My Haj journey started on Thursday 3rd November at 12.00 midnight when my wife and I were driven to the airport to join other Malaysians from Jeddah and those who were arriving from Jubail. At 12.30am, we boarded a bus and started our journey towards Mecca for our Tawaf Qudum.
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| Alumni Mina 2011 - Muasasah Ustaz Hassan (Riyadh) |
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| Our very special guests after Hajj ! |
The journey ended at 2am on Thursday 10th November when my wife and I arrived home and reunited with Luqman and Haziq who have been staying home for the period we were away. They have done very well - living independently. They even went through an ordeal of an accidental locked-out, and came out wiser and closer to each other.
Two hours after being home, we received the arrival of sixteen very special guests who have accepted our invitation for a sleep over at our home. They were pilgrimage friends whom we have met during Hajj and who were returning to Jubail the next day. It was our honour and pleasure to turn our living room and spare bedroom into 'Mina-like' camp for a fifteen hour rest before their long journey home continued the next day.
What went on during Hajj was a personal and private experience and I have decided not to write about them, at least for now. Suffice to say, it was a very humbling experience. May God accept my Haj and do'a, and the Haj of my dear wife, and those of our friends and relatives and all Muslims who surrendered themselves to God unconditionally.
Thank you for your do'a!
InsyaAllah Haji Mabrur for you and your wife..you are very wonderful people.
ReplyDeleteTo be very hospitable to your Jubail friends enroute home is a clear example of your kindness and generosity to strangers..Alhamdulillah.
Btw..how far is Jubail from Jeddah..did you mention? Got to read back your posting!
You all must be very spiritually more rejuvenated than ever..how lucky..Ameen.