Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

And there you will find the grave of Hamzah, the master of the
martyrs (may Allah be pleased with him), where the Messenger of
Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) stood and recited
the following noble Qur’anic verse (saying what means):
“Among the believers are men who have been true to their
covenant with Allâh [i.e. they have gone out for Jihâd (holy
fighting), and showed not their backs to the disbelievers], of
them some have fulfilled their obligations (i.e. have been
martyred), and some of them are still waiting, but they have
never changed [i.e. they never proved treacherous to their
covenant which they concluded with Allâh] in the least.”(Al--
Ahzâb, 33:23)
This is the vivid history of Islam, alive in Medina; a history that
stands a witness on every incident that occurred, still present with
its scenes and the haven of its martyrs. Even the Masjid with the
two Qiblahs [Direction faced in prayers], where the Muslims used to
offer prayers with their faces directed towards Jerusalem, and then
a Divine Order was sent to turn the Qiblah towards Mecca; all this
is present in Medina, the alive history of Islam. Almighty Allah
decreed to keep that history bearing witness for Islam, the last of
all religions, before all generations. For Muhammad (may Allah
bless him and grant him peace) is the only Prophet whose place of
burial is surely known, and Islam is the only religion whose
incidents are precisely recorded, an open book to anyone who
pursues truth.
We have to contemplate these places and scenes to draw moral
lessons and wisdoms, for it is the best provision for this life and
the hereafter.
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