Comments on: Makkah al-Mukarramah 15 http://almiskeenah.blogsome.com/2007/10/31/makkah-al-mukarramah-15/ humble whisperings from Madinah, the Radiant, the Beloved, the Blessed, the Protected, the Endowed. THE HUMBLE CITY Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:15:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: almiskeenah http://almiskeenah.blogsome.com/2007/10/31/makkah-al-mukarramah-15/#comment-1102 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:48:31 +0000 http://almiskeenah.blogsome.com/2007/10/31/makkah-al-mukarramah-15/#comment-1102 Assalamu alaikum dear Yusuf, :) Alhumdulillah that you enjoyed this post....Insha'Allah a taste of how much you will enjoy the real thing soon, at the invitation of the King...or even the king.... :) Ameen. Many young "lads" are standing around the area hawking small packets of wheat...sometimes they can be a nuisance shoving it in your face so desperate for a sale...some time back many young girls would be there as well, but Alhumdulillah the 'authorities' have finally made efforts to reduce the numbers...they almost seemed to be in competition with the pigeons in numbers! So people buy the seed, scatter it and fling the plastic bag on the ground... the mess soon builds up...including the pigeons constant 'plopping'. There are cleaners permanently on duty in the area...sweeping up the mounds of seed...I noticed as I looked towards the Jabal Omar site a large fenced off compound...where the cleaners would empty the bins of the seed into large piles, and there the pigeons would continue their feasting. I will email you a night photo of this. They take the cars to one of two large "jails" for naughty cars! They are huge compounds on the outskirts of the city area. So once you realize that your car has been captured you have to get a taxi to one of the places hoping it is there. Then you search through the hundreds of cars parked to find yours, drive it to the barrier at the entrance, where you pay SR50 for its release to the men in attendance. So its not a huge distress....but an inconvenience. Plus sometimes the tow truck guys are not so caring of how they handle the car when latching it to the "shark". Ours this time has suffered some damage on the back bumper where one side has been pulled away from the main body. Dear Irving Darvish, that was not our car...just one of the many I saw passing in rapid succession while transfixed at life going by from that window. We did not realize until time to leave that our car had joined the 'naughty' ones. Finding a park in Makkah is INCREDIBLY difficult. And sometime when you do it is at a 60 degree angle...such are the hills around Haram. I have not seem any birds of prey near Haram...however one time near Arafat we saw a large flock of falcons. They were so impressive, but I do not know if they attack the pigeons. Seems even the falcons respect the sanctity of Makkah. I think the pigeons have already outnumbered people! The cats are another topic again dear Brother Ikramuddin...I have seen them strolling in the Tawaf area totally oblivious to all around them as though they too have come for Tawaf, SubhanAllah. And other times they stroll in the midst of the pigeons...once again seeming to blend in, and making no attempt to chase the pigeons. Such is the spirit of Makkah, defying so much of what we expect of the Dunya. Saheeh....so much more....and so many memories sparked dear Ukhti Farah...and if not memories for those yet to have been called, then the ardent desire to be mesmerized by these rich encounters fills the heart...may we all be called again and again, Ameen. Wassalamu alaikum almiskeenah Assalamu alaikum dear Yusuf, :) Alhumdulillah that you enjoyed this post….Insha’Allah a taste of how much you will enjoy the real thing soon, at the invitation of the King…or even the king…. :) Ameen. Many young “lads” are standing around the area hawking small packets of wheat…sometimes they can be a nuisance shoving it in your face so desperate for a sale…some time back many young girls would be there as well, but Alhumdulillah the ‘authorities’ have finally made efforts to reduce the numbers…they almost seemed to be in competition with the pigeons in numbers! So people buy the seed, scatter it and fling the plastic bag on the ground… the mess soon builds up…including the pigeons constant ‘plopping’. There are cleaners permanently on duty in the area…sweeping up the mounds of seed…I noticed as I looked towards the Jabal Omar site a large fenced off compound…where the cleaners would empty the bins of the seed into large piles, and there the pigeons would continue their feasting. I will email you a night photo of this.
They take the cars to one of two large “jails” for naughty cars! They are huge compounds on the outskirts of the city area. So once you realize that your car has been captured you have to get a taxi to one of the places hoping it is there. Then you search through the hundreds of cars parked to find yours, drive it to the barrier at the entrance, where you pay SR50 for its release to the men in attendance. So its not a huge distress….but an inconvenience. Plus sometimes the tow truck guys are not so caring of how they handle the car when latching it to the “shark”. Ours this time has suffered some damage on the back bumper where one side has been pulled away from the main body.
Dear Irving Darvish, that was not our car…just one of the many I saw passing in rapid succession while transfixed at life going by from that window. We did not realize until time to leave that our car had joined the ‘naughty’ ones. Finding a park in Makkah is INCREDIBLY difficult. And sometime when you do it is at a 60 degree angle…such are the hills around Haram.
I have not seem any birds of prey near Haram…however one time near Arafat we saw a large flock of falcons. They were so impressive, but I do not know if they attack the pigeons. Seems even the falcons respect the sanctity of Makkah. I think the pigeons have already outnumbered people!
The cats are another topic again dear Brother Ikramuddin…I have seen them strolling in the Tawaf area totally oblivious to all around them as though they too have come for Tawaf, SubhanAllah. And other times they stroll in the midst of the pigeons…once again seeming to blend in, and making no attempt to chase the pigeons. Such is the spirit of Makkah, defying so much of what we expect of the Dunya. Saheeh….so much more….and so many memories sparked dear Ukhti Farah…and if not memories for those yet to have been called, then the ardent desire to be mesmerized by these rich encounters fills the heart…may we all be called again and again, Ameen.
Wassalamu alaikum
almiskeenah

