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PartofHadith:..UrwathenstartedlookingattheCompanionsoftheProphet.ByAllah,wheneverAllah'sApostlespat,thespittle
wouldfallinthehandofoneofthem(i.e.theProphet'scompanions)whowouldrubitonhisfaceandskin;ifheorderedthemthey
wouldcarryhisorders immediately; ifheperformedablution, theywould struggle to take the remainingwater;andwhen they
spoketohim,theywouldlowertheirvoicesandwouldnotlookathisfaceconstantlyoutofrespect.Urwareturnedtohispeople
andsaid,"Opeople!ByAllah,IhavebeentothekingsandtoCaesar,KhosrauandAnNajashi,yetIhaveneverseenanyofthem
respectedbyhiscourtiersasmuchasMuhammadisrespectedbyhiscompanions.ByAllaah,ifhespat,thespittlewouldfallinthe
handofoneofthem(i.e.theProphet'scompanions)whowouldrubitonhisfaceandskin;ifheorderedthem,theywouldcarryou
hisorderimmediately;ifheperformedablution,theywouldstruggletotaketheremainingwater;andwhentheyspoke,theywould
lowertheirvoicesandwouldnotlookathisfaceconstantlyoutofrespect." SahihMuslim:Volume3,Book50,Number891.
AndwemustnotforgetthecoveredsmallwindowwithchainoverthegreendomeatMadinah.Duringdroughttime,whenMuslims
ofMadinahcomplainedtoHadhratAaisha(r.a),sheinstructedthemtomakeasmallholeabovetheDomeoftheProphetsGrave
(to sunrays fallonholygrave)andaskDuaa.As soonas sunrays felluponholygraveandwith itsBarakah therewas rain star
pouringheavily.Thiswascontinuedinlaterperiodsalso.Whenthegreendomewasconstructedabovetheolddome,theymadea
hole and made window on it. Again this method was continued whenever draught happened. But at last this practice was
discontinued,smallwindowabovethegreendomepermanentlyclosedwithchainbythenewWahhabiregime.
LetusdoZiarahnowtotheimportantplacesintheholylandandeachofthesehistoricallysignificantplaceshasalessontobe
learnt.Withoutknowingthebackground,orwhattodoandjustwalkingaboutinadmirationandreturningwouldmakeonesuch
asadloser.Thesethoughtsarenotbasedonanyparticularsectoranyspecificbeliefbutarepointerstoanopportunityforevery
MuslimtogatherasmuchBlessingsasonecanduringavisittoTheHolyLand.
Visitingsuchaplace,asaEuropeantourist,marvellingatitandposingforpicturesmaybedonebuttheimportanceistobehaveas
directedbySahabahandtheAuliaAllaah. ForexamplethefortunateoneswhoaregrantedtheopportunitytovisitJabaleNoo
andreachtheGhaareHira,shouldreciteSurahAlAlaqoratleastfirstfiveAyath,asthesewerethefirstrevelation.DooneSajdha
andpray2rakatnaflprayer,andthenreciteaDaroodSharief.
MayAllaahforgivemeifImademistakeorerrorintheabovenarrationandmayAllaahguideusalltotherightpath.
JazakhallanKhair.
ABDULLAHBINABBAS(r.a)MasjidinTaifcity.WhilegoingfromU.A.EandQatarbyroadvisittheseplaces.AbdullahbinAbbas(r.a
&MuhammadbinHanafi (rah)graves inTaifadjacent toAbdullahbinAbbasMasjidgraveyard.Hewasapaternalcousinof the
ProphetMuhammad(saw)andsonofwealthymerchantAbbas ibnabdalMuttalib.He isreveredbyMuslimsforhisknowledge
andwasanexpertinTafsir(exegesisoftheQur'aan),aswellasanauthorityontheIslamicSunnah.
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ALKOUMASJID:ThiswastheplaceProphet(saw)cameandstoodwithinjuryandbloodoozingfromhisbodywhentheTaif
childrenthrewstonesonhim.ManyMuslimsvisitsandprayhere.
