Testimony Scholars 14 Nights Prophet's Tomb, Many Incidents Beyond Reason
Kesaksian ulama 14 malam di makam Rasulullah, bergetar saat bercerita, banyak kejadian di luar nalar
- Not just anyone can enter the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. Moreover, the Prophet's tomb is the most important site for all Muslims in the world.
So it's no wonder that the tomb in the Prophet's Mosque is one of the places that most Muslims want to visit and want to visit from all over the world.
Everyone can indeed visit the grave of the Apostle. However, not everyone is allowed to enter the tomb.
Only those who replace the tomb cover are allowed. It was also because they were the chosen ones.
The last time the Apostle's tomb was entered was in 1971.
There were 13 people at that time who were assigned to replace the lid of the Apostle's tomb. One of these 13 people is Shaykh Ahmad Sahirty.
Shaykh Ahmad Sahirty also shared his experience during the 14 nights of being in the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad.
The cleric, who was 100 years old at the time, could still tell in detail about this to Al Arabiya journalist, Omar Al Midwahy.
Shaykh Ahmad Sahirty is the head of the embroidery division at the fabric covering the Kaaba and the Prophet's tomb in Mecca. He explained that the cloth covering the Prophet's tomb was not like the cover of the Kaaba which had to be replaced every year.
The cover of the Apostle's tomb is rarely replaced. This is because the cover of the tomb is located in a closed room and has never been touched by anyone. Usually the cover of the Prophet's tomb is replaced every 100 years. During the interview and telling this very valuable story, Shaykh Ahmad Sahirty told it in a trembling voice.
"How can I express my feelings when I entered the Prophet's tomb, I couldn't because it was beyond my ability to speak, and I never thought that one day I would be asked about this experience," he said.
Apart from Shaykh Ahmad Sahirty, there are a number of other scholars who have been tasked with replacing the covering of the Prophet's tomb.
They were Sayyidil Habib As'ad Sheera, one of the leaders of Al-Madina Al-Munawwarah who was the director of Madina's religious waqf at that time.
Habib Moghrabi from factory management, and Abd Al-Karim Flomban, Nasir Qari, Abd Al-Rahim Bukhari and others.
Apart from that, they were also accompanied by the head of the Aghas Tribe who was the holder and guardian of the Prophet's tomb for generations.
"There were 13 of us, I don't remember most of them, because by now they have passed away," he said.
Shaykh Ahmad then recounted the moments when the group entered the Apostle's tomb.
It is said that they immediately smelled a fragrant and fragrant aroma that had never been smelled before.
Even mentioned that the fragrance has a very extraordinary fragrance. A fragrance that has never existed in the world. Shaykh Ahmad said that he had a passion and love for fragrances since childhood. Throughout his life, he has also spent his time satisfying his lust to smell all the fragrances that exist throughout the world.
He also believes that he has special expertise in mixing perfumes to produce the best fragrances.
In fact, he emphatically stated that almost no one else could make fragrances like the concoctions he produced. However, he admitted that he found it incompetent and could never explain what happened when he and his entourage entered the Apostle's tomb.
"When the door was opened for us, and we entered the burial chamber of the Prophet's majesty, I inhaled a fragrance and aroma which I had never known or smelled before or since, and had never known in my life."
“I never knew the secret of its composition. It is a fragrance on top of a fragrance, a scent on a scent.”
"Something different from the other, would amaze even a connoisseur, or any perfumer would never smell like that before or since," he said.
Shaykh Ahmad Sahirty also expressed his extraordinary amazement when he was in the room of the Prophet's tomb and called it the greatest place on earth.
Although he did not know exactly how wide the room of the Prophet's tomb was, he estimated that the dining room was around 48 square meters with a height of approximately 11 meters.
"Under the green dome there is a small dome and it is written on it: Tomb of the Prophet, Tomb of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, and Tomb of Umar ibn al-Khattab," he explained.
Beside the 3 tombs there is another empty tomb.
It turned out that the roar was the room of Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra Alaihasalaam, which was the house where she and her family lived.
“The tomb chamber is amazing. We were so amazed that we didn't know how to clean the special pieces made to attach the cloth to the dome, our fingers were shaking and our breaths were running," he said.
The group did not spend the night. But starting to enter the tomb after Isha and leave at the first call to prayer at dawn. While in the tomb room and working, they always use sign language. Even if forced to speak with their voices they do so in a very low whisper.
"We are continuing to remove the old bits, untie the knots from the old covers and clean up all the dust and pigeon feathers stuck in this sacred place."
“That was in 1971, and the old cover we replaced was 75 years old according to the date written on it,” he said.
Shaykh Ahmad Sahirty explained, most of the Apostle's tomb was covered with woven cloth made of pure silk, soft green in color with strong cotton cloth and crowned with a belt similar to the cover of the Kaaba, but here it is red.
