Comments on: “Virtual Tour” 16

by: almiskeenah

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:54:09 +0100

Wa ‘alaikumus Salam dear sister Syma, we have heard that as well, however have also been told by another Maulana here that there is no basis for using stones to mark the gender of the occupants of the grave. Also, Shaykh Zindany of Yemen supports this version. I intend to make further inquiries, Insha’Allah. The other aspect to consider is that the graves in Jannatul Baqi are of the Lahd method, where shelves are dug into the side of the grave, and the case in Baqi due to the demand and the lack of space, more than one body is in each grave, (as more than one shelf is excavated into the side of each grave) and apparently it can be either gender. But once I gain further information I will post about it, Insha’Allah.
Wassalamu alaikum
almiskeenah

by: Syma

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:24:38 +0100

Assalaamu ‘alaikum dearest sister!

SubhanAllah what a wonderful post - I remember last year when my husband and I were blessed to visit the blessed City of our beloved Nabi (SAW), my husband asked a local Shaykh why there were two stones on some graves, and one stone on others…the answer the shaykh gave was to distinguish between male and female! I don’t remember now which way around it was..will ask DH when he gets home inshaAllah!

Love and duas

by: almiskeenah

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:32:12 +0100

meant to comment on the my photos….they are not so professional, not like many out there in the blogosphere! Mine is a very basic hand-me-down-point-and-shoot type camera, Alhumdulillah, better than nothing. Plus…imagine me consumed in all black standing in the courtyard with security men all around with their walkie talkies, numerous police at each door of Masjid Nabawi, commandos in their fatigues gathering all around with their truncheons….so I try to be as “inconspicuous” as possible, and as fast as possible, Maybe one day they will not consider taking photos to be so “nasty”, and maybe one day I will have a super duper camera that will cope with the variable lighting conditions, producing “classy” shots….but in the meantime I am content, Alhumdulillah with what I have. JazakumuLlahu khairan for your appreciation. I feel any images of our sacred places, and what is left of the historical places touch the soul.

by: almiskeenah

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:57:45 +0100

Assalamu alaikum,
dear Yusuf and brother Irving,
Simply looking at pictures of the Green Dome is an elixir for the heart, SubhanAllah!
No the stones are just natural, usually inscriptions are not an Islamic custom. Some graves have one stone at the head and one at the foot, some only have the one at the head, some are very small stones and others are large rocks. The layout of the graves is very neat and ordered, seeming like a linear pattern, so I imagine families visiting their loved ones can easily find the correct place with the various pathways as indicators, along with the ordered lines. Plus all of the stones are of such an individual size and shape that I think it would be easy to recognize the loved one by this. Insha’Allah you will soon be here to see for yourself, and being a boy you will be able to go inside! Alhumdulillah! Ameen.
Wassalamu alaikum
almiskeenah

by: Irving

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:26:27 +0100

Wonderful photos I agree with Brother Yusuf, the green dome and minarets are beautiful.

Ya Haqq!

by: yusuf

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:28:36 +0100

Asalamualaikum
one question: Are the grave stones inscribed?
How do the relatives know where their loved ones are buried ?

by: yusuf

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:20:27 +0100

Asalamualaikum
The pictures are so beautiful and nice.
I like the one of the green dome and minarets a lot.
I put it on our screen saver.
Wassalamu alaikum.