Elaf Al Huda Mecca

... of small shops and homes that had been packed into the rock. As you can see from some of the photos, the city of Makkah is actually built into stony hills that surround the Haram and Ka'ba. In fact, there is a famous picture on the internet that shows the ka'ba when there was a flash flood and people were going around the ka'ba swimming -- so the masjid sits in the middle of almost a bowl of mountains.<br><br>But it is sad to see the demise of the smaller ...

... 500 years ago. Everything in the house is original, nothing has been restored, it was amazing. Out the back they had a little market set-up to make you feel like you are really trawling through the souks of hundreds of years ago. After purchasing some amazingly cheap silver jewellery, the hosts ushered us into a room where we were served traditional Arabic coffee and dates. Now, I have tried Arabic coffee before and HATED it (for those wondering, NOTHING like normal coffee... kinda ...

The bulk of our trip we spent with my in-laws in Jeddah -- 3+ weeks. We started by trying to get as much shopping done as possible, saving short day trips for later. Jeddah as a city has become so crowded over the years, traffic is terrible. However finally the government appears to be doing something about it by building a series of flyovers and bridges to try and lessen the strain on the busiest streets. This won't help that actual terrible ...

This is by far the most tedious part of the drive. Eight hours of virtually nothing but scrubby landscape with the occasional rocky outcrop. There are exits now and then but no cities to speak of. Fortunately the kids were sacked out sleeping, so I plugged my iPod into the car stereo and we listened to a variety of lectures and songs. This is when I am most concerned about my husband -- and only driver -- becoming fatigued and needing to pull ...

... Madinah, Madinah-Mekkah, Mekkah, Mekkah, Mekkah-Jedah, Jedah-Jakarta. Harga sudah termasuk : -Tiket pesawat ekonomi kelas Jkt-Jed-Jkt.-Akomodasi hotel-Perlengkapan Umroh-Makan 3x/hari-Air Zam-zam@10liter-Transportasi di Tanah Suci-Visa Umroh-Executive Lounge. Harga belum termasuk : -Pengeluaran pribadi seperti telepon,laundry,fax,tips,program tambahan.-Kelebihan bagasi maks 20kg-Akomodasi &amp; tiket pesawat ...

... I thought I was looking down on an entire galaxy with a myriad of stars swirling around the core.<br><br>Back in the hotel after being up for nearly 48 hours straight, I fell asleep and slept more soundly than I had in ages. Isa-Musa and I awoke to realize that we had left our passports, money, health cards, etc., on the dresser with no thought of using the safe in the closet. It never crossed our minds that someone might rip us off in this holy city.<br><br>With the Umrah ...

Amazing to be here! This is the first and original mosque to have ever been built. We believe it to have been ordered of Abraham to be built at this location by God. This is the culmination of a lot of anticipation in every Muslim´s life!

... are a newly wed at that time (we were married on April 2006, and this voyage start on June 2006), because if either me or my husband getting romantic it could undo our niyat, and we have to go back to Bir Ali to do the preparation all over again. The journey was as exciting as it was exhausting.

... dengan makhluk Allah yang terbaik, insan yang paling tinggi darjatnya. Tempat tinggal, makan dan minum alhamdulillah baik dan lokasi pun betul-betul depan gate masjid. 7 hari di Madinah, kami bertolak ke Makkah. Lepas berhenti di miqat untuk buat niat (kami berazam dan berniat untuk buat Haji Qiran) rombongan kami menuju ke Aziziyah, bandar kecik di antara Mina dan Makkah. Saya dan anak-anak berkongsi bilik dengan satu keluarga pakistani yang jugak turut bawak anak-anak ...

... depan ada orangnya, ya dengan terpaksa harus turun ke lt dasar. Kata pramugarinya di bawah lebih banyak... Saat menuju toilet, DIENG!!! HAH!!! kok, gini?! BANJIR dimana-mana?! ada apa?! Oh, ternyata...para tamu pesawat tidak terbiasa dengan model kamar mandinya. Mereka membutuhkan air untuk membersihkan semuanya, untuk mengguyar segalanya. Tetapi kamar mandi pesawat tidak menyediakan cedok. Ya...dengan ...