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MASJIDADDASinTaif:locatedoutskirtofTaifcityneartoAlKoumasjid,whereChristianslaveAddasofNinevah(cityinIraq),took
Prophet (saw)tohishutandgavegrapes toProphet (saw)andhisadoptedsonZaidbinHaritha (r.a).WhenProphet (saw)said
BismillahRaheemwhileputtinggrape inhismouth,Addasastonishedandenquiredhimabouthis identity,andafterhaving
little conversation,he became Muslim there. Historians say Mosquewas constructed over the Addashut, where Prophet (saw
stayedandrestedforfewdays.Approximatelystayedfor10daysandpreachedtothelocalpeopleandlefttoMakkah.
MASJIDFATAH in JUMOOMnearMakkahoutskirtsontheway toMadinah.HereAbuSufiyan (r.a)becameMuslimandgottitle
RadhiAllaahuAnhu.ThisMasjidisthelocationforthetentofProphet(saw),whenhestoppedherebeforeenteringMakkahwith
his10000Sahabah,duringFatahMakkah.WhenyouleaveforMadinahthismasjidliesonyourleftsideinJumoom.
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MASJIDZANDARWEI.(BehindthisMasjid,JubayrbinMutim(r.a)well(Ulyawell)issituated.Prophet(saw)bathedfromthewel
waterandprayedhereinIhramcloth.ImamAhmadnarratesProphet(saw)usedtogoandpraythere).
MASJIDJINN:NarratedbyTabraaniontheauthorityof IbneAbbas (r.a)thatJinncametoProphet(saw)twice& theywerefrom
Nasibeen.Basedontheaboveinformation,itisunderstoodthatfirstincidentwasinHUJOONwhereMasjideJinnisconstructed
(andsecond incidentwithJINNwasatBatnNakhlahasexplainedbyTafseerJalalain &IbneKatheer.) It iscalledtheMasjidJinn
becauseitisherethatalargegroupofJinnacceptedIslamatProphets(saw)hand.AbdullaahbinMas'ood(r.a)waswithProphe
(saw)atthattime,butProphet(saw)drewa lineonthegroundwhichhewasnottocross (tosavehim fromshockandphysica
harm).
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MASJIDSHAJARAH:OppositetoMasjidJinn.HerewhensomeMushrikeenrejectedhisinvitationtoIslam,Prophet(saw)summoned
atreeanditcamewiththerootsdidSujoodtoProphet(saw)andontheorderithasgonebacktoitsoriginalplace.
MASJIDIJABAHinMakkahatMaabdaarea:Prophet(saw)prayeddhuhrandasronIstiraaha13thdhulhijjahandtookrestthere.
DuringmyfirsthajjIstayednearthismasjidandprayedonce.
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MASJIDAbiSufyan:Nowdemolished.DuringMakkahvictoryProphet(saw)fixedagreenflaghere.AbiSufyanwifeHind,didaccept
Islamhere.Prophet(saw)toldwhoeverstaysinAbiSufyanhometheyaresafe.DuringmyfirstvisittoMakkahitwasthere.
MasjidalKhayfinMina:AccordingtoIbnAbbasaround70Prophetsstayedandprayed(MajmauzZawahid),atthisplace.InMinaa
barber shavingRasool (saw)head.SomeSahabah strugglingeachother toget thehairsofRasool (saw).At that timeKhalidbin
Waleed said to Rasool (saw), O Messenger of Allaah, the forelock! Give it unto none but me, my father and mother be you
ransom!AndRasool(saw)gaveittohim,hepresseditreverentlyagainsthiseyesandlips.ItisreportedthatKhalidbinWaleed(r.a
usedtokeepthishairsinhisheadgear,neverlostanybattleinhislifeduetoitsBarakah.AlHamdulillaahIhadachanceofkissing
thishairinHazratbalMasjid,Srinagar,KashmirandcreditgoestoFarooqAbdullah,ChiefMinisterofKashmir.
Mount Abu Qubais back side.
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MasjidMASHHARULHARAMinMujdhalifa:AboutthismasjidAllaahmentionedinSurahBaqra.Prophet(saw)stayedinthisplace
offeredMaghrib&Ishaprayerstogether.InthissameplaceProphetAdam(a.s)andHawwa(a.s)stayedwholenightdidSujoodand
askedDuaa.Ibrahim(a.s)andIsmail(a.s)alsoprayedhere.
