Ticket of Paradise at the Expense of…………
By Amber Ghaffar • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Misc • 61 CommentsIN APRIL 2007 My one of the biggest dream came true and ALLAH selected me for UMRAH .After seeing Ka aba my next aim was Like all other muslims,to kiss the holy stone HAJR E ASWAD ,it was not the easy task at all .when i first time reached near to it i releazed that ALL IS NOT WELL.Being the muslim the giant embarrasment i felt was seeing the behavior of my MUSLIM fellows for reaching near to HAJR e ASWAD and kissing it.
i tried again and again and failed.and the reason was the PAIN I WAS GIVING TO MY FELLOW MUSLIMS AND THE PAIN I WAS GETTING OUT OF THIS ALL.My elder brother and his wife and all others kissed the holy stone but i never reached to have this prestige.Finally one day after FAJR PRAYER i succeded in getting place ,i was very near to HAJR E ASWAD and almost next in SO CALLED QUE .about to kiss but a woman who put her head inside and didnt brought out it back , prevented me .she perhaps forgot that other muslims fellows are waiting.i was getting pushes and all that .suddenly i heard a voice asking for help and i REFLEXLY (a millisecond decision) chased it and saw a little wowan almost PRESSED in between MUSLIM GIANTS ..
AND AGAIN IN MILLISECOND I LEFT MY PLACE AND _and grasped her HAND and started struggling to let her out of this crowd and i succeded she was crying out and she embraced me and kept crying i could not forget the moment when i by the help of my ALLAH let her out of that crowd (i.e near to ZAMZAM coolers) and she instantly embraced me firmly and kept crying and crying like insane …perhaps its the MOST PRECIOUS MOMENT OF MY THIS LITTLE JOURNEY OF my little LIFE ….THOUGH i m a medical student but uptill now i never gotta chance to save human ….i was speechless rather MESMERIZED by the selection of my ALLAH ,who selected mine sorta person to save a human s life .
she told me that she was about to be completely choked and she prayed to ALLAH to send some one to get her out of this ,she kept crying and i gave her ZAMZAM ,she was perhaps INDONESHIAN OR MALAYSHIAN a pure house wife ,who doesnt have an email account i wanted to keep her in my sight so that i never forget my larger aim of presence on earth.but she didnt have email address so i lost her but in my CORNER OF PRECIOUS MEMORIES ,she would remain there till my death … around 6 days before i was down ..cause of exams i was having i was not performing well and ….finally i decided to be sticked to my larger aim of life …..i started running my memories of haram shareef ..i tuned an arabic channel and prayed to ALLAH silently ,plz let me see my haram shareef ..and suddenly AZAN BREAK came ..and i was seeing HARAM SHAREEF AGAIN ….my emotions were on peak ..just after prayers ended i saw a scene …………………………
A GUY JUST AFTER PRAYER RAN FASTLY TOWARDS HAJR E ASWAD ..I saw it on tv …and my mind and heart moved back to those scenes of PUSHES ,AND SELFISHNESS I HAD SEEN AT HAJR E ASWAD …..I RECOUNTED THE MOMENTS ,MY EYES SAW THAT WOMAN FACE ..AND I RECALLED THE WAY OUR so called muslim BROTHERS AND SISTERS ..pushing badly each other and hurting each other to get chance to kiss the STONE OF PARADISE……………………Lets have a look on AHADEES and a knowleageble person s comment”Hajre Aswad Allah ka dahna haath he” (The black stone is Allah’s right hand) - Muslim barawaait Abdullah bin Umar.“I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: “Touching them both [the Black Stone and al-Rukn al-Yamani] is an expiation for sins.” [(Hasan) by at-Tirmidhee, no: 959 and (Saheeh) by al-Haakim, vol: 1, no: 664]
“The black stone descended from Paradise whiter than milk, but the sins of the descendants of Adam made it black.” (Musnad Ahmad and at-Tirmidhee no: 2577).
