My experience from the Maqra'ah...

(refer to my previous post on the topic here)


Alhamdulillah, I was quite fortunate to attend part of the first maqra'ah whereby al lu'lu wal marjaan was recited, which was quite an experience. However, this time round, I was able to attend the whole reading whereby we read 'Umdatul Ahkaam in entirety.

We started about 10:45am (the start time was meant to be 10am) after waiting for those who had to come from many hundreds of miles away and we ended up finishing around 7.30pm on the same day, taking breaks for dhur and 'asr.

Although a maqra'ah may seem to many to be devoid of much benefit; I beg to differ!
Perhaps for someone to truly recognize the benefits they really need to attend, but here are some of the benefits of attending such blessing gatherings that I have come up with:

1. To attain the barakah of sitting in such blessed gatherings.

2. To be aware of the ahadith. It is important for every seeker of knowledge to be aware of the ahadith that are agreed upon, and a maqra'ah is truly an amazing way to achieve this noble objective.

3. It is important that a student of knowledge has a good understanding of the tabweeb (chapter ordering) of a book and the main ahadeeth in each chapter. This is essential when a student of knowledge engages in research. Again the maqra'ah facilitated that very well.

4. It is a good way to compare different prints and versions.

5. Make corrections to print errors which could lead to problems for the student of knowledge in the future.

6. To learn from the valuable insights of Sheikh Haitham and subtleties of knowledge (lataa'if). This ranged from useful tips in memorizing hadeeth to past experiences with other scholars etc.

I am sure the other attendees benefitted in other ways that I have not mentioned, but I hope these benefits are enough to encourage others to come to the next maqra'ah because they are truly missing out on a great deal!

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