MasjidBAIYYAHorMasjidUqba inMina:Here is thespotwheretheAnsarofMadinahpledged theirallegiance toourProphe
(saw)in621Hijri.ThereisastonewithinscriptionsonitabouttheMasjidincidentsbyAbbasidKhalifaAbuJaffaralMansourin144
Hijri.(761A.C).FirsttimetwoKabilabelongstoAwsandKhajrajtribe,12peoplecameandtookbaiyyah.Secondtimepledgecalled
theBaiyyahAqabaThaaniyatookplacethe followingyear (13thyearafterProphethood).72or73maleand2womencameand
tookbaiyyahfromProphet(saw)infrontofUncleAbbasibnMuttalibwhoatthatpointwasnotaMuslim,andtheyinvitedProphe
(saw) to Madinah. Here Prophet (saw) conducted prayers. Total 5 Mihrabs are there. Other 4 Mihrabs denotes about other 4
KhalifasofIslamconductedprayerhere.ItistherooflessMasjidandwaslastlyrenovatedbyTurkish.
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Prophet(saw)birthplace:ItwasinthevicinityofthisValleythatProphet(saw)familytheBanuHaashimlived.Thesiteisafamous
one.Thefamous AbbaasiKhalifahHaaroonAlRasheedhadaMasjidbuiltatthesite,whichSheikhAbbaasQataan(rah)demolished
in1370A.H.(1950)tobuildalibrary.NowtheseWahhabisdeclaresthisbirthplacedoesnthaveanyvalueorimportanceinIslam.
Marked place was the home, belonged to a Sahabi named Arqam bin Abu Arqam (r.a). For some time after Prophet (saw.
proclaimedhisProphethood,thishousewasthesecretcenterofpropagation. Itwashere thattheMuslimsgatheredtoperform
SalaahandlearnaboutIslam.TheAbbaasiKhalifahHaaroonArRasheedhadaMasjidbuiltatthesiteintheyear171A.H.(787).I
wassituatedoutsidetheMas'aa.Duringtheirterms,variousMuslimKhulafaahaverenovatedandrebuilttheMasjid.
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UMMHANIhomeplace:OnesmalldoorchainwashanginginthatplaceandwasmovinguntilProphet(saw)camebackfromIsraal
Meiraj.MarkedbyTurkishgovernmentinHolyMosquenearAzizgate.
MASJIDSHABAN:Prophet(saw)deliveredalectureonNisfShaban(15thShaban),liesonoldJeddahroad.Onaccountofthis
MuslimsperformoptionalprayersduringthisspecialnightandcalleditShabeBarat.DeviantMuslimssaysitisBidah.
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MasjidNAMIRAH:ItliesinfrontofWadiUranah.Prophet(saw)gavefamousKutbahherewhilesittingonhiscamelduringhis
farewellHajjin632Hijri.
BEERTUWA(TUWAWELL):ThesignificanceoftheareaisthatProphet(saw)spentanightthereonthewaytoFatahMakkahalong
with10,000Sahaba,tookabathwiththewaterofthewellthenextmorningandthenperformedSalaah.Thereafter,heentered
Makkah.ItwasthereforethepracticeofAbdullaahbinUmar(r.a)alwaystospendanighthereandthenproceedtoMakkahafte
takingabath."ThisiswhatRasoolullaah(saw)did,"hewouldsay.AMasjidhadbeenconstructedattheplacenearthewellwhere
Prophet(saw)performedSalaah.ThisMasjidwasinexistenceuntilrecenttimes,whenitwaseventuallydemolished.
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BEERTUWANOWduringMasjidulHaramextension.AndIcametoknowduringthisperiodlocalsandvisitorsvisitedandhad
chancesofdrinkingthiswellwater.Naseebpeople.Itwasclosedforalongperiodwithchainandalsoduringmyvisitin2013.
.
JANNATULMAALA:SeveralAhadeethstatethevirtuesofthisgraveyard,onebeingthenarrationinwhichProphet(saw)saidabou
it,"Whatanexcellentplace isthisgraveyard."AhmadHadith3472andMajma'uzZawaa'id(Vol.3Pg.297).Nearly7000Sahaba
buriedhere includinggravesofAbdManaf:Great,greatgrandfatheroftheHolyProphet[saw],Hashim:Greatgrandfatherofthe
HolyProphet[saw],AbdulMuttalib:GrandfatheroftheHolyProphet(saw),andAbuTalib:FatherofHadhratAli(radhi).Khadijah
bintKhuwaylid:FirstwifeoftheHolyProphet(saw)andmotherofSayyidaFatima(r.a],Abdullah&Qasim:sonsoftheHolyProphe
(saw)whodiedintheirinfancy.AsmaBintAbuBakr,AbdullahBinZubair,AbuBakr(radhi)ssonAbdurRahmanandothers.TheHoly
Prophet(saw)usedtovisititfrequently.Itisthe2ndholiestgraveyardofIslamafterJannatulBaqi(BaqiGraveyard).