(I SAW THESE 2 HADEES IN A BLOG AT THIS LINK http://suhaa.myminaret.com/2007/12/05/must-read-for-pilgrims-in-makkah-madinah-on-proper-conduct/ )
“Kissing the Hajr-e-Aswad is a very desirable and honourable action. However, pushing, bullying, fighting and quarrelling with people in order to jump the line represent the worst actions a pilgrim can do in the Masjid Al Haram. Sometimes people in AHRAAM fight with other pilgrims, which destroys the spirit of their Umrah OR Hajj. In the state of AHRAAM, fighting, quarrelling, pushing, bullying, hurting people, yelling and screaming is HARAM (forbidden). How do people figure that their Umrah or Hajj will provide them with any benefit when they fight and use vulgar language while in the state of AHRAAM? In fact, this person is simply increases his stock of sins by fighting and yelling in the state of AHRAAM.
It is important to remember that Islam is about the essence of the act, not simply the act alone. One does not have to physically touch the stone in order to gain its benefits. Therefore, if a person is unable to reach the Hajr-e-Aswad due to the large crowds, then this person can symbolically kiss the Hajr-e-Aswad from a distance and his kiss will still be as good as someone really kisses the Haj-e-Aswad. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) himself did this symbolic kiss many times. He wanted other people to get the chance.
Why do pilgrims not look to the Holy Prophet’s (peace be upon him) example? Remember, in Islam the reward of all actions is based upon the intention, not on the actual action. But when you know that you may cause unintentional harm to someone then stay away from that action. Allah will reward you, Insha-Allah, for being careful and being considerate of others. A person who causes harm to himself or other pilgrims while trying to kiss Hajr-e-Aswad will gain no benefits from his/her kiss. Instead, the person will be committing a sin in Masjid Al Haram - the worst thing a pilgrim could do”.
(THIS passage is part of an article written by Syed B. Soharwardy who is Founder and President of Muslims Against Terrorism (M-A-T) and Islamic Supreme Council of Canada (ISCC). He contributed this article to Media Monitors Network (MMN) from Alberta, Canada.)
(complete article could also be found at http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/24506 )…..
………………………………………….dont know whether these DOTS or fullstops could truly potray my feelings on this issue ….how embarrased i feel when i was also giving pushes to my muslims sisters to reach there to get HOLY kiss to that stone…………………….i was thinking just one point…how would be SATAN Feeling he would definetly very glad …he wants us to hURT EACH OTHER …AND KEEP AWAY FROM ALLAH S PATH …AND KEEP THINKING THAT WE ARE ON TRUE PATH………….i wanted to contact some SAUDI officials …and when i came back i reentered in my world …back to studies and forget all that ……………….MY Dreamworld unlimited fantasies made me insensible ENOUGH TO forget the thing…but i feel sometimes ….. IS THIS WAY ACCEPTABLE ENOUGH FOR ALLAH …..getting ticket of JANNAH (paradise) at the expense of hurting fellow brothers and sisters IS this moraly correct. ……..are not v belong to nations who made KILLERS of innocent individuals hero ..(AL QAIDA and all so called muslim JAHADI s associations)………IS THIS ISLAM ….IS THIS the same ISLAM about WHICH WE KEEP TALKING OF IN our SPEECHES of COMPARASIONS OF RELIGIONS ……..WHERE OUR ISLAM GONE ,WHEN IT COMES TO PRACTICE …..i again say ..IS THIS WAY OF GETTING TICKET OF JANNAH AT THE EXPENSE OF HURTING HUMANITY halal …..and if not ………WHERE OUR OWNERS OF RELIGION sleeping ..(our AALIMS,MOULVIs and MUFTIs )………what would a JEW think after seeing such things ..he would be laughing out loud …and would say ,no need of bombarding them …place some holy thing among them they would kill them selves to reach near to it IT MIGHT BE AN EMOTIONAL JUMBLED FULL OF ERRORS BLOG BUT THIS IS WHAT I FEEL AND WISH ALL MY MUSLIMS BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO FEEL THIS WAY ……HOPE MY WORDS COULD GIVE A LOW INTENSITY RECTER SCALE JOLT TO YOUR MINDS…..
