Family Trip To Beautiful Murugamalla

My daughter in front of the Murugamalla Dargah, India

I am an ordinary Muslim trying to become a better human every second of my life!

At the outset, I firmly do not believe in any religious divisions. Or for that matter, the whole of humanity. For, all of us descended from Adam, the first Prophet of the ALMIGHTY, and his wife Hawa (Eve), the mother of all human beings. And talking about Murugamalla, let me remind you about the Hadith [saying of our beloved and the last Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him)] — Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, do not turn my grave into an idol that is worshiped. Allah has cursed people who take the graves of their prophets as places of worship.” [Source: Musnad Aḥmad 7352]

In continuation with the above Hadith, let me also remind you about a Hadith regarding visiting graves — Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I had prohibited you from visiting graves, but you may visit them now. Verily, they will weaken your attachment to the world and remind you of the Hereafter.” [Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 1571].

So, anyway, I went along with my family members and relatives from Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. We started in two cars early in the morning after saying our Fajr (dawn) prayers. It was the Dusshera…