After getting our luggage and settling in our room, we learn that the group will take us for Umrah post lunch. A wait of 6 hours at least… Who could wait for that long to be in Haram-e-Makkah? We headed out on our own and took a cab to Haram. The cab dropped us about…
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Hajj 2022 Memories | Day 2
Day 2: Up in the Air Day 2 had begun even before we boarded the flight. Yeah, you guessed it right. The flight was delayed by two and a half hours. The food was yummy, and few people were awake to eat it. I was one of the “chatorey” people who ate dinner. Day 2:…
Hajj 2022 Memories | Day 1
Day 1 Day 1: Nagpur Alhamdulillah! All the praises to the Almighty, the Exalted. Our flight has taken to the sky. The view from the window is always so breathtaking beautiful. And this: Or this Why is it that a picture taken from the airplane is never the same as the sight…
Umrah Diaries | Funny Anecdotes #2
January 23, 2020 Shakeeb and I were looking for a shared cab to Masjid e Quba to offer two rakats nafl which is said to be equivalent of one maqbool Umrah. One elderly couple seemed to have forgotten their hotel name and recklessly asked every cab to drop them to their hotel. Poor couple! So,…
Umrah Diaries | Funny Anecdotes #1
24th January 2020 In Madina, most of the guests of the hotel remained seated in the lobby through the day and night as that was the only area with internet access – free WiFi. So was I, on this eventful afternoon. A woman walks to me when I was drafting Day 12 post. She handed…
Umrah Diaries | Day 18 | End of Spiritual Journey
30th January 2020 I’m back to work and the spiritual journey has just ended. Even though I reached Nagpur yesterday, the change didn’t hit me until now, as I am sitting at my desk trying to recall whatever it is that I used to do. Coding is something that I have done all my life….
Umrah Diaries | Day 17 | The Day Of Return
29th January 2020 Jeddah Airport It is so hectic, I can’t even. One thing I liked about Jeddah airport is that all the sections for international flights are interconnected with minimal walking distance. We got our boarding passes in 45 minutes, and headed to the immigration counter. Security check happened before that. Immigration was next…
Umrah Diaries | Day 16
28th January 2019 Today is the last day of my first spiritual journey and we are leaving Medina in a few minutes now. Our flight is from Jeddah Airport. When we began this journey, we stayed awake all night. Today is no different. I hope to visit this place again, and soon. Prayers and love…
Umrah Diaries | Day 15
27th January 2020 We offered Fajr at room. It was too late to go to masjid. Today, we have planned to spend some time at Al Masjid Al Nabawi. It is our last day here at Madina. We start tomorrow morning for Jeddah. After Breakfast, we took a cab to Quba. It was funny to…
Umrah Diaries | Day 14
26th January, 2020 We couldn’t go to Quba today. The day started a bit late. Shakeeb and I went shopping. It was quite tiring. Madina is very cold. I just feel like sitting in my bed wrapped in the blanket and just never step out. My infected finger is troubling me as well. The day…