Perjalanan saya ke Palestina, khususnya ke Masjidil Aqsa di Jerusalem kemarin betul-betul berkesan. Bukan hanya berkesan, namun juga memberikan banyak pelajaran. Pelajaran mengenai negara yang penuh kontroversi ini, dan kehidupan di dalamnya. Sebelumnya, banyak miskonsepsi yang saya miliki mengenai Palestina, Israel, Jerusalem dan Al Aqsa, tempat tujuan utama kami. Alhamdulillah, berkat pengalaman saya langsung mengunjungi,…
Category: Snapshot of the World
Usual Sights in Jerusalem
Usual sight at Jerusalem: Israeli Police squads are everywhere, in every corner of the city, carrying heavy, automatic guns. Took this photo discreetly from the hip. Too scared to ask them for a pose! Haha! 😅
Jerusalem Market Day
While for Jews, Saturday is ‘Sabbatical Day’, when they do nothing than to stay at home and contemplate, for the moslems in Jerusalem, the day is known as ‘market day’. They have a so-called ‘Grand Bazaar’ at the old town, in Damascus Gate. I and Elok checked it out, and while there are not much…
Jerusalem from Mount of Olives
We took group photo at Mount of Olives, the perfect spot to capture Jerusalem city scape from above. As you can see behind us, the Masjidil Aqso complex with Dome of the Rock and Black Dome stand out in the middle of white-ish buildings spread across the city.
Subuh di Al Aqso
Alhamdulillah bisa sholat shubuh pagi ini di Masjidil Aqso. Berjalan dari hotel jam 4, menelusuri kota tua Jerusalem. Gerbang masuk pelataran masjid baru dibuka jam 04.30, dan adzan subuh dikumandangkan pukul 05.05. Sholat subuh dilakukan di Masjid Kubah Hitam di dalam kompleks Masjidil Aqso. Everybody is so friendly, and we have a really great time.