08-28-2003, 11:45 AM
As Salam Alykom
Well Alhamdulelah Allah allowed me a chance to go for Haj once and Omra many times, some of them during Ramadan.
I fully agree with what Suhail said. However, Suhail and AbdurRahman, how did your heart feel when u came close to Ka`ab? This is what I exactly meant. Did u feel your heart is pounding very hard? Did u feel as if it is going to get out of its place.
Well brothers and sisters look at the Ayah including Dua Ibraheem:” O our Lord I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley without cultivation, by thy Sacred house; in order, O our Lord, that they may establish regular prayer: , .so fill the hearts to some among men with love towards them and feed them with fruits: so that they may give thanks.” (Quran 14:37).
The whole issue is the underlined Ayah, in Arabic it is أفئدة من الناس تهوى. If u translate it literally it says O Allah make the hearts of some people lean or long for them. Ibraheem made this dua in order to be comfortable about leaving his wife and new born infant in this almost deserted valley. He wanted Allah to make people’s heart long for them while being in this place. Actually brothers and sisters, I personally feel that my heart is about to jump out of its place the more I come closer to Ka`aba.
Something special happens to me when I think how it is that the minute u r inside Haram, u r in the host of Ar Rahman. This is first, second when one just realizes that Ka`ba is just located under the throne around which angels are making Tawaf u really feel so different. U feel something that is hard to express. Sobhan Allah, u sit and watch people in general men and women equally, the minute they are close to Ka`ba fountains of tears are opened. No special reason can be identified though.
Suhail did u also notice that during Ramdan, inspite the fact that u r fasting and u actually sleep and eat just by chance
Sobhan Allah u feel fresh and enjoying power that can hold u to do amazing level of hard actitivies including the 20 raka`as and during the last ten days ten more which start after midnight. This needs to dedicate a special post.
As Suhail said I still have more. I will just give chance to other contributions and brother smdahmed we did miss u and noticed your absence hope everything is fine and that u will continue sharing with us. Insh aAllah we will include something about the rituals themselves.
Suhail go ahead and tell us about Medina, by the way most of the people feel very comfortable in Medina Sobhan Allah