Only yesterday I returned home from the beloved city of our Prophet pbuh, and I miss it like crazy. SubhanAllah the emotions experienced during tawaf around the ka’aba and salah in Masjid Alnabawi are undescribable. The peace and tranquility I felt were overwhelming. :’(
MashaAllah you are truly blessed to be residing in this blessed land. The last time I took a look at the haram alnabawi I felt incredibly sad to leave it behind. And now I’m back in the UK life seems very dull and has no taste.

Jazakillahu Khayr for posting your experiences about the haramain, it was an interesting read!

I have to say though, that from my experience, the women guards at the entrance of masjid alnabawi are extremely caring and helpful. Their words are kind and they treat us with respect and compassion. However, we are all human beings and our patience does have limits. And when these guards do get impatient and raise their voices slightly I do not blame them. Their job is demanding and stressful, like you said, and on several occassions I have witnessed visitors raising their voices and arguing with the guards, whilst the guards try their best to remain calm. Most do, but the odd few do lose their patience. May Allah swt forgive us all. The guards inside the haram are more tolerant, I gathered. Maybe because they don’t have to deal with women lying about having camera phones in their bags or screaming at a guard who won’t let her 6 year old son inside. MashaAllah the guards inside are really compassionate. On one occassion I was sitting at the back, near to the entrance, reciting Quran whilst reclining on the marble wall behind. There was an old lady beside me lying down, half asleep. Two guards came and kindly asked me to move forward as the space at the back will be taken by wheelchair users. She then asked the lady next to me, and the lady was struggling to get up. One of the guards became worried, she knelt down and asked the lady politely if she was okay, to which she answered that she had pain in her stomach and felt faint. They checked her temperatire and brought her a glass of zamzam water, and then helped her onto the carpet, and kept a close eye on her for as long as I was there. These guards have kind hearts, and should be treated with respect and honour. May Allah swt bless them and enter them into Jannatul Firdaws. Ameen.

may ALLAH facilitate a hijrah for you and your family to Madinah Munawarra for the sake of Allah, ameen. Insha’Allah I will continue to make this duaa for you.

If there is anything else I can do sister then please let me know, I will be happy to help out in anyway I can inshaAllah..although duaa is certainly the best tool to help anyone, because all help comes from Allah, right?

your idea of having the women guards negate the entrances all together is a good idea, but there should be an organized way of getting through rather than being pushed and shoving to enter. maybe those gate like poles that you have to push in order to enter..like sometimes you see them in stores like extra, or at a trainstation back in the west..that i think would be much better..

i too get annoyed when i see the Quran on the floor or kids climbing the pillars inside..but even moreso when the moms are ignorning them..to care for children is fard, and more worthy in the sight of Allah than to pray in the masjid even Masjid an-Nabi and Allah knows best.

as far calling out nationalities for Rawdah..yeah, i agree there are better ways for dealing with the situation..should be first come first serve–but again something to deal with the emotional rush that outweighs manners needs to be addressed too…especially in the presences of Rasullilah, sal Allahu alayhee wa sallam.

ok, so the billboard idea wasnt the best, but i, like you think that group leaders should educate the pilgrims before they get here. but some come here for umrah without groups..and so i think there has to be education here as well on the proper etiquettes and rules to abide by..maybe in the hotels. motels..or apartments being rented at check in or something?

barakAllah feeki dear sister..and may Allah reward you tremendously for all the knowledge you share! ameen.

to anyone else reading this i am highly reccommending that you go check out almiskeena’s blog, mashaAllah, she is a resident of Madinah..much longer than I and she posts beneficial information with beautiful pics on history, geography, current happenings poems, and much more on our Ummah..most of which is related to Madinah Munawarra.