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Unforgettable Moment

19 January  to 1 February 2017 was a very wonderful moment for me and my parents. We were called by Allah to fulfill His call to the holy land, Mecca and Medina. How happy are we can be there for the purpose of performing Umrah. We and our travel entourage first visited the city of Madinah al-Munawwarah and Mosque of the Prophet, Nabawi Mosque and then went to the city of Mecca al-Mukarramah to carry out the pillars of Umrah.

Madinah al-Munawwarah is the hijrah city of the Prophet after being expelled by the infidels of Quraish. The Prophet also died and was buried in this city, precisely in his house which now is  part of the Nabawi Mosque. The atmosphere in Nabawi Mosque is very comfortable, clean, and also very fragrant.

On the second day we were there, we were guided by ustadzah for pilgrimage to the tomb of the Prophet, Raudhah and the Companions. Raudhah is a effective place for prayer. But to be able to pray there needs a tremendous struggle because when entering Raudhah is very crowded. Jemaah from various countries are vying to get into the place.

In Medina, we were also guided by the head of the entourage for pilgrimage to several historical places, such as pilgrimage to Quba Mosque, Jabal Uhud, to date palms place, Saqifah Bani Sa'idah (the place of appointment of the first caliph after the death of Prophet), and Asmaul Husna Meseum. We were in Medina for 5 days.

On the 6th day, after performing Dhuhr prayer at Nabawi Mosque, we went to Mecca to perform 
the main worship. On our journey there, we took Miqat at Bir Ali’s Mosque. We arrived at the hotel 
around 10.00 p.m. Then at 11.00 p.m go to the Mesjidil haram to do umrah’s pillars, Thawaf, Sa'i, 
and Tahallul. At 03.00 a.m we finished do the pillars. Then we continued with the Subh prayer in 
Mesjidil Haram, a Mosque which is repeatedly mentioned in the holy Qur'an. We were very touched 
and very happy to worship there. We also can see Ka’bah with a very close, even Allah gave us a 
chance to touch it. Allah also gave us 3 times a chance to perform Umrah while in Mecca. We took 
the second Miqat at the Ji'ronnah Mosque and the third Miqat at the Hudaibiyah Mosque. We did
worship in Mesjidil Haram for 7 days.
 
In Mecca, we were also guided by the group leader and Ustadz to visit some historical places. Such as Jabal Tsur, to Mina, Mudzdhalifah, Arafah, Jabal Rahmah, to the camel farm,  and Meseum of two holy Mosques, Mesjidil Haram and Mesjid Nabawi.

On the last day we were there, before doing the subh prayer at Mesjidil Haram, we performed the Thawaf Wada. After Sybh prayer, we left the Mecca al Mukarramah city and went to Jeddah. In Jeddah, we pilgrimaged to the grave of Siti Hawa, Qishah Mosque, to the shopping center, and to the Floating Mosque. Then we went to the King Abdul Aziz Airport and leaved for Banda Aceh at 08.50 p.m on the local time. At 08.35 a.m we arrived at Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport.

That was a short story when we were there. Hopefully, we all be given the opportunity to do worship there. Aamiin.

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