EID MUBARAK EID SAEED EID KAREEM
EID MUBARAK EID SAEED EID KAREEM
EID MUBARAK EID SAEED EID KAREEM
Taqabbal minna wa minkum!
Alhumdulillah, we made a speedy trip to Makkah yesterday for Umrah; wanting to experience how it is on the Day of Arafat when the Kiswa is changed and the Hujjaj assembled on the plain of Arafat in deep dedication to Allah Ta’ala.
It was amazing to see so many Hujjaj still performing their Umrah up until Asr, obviously in no hurry to get to Arafat early. Some were travelling in private vehicles piled high with all their tents and cooking gear for the next few days, while many of the antique buses from the Russian states were lined up ready to depart. And many were seen hooked to tow trucks! They were having a field day with any vehicle parked on the streets in the immediate vicinity of Haram. On the roads leading to Arafat local drivers with vans and the larger 4x4 vehicles were calling to take passengers to Arafat after Asr.
I managed to ‘discreetly’ take the following photos. Funny….while trying to be ‘invisible’, (there were so many police and security men about), I noticed another sister taking shot after shot beside me with her phone camera. She then turned to me in shock and asked if I was using a CAMERA!
The new gold thread bands were truly glistening in the mid day sun.
Looking from the new Masa’i over towards the birth place of our Beloved Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, a detail below. The work on the extension of the Sa’i is incomplete, but Alhumdulillah enough for one level to be available for these days of maximum numbers. Parallel to the second floor Sa’i is the new section, with each side having independent lanes from Safa to Marwa and return. The ground floor and basement are not open as yet.
The red barriers just visible to the right lead to the tunnel where many of the millions of Hujjaj will be walking back and forth from Mina to Makkah for their Tawaf. News a few moments ago was that the Haram is the most crowded it has been since the beginning of Hajj, SubhanAllah.
A reminder that Arab News provides many articles on the Hajj, today and yesterday. Unfortunately they do not post the numerous pages of photos that appear in the print edition, but enough to relay much of the spirit, Alhumdulillah. Check the next few days for more.
And by the grace and mercy of Allah Ta’ala we were back in this Radiant City to attend Salatul Eid in Masjid Nabawi this morning with thousands of locals, and visitors from neighbouring Gulf States, spilling over from the courtyards into the ajoining streets. The Haramain alive with a Ummah united. Masha’Allah.
EID MUBARAK EID SAEED EID KAREEM
EID MUBARAK EID SAEED EID KAREEM
EID MUBARAK EID SAEED EID KAREEM
Taqabbal minna wa minkum!
All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.
Salam x x x x x
Oh my lovely Nightingale
Thanks alot for this. So beautiful.
Umrah Mubarak my dearest
&
many more to come.
Ameen.
You know my dear friend, I really do like the old images
Lovely!
Many wishes to you also.
Prayers for wellbeing and greater energy for you, so you continue to bring us these inspiring accounts.
Much love and peace
yours x x x x x x x
:-P
and some Eid sweets from England
Comment by Sunflower Spaceman — December 19, 2007 @ 10:05 pm
As-salaamu’alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu my dearest sister,
Ameen.
Subhan’Allah what lovely pictures and explainations. Jazak’Allah for sharing.
Eid Mubarak to you and your family. May Allah Most High shower His blessings upon you. Ameen.
Please keep me in you prayers.
Wa’alaykum as-salaam
Love Farhana
Comment by Farhana — December 20, 2007 @ 4:01 am
Eid Mubarak to you and your lovely family, dearest Sister. May Allah bless you all with ever increasing love and compassion and knowledge and remembrance of Hu! Ameen.
Ya Haqq!
Comment by Irving — December 20, 2007 @ 6:04 am
Assalamualaikum Dearest Sister,
Subhanallah, these pics brought out tears and goose bumps!! Jazakiallah Khair for sharing such beautiful images of the House of The King Azawajal and the birth home of the King’s Beloved Salallahualaihiwasalam.
Eid Mubarilk to you and yours
Ameen thuma ameen to all your prayer and ibaadah and Ameen to all the duas above.
Comment by ikramuddin — December 20, 2007 @ 7:15 am
Salaams Dearest Sister,
Ameen to the duas.
Umrah Mubarak!
MashaAllah! The pictures are so true and give a real glimpse of the blessed sites, so the ones like us can see through your eyes.
Eid Mubarak to you and your loving family. May Allah Ta’ala grace His love and protection on this Eid ….and always. Ameen.
seema
Eid Mubarak to you and your family
Comment by sf — December 20, 2007 @ 7:56 am
Eid Mubarak ya Aunty Noor al Madania!
And JazakumAllah for these wonderful photos….oh to be there now!
sigh
Comment by maida — December 20, 2007 @ 3:36 pm
Assalamu alaikum
How I love the old photos too..think it reflects some inner state of seeming to belong to long ago than the here and now…imagine camping inside Haram in Makkah!
Ya one of many names! But why not spacewoman?
Dear Sister Farhana, JazakiLlahu khairan for your wishes, Alhumdulillah you are on the list for Salam to our Blessed Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam and Du’a…may your venturing bring you to these Mubarak places soon, Ameen.
Ameen thumma Ameen always, for your presence and your soul seeping words Dear Irving Darvish. May you and yours forever be in the tender embrace of our Rabb, Ameen.
Dear Brother Ikramuddin…I think with the reports of the freezing conditions where you are you must be having goosebumps on goosebumps…Alhumdulillah for goosebumps to stir our feelings of LOVE and yearning desires when it comes to our Sacred Lands and our Beloved Mustafa SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. Alhumdulillah for our Islam!
Dear Sisters Seema and Maida, Mubarak days to all your near and dear too! And JazakiLlahu khairan for your sweet visit! Indeed sigh, even when so close I sigh….at least it is a sigh for our Deen, Masha’Allah.
Wassalamu alaikum
almiskeenah
Comment by almiskeenah — December 20, 2007 @ 9:13 pm