Egypt : A love story | 2

This is about going places 1

Jaulah Makam

We’re not exactly been there for a solid a month okay, 27 days of travelling is enough to dry up your wallet empty. We’ve’ gone to so many places even students here themselves didn’t get a chance to go. Anyway, it’s a bit disappointed for us get here on the second day of raya haji..no ticket available. I’m dying to see them slaughter the camel at perakian residency, pity. Not that bad actually because we’ve eaten homemade rending unta (my along and his team cook this cooking!) it was awesomely delicious, the meat warms your body during the bloody winter season. Perakian residency was where we stayed for my brothers living there.

Our first visit was cemetery, cemeteries I means because Egypt is infamous for that. Not just ordinary burial ground but those places are of the sacred ulama’ and scholars. The official visit has to be in these places first before we look upon another. The visit got a name for itself, ‘jaulah makam’ means journey to cemetery. There are many cemetery to visit and we couldn’t finished those even after 2 days journey day and night. I repeat, there’s soO many;here and there, up the town, down the lane, we went in group of 12-14 (can’t remember) zig-zagging on the road. Most of muslim scholars and ulama weren’t born here but settle down in Egypt as knowledge hunter and died here. Egypt offers many doors to knowledge with vast outstanding teachers created endlessly in old times and in the new age, you name it all, Imam Syafie, Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Hambali ( the moment he died was the day Imam Syafie were born), saydina Hussein, ImamSayyidah Atiqah, Sayyidah Zainab and a patch aren’t just enough! It was a blessing journey, and we could see and feel the holiness from these people. There’s karamah (special rare ability@ gift gifted by Allah) to show His sign. Like Syeikh Imam Salleh Al-Jaafari, He able to turn water in a small ‘telaga’ changed the taste likely as the zam-zam drink with Allah’s will and there we drank, it’s true.. subhanallah..it has the same taste..hmm, I drained the bottle empty.hehehe.. what should we do attending to these places is pray a lot..keep praying your biggest wish and hope because they are where your prayers are most likely to be answered..tempat mustajab doa.. you’re connecting your soul closely to Allah with the blessing HE gave to all ulama’. The feeling was indescribable in words, holiness, humbleness, somber and at a point ashamed of myself for not really taking chances knowing my deen in a thorough way and reflecting life just like they did. What a shame of me.. I’m still an ignorant in a way I didn’t know but now I know it.

the picture on the top is our moment together with parents of imam soghir (the young imam). at the age of 3he memorized the entire holy Quran and it was validated by syeikh from al-azhar for comfirmation to his talent in memorizing quran..sadly he died at the age of 4. He went too soon.. Allah's bless upon him. the small young children managed to do that, but we... at our present life..how many verses have we done?? I wonder what about whomsoever that not even open the quran n know to read it... i wonder..

Hmm… it’s a spiritual journey for me..like washing all dirt in a flowing water…thanks to Allah for this opportunity...it's precious.