Travel
Delay in posts
This is just a quick note to apologise for not posting anything in close to a week. We are in Makkah Al- Mukarramah now and I have LOADS to tell.But Makkah is also very tiring, so most of my free…
Badr
Today we went to Badr, the site of the Battle of Badr, the first battle in Islam. We were warned beforehand that it’s a trip of more than 200km from Madina, and that there is no guarantee that we would…
Rawdatul Jannah – The Garden of Paradise
As I ended off the previous post at the start of my story, I will start exactly there. There was a notice in the foyer that the men would be taken by the spiritual leader to go and ziyaret in…
Arrival in Al-Madina Monowarah
The pilot announces that we will be landing in Madina in a few minutes and that the temperature on the ground is 41 degrees. I hastily look out of the window to see if I can get a glimpse of…
The journey to Arabia
This is the second time I am writing this particular blog post. The first time I lost it. I wasn’t exactly impressed, as time here is precious and losing over an hours’ work is saddening. But anyway, enough about that.…
Almost time to leave
It’s almost time… we leave home for Hajj tomorrow. The buildup has been phenomenal. We are beyond excited and cannot wait to reach the Beitullah. My heart longs and yearns for it. Once again I am reminded of what an…
The 5th Pillar of Faith…
This is a short post, to make an important announcement on behalf of myself and my sister, Fadeelah. Myself (Rogeema), as well as my sister (Fadeelah) and father (Abdullatief) would like to bid farewell to our beloved family and friends…