]]> by: Irving http://almiskeenah.blogsome.com/2007/10/31/makkah-al-mukarramah-15/#comment-1101 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:00:25 +0000 http://almiskeenah.blogsome.com/2007/10/31/makkah-al-mukarramah-15/#comment-1101 Salaam Dearest Sister :) Was that your car being towed away? I hope not, but you said guess, so who's else would it be? And are there no hawks in Mecca? Soon the pigeons will outnumber the people lol Thank you for the ever enlightening posts and pictures :) Ya Haqq! Salaam Dearest Sister :)

Was that your car being towed away? I hope not, but you said guess, so who’s else would it be? And are there no hawks in Mecca? Soon the pigeons will outnumber the people lol Thank you for the ever enlightening posts and pictures :)

Ya Haqq!

]]> by: ikramuddin http://almiskeenah.blogsome.com/2007/10/31/makkah-al-mukarramah-15/#comment-1100 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:11:37 +0000 http://almiskeenah.blogsome.com/2007/10/31/makkah-al-mukarramah-15/#comment-1100 Great images, Jazakiallah Khair dear sister. Its amazing how much activity goes on in and around the Haraam, birds, people, cars, cats... and so much more :) Great images, Jazakiallah Khair dear sister. Its amazing how much activity goes on in and around the Haraam, birds, people, cars, cats… and so much more :)

]]> by: Farah http://almiskeenah.blogsome.com/2007/10/31/makkah-al-mukarramah-15/#comment-1099 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:37:54 +0000 http://almiskeenah.blogsome.com/2007/10/31/makkah-al-mukarramah-15/#comment-1099 As-salaamu alaikum Khala/Ukhti Noor!! The pigeons and seeds bring back memories!!! Love Farah As-salaamu alaikum Khala/Ukhti Noor!!

The pigeons and seeds bring back memories!!!

Love
Farah

]]> by: yusuf http://almiskeenah.blogsome.com/2007/10/31/makkah-al-mukarramah-15/#comment-1098 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:47:10 +0000 http://almiskeenah.blogsome.com/2007/10/31/makkah-al-mukarramah-15/#comment-1098 Assalamu alaikum, Mashallah, such good shots of the people and all the pigeons pecking at the seeds. Who provides all that seed for the pigeons? I was surprised when i saw them towing the car away. Where do thay take the car to? Do they give them back? Jazakumullah,i enjoyed this post alot. Wassalam. Assalamu alaikum,
Mashallah, such good shots of the people and all the pigeons
pecking at the seeds.
Who provides all that seed for the pigeons?
I was surprised when i saw them towing the car away.
Where do thay take the car to?
Do they give them back?
Jazakumullah,i enjoyed this post alot.
Wassalam.

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