§  The miracle of Mi’raaj-un-Nabi was revealed in this city.

§  The miracle of the splitting of the moon into two pieces also took place in this city.

§  The first mountain of the world lies here.

§  The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم spent 53 years of his blessed [apparent] life here.

§  Sayyiduna Imam Mahdi will arrive in blessed Makkah.

(‘Aashiqan-e-Rasool ki 130 Hikayaat, pp.200)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! We have just had the privilege to hear about the blessings of this city [Makkah] and some parables of love that the honourable saints’ had for this blessed city and many other Madani pearls. Let us now listen to something about the sacred city of Madinah Munawwarah. In his Na’tiyah Deewan ‘Zauq-e-Na’at’ the brother of A’la Hadrat, ‘Allaamah Maulana Hasan Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated:

حسن حج کرلیا کعبہ سے آنکھوں نے ضیا پائی

چلو دیکھیں وہ بستی جس کا رستہ دل کے اندر ہے

Indeed, it is that Madinah whose remembrance gives pleasure and comfort to the hearts of the lovers of the beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, due to which the lovers of the beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم are very eager to have its blessed sight. When the lovers see the beautiful city of Madinah Munawwarah or the brilliant scene of the Gumbad-e-Khazra (grand green emerald dome) in images etc. or when they hear from someone else about them, the state of their hearts change. They start weeping and become restless to visit Madinah due to its love. At that time, the supplication of their hearts is like this: