Part-2 History of Roza Rasool and Masjid Nabwi روضہ رسول اور مسجد نبوی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی تاریخ

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Part-2

History of Roza Rasool and Masjid Nabwi (Peace be upon Him)

Asslamoalaikum sisters brothers friends and elders, We are contineu going to start describing from where yesterday we was stop describing the Tomb (Roza Rasool) of the Prophet Muhammad SAW (The Sacred Chamber, its is second part of topic.

The inner chamber has no doors or windows and is completely inaccessible to anyone. The last person reported to have entered the inner chamber and set eyes on the blessed graves of the Prophet ? and his companions was Ali ibn Ahmad al-Samhudi V, a renowned scholar who was tasked with cleaning up the site of the graves after a major fire broke out in Masjid Nabawi. This took place over 500 years ago, in 886 AH/1481 CE.
Order of the Graves

There is a difference of opinion among scholars about how the three graves are positioned. According to the vast majority of scholars, the graves are positioned as follows:

The nearest grave from the southern wall of the Sacred Chamber is that of the Prophet ?
Slightly above the grave of the Prophet ? is the grave of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq I, who is positioned in such a way that his head is aligned with the blessed shoulders of the Prophet ?

Just above Abu Bakr is the grave of Umar ibn al-Khattab I, whose head is aligned with the shoulders of Abu Bakr

This layout is generally the one that visitors follow when greeting the Prophet ? and his two companions in Masjid Nabawi. After greeting and presenting themselves to the Prophet ?, visitors generally move one step to the right to greet Abu Bakr before moving another step to the right to greet Umar.

The other opinion is based on the following Hadith narrated by al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr I, the grandson of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq I:

It is said that the Messenger of Allah (?) is forward, Abu Bakr is near his head and Umar is near is feet. His head is at the feet of the Messenger of Allah (?).1

Appearances of the Graves

Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr I described the appearance of the graves when he asked his aunt Aisha J to show them to him. He narrates:

I said to Aisha: Mother, show me the grave of the Messenger of Allah (?) and his two Companions (Allah be pleased with them). She showed me three graves which were neither high nor low, but were spread with soft red pebbles in an open space.2

Al-Qasim was born in 36 AH, some 25 years after the demise of the Prophet ? and was a child when he saw the graves.

Others who had seen the graves also described them as hump-shaped. Muhammad ibn Umar I said: “The graves of the Prophet, Abu Bakr and Umar were hump-shaped with pebbles on them.”3

Abu Bakr al-Ajri I reports that Ghunaim ibn Bastam al-Madani I said: “I saw the tomb of the Prophet ? during the time of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz – it was raised about four inches.”4

Rija bin Haiwah I reported the following in 91 AH/711 CE: “When the walls of the chambers were removed, these graves became visible. The sandy soil on the graves had somewhat levelled off.”5

Ali al-Samhudi V, the last person to have reportedly seen the graves, in 886 AH/1481 CE, said: “I saw that the room was now flat, so no longer could the graves be seen, except for one mound in the back which I assumed was the grave of Umar.”6
Space for a Fourth Grave

The Sacred Chamber also has a spot to accommodate a fourth grave. Although Aisha I previously wanted to be buried alongside the Prophet ? and father, she turned down the opportunity and asked her nephew Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr I to bury her alongside the other wives of the Prophet ? in Jannatul Baqi. This may have been because Umar I had been buried there, and he wasn’t a Mahram, or perhaps she thought it may have been more fitting to be buried alongside her co-wives. She is also reported to have offered the spot to Abdul Rahman bin Auf I, who is said to have declined the offer.

There are also narrations within Hadith literature that state the fourth spot has been reserved for Isa ibn Maryam S, who will be buried there after descending from heaven. Abdullah ibn Umar I narrated that Prophet ? said:

Isa will descend to the Earth. He will marry and have children. He will spend 45 years in this way and he will finally die and be buried with me. On the Day of Judgement, I, Isa, Abu Bakr and Umar will rise from the same site.7

Abdullah ibn Salam I narrated:

The characteristics of Prophet Muhammad are described in the Old Testament and it is also mentions that Isa as will be buried with him.

So dear friends, remaining history will be described from here in next video part-3. Allah Hafiz

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