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You get the reword of your love to the signs of Allah Almighty and your intention not to harm any one while kissing hajer e aswad. Almighty gave you the opportunity to save a life and have plenty of ajar and His Blessings. it is the common teaching of Islam that actions are rewarded by intentions .Allah almighty see the intention and if it is good he accept the deed and he rejects those deeds which are not made with good intention no matter how the glorious deeds they may be .
lots of thanks for such nice comments .
Thanks
When I performed hajj I observed that people show very much hast while stoning the shaitan in mina. Every year lot of people receive injuries and even death toll reach to hundreds on this very occasion ….I said to one of my friends while stoning the shaitan that be care full; shaitan will retaliate (make his counter attack) and involve you in some action that may cause displeasure of almighty Allah and surly the hast being showed on that occasions is the one trap of shaitan.
Yes Its been true fact , As i HAVENT been there on such Holy Place , but i m still praying ALLAH , give me the chance to visit the Holy Place . Well its been the fact that as being Muslim nation we are becoming really greedy and in doing so to take avail the chances by any means necessary to fulfill our needs we do not care about what we are doing and to whom we hurting ….. Its been come from oneself within who have some ZAMEER .. which awakes them and tell them what they are doing … and yes i do agree with you on this matter that we are being Muslim are forgetting this point that we have to follow the true spirit of ISLAM in which we have been told not to hurt anyone by doing so such acts but still by knowing it we are doing it …………. ALMIGHTY ALLAH will forgive us (Ameen)
i must say that it’s a bold topic & a great initiative to educate people atleast to behave godly at sacred places. I don’t see people have that guts to accept if there’s a wrong with themselves.
Inamal aaamaaloo bin - niyaaat, as already been refered by the author.
I personally believe that education is the only difference why Muslims are behind the rest.
Following without UNDERSTANDING, is the biggest problem we have today. We don’t have the ability to reason & argue and neither do we encourage it among our youth. Even if somebody dares to question something, he/she is badly rebuked to remain silent and this is where the element of fanatism starts to develop.
Now imagine if this is the kind of attitude we have at the holiest and the most sacred of religious places, what kind of attitude we would probably have when we’re back home? I’m finding it really difficult to speak my heart out here, the subject is very sensitive and requires moderation.
p.s. don’t go on the name lol, I’m a Muslim Alhamdulillah
thanks for the comments above ….Khurram its accurate that this is sensitive issue and for the same reason for a year i somehow ignored it .but i believe that if we dont face some thing then how could we come to releaze the trouble.Dont know whether you would believe it but it was most painful stuff i have lots of expectations and there i found an strange situation.i could not imagine how saudis have neglected this issue.lots of people have died at this place during hajj and umrah times. could you imagine this .would you like to clearify what sort of moderation you are talking about .my aim was to educate about the thing ,the sickest thing we muslims doing in such a great place.
you know i delibrately didnt mention the scenes i have seen at the time of opening of ZIARAT in MASJID E NABVI ..(for males they keep NABis Place open every time but for women they have fixed 2 times ,after fajr and after zuhr ….moreover they have closed the HUJRA s area for women ,now we could not go near to this as it used to be in last decade …)…the situation of dying and living i have seen at RIAZ UL JANNAH …..i didnt mention intentionaly ……i dont know but i didnt have courage …………………………i feel extreme pain ……cuz i beleive that we are doing the worst we could do near to KA ABA or my NABI( salahu alaihwasalam) s place ….
moderation hmm….????… like if the post is supposed to be allowed or not. maybe if i write stuff that shouldn’t be there, who’s there to check and control, you know
well, i understand your feelings, even if i have never been to Kaaba. My friends, father, manager have told me wht they’ve witnessed there, breaking their silence on such matters in public can even cause a death declaration (waajib-ul-katal) scene…
lets discuss the spirit, motive, intention of prayer/worship to keep it friendly in here. hehehhehe:)
how could we expect to please Allah by only offering Kalma, namaz, roza, zakat & hajj???
if a fellow human being is not happy with my existence, if i’m no use to another human being, how do i expect to have pleased Allah…. we lie, steal, cheat, kill, get drunked and than we offer hajj and we’re satisfied that we’re clean. so, where’s the element of divinity?
we literally kill the purpose of prayers by worshipping only for the sake of entering paradise. and trust me, in our every action we seek for the eternal rewards of paradise. there’s no selflessness, no humbleness, no sincerity to humanity and yet we’re proud satisfied muslims that we’re going to paradise.
