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Rafiq-ul-Haramayn 164
Old woman blessed with grand vision
During my (the author’s) visit to Madīnaĥ in 1405 A.H., the late Ḥājī
Ismā’īl, a spiritual brother of mine, told me the following parable.
Almost two or three years back, an 85-year-old woman came to
perform Hajj. During her visit to Madīnaĥ, whilst she was present
in front of the Golden Grille, she made Salām in the court of the
Beloved and Blessed Prophet ٖ
in her broken words.
Meanwhile, she caught sight of a lady reciting Ṣalāt and Salām in
extremely eloquent words reading from a book.
Dejected, the old woman said, ‘Yā Rasūlallāĥ ٖ
! I am
not an educated person, and cannot make Salām in excellent and
eloquent words. You are great and glorious. You will be accepting
the Salām of only those who make Salām in your court in an
excellent manner. How can I expect you to like the Salām of mine,
an uneducated person.’ She then left weeping.
When she went to sleep at night, her sleeping fortune awoke, blessing
her with the vision of the Holy Prophet ٖ
in her dream.
The blessed lips of the Beloved Prophet ٖ
began to move
and the following words were uttered, ‘Why are you becoming
disappointed I have accepted your Salām before everyone else’s.’
‏َّد
ُ ‏َم
َ ٰ حم
‏َا ٰ
تَع
َ َ احلۡ‏
‏ُّو ۡ ا
صَ‏ ل
بِيب
ص َ يلَّ‏ ا‏ّٰ‏ ُ
Await expectantly!
It is an act of worship and reward to look at the Green Dome and
the blessed Ḥujraĥ. Try to spend most of your time in Masjid-un-
Nabawī reciting Ṣalāt and Salām eagerly and looking at the blessed
Ḥujraĥ reverentially. Imagine as though our Beloved and Blessed
Prophet ٖ
would soon come out of his blessed Ḥujraĥ.