A traveller's reflection: 2017 13th Umrah: 02 Abu Dhabi/Madinah

My Travel Journal

"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…

Monday 20 March 2017

2017 13th Umrah: 02 Abu Dhabi/Madinah

“If you lead me astray, then my wanderings will bring me to my destination...”

― Michael Bassey Johnson

(A new mosque outside Madinah Airport)

Day 02:

12 March 2017 - Sunday
Hotel Elaf Taiba, Madinah

We arrived in Madinah International Airport in time for Fajar prayers before we boarded a bus to Elaf Taiba Hotel in Madinah. Our Team Leader was Salbiah and our guide and muttawif in Madinah and Makkah was Ustaz Hassan.

(Elaf Taiba Hotel next to Gate 15)

(A short distance walk to the mosque)

(The ladies filling up the space under the huge umbrellas)

Breakfast was served at M floor and our hotel room was at 12 floor overlooking the Masjid Nabawi. The morning was spent resting in the room. We performed our prayers in the mosque.

(The men entering the Raudhah and the maqam)

(The maqam of Rasullullah, Abu Bakar and Omar)

Tonight after dinner we went to visit maqam Rasulullah, Saidina Abu Bakar and Saidina Omar to recite the salam. We prayed and recited the doa at the Raudhah led by a young Indonesian ustazah. The visit was brief and there were quite a large crowd at the Raudhah. We completed our ziarah before midnight.