"Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder..." - Rumi
Madinah/Makkah, Saudi Arabia
(20 September- 3 October 2002)
(First mosque erected by Rasulullah after the hijrah) |
(The hill of the Archers, a painful lesson on military discipline) |
(The crowd at the Shuhada' cemetery) |
(Masjid Qiblatain, initially Baitul Muqaddis the Makkatul Mukarramah) |
(After Isya' prayers) |
(Dua' and Salam Wida to Rasulullah) |
(Being in ihram in front of Masjid Al-Nabawi) |
(Good bye holy city of Madinah) |
(Miqat at Bir Ali) |
(Travelling to Makkah at night) |
Makkah Al-Mukarramah
(Views of Masjidil Haram) |
(Completed our first umrah) |
(Ziarah Makkah - Jabal Thur) |
(Shopping at the road side stalls) |
(Greener Padang Arafah) |
(View from Jabal Rahmah) |
(Climbing to the summit of Jabal Rahmah) |
(The crowd at the summit of Jabal Ramah) |
(Visiting Jabal Al-Rahmah and reciting dua') |
(Riding on the camel at Jabal Rahmah) |
(One of the Jamra'at - Sughro) |
(Visiting another Jamra'at - Wusto) |
(The biggest Jamra'at - Kubro) |
(Miqat at Masjid Aishah in Tannaim) |
(Solat sunat ihram and niat) |
(The tall minaret of Masjid Aishah) |
(Building around Masjidil Haram) |
(Our last day in Makkah) |
(Getting ready to go to the airport) |
Jeddah
(Some of the sculptures in Jeddah) |
(A popular shopping mall in Jeddah) |
(Buying souvenirs) |
(MasjidAl-Rahmah inJeddah) |
(The floating Mosque) |
(Performing our solat jamak Zohor/Asar) |
(Wide corridor facing the Red Sea) |
(The Floating Mosque) |
(A good resting place before departure) |
(Located on the banks of the Red Sea) |
(A group photo at Floating Mosque by the Red Sea) |
(Yemen Air was delayed, stuck in Jeddah) |
(Dinner before boarding) |
(Still feeling jovial) |
(We missed our connecting flight in Sana'a) |
👈 2002: Sana'a, Yemen
2002: London, UK 👉