Rafiq-ul-Haramayn - Islamic School System - Dawat-e-Islami

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Rafiq-ul-Haramayn 154
eyes are tearful! By Allah , the beauty of Rauḍaĥ-e-Rasūl (the
blessed resting place of our Beloved Prophet ٖ
is
matchless on the earth and even in the Paradise).
Firdaus kī bulandī bĥī cĥū sakay na is ko
Khuld-e-Barīn say aūnchā mīṫĥay Nabī kā rauḍaĥ
Even the loftiness of Firdaus cannot touch it
Rauḍaĥ of Prophet is higher than even Khuld-e-Barīn
(Wasāil-e-Bakhshish, pp. 298)
It is stated in a footnote added on page 298 of the book ‘Wasāil-e-
Bakhshish’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing
department of Dawat-e-Islami: The Arabic word رَو َ ضه ۡ [Rauḍaĥ]
literally means a ‘garden’. The word Rauḍaĥ used in the foregoing
couplet refers to the piece of land on which the blessed body of the
Holy Prophet ٖ
rests. Describing its sanctity, Islamic
jurists
have stated: The piece of the land that is in contact
with the blessed body of the Holy Prophet ٖ
is more
sacred than even the Holy Ka’baĥ, ‘Arsh and Kursī. (Durr-e-Mukhtār,
vol. 4, pp. 62)
Enter via Bāb-ul-Baqī’
Now come at Bāb-ul-Baqī’ 1 reverentially and rationally, with tears
in eyes. If you cannot weep, at least wear a weeping look on the face.
Now recite ا ر َّ ل ٰ و َّ and then halt a bit as if
اَلص
ة وَالس َ مُ‏ ۡ عَلَي كَ‏
ي
‏َسُ‏ و ۡ لَ‏ ا‏ّٰ‏
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This is situated at the eastern side of Masjid-un-Nabawī. Usually, the guards deputed
there do not allow people to enter through Bāb-ul-Baqī’. Therefore, people enter through
Bāb-us-Salām. In this manner, they enter from the direction of the blessed head of the
Holy Prophet ٖ
, which is contrary to Islamic manners as one should
enter the mausoleum of the saints from the direction of their feet. If it is not possible to
enter through Bāb-ul-Baqī’, then there is no harm in entering through Bāb-us-Salām.
If there is no crowd etc. try to enter through Bāb-ul-Baqī’.