. When Muslims first came to Madinah, they made Peace Pact ( Agreemant ) with Jews. However, the Jews went against the agreement and continuously harrassed the Muslims. When this went beyond the limit, there was an order from Allah to kill the Jews.
 
Abu Labbaaba (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ) was an old resident of Madinah who had accepted Islam, but still had contacts with the Jews. He went and told the Jews of the plan to kill them. Abu Labbaaba (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ) then repented his grievious mistake. He came to Masjid-e-Nabawee, tied himself to a date tree and cried to Allah for forgiveness.
 
One day Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) was resting in the hujra of Umme Salma when Jibrail came with the ayah of the Quraan which mentions the forgiveness of Abu Labbaaba (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ). Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم)  untied Abu Labbaaba (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ) and gave him the good news of Allah's forgiveness. Here a pillar was built called Sutun-e-Abu Labbaaba and is recommended to pray two rakaat namaaz and ask for forgiveness.
 
 
Apart from these ' Sutuns ' ( Pillars ), there are three others that are half inside the Hujra Shareef and half outside it. All these pillar inside have their names written in the top circle of the pillar inside the golden edging. They are :-
 
a) SUTUN-E-SAREER
 
This is the last one. It is where Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) used to rest. ' Sareer ' is Arabic for bed.
 
b) SUTUN-E-HARS or SUTUN-E-ALI
 
It is the pillar where Hazrat Ali (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ) and some other Companions (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہم) used to stand guard over Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) when he slept at night. ' Hars ' in Arabic is to guard or patrol.
 
c) SUTUN-E-WUFUD
 
When Muslims or non-Muslims from outside Madinah came to visit Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم), he would receive their delegation here. ' Wufud ' in Arabic means delegation. Thus the pillar is known as Sutun-e-Wufud.
 
d) SUTUN-E-TAHAJJUD
 
This is opposite Suffaa at the corner of the chambers of Hazrat Fatema Zehra (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا) where Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) used to offer late night prayers.
 
 
 
 

