Saudi Arabia 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 👉

United Kingdom 2002: London, England - The Crown Jewels…

"To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it..." - Confucius

London, England

(22 & 25 February 2003)

London, a city that first appeared as a small Roman military base during their invasion of Britain a mere 43 years after the death of Christ.

It soon became a port of some importance but suffered a major set back in 61 A.D. when it was burnt to the ground. It was rebuilt and through time London became a centre of considerable importance with a population of people living in fairly splendid surroundings with public baths, paved streets, temples and villas.

(The Tower Bridge)

Destinations of interests: Top of our list must be the royal palaces, and top of that list has to be William The Conqueror's watchtower, the Tower of London, out at Tower Hill in the City. The Crown Jewels may be utterly spectacular but more interesting still are the stories surrounding the Tower - Traitor's Gate, the death of the little princes - the stuff of legend.

(The Big Ben)

It is easy to walk around London just staring at the profusion of extraordinary buildings in a city that has existed since pre-Christian times, but to get a real flavour of the nation, its heritage and place in history you have to dive into some of its unique attractions.

We took the hop-on hop-off bus and visited most of the attractions.

(A tour in the London Dungeon)

Note: I was in London previously in 1995 and 2001...

👈 2002: Madinah/Makkah, Saudi Arabia

2002: Rotterdam, Nederlands 👉