I and Elok will do our second umroh today. We’re now in Tan’im to get our ‘miqot’ and niat to start our umroh. The picture shows jamaah sholat sunnah ihrom / tahiyattul masjid in Masjid Aisha, Tan’im.
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Tour Around Mekkah
A relatively relax day compared to yesterday’s ritual-packed itinerary, we spent the morning visiting various historical and religious places around Mekkah. Here our Patuna Group took picture in front of Jabal Sur, a hill believed as Rasulullah hiding place when He was searched by Kafr Quraisy.
After Completing Our Umroh
Alhamdulillah, we finally completed our Umroh last night. Arrived at Mekkah at 9 pm, and after had our dinner and took a bit of rest, we began the process by 12 midnite and finished at 2 am. It was relatively hassle free and less hard as at night the weather was more friendly.
On the way to Makkah
As precautionary to my father-in-law’s health, we decided to rent a van instead of taking the group bus, as we may need to stop along the way his treatment. Well it’s kind of comfortable though having our own car complete with the muthowif to take a long 6 hours drive to Makkah. Labbaik Allah huma…
Miqot in Bir Ali
We begin our umroh proceeding today. Leaving Madinah after staying there for 3 nights, we stopped in Bir Ali to get our ‘miqot’ as a mark to start our umroh. Next is to drive for 6 hours to Makkah Al Mukaromah. Rafif was posed in front of Bir Ali mosque shortly after he finished his…