Pearl of Wisdom
'Then Allah, Mighty and Exalted, answered dualism and those who professed that there were two gods, saying: Allah has not taken any offspring, neither is there any god besides Him, for then each god would take away what he created, and some of them would surely rise up against others. Clear is Allah of what they allege!'If there were two gods, as you claim, each one of them would seek superiority, and if one of them desired to create a man, the other would desire to oppose him and create an animal, so their joint creation would have to be the product of both their desires, in spite of their differing will s, man and beast at the same time. And this is the most impossible thing that does not even exist. And if this argument is invalid and there is no difference between them, then the whole duality is invalid [with no distinction left between the two] and there is only one. Therefore, this order, unity of arrangement, subsistence of some things through other things, all indicate to One Maker, and this is the purport of Allah's verse in the Qur'an: Allah has not taken any offspring neither is there any god besides Him ... and Had there been gods in them (i.e. the heavens and the earth) other than Allah, they would surely have fallen apart. '
Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa [sawa] Tafsir al-Qummi, v. 2, p. 93
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Ziyarats in Medina |
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1. The Graveyard of Uhud – This is where the martyrs of the battle of Uhud are buried. Hazrat Hamza (A.S) the uncle of the Prophet (S.A.W) was killed and buried here.
2. Masjid Quba - First mosque of Islam. The Prophet (S.A.W) spent more than 20 nights here (after migrating) praying qasr while waiting for Imam Ali (A.S). It is mentioned in the Qur'an as the mosque founded on piety and devoutness
3. Imam Ali (A.S)'s house - Behind Masjid Quba is Imam Ali (A.S)'s house
4. Well of the Prophet (S.A.W) - In front of Masjid Quba, is a sweet-water well that is now closed. The Prophet (S.A.W)'s ring fell into this well hence the name Bi'ru al-Khatam (khatam = ring). It is also called Bi'ru Tufla
5. Mashrabat Umm Ibrahim - Joined to Masjid Quba is "Mashrabat Ummu Ibrahim". This is the room of the Prophet (S.A.W)'s wife Mariah Qibtwiyya (Umm Ibrahim). The Prophet (S.A.W) used to live and pray here
6. Masjid Fadhikh - It is situated in the eastern part of Masjid Quba. It is named after a palm tree that used to be at the place. It is also called Masjid Nakhl.
7. Masjid Qiblatayn (i.e. the mosque of two qiblas) - The mosque where the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) was commanded to change his qibla from Masjid al-Aqsa (Jerusalem) to the Holy Ka'aba (Makkah)
8. Sab'a Masajid (lit. 'The place of 7 mosques'). There are now only five mosques - Masjid Ali (now closed), Masjid Fatima (now closed), Masjid Fath, Masjid Salman al-Farsi, & Masjid Umar.
9. Masjid Fath (lit. "mosque of victory") is at the top of a mountain. This is named after the Muslims victory in the Battle of Khandaq when Imam Ali (A.S) killed Amr b. Abd Wudd and the Prophet (S.A.W) prayed here for the Muslims victory
10. Masjid Ummul Mu'minin Mariyah Qibtiya (A.S), wife of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) and mother of Ibrahim (A.S). This could be one of the two demolished mosques at Sab'a Masajid
11. Masjid Raj'atu-Shams - now destroyed
12. Masjid Ghamamah. Also called Masjid Eid. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W) said his Eid prayers here
13. Well (bir) of Ali, peace be upon him
14. Masjid Shajarah - Also known as Masjid Ali (A.S). This place is a Meeqat for those going for Umrah from Madinah to Makkah. The place is also known amongst the locals as Abar Ali
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