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Journey to Madīna-tul-Munawwaraĥ 153
Mūsā
was blessed with the privilege of conversation with
Allah , he
was commanded by Allah :
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Take off your shoes. Verily, you are in the blessed valley, Tuwā.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sūraĥ Ṭāḥā, verse 12)
! If this is the high status accorded to the mount Sīnā
that Allah ordered Sayyidunā Mūsā
to remain barefoot,
then imagine how greatly one would be required to display reverence
in Madīnaĥ! The spiritual guide of millions of followers, a renowned
devotee of Rasūl Sayyidunā Imām Mālik ۡ
never wore
shoes in this blessed city. (At-Ṭabaqāt-ul-Kubrā lish-Sha’rānī, vol. 1, pp. 76)
He
never rode a horse in Madīna-tul-Munawwaraĥ.
He
has said: I feel shyness from Allah to ride my
horse over the land under which His Prophet ٖ
rests.
(Iḥyā-ul-‘Ulūm, vol. 1, pp. 48)
Preparation for the visit
Prior to visiting the sacred mausoleum of the Beloved and Blessed
Prophet ٖ
, make arrangements for your accommodation
etc. If you are hungry or thirsty, eat/drink something. In short, free
yourself of every such thing that may affect your concentration.
Make Wuḍū and do use a Miswāk or, better still, perform Ghusl.
Wear clean white clothes or new ones with a new turban, if possible.
Apply kohl and fragrance preferably musk, and enter the blessed
Masjid with tears in eyes. (Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 1, pp. 1223)
Grand Green Dome appears
The Green Dome that you used to see in pictures is now in front of
your eyes. A sight for which the hearts of devotees are restless and