A bright and sunny day at Haram… And a treat for the scorching afternoon. Shabana Mukhtar

Another Umrah, another drop near King Abdullah Extension, another view of Al Masjid Al Haram at night.  Shabana Mukhtar

It’s time for another Umrah. This time, the cab driver dropped us near the King Abdullah Extension. This is the first time I am seeing this part of Al Masjid Al Haram. Breathtakingly beautiful! Subhan Allah This is inside Al Masjid Al Haram, near gate #100. Shabana Mukhtar

Today, we are here for an Umrah. This is our first Umrah after Hajj. This tawaf was one of the longest tawafs I have done. Doing a Tawaf after Isha isn’t easy. When we got to Al Masaa for Sa’i, it was almost midnight. For my brother’s Halq, we went to a barber’s shop. Until…

Alhamdulillah! Today, we came here for Maghreb prayers and stayed till Isha. This is inside Al Masjid Al Haram, before Maghreb. We stayed till Isha, and walked our way back to our hotel, which is about 3 kilometers. Though we had chicken burger on the way, but ate dinner nonetheless.  Oh, and we are finally…

Meri aankh mein hai kaaba… You can never have enough of this view. No matter how long I stare at the cuboid structure, it still feels like the very first time I lay eyes on Khaana-e-Kaaba. Shabana Mukhtar

Alhamdulillah, the Hajj is complete. We are back to Makkah. Today, after some rest, we have come to Al Masjid Al Haram. The police isn’t letting people in, so we are waiting outside for this entry to be open.  We stayed till Isha, packed a broast and ate in the middle of the street. Who…

We are at Jamrat for Rami. We have decided to offer Zuhr at Masjid-e-Kheef. My sister and I are at the washroom for wuzu. We haven’t had our lunch, and we didn’t have much in our bags to feed us. On the way back, thankfully, we found a sabeel. Two men were serving kebabs and…

  While we are still at Al Masjid Al Haram, the 9th day (10th of July, 11th Dhul-Hajjah) has begun. We asked a hundred people of how to get to Mina, but everyone gives a different answer. Finally, we have found another group who will be travelling to Mina after their dinner.  Here we are,…