Sunday, June 10, 2018

It was not even him

Ramadhan is a fasting month for the Muslims. The time to fast varies each year [according to Islamic calendar, the Hijri].


11th Ramadhan = 26.05.2018

There were so many people today! It turned out that today was the day where a few strands of beard of the prophet Muhammad PBUH was brought from Turkey. (PBUH is an abbreviation of peace be upon him also often written as SAW. SAW is the abbreviation for the arabic phrase which carries the same meaning as PBUH)

I heard about it before, that during Ramadhan the beard will be rotated to mosques all over Germany to be shown to the muslims. I saw it once when I visited Topkapi in Istanbul. Having seen the prophet’s beard again brought the sense of longing for him. I am sure all of the people there felt it too. Some even shedded tears for missing the prophet so much.

As for me, to be honest, I felt embarrased about myself. It was only his beard but I stood far away from it. I was thinking, what if he was there? What if he asked me what I have done as one of his followers. I had no answer for that. I was not ready to meet him, I couldn‘t face him. I was ashamed of myself – I still am. How can I wish to meet him when I’m not ready, and most importantly when I am still too far away from being good enough to have the privilege to meet him. 
May this feeling haunts me forever and help me follow all of his teachings.

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