We decided to “go local” for today’s Friday prayer. “Go local” means walking to the nearest mosque (at Sharifa Al Attar Mosque مسجد شريفة العطار) following the locals. It was just 750 meters walking distance from our hotel, but given the high temperature at noon, it felt like 2 kms walk 😅. But Alhamdulillah, the…
Category: Islam
Praying in Mosque Camii Tokyo
Alhamdulillah, we got opportunity to visit and pray in Mosque Camii in Yoyogi area today. The mosque is a beautiful one, built by Turkish community in Japan. It also serves as Turkish Cultural centre, which is centered on Islamic heritage and values. It’s such a bliss to enter the mosque, and straightaway everybody become brothers…
Beautiful Mosque of Putrajaya
Our family is visiting my sister and her husband who is working in Kuala Lumpur this weekend. During our stay, they took us to Putrajaya, a new city specially built as Malaysian Government Office Complex. One of the centre of attention in the complex is Masjid Putrajaya, a beautiful big mosque which become tourist attraction…
Madinah, Kota yang Bercahaya
Saat saya menulis ini, saya sedang dalam perjalanan menuju Mekkah Al Mukarommah, destinasi terakhir dalam prosesi umroh yang sedang saya jalani. Sebelumnya selama tiga malam, kami sekeluarga menginap di Madinah, sekitar 500 km dari Mekkah, kota yang menjadi basis Nabi Muhammad SAW melakukan syiar agama Islam. Sebelumnya Rasulullah memulai ajaran Islamnya di kota Mekkah, namun…