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<strong>Al</strong>lah, all praise and glory be to Him, has chosen for His Prophet<br />
(may <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and grant him peace) to die in Medina as a<br />
sign of veneration and an exaltation of his rank, so that his visit<br />
would not be secondary to visiting the Sacred House of <strong>Al</strong>lah, but<br />
would rather be an independent visit specially paid to him. People<br />
thus come to perform <strong>Hajj</strong>, and after finishing its rituals, they ride<br />
in their cars crossing a distance of 500 kilometers through<br />
mountains and deserts to visit the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah (may <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />
bless him and grant him peace) in Medina. They pay the Prophet<br />
(may <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and grant him peace) a special visit, out of<br />
their deep love to him. A visit not made along with another but<br />
constitutes the sole purpose, crossing long miles for its sake.<br />
Medina is a Sanctuary<br />
Upon reaching the Lightened City, we also find that the Masjid of<br />
the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah (may <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and grant him<br />
peace), or the Sanctuary of Medina, has its restrictions same as the<br />
Meccan Sanctuary. In the Sanctuary of Medina no contraventions<br />
are committed, no hunting of birds, or driving games out of the<br />
boundaries of Medina to hunt them. It is also prohibited to cut<br />
trees, even if thorny. The Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah (may <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him<br />
and grant him peace) said, “Verily, Ibrâhîm (Abraham, peace be<br />
upon him) made Mecca a sanctuary, and I made Medina a<br />
sanctuary.”<br />
The Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah (may <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and grant him<br />
peace) does not speak of his own desire. He alone among all the<br />
Prophets was sanctioned to legislate for people. <strong>Al</strong>lah, The Most<br />
Exalted, says (what means):<br />
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