Once, we were walking in Masjidun
Nabawi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam), at night. My gaze was directed to the ground
and as we walked, I took note of the shine on the tiles of the Haram.
There is brightness, shine and
sparkle in those tiles, due to the effort of washing, cleaning and polishing.
As a result, whatever is outside, and above, is reflected onto the tiles. There
is the exact likeness, a mirror image.…It is as if all the light fittings that
are on the outside, and high up, are now gone into the tiles - because of the
reflection seen on tiles.
So as you are walking across the
tiles, it is as if you are walking on those chandeliers, those light fittings,
and even different architectural designs. The tiles shine so brilliantly and
brightly that they take the complete reflection of the different lights.
Giving this thought and the
following came to mind: These are tiles.
Nothing but stone. …But when man made an effort on that stone, on that tile –
He cleaned it, polished it and shined it – a total reflection of light and
beauty came into that tile. SubhanAllah.
If stone can, by the means of some effort and shine, receive the total
reflection of the light outside … then what of the heart of the Muslim, which
has been cleaned and purified and which now sparkles with Divine Love?
What will then be the experience
when at the Raudah Mubarak which is filled with Noor, when in Riyadhul Jannah
which is overflowing with Noor, when near the Mimbar and Mehraab which is
covered with Noor … There is nothing but Noor in the entire Masjidun Nabawi.
…And, above all of this, is Mustafa, Mujtaba, Habibullah,
Nabi-ar-Rahmah, Sayyid-al-Mursaleen, Imaam-al-Mutaqqeen, Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam) – Noorun
ala Noor…. Allah Ta’ala blesses us with all these beautiful, shining, bright
lights. SubhanAllah.
If only we made some effort on our
hearts, if only we polished and shined these hearts, then what would be the
radiant reflections that would fall onto our hearts and souls, when we go and
stand there at the Raudah Mubarak…?
When we stand there with Adab and Ihtiraam,
with sincere Taubah and Istighfaar, with humility and humbleness… it is beyond
words to describe the Anwaar that will fall onto that heart and into that heart
… and thereafter the effect of that Anwaar will become evident in the person’s
life, as well as the lives of those who come into contact with the person.
Maulana Jalaluddeen Rumi’s words come
to mind and are most apt : “When the fragrance (i.e. the nearness) of
my Beloved Allah comes into my heart, then the languages of the world fail to
describe this.”
When the brilliant Anwaar of our
visit to Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi waSallam) comes into our hearts, then
the languages of the world prove inadequate in trying to describe that
experience and reality.
By Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh)