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ABDULLAH bin UMAR (r.a) was born to Umar ibn alKhattab (r.a) and his wife Zaynab bint Madh'uwn (sister of Uthman bin
Madh'uwn)sometimearound614.Helearntagreatdealandbothheandhisfatherhadthebenefitoflearningfromthegreates
teacherofall,MuhammadtheMessengerofGod(peacebeuponhim).Abdullahwouldobserveandscrutinizecloselyeverysaying
andactionoftheProphetinvarioussituationsand,hewouldpracticewhatheobservedcloselyandwithdevotion.Forexample,i
AbdullahsawtheProphet(saw)performingSalatinaparticularplace,hewouldlaterprayinthesameplace.IfhesawtheProphe
makingasupplicationwhilestanding,hewouldalsomakeaduaawhilestanding. Ifhesawhimmakingaduaawhilesitting,he
woulddothesame.OnajourneyifhesawtheProphet(saw)descendfromhiscamelataparticularplaceandpraytworakats,and
hehadoccasiontopassonthesameroute,hewouldstopatthesameplaceandpraytworakats.InaparticularplaceinMakkah,he
onceobservedtheProphet'scamelmakingtwocompleteturnsbeforehedismountedandprayedtworakats.Itmightbethatthe
cameldidthat involuntarilybutAbdullah ibnUmarwhenhehappenedtobe in thesameplaceatanother time,madehiscame
completetwoturnsbeforemaking itkneelanddismounting.Hethenprayedtworakats inpreciselythesamemannerashehad
seentheProphet(saw)do.
HewaseighteenyearsoldattheendofProphet(saw)in632A.H.Hewouldpracticestepbystepwhatheobservedcloselyandwith
devotionofProphet(saw).Aaisha,(r.a),noticeddevotionofAbdullahibnUmar(r.a)totheProphet(saw)andremarked:"Therewas
noonewhofollowedthefootstepsoftheProphet(saw),intheplaceswherehealightedasdidIbnUmar."
IsthereanyoneavailableinearthlikeAbdullaahibnUmar(r.a)?
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MAIMUNAH(r.a)graveinSarifbeforeJamoomwhilegongtoMadinahatleftside.YazeedbinAsamnarratesthatwhen
MAIMUNAHfellillinMakkah,shehadnorelatives.Shethereforetoldthepeople"TakemeoutsideMakkah.Ishallnotbedying
here(inMakkah)becauseProphet(saw)toldmethatIshallnotdieinMakkah."ShewasthentakentoSarifbeneaththetreewhere
shemarriedProphet(saw)intheyear7hijri.Rasool(sal)stayedoverforafewdaysafterthewedding.Itwasherethatshethen
passedawayintheyear51Hijriandwasburied.IbnHishaam(Vol.3Pg.370),AsadulGhaabah(Vol.6Pg.274).
Mu'jizaatunNabiby IbnKatheer(Pg.210).ShewastheonlyProphetswifewitnessedalltheperiodoffourKhalifaanddiedinthe
periodofKhalifaMuawiyya(r.a).
HudhaibiyaHaramboundary.Thereissmallmosqueandawell.HereProphet(saw)andSahabadidZubahandremovedtheir
Ihram.Ibelievethatnowthesemarkingswereremoved.
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HUDAIBIYAHTREATYMasjid:ThisliesintheoldJeddahroad.
Bukhari::Book5::Volume59::Hadith486.
Narrated IyasbinSalamabinAlAkwa: (Thiswas theplaceHudaibiya treatywaswrittenunder the treeand later thiswas the
masjidandSahabahusedtopray.)Myfather,whowasamongstthosewhohadgiventhePledgeofallegiancetotheProphet(saw
beneaththeTree,saidtome,"WeusedtooffertheJumuaprayerwiththeProphet(saw)andthendepartatatimewhenthewalls
hadnoshadeforustotakeshelterin."