Near the mimber adjoining the Mehrab-e-Nabawee is a pillar ( sutun ) called Istewaana-e-Hannaanaa. ( Hannaanaa is the sound the small of a camel makes when it is separated from its mother ). Before the Mimber was built, the Prophet  used to lean against a date palm and give Khutbas. After the Mimber was built, the Prophet used the Mimber for khutbas. The date palm complained and cried out of loneliness. The Prophet  came down the Mimber and reassured the date tree that it would accompany him in Jannat.
When this date palm dried up, it was buried there and a pillar was raised in its memory. Now this pillar is called " Sutun-e-Hannaanaa ".
SUTUN-E-AISHA
The third pillar from the grave of Prophet  is called " Sutun-e-Aisha ". The Prophet  has said that in this Masjid there is one place where if people came know the thawab of praying there, they would make long queues. The Prophet had not said where the place was. After his death, Aisha pointed out this place and a pillar was raised here called the " Pillar of Aisha " or " Sutun-e-Aisha ".
SUTUN-E-ABEE LABBAABA or THE PILLAR OF TAWBA
The pillar right in the front of Kabre Mubarak is the Pillar of Tawba. When the Muslims first came to Madinah, they made Peace Pact ( Agreemant ) with Jews. However, the Jews went againt the agreement and continuously harrassed the Muslims. When this went beyond the limit, there was an order from Allah ( S.W.T. ) to kill the Jews. Abu Labbaaba was an old resident of Madinah who had accepted Islam, but still had contacts with the Jews. He went and told the Jews of the plan to kill them. Abu Labbaaba then repented his grievious mistake. He came to Masjid-e-Nabawee, tied himself to a date tree and cried to Allah for forgiveness.
One day the Prophet  was resting in the hujra of Umme Salma when Jibrail came with the ayah of the Quraan which mentions the forgiveness of Abu Labbaaba. The Prophet  untied Abu Labbaaba and gave him the good news of Allah's forgiveness. Here a pillar was built called Sutun-e-Abu Labbaaba and is recommended to pray two rakaat namaaz and ask for forgiveness. The Prophet  has mentioned that had Abu Labbaaba come through him for forgiveness, his ' Tawba ' would have been accepted immediately. We are asked to seek forgiveness for our sins through the Waselah of our 14 Masumeens.Apart from these ' Sutuns ' ( Pillars ), there are three others that are half inside the Zaree and half outside it. All these pillar inside have their names written in the top circle of the pillar inside the golden edging. They are :-
a) SUTUN-E-SAREER
This is the last one. It is where the Prophet  used to pray Namaaz-e-Shab and rest.
' Sareer ' is Arabic for bed.
b) SUTUN-E-HARS or SUTUN-E-ALI
It is the pillar where Imam Ali ( A.S. ) used to stand guard over the Prophet  when he slept at night.
' Hars ' in Arabic is to guard or patrol.
c) SUTUN-E-WUFUD
When Muslims or non-Muslims from outside Madinah came to visit the Prophet , he would receive their delegation here. ' Wufud ' in Arabic means delegation. Thus the pillar is known as Sutun-e-Wufud.
d) SUTUN-E-TAHAJJUD
This is opposite Suffaa at the corner of the chambers of Bibi Fatema Zehra ( A.S. ). It has been narrated that Jibrail used to come to the Prophet  and they would sit at this place and Jibrail would talk to the Prophet  the secrets of the universe and creation.
Near the mimber adjoining the Mehrab-e-Nabawee is a pillar ( sutun ) called Istewaana-e-Hannaanaa. ( Hannaanaa is the sound the small of a camel makes when it is separated from its mother ). Before the Mimber was built, the Prophet  used to lean against a date palm and give Khutbas. After the Mimber was built, the Prophet used the Mimber for khutbas. The date palm complained and cried out of loneliness. The Prophet  came down the Mimber and reassured the date tree that it would accompany him in Jannat.
When this date palm dried up, it was buried there and a pillar was raised in its memory. Now this pillar is called " Sutun-e-Hannaanaa ".
SUTUN-E-AISHA
The third pillar from the grave of Prophet  is called " Sutun-e-Aisha ". The Prophet  has said that in this Masjid there is one place where if people came know the thawab of praying there, they would make long queues. The Prophet had not said where the place was. After his death, Aisha pointed out this place and a pillar was raised here called the " Pillar of Aisha " or " Sutun-e-Aisha ".
SUTUN-E-ABEE LABBAABA or THE PILLAR OF TAWBA
The pillar right in the front of Kabre Mubarak is the Pillar of Tawba. When the Muslims first came to Madinah, they made Peace Pact ( Agreemant ) with Jews. However, the Jews went againt the agreement and continuously harrassed the Muslims. When this went beyond the limit, there was an order from Allah ( S.W.T. ) to kill the Jews. Abu Labbaaba was an old resident of Madinah who had accepted Islam, but still had contacts with the Jews. He went and told the Jews of the plan to kill them. Abu Labbaaba then repented his grievious mistake. He came to Masjid-e-Nabawee, tied himself to a date tree and cried to Allah for forgiveness.
One day the Prophet  was resting in the hujra of Umme Salma when Jibrail came with the ayah of the Quraan which mentions the forgiveness of Abu Labbaaba. The Prophet  untied Abu Labbaaba and gave him the good news of Allah's forgiveness. Here a pillar was built called Sutun-e-Abu Labbaaba and is recommended to pray two rakaat namaaz and ask for forgiveness. The Prophet  has mentioned that had Abu Labbaaba come through him for forgiveness, his ' Tawba ' would have been accepted immediately. We are asked to seek forgiveness for our sins through the Waselah of our 14 Masumeens.Apart from these ' Sutuns ' ( Pillars ), there are three others that are half inside the Zaree and half outside it. All these pillar inside have their names written in the top circle of the pillar inside the golden edging. They are :-
a) SUTUN-E-SAREER
This is the last one. It is where the Prophet  used to pray Namaaz-e-Shab and rest.
' Sareer ' is Arabic for bed.
b) SUTUN-E-HARS or SUTUN-E-ALI
It is the pillar where Imam Ali ( A.S. ) used to stand guard over the Prophet  when he slept at night.
' Hars ' in Arabic is to guard or patrol.
c) SUTUN-E-WUFUD
When Muslims or non-Muslims from outside Madinah came to visit the Prophet , he would receive their delegation here. ' Wufud ' in Arabic means delegation. Thus the pillar is known as Sutun-e-Wufud.
d) SUTUN-E-TAHAJJUD
This is opposite Suffaa at the corner of the chambers of Bibi Fatema Zehra ( A.S. ). It has been narrated that Jibrail used to come to the Prophet  and they would sit at this place and Jibrail would talk to the Prophet  the secrets of the universe and creation.
Near the mimber adjoining the Mehrab-e-Nabawee is a pillar ( sutun ) called Istewaana-e-Hannaanaa. ( Hannaanaa is the sound the small of a camel makes when it is separated from its mother ). Before the Mimber was built, the Prophet  used to lean against a date palm and give Khutbas. After the Mimber was built, the Prophet used the Mimber for khutbas. The date palm complained and cried out of loneliness. The Prophet  came down the Mimber and reassured the date tree that it would accompany him in Jannat.
When this date palm dried up, it was buried there and a pillar was raised in its memory. Now this pillar is called " Sutun-e-Hannaanaa ".
SUTUN-E-AISHA
The third pillar from the grave of Prophet  is called " Sutun-e-Aisha ". The Prophet  has said that in this Masjid there is one place where if people came know the thawab of praying there, they would make long queues. The Prophet had not said where the place was. After his death, Aisha pointed out this place and a pillar was raised here called the " Pillar of Aisha " or " Sutun-e-Aisha ".
SUTUN-E-ABEE LABBAABA or THE PILLAR OF TAWBA
The pillar right in the front of Kabre Mubarak is the Pillar of Tawba. When the Muslims first came to Madinah, they made Peace Pact ( Agreemant ) with Jews. However, the Jews went againt the agreement and continuously harrassed the Muslims. When this went beyond the limit, there was an order from Allah ( S.W.T. ) to kill the Jews. Abu Labbaaba was an old resident of Madinah who had accepted Islam, but still had contacts with the Jews. He went and told the Jews of the plan to kill them. Abu Labbaaba then repented his grievious mistake. He came to Masjid-e-Nabawee, tied himself to a date tree and cried to Allah for forgiveness.
One day the Prophet  was resting in the hujra of Umme Salma when Jibrail came with the ayah of the Quraan which mentions the forgiveness of Abu Labbaaba. The Prophet  untied Abu Labbaaba and gave him the good news of Allah's forgiveness. Here a pillar was built called Sutun-e-Abu Labbaaba and is recommended to pray two rakaat namaaz and ask for forgiveness. The Prophet  has mentioned that had Abu Labbaaba come through him for forgiveness, his ' Tawba ' would have been accepted immediately. We are asked to seek forgiveness for our sins through the Waselah of our 14 Masumeens.Apart from these ' Sutuns ' ( Pillars ), there are three others that are half inside the Zaree and half outside it. All these pillar inside have their names written in the top circle of the pillar inside the golden edging. They are :-
a) SUTUN-E-SAREER
This is the last one. It is where the Prophet  used to pray Namaaz-e-Shab and rest.
' Sareer ' is Arabic for bed.
b) SUTUN-E-HARS or SUTUN-E-ALI
It is the pillar where Imam Ali ( A.S. ) used to stand guard over the Prophet  when he slept at night.
' Hars ' in Arabic is to guard or patrol.
c) SUTUN-E-WUFUD
When Muslims or non-Muslims from outside Madinah came to visit the Prophet , he would receive their delegation here. ' Wufud ' in Arabic means delegation. Thus the pillar is known as Sutun-e-Wufud.
d) SUTUN-E-TAHAJJUD
This is opposite Suffaa at the corner of the chambers of Bibi Fatema Zehra ( A.S. ). It has been narrated that Jibrail used to come to the Prophet  and they would sit at this place and Jibrail would talk to the Prophet  the secrets of the universe and creation.
Direction to Qadmain Mubarak of Rasool Allah (SAW)
 If you enter from Bab-e-Jibreel, turn left immediately and Roza Rasool (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم) will be on your right side. Keep going to Qibla Direction unless you see the clock on the wall on your left hand.
Stand under the clock and turn to Roza Shareef, you are exactly the direction of Sacred feet of Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم)

