re: > 700 hujjaaj have returned to Allah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’oon.
Hundreds of hujjaaj (pilgrims) died in a stampede in Mina, alas!
It is very easy to say that they will be taken to Paradise, Al-hamdulillah that Allah gives us at least one of the two successes! But about the responsibilities of those who are alive: Beware! Allah’s Justice is very pure and perfect and Allah’s Accounting will be with perfect proofs for every action of cruelty, this proof is prepared by the angels through the book of deeds. The unjust are also going to die but Allah’s Justice shall take them to Hell forever! This is the difference between the end result of the innocent and cruel. No one can escape the Accounting on the Day Of Judgment!
We have gone to Makkah and Madinah 3 times (once for Hajj and twice for umrah, one of the umrah we did in Ramadhan). It is only Hajj for which we Muslims have to go from Makkah to Mina, the plains of Arafaat and to Muzdalifah. The sacredness of all those places is something which cannot be described in words, rather it is in the feelings of the hujjaajs.
We went in the time of Shah Faahad. Some events that we came across are:
In Mina while going to throw stones on the pillars we saw a group of tall strong men who started pushing. They seemed to be mischievous! I soon started du’aa. (Here now I especially mention
about Aayatul-Kursee. If we find some people fighting, we start reading Aatul-kursee, the fighting stops by the Grace of Allah within the time we complete one reading. Similarly, any mischief will stop and fail insha Allah).
So the mischief stopped and we reached the building having the pillars. I wanted to go up to th 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] floor but I saw a very big crowd coming on that way, I, along with my two adult children, turned away and went down to the ground floor. There a man strongly threw a stone which, instead of the pillar, hit my son on his lip. Al-hamdulillah, that the stones are as a rule small pebbles. No injury happened but we left that place, went out of the building, crossed the road and sat in a corridor waiting until the crowd decreased. We had to make our asar prayer in that corridor and when it seemed easy to go, we went up the stairs and threw the stones on the pillar. There we saw police in large number, alert to prevent any mishap. Also the whole area of Mina from the tents to the pillars, building was an open field under the sky. There were no walls or tunnels or squares. Broad pathways were demarcated by slight ridges which could be easily crossed. One could easily turn away and go back if he/she so willed. Later we heard that the government built more floors for the pillars, so the crowd got divided and the process became much safer and easier. Since then we didn’t hear of any mishap.
Now it is said that there are tunnels and squares. In the original news someone gave his statement that the exit tunnel was closed. Then the news told that the two crowds on the roads 223
and 204 came across each other at the square. Both tunnels and squares are very dangerous at that place. At a square, the crowds coming from the opposite sides or even from the right or left side are in great danger of collision!
Before this calamity we heard the news that a crane fell down on the Masjid-al-Haraam which killed and injured many hujaaj even before the actual days of Hajj. The Masjid-al-Haraam was shown in the news, it was surrounded by many cranes one of which had fallen on the pilgrims. We are surprised why should many cranes be fixed around Masjid-al-Haraam near the Hajj days when millions of Muslims go there!!! And then why should be such carelessness in the fixing of the cranes??? We usually don’t hear about the falling of cranes in other places! It is true that to regulate the manasics (rituals) in those sacred places for such large crowds is great and hard work but the Muslim managers of those activities believe that they will be given great reward by Allah Almighty and thus they will feel great pleasure in their sincere hard work.
On the other hand such painful, grieving disasters are not happening with the pleasure of Allah. The authorities are highly responsible to observe and exercise strict control for the prevention of any accident.
Once, while we were in Makkah, we were going towards the Masjid-al-Haraam at night. When we reached near a gate in the fence around the Haram-Shareef, people were standing in the gate giving an impression that the inside place is full with no way to enter. Outside the fence a very big crowd was proceeding towards the gate from all directions. We got stuck and felt the danger of stampede. Meanwhile my daughter got forcefully pushed through the gate and disappeared! I, being worried about my daughter, started saying loudly, “ Allaho Akbar, Allaho Akbar,……..