(LikethisKhalifaAbuBakrSiddiquekhilafatperiodhasalsogone.Laterpeopleforgottentheexacttreelocation,startedprayingnea
bythetrees.SoduringUmarbinKhattab(r.a)khilafatperioditwasorderedtocutallthetrees).
NarratedSaidbinAlMusaiyab:Thathisfathersaid,"IsawtheTree(oftheArRidwan)PledgeofallegianceandwhenIreturnedtoi
later,Iwasnotabletorecognizeit.(ThesubnarratorMahmiJdsaid,AlMusaiyabsaid,'Then;forgotit(i.e.,theTree).)".
Bukhari::Book5::Volume59::Hadith481.
NarratedTariqbin'AbdurRahman:
WhenIsetoutforHajj,Ipassedbysomepeopleofferingaprayer,Iasked,"Whatisthismosque?"Theysaid,"ThisistheTreewhere
Allaah'sApostletooktheArRidwanPledgeofallegiance.Then IwenttoSa'idbinMusaiyaband informedhimabout it.Saidsaid
"MyfathersaidthathewasamongstthosewhohadgiventhePledgeofallegiancetoAllaah'sApostlebeneaththeTree.He(i.e.my
father) said, "When we set out the following year, we forgot the Tree and were unable to recognize it. Then Said (perhap
ironically) "Thecompanionsof theProphet (saw)couldnot recognize it;nevertheless,youdo recognize it; thereforeyouhavea
betterknowledge.
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Bukhari:Book:5Volume:59Hadithno:471NarratedbyAlBarabinAzib:ThattheywereinthecompanyofAllaah'sApostleonthe
dayofAlHudaibiyaandtheirnumberwas1400ormore.Theycampedatawellanddrew itswatertill itwasdried.Whenthey
informedAllaah'sApostleofthat,hecameandsatoveritsedgeandsaid,"Bringmeabucketofitswater."Whenitwasbrought,he
spatand invoked(Allaah)andsaid,"Leave itforawhile."Thentheyquenchedtheirthirstandwateredtheirridinganimals(from
thatwell)tilltheydeparted.Stillthiswellistherebutnowaterexceptfewpigeons.
SHABEEKAgraveyardatMakkah:DuringJahiliya (ignoranceperiod)Arabsusedtoburytheir female livechild inthisgraveyard
Umar(r.a)alsoburiedhisdaughterherebeforeconvertingtoIslam.NearbyareasofMasjidalHaramwasdemolishedtoextendthe
Masjidandconstructednewhotelsexceptleavingthisgraveyard.Inhistoryitisrelated,thisareawasdonatedbyKhadijah(r.a).
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SHIABEAMIRAREA:JustbeforethetunnelhereProphet(saw)andallhisfamilymembersandfollowerswerekeptonsocial
boycottforthreeyears.LocatednearBanuHashimorBanuTalibMohallaandbelowtheMountAbuQubais.
WADIMUHASSAR:ItwasataplacebetweenMinaandMuzdalifahwhereAllaahdestroyedAbrahaandhisarmyofelephants.This
incident ismentioned in theSurahFeel.TheHadith is reportedby Jaabir (r.a)which states thatProphet (saw)walkedbrisklyby
WaadiMuhassar.AnotherreasonisthatthiswastheareawheretheArabsusedtogatherduringthePeriodofIgnorancetolaudthe
achievementsoftheirforefathers.TheShari'ahthereforewishestoopposethepracticesof ignorancebyhasteningpassthearea
OurProphet(saw)wasborn5255dayslaterafterthisincidentaccordingtohistorians.
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MAQAMEISMAIL(a.s)atMina:HereIsmail(a.s)wassacrificedbyProphetIbrahim(a.s).Stillyoucanseethismarkedplace.
ZUBAIDAH CANAL at Mina, Arafa and Mujdhalifa: This canal was built by Zubaydah who was the wife of the Abbaasi Khalifah
HaaroonAlRasheed (174A.H. /791A.D.).ThepeopleofMakkah receivedwater from thiscanal for twelvehundredyearsand
Muslimrulerscontinuedrepairingandmaintainingitthroughthecenturiesuntiliteventuallystartedtobreakupandwasnolonge
used.
