> Chasing the Fragrant Grave of Muadh Ibn Jabal

I got inspired by narration given by Maulana Tariq Jameel of a pleasant fragrance emanating naturally from the grave of Muadh Ibn Jabal (Rz). I will have an opportunity to visit Jordan in Christmas time en route to Jerusalem - focal point of our tour. Since I will be getting a free day in Amman on the Christmas day, I wanted to visit his grave to experience the smell first hand. In his speech, Maulana Tariq spoke of it to be near Irbid in Jordan, but he didn't give exact location where it was. English language google search did not give location, but found it using Arabic search on google.

General View of Tomb, inset - Structure on Grave

Source: Photobucket of Saiful Islam's (ahmsaifulislam) 

His grave is located in town of North Shuna , 26km North west of city of Irbid in Jordan. Exact location is Latitude: N 32.60320222 Longitude: E 35.61479509.

Something about Muadh Ibn Jabal Rz.

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Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him) was an Ansari who became a Muslim at a young age at the hands of Musayb-bin-Umair (may Allah be pleased with him), whom the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) had sent to Yathrib (Madinah) before the Hijrah. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) reached      Madinah, Muadh stayed in his company as much as possible. He studied the Quran and the laws of Islam until he became one of the most well-versed of all the companions in the religion of Islam. Wherever Muadh went, people would refer to him for legal judgements on matters over which they differed.

Sometime after the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) had returned to Madinah, messengers of the kings of Yemen came to him announcing that they and the people of Yemen had become Muslims. They requested that some teachers should be with them to teach Islam to the people. For this task the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) commissioned a group of competent da’ees (missionaries) and made Muadh-bin-Jabal their amir. He then put the following question to Muadh: “According to what will you judge?”. “According to the Book of Allah,” replied Muadh. “And if you find nothing therein?”. “According to the Sunnah of the Prophet of Allah.”. “And if you find nothing therein?”. “Then I will exert myself (exercise ijtehad) to form my own judgement.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) was pleased with this reply and said: “Praise be to Allah who has guided the messenger of the Prophet to that which pleases the Prophet.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) personally walked for some distance alongside Muadh as he rode out of the city. When it came time to bid farewell the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said to Muadh, “O Muadh, perhaps you shall not meet me again after this year. Perhaps when you return you shall see only my mosque and my grave.” Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him) wept upon hearing this as he knew in his heart that he was never to meet the Prophet (peace and  blessings of Allah be on him) in this world again. A feeling of sadness and desolation overtook him as he parted from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him).


The Prophet’s premonition was correct, the eyes of Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him) never beheld the Prophet after that moment. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) died before Muadh returned from Yemen. Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him) died in Jordan during the 18th year after Hijra, at the age of 38. His son is also buried close to him.

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