Rawda 6

Rawda – 6
“Supplication and Tears in Rawda”
(The most heartfelt cry of silence)

When you reach the heart of Rawda, your tongue falls silent, and your heart begins to speak.
For here, supplication is made not only with words,
but with the full nakedness of the soul.

Beneath the shade of the Green Dome lies an awe that silences man—
an awe that neither lets you forget your sins,
nor the weight of belonging to the ummah.

And suddenly, you find the very first word is a tear.
For every prayer here is a letter written in the language of the heart.

“The Silent Confession of the Heart”

Every supplication is a plea...
But the prayer offered in Rawda
is the confession of longing, of reunion, of emerging from darkness into presence.

Every word that leaves the lips feels as though it is inscribed upon the wings of angels.
For this is the place where prayer draws nearest to the gates of Paradise.

“A Prayer Washed by Tears”

Some tears fall quietly, unnoticed—yet they ascend to the Throne.
Some words remain unspoken—yet they are the ones most deeply heard.

Such is the prayer in Rawda:
cleansed by tears, adorned with reverence, accepted with love.

No eloquence is needed, nor long speeches...
It is enough that your heart bows down
and feels broken in His (S.A.W.) presence.

For here, to be broken is itself a prayer.

“Supplicating in the Presence of the Prophet (S.A.W.)”

Every prayer offered here is not only to Allah,
but also recited in the presence of the Messenger (S.A.W.).
And every salawat calls upon his mercy.

Sometimes you weep for the wounds of the ummah,
sometimes for the well-being of your children,
sometimes for the purification of your own soul...
But most often, you weep to be worthy of being among his ummah.

And those tears turn into a plea sealed by sincerity.
To weep in Rawda is to let the soul descend upon the earth
like rain, reborn once again.

Özer Akpınar
Researcher – Historian