Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo ittaqoo Allaha wakoonoo maAAa alssadiqeena
O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah, and be with those who are truthful ...
One of the older discourses going back to the good old days, in 1981 when the Hajis used to stay in Madinah with Mazhar Ali Khan at his Rubat 'Istafa Manzil'.
In this discourse he explains the importance of the above Ayat, and why Sohabat with the Truthful is a must, to understand Islaam for what it teaches ...
Since Muharram had begun, and it was the 10th he also included the significance of the month too....
From where this discourse took place, the Green Dome (Gumbaz) was so very close..
Istafa Manzil was directly opposite Baab e Majeedi so much so that during the Haj season, since the Masjid couldnt accomodate all the pilgrims, the Jamaat would extend well behind Istafa Manzil too....... Today, 30 years later, its such a different scene.... Where Istafa Manzil once stood, is now within Masjid e Naboovi......