One-fourth of the cloth is embroidered with the inscriptions of the Quranic verses from Surah Al-Fath made of cotton stripes and gold and silver threads.
Another thing that amazed Shaykh Ahmad was his myopic vision due to age.
But that night, in the room of the Prophet's tomb, he was even able to insert a thread into the eye of a needle without wearing glasses. Though the place is very dim.
“There I was able to thread a needle without my glasses even though the light was very dim where we worked.”
“How can you scientifically explain this? And how can you explain the fact that I don't feel allergic (I'm an acute allergy sufferer), I will cough badly if I get a little bit of dust.” he said.
“But at that time, I was completely unaffected by room dust or sand flying in the air. It's as if the sand is no longer sand and it's as if the dust has become a medicine for my illness,"
"I feel as excited and young as when I was in my teens (even though at that time I was more than half a century old)," said Shaykh Ahmad Sahirty.
Kesaksian Ulama 14 Malam di Makam Rasulullah, Banyak Kejadian di Luar Nalar
Kesaksian ulama 14 malam di makam Rasulullah, bergetar saat bercerita, banyak kejadian di luar nalar
– Tidak sembarang orang bisa masuk ke dalam makam baginda Rasulullah Nabi Muhammad SAW. Apalagi makam Rasul itu menjadi situs terpenting bagi seluruh umat Islam di dunia.
Maka tak heran pula makam yang berada di Masjid Nabawi itu menjadi salah satu tempat yang paling banyak dan ingin didatangi umat muslim dari seluruh penjuru dunia. Semua orang memang bisa mengunjungi makam Rasul. Akan tetapi tidak semua orang dan diperbolehkan masuk ke dalam makam. Hanya orang-petugas pengganti penutup makam saja yang diperbolehkan. Itu juga karena mereka adalah orang-orang yang terpilih.
Kali terakhir makam Rasul dimasuki adalah pada 1971 silam.
Ada 13 orang saat itu yang mendapat tugas untuk mengganti penutup ruang makam Rasul. Salah satu dari 13 orang ini adalah Syaikh Ahmad Sahirty.
Syaikh Ahmad Sahirty pun menceritakan pengalamannya selama 14 malam berada di dalam makam baginda Rasulullah. Ulama yang saat itu berusia 100 tahun pun masih bisa dengan detil menceritakannya kepada wartawan Al Arabiya, Omar Al Midwahy.
Syaikh Ahmad Sahirty adalah kepala divisi bordir di pabrik kain penutup Ka’bah dan makam Rasulullah di Makkah. Ia menjelaskan, kain penutup makam Rasul tidak seperti penutup Kabah yang setiap tahun harus diganti.
Penutup makam Rasul jarang diganti. Hal tersebut dikarenakan penutup makam itu terletak di dalam ruangan tertutup dan tak pernah tersentuh oleh siapapun. Biasanya penutup makam Rasulullah diganti setiap 100 tahun sekali. Saat wawancara dan menceritakan kisah yang sangat berharga itu, Syaikh Ahmad Sahirty menceritakannya dengan suara bergetar.
“Bagaimana aku bisa mengungkapkan perasaanku pada saat aku memasuki ruang makam Nabi, aku tidak mampu karena itu sudah di luar batas kemampuanku berbicara, dan aku tidak pernah berpikir bahwa suatu hari aku akan ditanyakan tentang pengalaman ini,” tuturnya.
Selain Syaikh Ahmad Sahirty, ada sejumlah ulama lain yang mendapat tugas mengganti penutup makam Rasulullah.
Mereka adalah Sayyidil Habib As’ad Sheera salah satu tokoh Al-Madina Al-Munawwarah yang merupakan direktur wakaf keagamaan Madina pada saat itu. Habib Moghrabi dari manajemen pabrik, dan Abd Al-Karim Flomban, Nasir Qari, Abd Al-Rahim Bukhari dan lainnya.
Selain itu, mereka juga didampingi kepala Suku Aghas yang merupakan pemegang dan penjaga makam Nabi secara turun temurun.
“Kami berjumlah 13 orang, aku tidak ingat sebagian besar dari mereka, karena saat ini mereka telah meninggal dunia,” ujarnya.
Syaikh Ahmad kemudian menceritakan detik-detik saat rombongan tersebut memasuki ruangan makam Rasul.
Disebutkan bahwa mereka langsung mencium aroma wangi dan harum yang tak pernah tercium sebelumnya.
Bahkan disebutkan bahwa aroma wangi itu memiliki keharuman yang sangat luar biasa. Sebuah wewangian yang tidak pernah ada di dunia.
Syaikh Ahmad berujar bahwa dirinya sudah memiliki kegemaran dan kecintaan terhadap wewangian sejak kecil.