Wadi Baiza

This is very very strange area, where you will find the laws of nature reversed. For more details click here

ashabe sufa

The Essence of Islam

Allah - beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Sall ALLAHu alan Nabiyyil Umiyyi Wa Aalihi Sall ALLAHu Alaihi Wa Aalihi Wa Ashabihi Wasallam Salaatu wassalaaman Alaika Yaa Rasoolallah SallALLAHualaihewasallam

The Essence of Islam

Islam stands on the simple belief in the truthfulness of the Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) of Islam. .For a Muslim Allah exists because he has put his faith in the words of Prophet Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) who stated

*لآ اِلَهَ اِلّا اللّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوُل اللّهِ*

‘There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his Messenger’

This belief being the frist fundamental principle of Islam, one can hardly deny that his status as a believer in Islam stands on a razor’s edge viz., the veracity of Prophet Muhammad’s assertion. The Holy Qura’n as a book of revelation too is dependent upon the veracity of the Prophet’s claim that it is Divine Revelation. So, the first basic principle of Islam, Iman or faith is built around the belief in the words of Prophet Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasallam).

What we have stated above is an infallible truth about Islam.

But there are Muslims who do not consciously realize this truth. For them, the following catechism may be of some use:

1) Why do you believe in Allah?
- Because, the Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) has asked us to believe in Him.

2) Why do you believe in the Kalema?
- Because the Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) has asked us to put our belief in it.

3) Why do you say your salat?
- Because the Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) said it is ordained by Allah.

There is nothing in Islam which a Muslim can claim to have derived directly from Allah. All his rituals and his observance of the Faith have come to him through His Prophet. So this belief in Allah being the Omnipotent and he himself brings his Messenger is an axiomatic truth. The truth comes through a mortal and the axiom is of no value if the mortal is not given credence. People of other religions may worship this Allah and may have chosen to give Him other names, but a Muslim’s way to Allah has got to be through His Prophet.

