Second Umroh, Miqot in Tan’im

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.

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.

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…

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…