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AsmallportionofZubaidahcanalnearJabaleRahmahbuiltbyZubaidah,whowasthewifeoffamousAbbasiKhalifaHaroonal
Rashid.TheMasjidusSakhrahisatthefootofJabalurRahmahandthecanalofZubaydahrunscloseby.
MakkahMuseum:KaabahblackclothmadehereandalsothereismuseumworthtoseeontheJeddahroadlocated.
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JABALNOOR:GhareHira.Prophet(saw)usedtovisitthisplaceformeditationandfirstfiveAyahofQuraanrevealedbyarchange
Jibreel (a.s). (O Rasoolullaah) Read (whatever Qur'aan has been revealed to you) in the name of your Rabb Who created
(everything)}.Anarration fromAbuHurayrah (r.a)statesthatwhenRasoolullaahwasonceonMountHirawitha fewSahabah
Whenthemountainstartedtotremor,Rasoolullaahaddressed itsaying,"Bestill,OHirabecauseuponyourbacktodayarenone
otherthanaNabi,aSiddeeqandmartyrs."WithRasoolullaah(saw)thatdaywasAbuBakr(r.a)Umarr.a),Uthmaan(r.a)Ali(r.a)
Talha(r.a),Zubayr(r.a)andSa'dbinAbiWaqqaas(r.a) Bukhari Hadith 6448
(Themartyrdomofall thesixSahabahmentionedabovewasprophesiedandeachofthemwasblessedwith thenoblestatuso
martyrdom.)
JABALTHOWR:Allaahsays.{SurahTaubah,verse40}.Prophet (saw)andAbuBakr (r.a)spentthreenightsonthecaveandwhen
theyweresatisfiedthattheMushrikeenhadgivenupthesearch,theyemployedtheservicesofaguidecalledAbdullaahbinUrayqit
Prophet (saw) then rodea camelwhileAbuBakr (r.a)andhis slaveAamirbinFuhayrah (r.a) shared theother.Aamir (r.a) rode
behindAbuBakr(r.a).Inthismanner,theHijrahwascompleted.
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JAURAANAH (ORJe'raanahwelloppositetoMasjidJeranaah:Prophet(saw)puthisspearontheground&waterstartedtoflow
outofthesands.Andperhapstheplacewasproperlydug laterasawell&water fromthatwellwassweeterthanotherwello
Makkah.TherewasawomaninMakkah,whowasmentallyupset,&shehadahabitofbreakingheryarnintopiecesafterspinningi
firmly,hernamewasRaitahBintAmrBinKa'ab&herLAQAB(nickname)wasJau'raanahORJe'raanah.Hencethesamenamewas
giventotheareawhereshe(probably)lived.Verse:92ofSurahNahalwasrevealedwiththeexampleofRaitah.
QuranAyahswritten inthehillrocks locatednearJERAANAHnearWADIHUNAIN. Inscriptionmarkingsshowsengraved inthe
year78Hijri.MostprobablyeitherSahabiorTabayeenengravedthis.Thisissmallareajustlikehill,mostoftherocksengravedwith
QuranAyah.Kindlyvisitthisareaanditisprotectedbyarcheologicaldepartmentnow,anditisamazingsight.Visitedthisareawith
familyintheyear2009.
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WADIHUNAIN:SupposedtobeGhazwahHunainarea.
MeeqaatofQarnulManzilarea isknowntodaybythenameofSAIL. It isanancientcityonMakkah~Taifroadwhileyoucross
NakhlatulYamaaniyyah(goingintheeast).HereliesourMeeqaatMasjidinTaifandweputonIhramfromthisplace.Prophet(saw
hastraveledonthisroutewhenhewasgoingforGhazwahTaif.StillthisWadiisalsoknownasQARN.
FewoldPhotosofMakkah:
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Bilal
or
Hilal
Masjid
on
Mount
Abu
Qubais.
Here
moon
was
split.
Now
kings
palace
is
there
instead
of
this
Masjid.
