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| FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 On a sacred path Our flight from Dubai to Jeddah was at 5 p.m. Had to wait a while at Jeddah International Airport until Ustaz sorted out the transport for us. From Jeddah, we traveled by van to Madinah. We were lucky to travel at night. The weather outside was quite unbearable. Reached Andalus Plaza Hotel around 2 a.m. Managed to get a few hours of sleep before the call of the first azan for subuh prayer could be heard from Masjid Nabawi. |
| SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 Gardens of Jannah Had breakfast right after subuh prayer. The van was already waiting for us for the ziarah. We visited Jabal Uhud and Maqam Saidina Hamzah. Recited doa for the shuhada�. Did solat sunat at Mesjid-el-Quba�, the first mosque of the muslim and at Mesjid-el-Qiblatain, the mosque where the qiblat was changed from Baitul-Muqaddis to Kaabah. At the end of the ziarah stopped at ladang kurma and the tamar souk for a little shopping spree. After the zuhur prayer promised the ladies to bring them to Maqam Rasulullah and the Raudhah. We were lucky as the crowd was less compared to in the morning. The ziarah to the sacred court of Rasulullah was indeed among the greatest blessings and fortunes for all Muslims. After doa at the Maqam, I took the opportunity to recite the salam from family and friends. |
| SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2004 The state of ihram Madinah al-Munawwarah - Mekkah al-Mukarramah: The group gathered in the morning to ziarah the Kubur Baqi�. The fenced-up area was the most sanctified graveyard of Madinah, where friends of Rasulullah and Ahlul Bayt were buried. Inside Baqi�, women's graves were marked by two headstones and men's by one stone. After the visit went to perform the ziarah wida� to say goodbye to Rasulullah and solat sunat at the Raudhah. |
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| May Allah fill our hearts with the true love of Rasulullah, a love which will manifest itself in our practical life in the assertion and dominance of the Sunnah. Amin� Rasulullah said, �Between my home and my Mimbar is a garden of the Gardens of Jannah." |
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By 2.30 p.m. everyone was ready in their ihram to start the journey to Mekkah. Miqat at Bir Ali. Performed the solat sunat ihram and niat for the umrah. Ustaz lead the group to recite the talbiyah together. Here I am at your service, Oh Lord, here I am - here I am. No partner do you have. Here I am. Truly, the praise and the favor are yours, And the dominion. No partner do you have. |
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