the Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! May my parents be sacrificed for you! Your excellence is so elevated in the blessed court of Allah Almighty that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has mentioned an oath of only your blessed life, not for any other Nabi. Moreover, your exalted rank and status is so high in His court that He Almighty has mentioned the oath of the soil of your blessed feet through ‘لَاۤ اُقْسِمُ بِهٰذَا الْبَلَدِ’.

(Sharh Zurqaani, vol. 8, pp. 493)

Dear Islamic brothers! Through the aforementioned narration, we have learnt that Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ used to love the sacred city of Makka-tul-Mukarramah also for the reason that the Beloved Master
صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was living there. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ had the same profound devotion to the blessed city of Madina-tul-Munawwarah. His devotion to the blessed city of Madina-tul-Munawwarah can also be seen from the fact that he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ used to supplicate to pass away in Madina-tul-Munawwarah. Therefore, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ used to supplicate in the following manner in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ:

اَللّٰهُمَّ ارۡزُقۡنِي شَهَادَةً فِي سَبِيۡلِكَ وَاجۡعَلۡ

مَوۡتِي فِي بَلَدِ رَسُولِكَ صَلَّي اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰي عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ

i.e., O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Grant me martyrdom in Your cause and let my death be in the blessed city of Your Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

(Sahih Bukhari, vol. 1, pp. 622, Hadees 1890)

Both these Du’as of Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ were answered. May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on him and forgive us without accountability for his sake!

اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

شہادت اے خدا عطار کو دیدے مدینے میں          کرم فرما اِلٰہی! واسطہ فاروقِ اعظم کا

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Sayyiduna Farooq-e-A’zam and obedience to the Beloved Rasool

Dear Islamic brothers! If a person claims to love someone, then he tries to spend his entire life to become like him; emulating his style and obeying him.