My friend Khurrum , you have said that how to Please Allah …. have you ever think that why that human being is not happy with your existence or whether i’m of no use to anyone . Well from my side what i can suggest you my brother that you can please ALLAH by your acts ….. We all know that ALLAH is RAHMAN ….. so do think on my point what i am trying to say to you brother … Yes eternal rewards of paradise are there but acting selfishly or without humbleness or sincerity does not allow us to be there . In todays world everyone is acting like selfishly and there are few who cares for others and being happy to help those who are in trouble and because of those people this WORLD is running and they are getting rewards from ALLAH and they are really satisfy with it…..
just for the sake of curiosity ..i just want to know ..y u think that such topics should not be discussed ……………whats the reason………………(at least i m not getting still what you meant by this )….telling truth and asking for reforms ..is this sin ………….
Amber,
You have done well to express yourself! Nothing wrong with this. You are maybe a bit confused, but who is not?
Keep writing, and just be yourself! The purpose of blogs is to share original ideas in your own words and that you are attempting to do here. Do not be disheartened when interacting with people reading your words and dots……
Regards
my terminologies are acceptable….if terminologies of NUSRAT JAVED ..and all that lahori lot is acceptable then mine should be….by d way its all about medium…on i net people are reading so proper msg ,a peculiar tone associated with new terms could not be delivered per se ..Ne way i look in to future when i get chance to write in some news paper.
Amber, I am speechless…., your comments (number 11), needs some translation please…:)
Look dear, do not negate the good you have already started.
lol, what the fish is going on in here. isn’t it supposed to be a bit holy in here. lolz.
@amber,
its a great subject and needs to be discussed with an open & a broader mindset, which unfortunately majority of us (paki’s) don’t truly have. as its a saying, ignorance is a bliss… there must be a reason behind it (which i happen to understand somewhat)
well i’m actually impressed with your post but am a bit reluctant in expressing freely as i’m scared, if i happen to write something which becomes intolerable for the mullas than god knows whats going to happen to me, lol.
it would be encouraging for people like me, if you could start by sharing personal experiences at Riaz ul Jannah & Masjid-e-Nabvi. And to be really honest, i haven’t been there so i really don’t have anything to say except what i’ve already stated in my first post.
nothing fishy goin on here..
infact i answered something ..but dr alshear didnt get what i meant …so then i translated …i have real trouble that i am bit different in talking and writing so people have usually trouble understanding my real motive behind any sentence.
Wese i should not say if ANWAR MAQSOOD has chosen this media ….he would have not been ever understood ..(he is still difficult to get for some) .
thanks finally i understood what you meant by moderation.
you are quite accurate in saying so cause i posted same blog at http://www.buzzvines.com …
ANd a participant there after reading tht wrote some thing which was disgusting and i felt myself that i should have not posted it there .but after all if one day you people go there at least you would not practice this way to reach near to that holy place.
thaaannkk god. lol
Amber Ghaffar writes:
Hmm final year medical student (its 2008) and its almost like a romance for me to write .so i am here to satisfy my inner expression.though i am not that much of age but my biography is quite long and boring enough to cry .I am a mediocre and sufferer of DREAM WORLD UNLIMITED FANTASIES ,want to serve humanity in true sense not in words but by actions and want to see revolution in my homeland ,my Pakistan.so i need grooming and for which i am here on Pakspectator and lets see where my passion leads me ……….I AM CONFUSED…
Why you feels confused? I don’t know why people gets confuse in life. Look, you are MashAllah qualified lady. Try to select one thing at a time and concentrate on it. Ambitions of doing so many things at a time results in Zero Performance. If you opted to write and express your feelings on TPS. Do it with full concentration and dedication. The comments of readers will give you feedback and then later on when you will earning then you can do any thing else. Try to learn and observe things as much as you can. These learnings and observations will actually differentiate between good and bad later on in your practical life.
