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,…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

25th January, 2020 We toured two nearby markets for a new travel bag and abayas etc. Zilch! We liked one bag but the shopkeeper was too arrogant and he started to shout at us for no reason. I walked out of the shop, vowing to not buy a bag instead. As for abaya and prayer…

24th January 2020 Juma Mubarak! I haven’t been posting daily as I had hoped, thanks to lack of time and internet. However, there are a few things you must bring if you’re planning for Umrah in January 2020 or next couple of months. I will post separately about “things to pack” but please, oh, please,…

23rd January, 2020 Sainji isn’t keeping well. We had quite a blast today. Post lunch we spent ten minutes and 220 riyals to buy 10 kilogrammes of Ajwa Khajoor. For those who want to say they got it for less, fret not. Quality matters when it comes to Ajwa and prices are always subjective. Shabana…