For the followers of the Prophet who took upon themselves the rigours of persecution during the first phases of the preaching of nascent Islam, two things were real and permeated their whole being - the intense love of the Prophet and an unflinching faith in the sovereignty of an invisible Allah. Their faith emanated from love for and faith in the Prophet.

To them these Qur’anic verses were very much real:

‘To the Mumins (Believers) their Prophet is dearer than their own selves’
(Sura Ahzab, Verse #6). 

Equally tellingly did the following words of the Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) ring out loud in their ears:

‘Those who do not put their love of the Prophet above their love for themselves, their wealth, their parents, their children and everything else, are not Muslims’
(Bukhari, Muslim). 

Today, very few consciously realize that their Allah would not exist if the Prophet had not spoken the truth. Unfortunately, this fact is often forgotten by Islamic academics too around the world.

We concede that the Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasalalm) is a mortal, but we emphatically asserts that he should not be confused with an ordinary mortal like us. ‘Both diamond and pebbles are stones, but one is worn on the crown and the other is trampled under feet’,

Quoting an Ayat from Sura Mayidah the following ayah:
Qad ja’a kum minallahe nurun wa kitabum mubin

[Maidah 5:15] O People given the Book(s)! Indeed this Noble Messenger (Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him) of Ours has come to you, revealing to you a lot of the things which you had hidden in the Book, and forgiving a lot of them; indeed towards you has come a light * from Allah, and a clear Book. (* The Holy Prophet is a light from Allah).

Those who drum up the Qur’anic verse where the Prophet has been asked to state that he is a human often tend to forget the rest of the ayah where it is stated that to him come divine revelations. Further, they forget that undermining the Prophet or any other prophet as a mere human being is tantamount to loss of faith.

[Tagabun 64:6] This is because their Noble Messengers used to bring clear proofs to them, in response they said, “What! Will humans show us the way?”; they therefore became disbelievers and turned away, and Allah acted independently; and Allah is the Independent, the Most Praiseworthy. In the Qur’an the imperative ‘obey Allah and the Prophet’ (ittaqullah wa rasulihi) - comes as co-ordinates. A Muslim cannot obey Allah without obeying His Prophet.

Having thus put the basic axiom in order, we go on to explain the basic tenet of Islam - the Kalema. The Kalema is not simply stating that there is no deity but Allah and Muhammad is His messenger. We contend that la ilaha illallah is the essence of creation. The universe is the manifestation of Allah’s Dhat - the Dhat is invisible, eternal. Allah has manifested Himself in His creation and He is immanent in everything contained in the universe. This means the Creator provides evidence or signs His Exitence, signs which are present in the creation. eg. ALLAH is "all Merciful" and His Mercy is One of His Attributes. His Mercy will manifest (show a sign in the creation) itself and a believer is the one who witness (not just believe or understand) this sign.

[Nisa 4:126] And to Allah only belongs all whatever is in the heavens and all whatever is in the earth; and Allah has control over all things.

[Noor 24:35] Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth; the example of His light is like a niche in which is a lamp; the lamp is in a glass; the glass is as if it were a star shining like a pearl, kindled by the blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west – it is close that the oil itself get ablaze although the fire does not touch it; light upon light; Allah guides towards His light whomever He wills; and Allah illustrates examples for mankind; and Allah knows everything. (The Holy Prophet is a light from Allah)

One is ephemeral, but the other is eternal. This is what the Qur’an states in many an ayah, the most glaring of them being .

‘Kullu man a’laiha faan, wa yabqa wazhu rabbika zulijalale wal ikraam
(everything shall be destroyed, only the Wajh of Allah, the mighty and the magnificent, shall abide - Sura Ar-Rahman, 26).

Once someone puts his faith in the axiom stated by the Prophet, one has to accept all other corollaries coming from him. Allah claims in the Quran that He is the Light of the Universe (Sura Noor ayah 35).

In one of the Hadith Qudsis Allah states - Khalaqtu Muhammadan min noori wajhihi (I have created Muhammad from My special Light).

In another Hadith Qudsi Allah states - Lao laka lama khalaqtul aflaaq . ( O Prophet, I would not have created anything if I had not created you).

If you add to this another Hadith, you begin to see the reality as hidden in the Kalema e Taiyyab, Awaluma khalaq Allah noori Allah first created my Light).

And the Prophet hastens to add - ana min noorillah kullu shayyim min noori ( I am from Allah’s Light and everything has been created from my Light).

The question is one of belief in the axiom and there cannot be a half-belief or a quarter-belief. One has to believe in it as a whole or not believe in it at all. But as you accept what is stated above, you see and will witness that the Kalema is a binary truth -

Allah’s Dhat being the CIPHER (Hidden Truth)

and

the Prophet along with the whole manifestation (Universe) being the numerical unitONE.

