Remembrance of Madinah

Dear Islamic sisters! We are listening to the virtues and specialities of Madinah-e-Munawwarah and the sacred places it contains. Remember that talking about Madinah soothes the souls and hearts of the devotees of Prophet. The amount of Kalams (poems) that are written in different languages of the world about separation from Madinah and yearning to behold it, are not written for any other city or land of the world. Whoever beholds Madinah even once considers herself to be fortunate and remembers the beautiful moments spent in Madinah-e-Munawwarah forever.

Devotees of Madinah remain restless due to being separated from it and remain extremely desirous of beholding it. What is Madinah and how shall we love Madinah? How shall our feelings be while departing from Madinah? For this, the Seerah and character of our righteous predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی is a great example for us.

I won’t return leaving Madinah

The caliph Haroon-ur-Rasheed asked Sayyiduna Imam Maalik رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه: ‘Do you have a house?’ He رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه replied: ‘No’. Upon this, he presented him with 3,000 dinars and said: ‘Buy a house with this money.’

He رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه kept the dinars and did not spend them. When caliph Haroon-ur-Rasheed was leaving Madinah-e-Munawwarah, he humbly said in the court of Imam Maalik رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه: ‘You will have to come with me because I have made the intention of gathering people over the famous book of Hadees, Mu’atta, the way Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen Sayyiduna Usman Bin Affaan رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ gathered people over one Quran.’

He رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه replied: “There is no justification for gathering people over only ‘Mu’atta’ because after the apparent demise of the Holy Prophetصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, the blessed companions رِضْوَانُ اللّٰہِ عَلَـیْہِمْ اَجْمَعِیْن  went to different cities. They relayed Ahadees due to which, everyone in Egypt now has the knowledge of Hadees. Moreover, Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم also stated: