Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Visit this place, which is pinpointed, and offer a two-rak‘ah prayer
there, then sit for a while, and contemplate the incidents that this
place had witnessed, where the law of Heaven descended to earth.
Think how difficult it was for a human to meet an angel, to the
extent that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant
him peace) used to hear clattering like the sound of bells, or like
the buzzing of bees. He used to drip with sweat during the coldest
days and say, ‘Wrap me up, wrap me up.’ When the Prophet’s
noble leg touched that of any of the Companions during the
descent of the Divine Inspiration, the man felt as if it were a
mountain due to its heaviness. And when the Divine Inspiration
came to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant
him peace) while riding his camel, it became unable to walk, or
even to stand on its legs, but only to kneel on the ground.
You will see yourself the place of the descent of the Divine
Inspiration inside the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah
bless him and grant him peace), and you can sit in it contemplating
the blessings that used to occur in this place, and the Book (the
Noble Qur’an) that was sent down to the Messenger of Allah (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace) guidance and mercy to the
whole world.
There stretch out your hands and pray to Allah, for it is a place
where supplications are answered, then you can sit down as long
as you wish at the place of the descent and perform the five
obligatory Prayers if you can.
Your visit to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace) must not end here, but you have to sense the
greatness of Islam by visiting the scene that witnessed the Battle of
Badr, the battle by which Allah has freed truth from falsehood,
and made truth triumph over the leaders of disbelief.
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