This is the truth inherent in every atom of the universe - the positive and the negative giving the atom its entity. This is the inherent truth of the creation of human beings or for that matter any other being in the universe - the male acting as the positive force and the female providing the indispensable negative force. If this is the truth about the manifested universe and if we accept this as the truth, we must admit that Hazrat Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasalalm) is our window on this Truth. And let us not forget Truth (al-Haq) is one of Allah’s manifested (clearly evident) names.


One of the things he keeps harping on is the question of Shirk - of associating Allah with other things denying Allah’s sovereignty. .The denial takes a great many subtle forms. The office boss is considered to be the sole authority for our promotion and transfer. Men in authority are dreaded. A notorious anti-social occupies a high place in the social hierarchy and we don’t protest his excesses. .These are all cases where human beings are feared more than Allah the Almighty. And this is a kind of shirk or substitution of deities. It is so subtle a process in our mind that we do not even own up to it. We turn towards the black cube in Makkah and during Haj go round it seven times for tawaf, but if the owner of the house is forgotten, it then lapses into a kind of idolatry. Man has perennially distanced himself from his deity- stone, trees, sun, moon, statues - in order to worship it. When our Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) abolished these deities and introduced to us an invisible, all-powerful, all-seeing Allah, it was difficult for the early Muslims to forget their idols. They would still carry small idols in their armpits. So the Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) introduced the system of raising both arms while commencing prayers.

Let me summarize the last post from a couplet from Jawab e Shikwa, where ALLAH himself is telling the Poet, Allama Iqbal.

Bada aasham naye baaqi naya khum bhi naye, 
Harm-e-Kaaba naya, but bhi naye, tum bhi naye.
Wine, flask, and drinkers-all are new and changed,
A different Kaaba, different idols, different are you.

For a Muslim his prayer is a compulsory ritual, but it is often forgotten that the ritual has a soul inside. That soul is a realization that the Deity, we are bowing our heads to is immanent. The realization of Al Hakikah al Muhammad, a force (the soul) that flows in everything of the universe and also flows through the one even ho is prostrating himself before Him. Once he is completely immersed in Him through al hakikah al Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasallam), directions to which one bows his head become meaningless. For a true Mumin (not just a Muslim) there is no direction, no space to which he can turn his head and bow. But the concept itself is not permissible by Shari’a laws. And herein comes the question of tariqat,haqikat and marifat. This is what we are trying to explain to unfold the inner truths of Islam as propounded by our Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam).


The focal point of the vision of this is love. The entire Philosophy of life is permeated by the Qur’an and Sunnah. The word insaan, is derived from the root uns and it means love.

Allah says in the Qur’an that He has created man from one man and a woman and has spread them over the whole world having divided them in different sects and communities (Sura Hujurat, ayah 13).

[Hujurat 49:13] O mankind! We have indeed created you from one man and one woman, and have made you into various nations and tribes so that you may know one another; indeed the more honourable among you, in the sight of Allah, is one who is more pious among you; indeed Allah is All Knowing, All Aware. (Piety is the basis of honour in Allah’s sight.)

So humanity is bound by the common bond of fraternity. And He being the Sustainer of this universe (rabbul a’lamin), has made Prophet Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) the rahmat or divine blessing of the universe (rahmatallil a’lamin). So there is no room in Islam for being parochial - the message of love and peace that the Prophet gave is addressed to all mankind, not just Muslims. .There is, therefore, no room for hatred in Islam. ‘A man filled with hatred for others cannot belong to any religion, let alone Islam’,


.[Hujurat 49:14] The ignorant said, “We have accepted faith”; say, (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him), “You have surely not accepted faith, but you should say ‘We have submitted’, for faith has not yet entered your hearts; and if you obey * Allah and His Noble Messenger, He will not reduce the reward of any of your deeds; indeed Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful.” .(* By accepting faith and then obeying the commands).

Only those will truly accept who have truly witnessed.

How do you go about knowing yourself is a question that has always bothered man ever since he was created?

The long chain of Prophets since Hazrat Adam (Alayhissalam) has tried to instill in man this simple but immensely intricate lesson. .Man is a peculiar creation - more than half animal, only a quarter or even less than that, angel. .He is made of four elements - air, earth, fire and water. These elements refuse to mix with one another, but strangely enough, they have been made to coexist in the human frame. .All our earthly desires and propensities take their orifin from these elements. If man gives himself away to these relentless desires, he is no more than a beast (Sura A’raf, 179), the Quran asserts.

[Aa`raf 7:179] And indeed We have created many jinns and men for hell; they have hearts in which their is no understanding; and the eyes they do not see with; and the ears they do not hear with; they are like cattle - in fact more astray; it is they who are the neglectful.

