In his Friday Sermon of September 18, 2015 (04 Dhul-Hijjah 1436 Hijri) the Khalifatullah Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Azim Saheb (atba) of Mauritius shared his thoughts on the recent tragic event in Mecca where a crane crash caused the death and injuries for hundreds of pilgrims who flocked to the City of God for the annual pilgrimage of Hajj. Based on his fervent prayers for the victims of this tragedy and the subsequent Divine revelations in this context, the Khalifatullah (atba) ruminates on the meaning of life and death for believers in the complex conditions of our times.
Read the Extracts from the Friday Sermon Below:
...And as I’ve said, here in Mauritius we received on Friday night, 11
September 2015 the sad news of the tragedy that occurred at the Grand Mosque of
Mecca where 107 people died after a huge crane collapsed and in which more than
230 people were also injured. It happened a few days before the great
pilgrimage that drew hundreds of thousands of faithful around the world.
A
crane on the Great Mosque in Mecca collapsed in a storm. Its presence there was
because of the expansion work in the area around the Grand Mosque in order to
further accommodate 2.2 million people for the forthcoming Hajj. And so, this
is the worst tragedy that has overcome the holy sites in Saudi Arabia for
years. But Insha-Allah, it will not
affect the beginning of the Hajj, on 21st September.
According to
news received, all Muslims from the different nations who were there, they all
mobilized to give a helping hand to the wounded and make all arrangements for
our brothers and sisters who have died. At that very moment, there was the
image of united Muslims, where everyone volunteered to donate blood to save the
lives of their Muslim brothers and sisters.
On hearing this news, my heart became heavy with grief, and by the grace of
Allah, I turned to Allah in prayer for our brothers and sisters afflicted in
Mecca and who were injured. I never fail to recall them in my Namaz (Salat), and especially the Tahajjud
where I begged Allah as follows:
“As’alul laahal
Azeem, Rabbal Arshil Azeem, an yashfi-yaka”
- I beg Allah, The Great, the Lord of the Great
Throne, to grant them cure.
'O you who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance. And glorify Him morning and evening. It is He Who blesses you, as do His angels, to get you out of darkness into light, and He has always been Merciful to the believers. Their greeting on the Day they meet Him will be, “Peace!” And He has prepared for them an honourable reward. O Prophet, We have sent you as a Witness and a Bearer of glad tidings and a Warner, as one who calls people to Allah by His leave, and as a light-giving lamp. Give good news to the believers that they will have a great bounty from Allah. Do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Overlook their annoyances, and put your trust in Allah. For Allah is sufficient to take care of all matters.' (Surah Al-Ahzab 33: 42-49)
