THE THREE MOST BEAUTIFUL SITES OF THE WORLD

The Three Most Beautiful Sites
Author: Emma Posted: Emma's Ramblings » Diary
I have seen three of the most beautiful sites in the world and nothing will ever compare.
Going in the sequence that I saw them:
1. Masjid-e-Nabwi (Mosque of the Prophet Mohammad -sm-):
The first time I saw this mosque was from a bus window from far off. My first view was that of a huge, huge mosque lighted up like I have never seen a building light up. I just looked and I looked for I was seeing the most beautiful site I had ever set my eyes on in my entire life. I have been around the world, yet I had never seen a place as beautiful as this mosque. For it was not lights … it was noor that was emanating from that mosque.
I was stunned … a thought crossed my mind … should pray for something. What could I pray for? I was so stunned that my mind was blank. How could I think of anything to pray when I was faced with the most beautiful, the most stunning site, I had ever seen?
Masjid-e-Nabwi is calm and peace and noor. It is where the last Prophet of God is and it is one of the two most protected places on Earth, for it is protected by Allah himself.
2. Ka’aba (House of Allah):
I kept my eyes lowered throughout the mosque until I reached the stairs that led to the ‘Sahan’ (area around Ka’aba) of Ka’aba. I then raised my eyes and was met by a site, the likes of which I have never seen before. I wish I could describe Ka’aba but the words to describe its beauty do not exist in any known language. It cannot be described … it can only be seen with the naked eye, it can only be felt by your heart.
If anyone needs proof of Allah’s existence, they need only look at Ka’abah and they will wonder no more. For it is proof enuff … it is Allah’s ‘noor’ and his ‘jalal’ emanating from the heavens above. If an atheist were to look upon it, they could not deny Allah’s existence, if a non muslim were to even glance at it they would convert to Islam. But Allah asks for blind faith first so no non muslim can enter Mecca.
One may wonder how a square building made of bricks and covered with a black cloth have so much impact. But this square building exudes a power the likes of which do not exist anywhere else on Earth. For it is right above the Ka’aba that Allah’s ‘arsh’ (throne) lies.
For years I saw Ka’aba on TV and in photos but there isn’t a camera in the world that can capture its beauty. What you see on TV and in photos isn’t even 1% of what Ka’aba is … you have to see it in person to understand its power … Allah’s power.
If I could go to one place, any place in the world right now … it is Ka’bah that my heart desires. For Ka’bah is peace, the ultimate peace man can know on this earth. The one place on earth you can ask for anything in the world, everything in the world and you don’t want to ask for a thing … for all you could ever want is right in front of your eyes and all you want to do is sit and look at it forever.
I had never felt this strong a need to go to Ka’aba … but now that is all I want to do. For before I had not known what I was missing out on … now I do.
3. The Sunset at Arafat:
I have seen beautiful sunsets but now I can say I have seen the most beautiful sunset ever. I can go around the world but no sky anywhere will ever have a sunset that gorgeous.
It is at Arafat at sunset time that sins are forgiven, it is at sunset time that Allah comes down to 7th heaven and proudly tells his Angels that this is my creation who has never seen me and yet here they are. It is the sky at Arafat and Arafat only that sees Allah so close to Earth.
There is something about the sky that day … something that escapes definition. It is as if a layer of Noor has been painted over the sky .. it is smooth and calm and a layer of color never seen before, never to be seen again but only at Arafat on the day of Hajj.
I can go on forever, yet I know someone who has not seen these with their own eyes will dismiss them or at most think ‘yah, that’s nice’. But someone who has been there … you can see their eyes light up and say … yes I have seen , I have known, I have understood … yes, I have been blessed for my eyes have seen what so many never will and my heart has known the peace so many never will.
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