One morning in Madinah..
the beauty of Imagination
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The weather is calm and beautiful. Its 4: 00 A.M and you hear the voice of
Bilal, mellifluously raising the adhan…"Allahu Akbaru Allahu Akbar…" You feel
refreshed. You get out of bed, make ablution, wear your best thawb, pray two
raka'ah, and step out the door. You look around and it's peaceful…the smell of
fresh air. You begin heading towards the mosque until unexpectedly you bump into
Abu Bakr! What?? Subhanna Allah…it's really him…the most beloved friend of the
Prophet, peace be upon him! WOW! You remember his days in Makkah, the way he
jumped in the crowd of mushrikeen to defend his beloved Prophet, peace be upon
him, and the way he was beaten to the extent he fell unconscious. You shake his
hand…you wish you can pause this moment…but Wait!! Look who is coming….it's
'Umar…whaaaaaaat? You begin screaming "Al faroooooq wait up" Imagine the sight
of him…a man that the shayateen fear and run away from. Subhanna Allah. You
exchange a brief word with him until you are interrupted by the sight of Usman
and Ali…oh how marvelous…you begin stare at Ali…thinking quietly…NOBODY ever
dared to spar Ali! This is one of the most courageous men that ever existed…if
someone stepped up to fight him…they died! Allahu Akbar! There
there…Usman…just the way you pictured him…a light! MODESTY!! Ok…so you
continue on your little journey when you see Sa'ad bin Mu'adh…subhanna
Allah…he's the one that the throne of Allah shook during his death! This is
unbelievable…"Asalaaaaamu alaikom ya Sa'ad"… Then suddenly appears Abu
Hurairah…he seems to be walking fast…he's probably trying to look for the
Prophet, peace be upon him….alright…who are these two guys? Oh man! Its
Abdurahman bin 'awf talking to Sa'ad bin Rabi'…and you catch the famous
conversation they have…'ajeeb! Altruism. Ok, you are excited now; you want to
see the trustworthy one! Where is he…oh wait…there he goes…Abu 'ubaaaaaaaidah! !
Allahu Akbar!! I see him…man…I have to come to your place after the prayer but
its best we talk after pray…so you take another step to the mosque…and there is
Talhah in front of you with a one hand paralyzed …subhanna Allah…this hand
fought and protected the Prophet, peace be upon, him…a blessed hand it is!!
Talking about bravery…Abu Dujanah…subhanna Allah…I can't believe that I would
ever see him…its abu Dujanah!! He walked boastfully on that day! I remember uhud
well..his red band…killing everyone…wait…you hear the Quran being recited…who is
that reading the Qur'an? Oh man…its Abdullah bin mas'ood and Abu Moosa
Al-Ash'aree….both of them at once?!! This is too amazing…you just sit there a
moment…listening to them.That was nice but you realize that you have
to make it for fajr, only 10 minutes left…Subhanna Allah…is that who I
think… its mus'ab!! You look at him and you remember his story… and then tears
drip from your eyes…the way he was before…his sacrifice. But you hear you name
being called out…is that huthayfaaa? Yes!! It's him…Ok Ok…I'm coming…you know
huthayfah is the one that holds the secret…yeah its him. You finally reach the
mosque and outside…aer a group of people talking…you see Sa'ad bin abi waqas,
sa'ad bin 'badah, khubayb, salman, 'amr bin al 'as, Mu'adh bin Jabal…all smiling
and giving salam to one another…so you squeeze yourself in the crowd…and you
look at each face…in awe of them and completely speechless.Then the moment
finally arrives and you walk in the mosque.You praise Allah and step
in with your right foot. You pass Abu Dhar…zayd bin harithah…Abu ayoub…and you
keep walking until you reach the first line…you are in shock…standing in the
first line in this mosque in MADINAH…and you glance to your right…subhanna
allah…it's 'mar bin yassir…and to your left, it's Hamza…your getting a bit
nervous now so you look to Hamza and all you can say is "I love you for the sake
of Allah.." and before you could even finish…your heart stops.Here he
is…the love of my life…the most blessed man…and you weep in disbelief. You watch
his every step…as he walks to lead the Salah. There he is, right in front of
you…the man you obsessively dreamt of meeting…his face…so pure…his eyes…his
hair…his voice…and right at that moment…you feel like running towards him and
hugging him! You can't…calm down…subhanna allah…I've waited for this moment all
my life.