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from me‟.”
If you have ceased to respect his Sacred Law, be it only for one instance, you
have no guarantee that you will not be debarred from him because of your
deviation from his way. Great should be your hope, nonetheless, that Allah, the
Almighty will not keep you from him after He has granted you faith and sent you
forth from your homeland in order to visit him, not for purposes of trade or worldly
gain, but purely from love of him and longing to behold his relics and the wall of
his tomb. Since you embarked on this journey for that reason alone, having
missed the opportunity of seeing him in the flesh, you surely deserve the Most
Merciful regard of Allah, the Almighty.
On reaching the Mosque, you should recall that this is the site selected by Allah,
the Almighty, for His Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and for the first and
most virtuous of the Muslims. Remember that the laws decreed by Allah, the
Almighty were first observed at this spot, and that the best of the creatures of
Allah, living or dead, have gathered here. Be most hopeful, therefore, that Allah,
the Almighty, will mercifully bless your entrance, and make that entrance in all
humility and veneration. How worthy is this place to inspire humility in the heart of
If you have ceased to respect his Sacred Law, be it only for one instance, you
have no guarantee that you will not be debarred from him because of your
deviation from his way. Great should be your hope, nonetheless, that Allah, the
Almighty will not keep you from him after He has granted you faith and sent you
forth from your homeland in order to visit him, not for purposes of trade or worldly
gain, but purely from love of him and longing to behold his relics and the wall of
his tomb. Since you embarked on this journey for that reason alone, having
missed the opportunity of seeing him in the flesh, you surely deserve the Most
Merciful regard of Allah, the Almighty.
On reaching the Mosque, you should recall that this is the site selected by Allah,
the Almighty, for His Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and for the first and
most virtuous of the Muslims. Remember that the laws decreed by Allah, the
Almighty were first observed at this spot, and that the best of the creatures of
Allah, living or dead, have gathered here. Be most hopeful, therefore, that Allah,
the Almighty, will mercifully bless your entrance, and make that entrance in all
humility and veneration. How worthy is this place to inspire humility in the heart of