ZamZam Tower Mecca

... talk, but pleasant nonetheless. People are always pleasantly surprised to meet an American Muslim who speaks Arabic. After the seven circuits, or tawaf, we headed over to perform the sa'y, or the "running" between the two hills of Safa and Marwa. My companions wanted to do this on the second level, but after going up there and finding it virtually empty I left them to it and returned downstairs to the crowds. For me, I like being with the groups of people ...

... or weaving straw mats and rugs. FABULOUS night, and a fantastic opportunity to soak up traditional Arabic culture. <br><br>We got back to the hotel to crash, then were up early again the next morning to visit some dams built about 3000 years ago (although not doing the intended job due to not a drop of water being in sight! Apparently, Taif is usually rather green, but as we are back home, have been hit rather hard by drought in the last few years.) We did a bit of a city tour, stopped ...

... was pretty much confined to the dates market, the gold souq (I wanted to sell some rings) and an enormous open-air market called the Heraj. Some areas sell used clothing, used furniture, used appliances, and other areas of it have new, but all are ready and waiting for haggling, at which I am terrible. I generally just select what I want, point it out to my husband, then leave and let him deal with the money end of it. The sad part of ...

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 ...

... Umroh Eksklusif : - Paket 7 hari : Doeble USD 2.500-USD 2.700-Triple USD 2.400-USD 2.600. - Paket 9 hari : Doeble USD 2.900-USD 3.100-Triple USD 2.800-USD 3.000. Transportasi selama di Arab Saudi By GMC. Pesawat Garuda Indonesia/Saudi Air. Jadwal Perjalanan : - Paket 7 hari : Jakarta-Jedah-Madinah, Madinah, Madinah-Mekkah, Mekkah, Mekkah-Jedah, Jedah-Jakarta. - Paket 9 hari : Jakarta-Jedah-Madinah ...

... s garb without facing a penalty when I landed. As a recent convert to Islam, I was ignorant of protocol. I passed thru customs at just past midnight and went to look for out guides. They were there looking for us, but because we were not properly attired, we passed by as businessmen or something and went unnoiced. When we [my friend Isa Musa] found that a drive back to a 'Miquat' was necessary to don our garb, I really began to feel the stress of traveling so far from home ...

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.

Kami mengambil keputusan untuk menunaikan fardhu haji setelah mengambil kira kemampuan anak-anak yang kecil untuk 'berjuang' bersama jutaan jemaah yang lain di Tanah Suci nanti. Hati lebih lapang kerana bulan haji pada tahun tersebut jatuh pada bulan-bulan yang 'sejuk' jadi sikit sebanyak dengan izin Allah ianya membantu urusan kami kelak. 3 bulan sebelum kami bertolak, saya bawa anak-anak (pada usia 9 dan hampir 6 ketika itu) berjalan sekurang-kurangnya 5 km sehari untuk ...

... 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 ...