

This extraordinary building built by the Khalifa Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, which has been proudly there ever since, despite all the vicissitudes and the envy of the envious of the crusaders, and it’s still there.

The people below still in shadows and darkness, it’s like it’s still nighttime, but the dome is glowing. Surah Al-Arf: 35 Whoever observes fear of Allah will be under His guardianship, and whoever fears humans. The golden crescent and then the Golden Dome bursts into a blaze of light. Right Click > Save: Khutbah Text in English. And then the moment comes when the first golden shaft of the rising sun comes from behind the mountain and reaches the very top of the great golden Dome of Qubbat al-Sakhra. Past the great tombs of Sayyidina Shaddad ibn Aws, Ubadah ibn al-Samit, some of those who are closest to the Holy Prophet, salallahu alaihi wasallam, who are buried right there next to the Haram.Īnd then the sky gets lighter, it’s a miracle. The rosy dawn spreads over from behind Jabal Zaitun, from behind the Maqam of Rabiah al-Adawiyah. It’s like being in heaven as the sky slowly becomes light. And from the mosque, you hear Qur’an, and tasbih, and the takbirs of Eid, and beautiful things. And then the salam, but people don’t leave, everybody stays. “Beautiful voice and those beautiful people, the poor, the destitute, some of them refugees, some of the weakest people on earth, they are in that glorious place.