So one of man’s chief struggles is to overcome these desires and to be master of himself. This is a kind of silent Jihad or holy war he has to wage all his life. Once he is able to control, but not eliminate these desires, he is ready to meet the Spirit that abides in him.

Prophet Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) has given us a code of life enshrined in the Shari’a. The Shari’a disciplines man and brings his way of life under certain practices which ennoble him and the environment in which he lives. But mere Shari’a, devoid of Tariqat may lead to spiritual and corporeal aridity. Tariqat is the vital sap of Shari’a without which Shari’a renders itself into a vast wasteland devoid of the creative spirit. .Waju or ablution is a compulsory pre-requisite of Islamic prayers.

Washing hands and faces in a particular way is a manifested ritual - one may do a thousand and one ablutions and yet may remain impure at heart.

If the heart is impure, no prayer can bring the human spirit closer to his Lord. So in Tariqat, they insist on another wadu or ablution, which is Tauba or asking God’s forgiveness and seeking his help to keep away from sin.

Similarly all the canonical rituals of Islam may degenerate into meaningless physical exercises, if the spirit behind each ritual is not invoked.

So first teaching is to be steadfast in Taqwa or belief.

But Taqwa is not simple belief - it is a blend of love and fear for Allah as the Beloved Sall-ALLAHualaihewasallam. Next to this he would like his followers to attempt a harmonious and balanced seeking of Shari’a and Tariqat. When this balace is struck in worship, a devotee is ready to encounter Truth - the Haqikat. And as a natural consequence comes the next stage which is total immersion in the Universal Spirit - the Marifat.

Allah in his inscrutable Dhat had fallen in love with Himself and wanted to see Himself. He created light and that light was Prophet Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasallam). Allah manifested himself in all created things (His Signs are clearly evident in everything) and created man in his own likeness having breathed his Spirit unto him. And now He wanted man to be like Him - to bedaub himself in Allah’s colour. This means to emulate or follow SUnnah of ALLAH by trying to see oneself.

MAN ARAFA NAFSAHU FAKATH ARAFA RABBAHU.
THE ONE WHO KNEW HIMSELF HAD KNOWN THE LORD.


"And do not be like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves," Surah Hashr..

How would man make himself like Allah? So again it is Allah who calls Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasallam). ‘uswatun hasana’, Allah’s own likeness on earth, the ideal man has to emulate. Laqad kaana lakum fii rasuulil-laahi Uswatun Hasana (Surah Ahzab: Verse 21) Means, ALLAH made to know Prophet SallALLAHualaihewasalalm by calling him on Meraj and showing his own reality (Hakikat of Prophet Himself) to the Prophet as confirmed by the following Verse. (Al Hakikah Al Muhammad).

[Najm 53:18] Indeed he saw the Greatest Signs of his Lord. Thus it means to know the origin of your existence which has troubled Mankind since all ages.

[Israel 17:22] O listener, do not set up another Allah with Allah, for you will then remain seated condemned, helpless.
You can know yourself by knowing Quran but knowing Quran and failing to realize the origin of his own existence is a self contradictory claim his/her own claim of knowing the Quran.
It is in this emulation that the modern man encounters a lot of hindrances. .The foremost among these hindrances is the conflict between the inner and the outer selves that each individual has to either struggle to resolve or let them alone. .Those who are insensitive to this conflict go to the mosque, say their prayers and perform all the rituals to the letters, and yet when they come out into the open and meet the challenges of contemporary life, they simply quietly give in. Religion for them becomes a kind of convenient mask they wear to project an image of pretended piety. They indulge in corruption - all kinds of corruption without any qualm of conscience. But those who struggle to reconcile the two selves, have a difficult journey to negotiate. .If one aims at that wuswatun hasana, he has to struggle hard to effect this reconciliation of the outer and the inner selves..We are trying to grab our attention to this contradiction in our life and scathingly criticizes the way in which we have made religion a museum piece - something that we go and visit but never emulate in our practical life. As a result the Quran lies buried under shining clothes on equally magnificent rehels or wooden stands - it fails to inspire us in our practical life. Mosques replicate and become architectural pieces of excellence, but life goes on in its own rhythm, never touching the fringe of religion. This is the contradiction against which we need to wage a relentless war.

One thas to put his absolute faith in Allah and his Messenger (SallALLAHualaihewasallam). Then he has to emulate the life of the Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam). Three things as integral to a virtuous life - a desire for purity, remembrance of Allah and an urge to achieve proximity of Allah. In order to achieve these three goals, we prescribe three lessons to all, followers and admirers.

One, he wants them to maintain wadu or ablutory purity throughout the waking hours of their life.

Two, we wants them to remember Allah in every breath of their life where the word ALLAH becomes a part of heart beat, where ALLAH Huu is heared from the heart when the tongue is silent.

