Right now I really miss Makkah and Madinah,
I miss praying in the Masjidil Haram,
I miss praying in the Masjidil Nabawi,
I miss the voices of the imams who led the prayer,
I miss shearing my tears because his recitation enters right into my heart,
I miss the feeling of my heart trembling,
I miss the tranquility I felt in there,
I miss the peace in there,
I miss the feeling of how close I can be with Allah in there.
wassalam
10 April 2009
Day-12 : Makkah Al Mukkaramah.
We wake up early at about 3:30 a.m. We still have to pack items that we have used last night and this morning. We reached the mosque just in time for Subuh prayer. We return to hotel for breakfast, packed some more and bring our luggage down to the hotel lobby, went to the mosque to perform Tawaf Wida’ recited the doa at the Multazzam and return to hotel to wait for our bus.
Everyone helped carry all the bags near to the bus. The driver is having a hard time putting everything in. I have no idea other people bought so many things and there are bundles and bundles of things.
The "Floating Mosque" at the background
Peace from me
My last day in Makkah. But certainly not the last time in my life.
I will remember how poignant it was seeing Kaabah in front of my eyes.
For more than a week my everyday routine filled with tawaf , compulsory
pray together with sunnah pray. I made promise to myself that I won’t miss everyday
prayer and not to postpone it when the times come. I proud of myself
to be able to recite Al-Quran most of the time in Masjidil-Haram
and I began to fall in love with English translation of the Noble Quran. I should
be able to understand and digest Allah’s words.
The journey was smooth as the highway wasn't as busy as in Malaysia.
The views were mostly of barren land and hills of rock and sand.
We arrived at Jeddah around noon time. Visited the Mesjid Terapung at the Red Sea.
We were taken to a seaside where we had our lunch. Whilst having lunch and facing the Red Sea, I couldn't helped but thought about the journey made by Prophet Musa across the sea with the Pharaoh's troops close behind him.
11 April 2009
Day-13 : Doha-Kuala Lumpur
We arrived at KLIA around 15.30….Overall the trip was just an amazing experience.
I learned a lot, I saw a ton, and it was just incredible feeling to be there.
Insya'Allah I (and everyone else) will get to go again for Hajj.
If I had to choose which I liked better between Makkah and Medinah…well Medinah is much more relaxed. But I’d definitely choose Makkah. Theres a feeling of intensity there. Like I can say Insya'Allah anywhere at anytime, but when I said it there it just felt so much more powerful and a stronger sense of it would happen.
Ya Allah please purify my heart and make my life at ease. His Sacred Place is embedded deep inside my heart and soul. I will be close to Him no matter where I am. Whenever I’m longing for Ka'aba I will put my hand on my heart .
I know He always be in special place deep in me.
Alhamdulillah... thank you Allah for inviting me to be one of the guests in Your House...
ok, thats all for now....THE END.
WASALAM
07 April 2009
Day-9 : Makkah Al Mukkaramah.
After break fast took a van to Tannaim. Completed our 6th Umrah around 10:30am and ziarah around the masjid area. It's a very short ziarah. After Asar went for shopping. Bought a few jubah, sejadah and other buah tangan.
08 April 2009
Day-10 Makkah Al Mukkaramah.
After break fast took a van to Tannaim to miqat for our 7th Umrah. One of the thing I loved about being in Makkah is that...the people here is very punctual for the 5 daily prayers...belum masuk waktu lg the road to the Masjid had already been occupied with people. The Imams who led prayers and recited Quranic verses over the loudspeakers at Al-Haram did so with such beautiful intonations that to this day, I still remember what they sound like. My heart yearns to hear them again. I love it.
09 April 2009
Day-11 : Makkah Al Mukkaramah.
After breakfast we to perform Tawaf sunat.
And after Asar went to the bazaar for last minute shopping, I finished packing at
almost 11:00 p.m.
During our Kuliyyah, our ustaz told the story of when Prophet Ibrahim a.s
finished constructing the Ka'abah, He's instructed by God to call on to His ummat
to come and visit Ka'abah. Ibrahim A.S. called to all Muslimin with the Talbiyah while standing on Jabal Abi Qubais. It's heard by everyone including our Ruh. If we replied once,
we will visit Ka'abah once. If we replied twice, we would be able to reach the
Tanah Haram twice and so on. The Ustaz said we were so lucky to have been able
to come to Tanah Haram as Allah's guest. I feel so too and I really wish to be
able to come here again.:)
pigeons
A lot of construction going on around/near vicinity of Masjidil Haram.
wassalam
06 April 2009
Day-8 : Makkah Al Mukkaramah.
After breakfast rented a van to go to Tannaim to miqat.
Completed our 5th Umrah around 10:45 am.
After zuhur, we waited half an hour for our bus. Today we're going to the camel farm on the way to Hudaibiyah. Hubby, kids and I shared a bottle of fresh camel milk which tasted OK but I don't fancy drinking another bottle. Our guide also said it's good to slather the froth of the camel milk onto our face so all the ladies are quick to do so. Hubby n kids commented if Ustaz say camel dung is good for our face we would also put it on our face :)).
Visiting this camel farm made me wonder how such a nice and gentle creature is brought up in a surrounding, which is rough and environmentally unfriendly. Here they are in the middle of a desert under the punishing heat of the hot afternoon sun without any shelter. Yet, they greeted us amicably when we approached them. No wonder, it is said that the camel is one of the animals guaranteed a place in Heaven.
Our next stop is the Ka'abah museum.
There were many pictures and artifacts related to the Ka'abah on display :)).
And our last stop at the Hudaibiyah mosque.The new mosque actually. The old mosque where the Hudaibiyah agreement was said to take place was just next to it. Can you imagine there's something left of it after hundreds of years?. More than 10 centuries actually.
I'm awed.
At Ka'abah museum.
The tour guide walked us through the museum so fast that I was unable to read the many descriptions set for the items on display. The reason was to avoid overcrowding the relatively small venue to make way for the next influx of pilgrims who were coming in. The next group never came. I was disappointed that I couldn't spend more quality time learning
about each artifact.
Thats all for now, ...to be continued.
wassalam