MountAbuQubais:ThisMountain is rightnexttotheMasjidulHaraam,adjacenttoMountSafa.Prophet (saw)gave lecturesto
MakkahMuslimsinvitingtoIslamanditwashereMoonwassplit.ThemountainderivesitsnamefromapersoncalledAbuQubays
who was the first to build his house there. During the Period of Ignorance, this mountain was also referred to as "ameen
(trustworthy)becauseitboretheHajarAswadforalongtime.DuringProphetNooh(a.s)flood,MountAbuQubaiscameoutfirst
AbdullaahbinUmar(r.a)reportsthatwhentheHajarAswadwassentdownfromtheheavensitwasbrightlikewhiteglass.Itwas
thenplacedon MountAbuQubays,where it lay for fortyyears before Hadhrat Ibrahim (a.s) fixed it to the wallof theKabah
TaareekhulQaweem(Vol.1Pg.64).67IbnHishaam(Vol.1Pg.431,441),AkhbaarMakkahbyFaakihi(Vol.4Pg.22).
Khadhija(r.a)graveinoldentimesbefore1929.
SOMEWELLWISHERSASKEDMETHATWHYICALLTHESE(notalltheplacesmentioned/displayedinthisfile)SITESASSACRED?
Thisquestionwasablowforwhichananswerisnotnecessary.
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Andothersaskedthatwhyyouvisitthosesitesasan intendedjourney?Asimpleanswer isthatyoucannotbewise,thanthe
famousSahabiAbdullahbinUmar (r.a) sonofAmeerulMomineenUmarbinKhattab (r.a)2ndKhalifa,who loves to go those
places,stopatthesacredlandswhichhadabeautifulNISBATwithKhairuKhalqillaah(saw).
WillanyonedaretoaskanyquestiontoAbdullaahibnUmar(r.a)?OrKhalidbinWaleed(r.a),UmmSalaamah(r.a),Anas(r.a)fo
thereverencegiventoProphet(saw)hairs,sweat,cloth,saliva,wodhuwater,etc...SuchtypeofQuestionsneveraskedbyany
Shahabaintheirlifetime.
Bukhari::Book6::Volume61::Hadith577. Narrated'Ali:IheardtheProphet(saw)saying,"Inthelastdays(ofthe
world)there
will
appear
young
people
with
foolish
thoughts
and
ideas.
They
will
give
good
talks,
but
they
will
go
out
ofIslamasanarrowgoesoutof itsgame,theirfaithwillnotexceedtheirthroats.So,whereveryoufindthem,kil
them,fortherewillbearewardfortheirkillersontheDayofResurrection."
Bukhari::Book4::Volume56::Hadith803 Narrated Hudhaifa bin AlYaman: The people used to ask Allaah's
Apostleaboutgood,butIusedtoaskhimaboutevilforfearthatitmightovertakeme.OnceIsaid,"OAllah'sApostle
Wewere in ignoranceand inevilandAllaahhasbestoweduponusthepresentgood;willtherebeanyevilafterthis
good?"Hesaid,"Yes."Iasked,"Willtherebegoodafterthatevil?"Hesaid,"Yes,butitwouldbepollutedwithDakhan
(i.e.littleevil)."Iasked,"WhatwillitsDakhanbe?"Hesaid,"Therewillbesomepeoplewhowilllead(people)according
toprinciplesotherthanmytradition.Youwillseetheiractionsanddisapproveofthem."Isaid,"Willtherebeanyevi
after that good?"He said, "Yes, therewillbe somepeoplewhowill inviteothers to thedoorsofHell,andwhoeve
acceptstheirinvitationtoitwillbethrowninit(bythem)."Isaid,"OAllaah'sApostle!Describethosepeopletous."Hesaid,"Theywillbelongtousandspeakourlanguage"Iasked,"Whatdoyouordermetodoifsuchathingshouldtake
place inmy life?"Hesaid,"Adhere to thegroupofMuslims (AhlusSunnahwa Jamah)and theirChief." Iasked,"If
thereisneitheragroup(ofMuslims)norachief(whatshallIdo)?"Hesaid,"Keepawayfromallthosedifferentsects
evenifyouhadtobite(i.e.eat)therootofatree,tillyoumeetAllaahwhileyouarestillinthatstate."
Bukhari:Volume9,Book92,Number422:
NarratedAbuSa'idAlKhudri:TheProphet(saw)said,"Youwillfollowthewaysofthosenationswhowerebeforeyou
spanbyspanandcubitbycubit(i.e., inchby inch)somuchsothateven iftheyenteredaholeofamastigure,you
would follow them."We said, "OAllaah'sApostle! (Doyoumean) the Jewsand theChristians?"He said, "Whom
else?"
JazakhallanKhair..Compiledby:SyedSiddiqueAhmed.S.N.