Three, we have to say their Tahazzud prayers at dead of night when the whole world is asleep and they are face to face with their Creator. When someone follows these three lessons having been aglow with an intense love of the Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam), one achieves peace and the desired reconciliation is effected. There remains no barriers between life and religion.

In all religions, pious men and women look upward while praying to God. Seeking the Creator in an ethereal heaven is common to all religion. Seeking takes different forms in different religions. Some renounce the society and go to the woods. Some practice celibacy. But the Prophet of Islam (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) has asked his followers to look for his Creator (witness His Signs) in his own environment, in the radiant smile of the children, in the misery of the poor, in the agony of the sick, in the animals and insects and in the entire eco-system. A truly religious man has responsibilities towards all of them which he can hardly deny. On the other hand, physical desires have not been written off as something ugly. Desire is an essential part of existence, the only thing is that man has to rein in his desires and be a master of his animal propensities. There can be no devotional practice without desire. But man must not pursue desire like animals, but as prescribed by the Holy Book.

Thus the entire discussion draws our attention to the Qura’nic injunction to look for a wasila.

In the hadith we have been asked to look for the Imame Zamana or the Leader of the time. In todays where where there the every Nations affair have been seperated from Religion, because of the Failure of Political Unity amongst the True Islamic Fraternity. Thus for a Muslim living in a Non Muslim state, how he can find his Imam when a Non Muslim is ruling over him?

Furthermore, for a Non Muslim what creditibility one has that the Political Ruler of a Muslim State is totally in adherence of Quran and Sunnah?.If one does not search for the Imam of his time, his death may not be that of a Muslim. So this is an obligatory search which must go on as long as one is alive.

If he dies during his search, his death would be that of a shaheed or martyr.

'One who dies without recognizing the Imam of his time, dies the death of ignorance.'

For a person living in a Muslim/Non Muslim, Here he has the first duty of finding out his Spiritual Guide. Nothing is above the Qura’n and Sunnah. If there is anything that contradicts them, that should be forthwith given up. The Qura’n has enjoined on us to hold tight each other’s hands and thereby uphold the Islamic Ummah or Muslim brotherhood.

Source: An extract from a Book on "Essence of Islam" by Maulana Rashid Ahmad Jaunpuri.

Spiritual Lineage of Maulana Rashid Ahmad Jaunpuri:

1. Huzur Habibana wa Syeedana Aqai wa Mawlai Ahmed Mujtaba Muhammad Mustafa Sallalaho Alaihe wa Sallam. 
2. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA)
3. Hazrat Salman Farsi (RA) 
4. Hazrat Imam Qasem Ibne Muhammad (RA)
5. Hazrat Imam Jafar Sadeque (RA)
6. Hazrat Imam Musa Kazem (RA) 
7. Hazrat Imam Ali Reza (RA) 
8. Hazrat Khawaja Maruf Karkhi (ra)
9. Hazrat Khawaja Abul Hasan Sirri Siqti (ra) 
10. Hazrat Khawaja Junaid Bagdadi (ra) 
11. Hazrat Khawaja Abu Bakr Shiblee (ra) 
12. Hazrat Khawaja Abul Qasem Nasirabadi (ra) 
13. Hazrat Khawaja Abu Ali Dakqaq (ra) 
14. Hazrat Khawaja Abul Qasem Kushairi (ra) 
15. Hazrat Khawaja Abu Ali Farmadi (ra) 
16. Hazrat Khawaja Yusuf Hamdani (ra) 
17. Hazrat Khawaja Abdul Khaleque Gazdawani (ra) 
18. Hazrat Khawaja Aref Rewagari (ra) 
19. Hazrat Khawaja Mahmud Injir Faghnavi (ra) 
20. Hazrat Khawaja Ali Ramitni (ra) 
21. Hazrat Khawaja Baba Sammasi (ra) 
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38. Hazrat Syed Rashid Ahmed Jaunpuri (ma)

Qalb - The Center of Love

In the Qur'an, Allah ta'ala uses three words to describe our hearts: qalbfu'aad andsadr. We know that every Arabic word is chosen for a reason, yet all three of these words for the most part are translated as "heart." As usual, the intricate meanings of these words are not captured in the translation.

Qalb.

Qalb is the general word for heart. It comes from the root which means something that turns around and about and upside down. It is the nature of hearts that they are constantly changing, this is the normal state of our hearts. When Allah ta'ala refers to emaan and diseases of the heart, qalb is used..Allah ta'ala uses fu'aad to describe the heart of Umm Musa after putting her newborn into the Nile, as if it was about to leave her chest in her worry and sadness. Allah ta'ala says her fu'aad became faarigha, empty. She was in such an emotional state that she could not think of anything except Musa alayhi salaam.