Di sepanjang hidupnya, ia juga telah menghabiskan waktunya untuk memuaskan nafsu mencium segala keharuman yang ada di seluruh dunia.
Ia juga meyakinkan bahwa dirinya memiliki keahlian khusus mencampur minyak wangi untuk menghasilkan wewangian yang terbaik.
Bahkan ia dengan tegas menyatakan hampir tidak pernah ada orang lain bisa membuat wewangian seperti racikan yang ia hasilkan.
Akan tetapi dia mengaku menemukan ketidakmampuan dan tak pernah bisa menjelaskan atas apa yang terjadi saat ia dan rombongan memasuki makam Rasul.
“Ketika pintu dibuka untuk kami, dan kami memasuki ruang pemakaman baginda Nabi, aku menghirup keharuman dan aroma yang tidak pernah kuketahui atau mencium sebelumnya maupun sesudahnya, dan tidak pernah dikenal seumur hidupku.”
“Aku tidak pernah tahu rahasia komposisinya. Itu adalah keharuman di atas keharuman, aroma di atas aroma.”
“Sesuatu yang lain dari pada yang lain, bahkan akan membuat takjub seorang ahli sekalipun, atau pedagang parfum manapun juga tidak akan pernah mencium seperti itu sebelum atau sesudahnya,” kisahnya.
Syaikh Ahmad Sahirty juga mengungkap ketakjuban yang sangat luar biasa ketika berada di dalam ruangan makam baginda Rasulullah dan menyebutnya sebagai tempat teragung di muka bumi.
Meski tak mengetahui persis berapa luas ruangan makam Nabi, tapi ia memperkirakan ruang makan itu sekitar 48 meter persegi dengan ketinggian kurang lebih 11 meter.
“Di bawah kubah hijau ada kubah kecil dan tertulis di situ: Makam Nabi, Makam Abu Bakar al-Siddiq, dan Makam Umar ibn al-Khattab,” bebernya.
Di samping 3 makam itu terdapat makam lain yang kosong. Ternyata raung tersebut merupakan ruang dari Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra Alaihasalaam, yang merupakan rumah di mana dia dan keluarganya tinggal.
“Ruangan makam sangat mengagumkan. Saking kagumnya kami sampai tidak tahu bagaimana untuk membersihkan potongan potongan khusus yang dibuat untuk menempelkan kain pada kubah, jari-jari kami goyang bergetar dan napas kami menderu,” ungkap dia.
Rombongan tersebut memang tidak bermalam. Melainkan mulai memasuki ruang makam selepas Isya dan keluar saat azan pertama Subuh.
Selama berada di ruangan makam dan bekerja, mereka selalu menggunakan bahasa isyarat.
Kalaupun terpaksa berbicara dengan suara mereka melakukannya dengan cara berbisik sangat pelan.
“Kami terus menghapus potongan-potongan lama, melepas simpul dari penutup lama dan membersihkan semua debu dan bulu merpati yang terjebak di tempat yang suci ini.”
“Itu terjadi pada tahun 1971, dan penutup lama yang kami ganti telah berusia 75 tahun sesuai dengan tanggal yang tertulis di atasnya,” katanya.
Syaikh Ahmad Sahirty membeberkan, sebagian besar ruang makam Rasul tertutup kain tenun yang terbuat dari sutra murni, berwarna hijau lembut dengan kain katun yang kuat dan dimahkotai sabuk yang mirip dengan penutup Kabah, tetapi di sini berwarna merah. Seperempat bagian dari kain dibordir dengan tulisan ayat Al Quran dari surat Al-Fath yang terbuat dari garis kapas dan benang emas dan perak.
Hal lain yang membuat Syaikh Ahmad takjub adalah penglihatannya yang rabun karena termakan usia.
Akan tetapi malam itu, di dalam ruangan makam Rasulullah, ia malah bisa memasukkan benang ke dalam lubang jarum tanpa mengenakan kacamata. Padahal tempatnya sangat redup.
“Di situ aku sanggup untuk menempatkan benang ke lubang jarum tanpa kacamataku meskipun cahaya sangat redup di tempat di mana kami bekerja.”
“Bagaimana Anda bisa secara ilmiah menjelaskan hal ini? Dan bagaimana Anda bisa menjelaskan fakta bahwa aku tidak merasa alergi (aku adalah penderita alergi akut), aku akan batuk parah jika sedikit terkena debu.” ungkap dia.
“Tapi pada waktu itu, aku sama sekali tidak terpengaruh oleh debu ruangan atau pasir yang terbang di udara. Seakan pasir tidak lagi pasir dan seolah-olah debu menjadi obat untuk penyakitku,”
“Aku merasa bersemangat dan muda seperti ketika usiaku belasan tahun (padahal waktu itu usiaku sudah lebih dari setengah abad),” tandas Syaikh Ahmad Sahirty.