Regards,
Oooppss! I just read comments… found bad when you gave example of such words which I was not expecting as an example from author’s mouth. Really bad!
…sorry saleem ..basically i was saying that if people could bear such and such words then they should bear my innocent dots too. ……..i guess i wrote there same too. any way i really respected your comments .i am confused for the direction i have to run i m confused after seeing marvels of ALLAH and i enjoy this confusion of mine too. i am in my final year ..and after a month gonna enter into last semester of this five year journey of medical sciences .i love writing things which attract me emotionally ,and unless i dont get enough EMOTIONAL touch i can t write .u have read my both blogs i always write after enough emotional leverage.rightnow working on another blog ,which is quite sensitive ..but its in new dimension and i m doing a bit of research for it too.
..ha i wanted if u comment on my blog .but you always forget.
Ok let me share my views on your said topic. For me, I personally can not get satisfied if I achieved my target by crushing other’s rights or even their life. May Allah give a me a chance soon so I may visit the Holy place once in my life. But being a gentle man, it is useless to reach Hijra Aswad by pushing people here and there. For me it is simply greed of Heaven or adding good deeds in your list by kissing this stone. I don’t believe in greed at least. I never offers prayer that it will save me from hell fire. I offers it for my love with The Creator of this whole Universe. I feel relax when I touches my forehead infront of him. I feel it the most humble manner of thanking him in return of what he is giving me. After all what is my worth in this universe… Like an Atom or even less than that.
Yeah there should be love and effort to reach that stone, if you are going for Umrah or hajj but by pushing others and crushing people under your feet… It is like a biggest sin in the most holy place on this earth. Can we expect good from Allah in return… No, Not at all.
Let me share one true story of Iman Bukhari. One nice guy told me. Once Imam Bukhari asked Allah in dream that this year so many people visited for Hajj… who was the most humble among them and you accepted his prayers in a minutes. Allah gave him a name of that man and showed him the location where was living. Imam Bukhari started his journey to inquire from that man that what he did so special that Allah accepted his Hajj and rated his the best Pilgrim of last Hajj. The man was living in village of Egypt so Imam sahab reached there after months. Visited his home, and congratulated him for his hajj. A man got numbed and denied that he has not performed any Hajj yet but he has love to do it from last 15 years. As he was very poor so couldn’t go. Iman Sahab got confused and tried to explore that whole story. He asked him different questions that what you did before this Hajj time. The man told him that before last Hajj, he was almost ready to go for Hajj.. after saving so ans so money in last 15 years so he may afford his journey but one bad event happened and I couldn’t go there.
He told that just a month before Hajj, as I was almost ready to start journey, my wife demanded a meat of Deer to eat, as our neighbours were cooking same. As it was difficult to find deer in desert, I went and meet my neighbour to request him that please give some portion of it to me so I may fulfil my wife desire before I start my journey for Hajj. The neighbour straight forward rejected his request. He said that I cant give you meat. He tried to convince through different means but the neighbour was not hearing. At last that man cried and fell on his feet that please give me meat because I don’t want to make any body hurt before performing Hajj. The neighbour took him out of his home to near place and told that dear, it is HARAM deer. I found its dead body in near jungle. As my family was hungry from last 1 month and I had nothing to serve them so I took it and gave pieces to my wife to cook and serve to all of children and me. So how I can give this Haram deer meat to any body else.
The man who was going on Hajj, gave all his saved money that he saved in last 15 years to that neighbour and asked that I can’t go on Hajj, if my neighbours are dying with hunger. and he asked Allah that Please forgive me, I can’t come for Hajj because humanity is demanding my help at this place.
Iman Bukhari at that moment went for SAJDA and that Sajda went for hours.
It is called … Allah only checks our inner. If he can write a Hajj in account of a man who couldn’t even reach then expect that he can write a Kiss of Hijra Aswad, if you truly desired but couldn’t proceed in rush.