Then He says, إِن كَادَتْ لَتُبْدِي بِهِ لَوْلَا أَن رَّبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قَلْبِهَا

And in the morning, the heart of Moosa’s mother became impatient; and she would have almost certainly given away his secret had We not strengthened her heart, so that she may have faith in Our promise.
[Qasas 28:10]

After Allah ta'ala strengthened her heart out of His Mercy, when she regained her emaan, patience and trust in Him, her fu'aad became qalb.

Another example of fu'aad is when Allah ta'ala says: إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَـٰئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًا

And do not pursue the matter you do not have the knowledge of; indeed the ear, and the eye, and the heart - each of these will be questioned.
[b/Israel 17:36]

Allah azza wa jal did not say our quloob will be questioned, rather He ta'ala said thefu'aad.

Sadr.

Sadr takes the meaning of chest, and when Allah ta'ala eludes to motives or secrets, he uses sadr because it gives the illusion literally of a treasure chest: something hidden and boxed up.

This example can be seen in suratun Naas: الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ“

Those who instil evil thoughts into the hearts of men.”
[Naas 114:5]

Shaytan does not make waswas (whispers) into our quloob, but rather he whispers in the chests of the people. There is a distinction because Allah ta'ala created theqalb as pure. The example of the heart is like a fort and theeyes/tongues/ears/hands are gates to the opening. Shaytan waits outside of this fort, attacking the openings trying to get in. Out of Allah's Rahmah, He did not give Shaytan access to our quloob, but rather to our sudoor. It is us who let the gates open, not Shaytan. So know your own heart first, do you have a QalbFaoud orSadr.

Now look at the following verses, when ALLAH TaAala wishes to be Merciful on someone.

“And My Mercy embraceth all things, therefore I shall ordain It for those who ward off (evil) and pay the poor due, and those who believe Our revelations” (7:156);

and He said “truly the Mercy of Allah is near those who do good”: “Inna rahmat Allahi qaribun min al-muhsinin” (7:56) without putting qaribun in the feminine (qaribatun) although rahma is feminine, because in reality that rahma is our dear Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam), as explicited in the verse: “wa ma arsalnaka illa rahmatan lil-`alamin”: “And We did not send you (Muhammad) except as a Mercy to the worlds (21:107);

Isn't this Mercy, the Noor e Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) experienced in the Heart of Believers, for ALLAH himself says,

The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own selves [33:6].

[Munafiqoon 63:3] That is because they accepted faith with their tongues then disbelieved with their hearts, therefore their hearts were sealed - so now they do not understand anything.

[Munafiqoon 63:5] And when it is said to them, “Come! Allah’s Noble Messenger may seek forgiveness for you” - they turn their heads away, and you will see them turning away in pride.

[Munafiqoon 63:6] It is the same for them, whether you seek forgiveness for them or do not seek forgiveness for them; Allah will never forgive them; indeed Allah does not guide the sinning people.

[Qaf 50:16] And indeed We have created man and We know what his soul instils in him; and We are nearer to him than the heart's artery.

[Taubah 9:128] Indeed there has come to you a Noble Messenger from among you - your falling into hardship aggrieves him, most concerned for your well being, for the Muslims most compassionate (benevolent), most merciful.

Rauf” means “most benevolent” and “Rahim” means “most merciful”. These two names are the attributions of Allah the Most High but He says Hz. Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) is “Rauf and Rahim”.

"Your protector Muhammad is not insane” (Takwir, 22).

Therefore, Hz. Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) is the owner (protector) of the believers. Here, owner means the one who protects them against physical and spiritual dangers, the one who cares for them and looks after them. Concerning these verses, our Prophet (SallALLAHualaihewasallam), our master (Sayyid) Hz. Muhammad (SallALLAHualaihewasallam) is our owner. He is not mad. He is like the sun in comparison with other minds. He is the Universal Intellect and Universal Spirit. He is the source of all the intellects-minds. Those who are crazy and deniers like Abu Jahils & Unbelievers who think that how this a common man like us be a Prophet of God disgrace the Prophet SallALLAHualaiehwasallam in all possible ways. Can't they see the ALLAH doesn't tolerate if even a finger is pointed towards his Beloved.

Verify for a Believers, he is a Human but not a human like us.

[Mominun 23:23] And indeed We sent Nooh towards his people - he therefore said, "O my people! Worship Allah, you do not have any other Allah except Him; so do you not fear?" .

[Mominun 23:24] So the disbelieving chieftains of his people said, "He is just a human like you, he wishes to become your leader; and had Allah willed, He would have sent down angels; We did not hear this in the case of our forefathers."

[Ankabut 29:63] And if you ask them, “Who sent down the water from the sky, and with it revived the earth after its death?”, they will surely say, “Allah”; proclaim, “All praise is to Allah”; in fact most of them do not have any sense.