It's our dear Prophet Muhammad's birthday : D
I fell in love with the melody the moment Maher Zain sang this in his concert in 2010.
There is so much to tell but who am I to say anything regarding to Rasulullah S.A.W? It's sad really, I'm just confused with myself to even think of our prophet. Maybe I couldn't be sure whether he would notice me existing, for all the sins and how I've ignored some of what he had given on going through the right path. Astagfirullah.
Someone said publicly, 'why should we remember Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) today, that much? I mean, it's just his birthday. We have to remember, like, everyday'. His statement is somewhat true, but it's never an argue to make it extra special on our prophets birthday right? We've been busy chasing what we want to achieve in life we don't even have a time to fully transfix ourselves on respecting Rasulullah S.A.W.
I cannot say much as I am not that knowledgeable to speak randomly about our prophet just like that. However, as today is a special day, it's an honor to remember all his history regarding to wide spreading Islam's reign. To be honest, I've been grown in such a well islamic school environment I couldn't hardly avoid to even less care about Maulidur Rasul. I care, but at the same time it was under a school program so I don't think it'll be considered as a fully deeply content heart honestly wouldn't it? However, since we're growing to be more matured and experienced on the Islam religion itself, now it's time we wouldn't need to wait for a program. Respecting today is enough like:
1. Reading the Holy Quran' on sura' Muhammad.
2. Having our selawat recitations more often than usual.
3. Hearing to the nasyids regarding to our prophet and stop listening to other musics for the whole day.
4. Don't tweet anything that doesn't have to do with Rasulullah S.A.W for a day.
5. Have our Shalat in the mosque for jemaah.
6. Read Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) biographies.
7. Attend any religious activities like Maulud Nabi.
For those who have been to Madinah Al-Munawwarah, we would surely feel this when going to visit our prophet's tomb. I still had this vivid imagination going there once I've finished the subuh prayer. Once the day starts to turn to daylight, we instantly lined up and waited to enter the section of the Nabawi' Mosque where his tomb was placed. There you can pray and send your regards to our dear prophet as much as you want. To tell you the truth it's hard to love someone whom you've never seen with your eyes. I myself before going for the visit, my whole life I only believed and respect Rasulullah's effort on spreading Islam. Nothing more. Before this I couldn't detect my feelings to either love him truly or just because he was Allah's Messenger. It's different really hope you understand.
I was born Muslim. I was taught to be a muslim. I was told to be concerned with Islam as much as Rasulullah did for the religion itself. I was told everything about him -his acts, his stories, his hadiths and etc. In my opinion before I went to Umrah was our prophet is a man who created history. The big question was,
"Do I, as a muslim, really care and love Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as much as he loves us?"
And believe me, before even entering to the section where his tomb was kept, hundreds of us who waited cried hard. We were categorized by country. Yet when it was Malaysians turn, there would still be Africans or Turkish people barging in. Suddenly, this feeling struck me. It felt like, you bumped into Justin Bieber and you just don't know how to react cause before this you only see him in the Tv. Similar to meeting our prophet, but the feeling was somehow much differ -more to pure, honest, sad, silence.
I don't know if I even loved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that much but turns out all my tears had proved it all. Yet I wasn't the humble kinda muslim who follows everything he guides us to Islam. No. I am not a perfect muslim. There are so many things I need to make amends on myself and yet I never thought I would cry meeting Rasulullah S.A.W. I'm not directing this extent to talk about my reaction but I'm trying to say is no matter how bad you are as a muslim, no matter how much sunnahs you've ignored, no matter how little time you have to even think of Rasulullah S.A.W, he has been in your heart ever since you knew who he was. Allah's Messenger.
For all these times, where your teachers would tell so many stories about him, when you see his name on every mosque, when we'd amin our doa's including blessings to our prophet, when we'd pray or send our regards to him through our prayers, the one who had fought his life till the last drop of blood for Islam, the legend idol of Islam, the only last prophet there will ever be, is now, in front of your eyes. How would you react? No need to say 'in front of our eyes'. Saying being on the same ground less than a kilometer distance is enough to make you feel so close to him as if he was alive. Truly, everyone cried. It was so heartbreaking to finally be so close to him. Seriously, now I understand how his sahabats were so loyal to him.
People there were crying and shouting, eager to see him as if he were alive. But the truth is, he was alive. Try to compare going to Micheal Jackson's grave for example. True, he was a complete legend and loved by people worldwide, but he's dead. We don't come feeling excited or cry so loud because we knew he wasn't alive. But this case, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is gone, yet his presence was so strong you ought to deny it. It's sad to think of this really. It's been a year and yet the aura is still so strong. Before this I haven't thought of him much. I only focus on worshiping Allah, but little did I knew we had to love Rasulullah S.A.W in order to love Islam.
I haven't made a submission on fighting for Islam like what people are doing right now on the other side of the world. They're fighting so hard and are willing to sacrifice themselves for Islam. What did we do? Ahh, nothing, being happy and enjoying our lives as if Islam was still conquering the world. Masya-Allah. But, jihad doesn't have to be just through blood. Achieving our dreams in order to raise more entrepreneurs for Islam is also a jihad. Earn money and submitting them towards islam is also jihad. That's what we're going to do. I'm not wanting to be a muslim empty-handed, and so do you. Whatever it is, all our prayers to Rasulullah S.A.W. Who are we to be remembered by our prophet, but at least we remember him more than anyone who doesn't seem to mind. Wallahualam.
You're not gonna find a sky as beautiful as this after subuh.
Nabawi Mosque, Madinah Al-Munawwarah
