In the City of Rasulullah

It is with the intention of once again rekindling the spirit of love during our visit to Madinah Shareef that this humble book was compiled. Our beloved and respected ustaaz and shaikh, Hadhrat Mufti Ebraheem Salejee Saahib (daamat barakaatuhu), suggested that a book be prepared which will educate the visitor to the beloved city of the aadaab (etiquettes), the virtues and the history of the different sites of Madinah Munawwarah.

He suggested that the book "Wafaaul Wafa" written by Allamah Samhoodi (rahmatullahi alayh) be researched for this purpose. The book "Kaarawaan-e-Madeenah" written by Hadhrat Moulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (rahmatullahi alayh) was also researched and some aspects from this book were also included. Majority of the content matter has been taken from Fazaail-e-Haj written by Shaikhul Hadith, Hadhrat Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi (rahmatullahi alayh).

The historical facts have been recorded verbatim from Seeratul Mustafa صلى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ written by Hadhrat Moulana Idrees Kandhlawi (rahmatullahi alayh). Some advices of Hadhrat Mufti Ebraheem Salejee Saahib (daamat barakaatuhu) which were given to his students on his visits to Madinah Munawwarah have also been included.