A traveller's reflection: 2002 6th Umrah: Madinah/Makkah

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"There isn't much I haven't shared with you along the road and through it all there'd always be tomorrow's episode" - Elton John

I started traveling around the world since early 80s when I had the opportunity to combine business trips with vacations. Then later when my rezeki is in abundance, there were numerous other trips along the way for vacations, most of the time with hubby and the kids when the timing is right. I have also started to compile the journal and photo-pages covering almost more than 45 years of world wide travel. Some destinations I visited just once, others many times. Many of those places are the obvious famous places people would like to visit but some, the casual traveler doesn't even think to try. I have placed links to my travel at the side bar of my personal page, My Life Reflections, and will be updating them from time to time.

My wish is to continue my travel and complete circumnavigate the globe, insyaAllah…

Tuesday, 10 September 2002

2002 6th Umrah: Madinah/Makkah

"Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder..." - Rumi

Madinah/Makkah, Saudi Arabia
(20 September- 3 October 2002)

This year we joined a group of six for our 6th Umrah trip. The other two couples were from Perak and Kuala Terengganu. The Yemenia Airways flight flew via Sana'a in Yemen then to Jeddah.

Madinah Al-Munawwarah

(Masjid Nabawi at night)

(Joining others for the tour of Madinah)

(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)

(Our hotel room in Makkah)

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 👉

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