Guests of God

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A GUIDE
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GUESTS of GOD

ʿUmrah is an invitation to migrate to Allah and His Beloved ﷺ through the sacred lands that hosted the Message and the Messenger and to tread his path through some of the ﷺ pivotal milestones of his life. By committing to the scenes wherein he grew, walked, spoke, served, smiled, laughed, grieved, wept, ate, drank, slept, sat, preached, recited, persevered, prayed, fought, and passed, our occasional or annualized memories of him will crystallize into his active presence in our lives. The details of the sīrah that have for long remained as ink on a page will begin to take form in our imaginations when we stand in the blest places that animate them. Ibn ʿAṭāʾ Allāh al-Sakandarī رحمه الله once aphorized:

مِنْ عَلَامَاتِ ٱلنُّجْحِ في ٱلنِّهاياتِ ٱلرُّجوعُ إِلىٰ ٱللهِ فِي ٱلْبِدَايَاتِ

“Among the indications of success in the outcomes
is returning to Allah at the outsets.”

Effectively, one must first return to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ before he can migrate to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ.

At the dawn of revelation, the Prophet ﷺ was commanded وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ “And as for the blessing of thy Lord, proclaim it!” (al-ḍuḥā 93:11). And toward the eve of his passing, he instructed those present to inform those absent. If you have found any benefit in our work, then know that it came solely from Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, and with the intention of proclaiming His bounty, feel free to share it with others.