Suddenly a big empty space appeared in the center just outside the gate and my daughter ran out of the gate into the empty space, Al-hamdulillah, Allaho Akbar wa lillahil-hamd!!! The group of people inside the gate left the gate and so the way got opened. As we entered we saw open big field with no crowd. It means that just a group of some people (who might be munafiqeen/hypocrites) had occupied the gateway to cause stampede in the outside crowd but this was possible for them because of the fence and gate. In fact, in the past, no fences or walls or gates were made and open area was very good for the crowds to move.
Now in Iran, people (mainly women) are shown doing protest against the Saudi Government. It is astonishing! If the Irani people have so much love and sympathy with the Muslims then why didn’t they do any protest to stop their own government from helping the mass-murderer ruler Bashaar in Syria???
In fact the Muslims shouldn’t just take it easy matter thinking about one side only that the killed ones will go to Paradise. The Muslims must be alert; they must think about all possible things and try to advise all the sincere Muslim authorities to be alert. The things are very deep! Let us think about Allah’s Commands in this matter:
Allah Almighty ordered that no kafir or mushrik is allowed to go to Makkah. And Allah also made all pictures/photos prohibited. These Commands had safety for Makkah and for the Muslim visitors to all those sacred places. Allah knew the consequences. Now kafirs cannot go to Makkah but due to pictures/videos etc. Makkah is visible to all kafirs including those who have planned ethnic cleansing and massacres on Muslims. They can see that it is the largest gathering of the Muslims and any accident there will cause the killing of many people.
The 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] tragedy is the presence of munafiqeen (hypocrites) who, just for some worldly gains, will do anything for the pleasure of the enemies of Islam.
Every munafiq must know that Allah Almighty has prepared for him/her the lowest/deepest place in Hell! Allah said in surah Al-Nisaa verses 145 and 146:
145. Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire - and never will you find for them a helper –
146. Except those who repent (from hypocrisy), do righteous good deeds, hold fast to Allah, and purify their religion for Allah (by worshipping none but Allah, and do good for Allah's sake only,
not to show-off), then they will be with the believers. And Allah will grant to the believers a great reward.
Even we true Muslims must check our characters and must clean ourselves from the signs of munafiqeen which are:
Telling lies, not keeping promises and misappropriating trust (khiyanah fee amaanah).
We Muslims must do amar bil-maroof and nahi anil-munkar (enjoining good and forbidding evil). We must remind our authorities their responsibilities and that police must be present in the sacred places and remain very alert about the mischievous actions of the cruel munafiqeen. Here again I mention something that happened in the Masjidi-Nabawee;
There were fixed hours for the sisters to visit the shrine of Muhammad salla Allaho alaihi wa sallam. We went in those hours to the shrine. It was surrounded by walls (wooden or plastic) with a small open door through which all of the sister were entering and proceeding to the front. When we reached the front we saw the wall had no door so we got stuck in. More and more sisters were entering, the place got full and we were standing under pressure being unable to move. Some of the women started crying. Then we, while crying, requested the female police to open another door so that we could go out. Alhamdulillah, that the police women were present there and they opened a door for us, so we came out. On the way we saw two men sitting there. One of them seemed like imam. A woman said to him, “all doors are closed so the women will die due to pressure (shoving)”. He said, “they will become Shaheed”. She said, “Ya imami muhtarim, they will become Shaheed but you will become killer”.
Her clear words made the imam thoughtful, as he had taken only one side of the matter that those who die there are Shaheed (martyr). Then he remembered that it was his and his fellow-men’s responsibility to prevent such things which may cause death of the Muslim visitors to Allah’s House. After that they opened broad ways and removed accessory walls, so the sisters then could go, sit, and make nafal prayer with ease and comfort, Alhamdulillah! Therefore, do d’awa with hikmah but in clear words to make the authorities understand their responsibilities.
The crane fell down on the Masjid-al Haraam on September 11 and killed many hujaaj. It doesn’t seem to be accidental but is expected to be planned by the kafirs who are watching from far away while their plans are carried out by the munafiqeen sitting among the Muslims in the sacred places of Islam. Munafiqeen are present among Muslims at each level. I pray to Allah to bring us help against munafiqeen (hypocrites), murtadeen (apostates), and kafirs, aameen.
