Makkah 21 June 2008. This is my second Umrah but this my first time that i performance my umrah alone. I departured from Madinah 12.00 mightnight with completed wear ihram cloths i make my intention or niat will perform umrah. With cost of SR 74 return ticket by SAPTCO bus i begin my holy journey to Makkah. Its take 25 menutes from bus SAPTCO bus station to Masjid Abyaar Alie the nearest prescribed station ( miqat ) from Madinah. Some pilgrims who not wash their body they may take bath or wash the whole body here it is sunnah to apply some parfume to the body not to the ihram cloths. Since i have a shower i just take a wudhu the sholat sunnah two rakaat then make intention to performace umrah for a second time by saying Labbayka Umrah Labbayk Allahuma labbayak Labbayka la shareeka laka labbyk Innal hamda wan ni' mata laka walmulk La shareeka lak. My journey to Makkah i utter this continously.
The bus reach Makkah about 5 am its was very crowded caused at the time were finished Fajr parayer bus then slowly to enter the station at the front of Intercontinental Hotel or King Fahd Gate. I immedetly went to shower room to take my wudhu and prepare what necessary to performce my umrah, the most important things you have to carry all the time and put inside the belt, my new belt is very convinience big pocket both left and right make my important thing such as passport,money,handphone and i dont forget to add in my camera. Then you look for barbershop to put your my bag, it is recommended to put your bag in the proper place there is a price applicable for this, my bangladesh barbershop is the place were i think convinience and safe caused i will come back to cut my hair later when completed performace my ritual umrah.
I enter the Masjidil haram with bissmillah and performance sholat fajr with new short friend i meet there. I told him i will follow him and he said no problem but then i miss him in the crowded.
I am now ready to make seven circuit of tawaf. Start from Black Stone or Hajjar Aswad by saying Allahu Akbar and ending eah circuit at the same place. While making the tawaf i make doa and supplication to Allah as much as i can and when i reach the place beetween the Yamani coner or Ruknul Yamani and Hajjar Aswad i say Robbana Atinna Fidunya Hasanah Wa fil akhiratti hasanah wakina ajabannar. After completed seventh sircuit, i pray two rakkat near the station of Ibraheem where a gold with glass as seen like domm. While performace tawaf do not forget is sunnah to expose right shoulder for a man
Then i went to safa , follow the direction "To Massa " i meet thousand people doing the same ritual . This is phisical ibadah were require the body is fit is a walk and jogging between the mouth of Safa and Marwa eventhough is only symbol of mountain but the hill remain there. I recite by saying Inna safa wal marwata min sya'a irilla..............You will see a start point and end point do seven time. There are two green light on that is when you have to increase you walk into jog when you reach end of safa or marwah face the ka'bah then say takbir Allah hu akbar three times it is sunnah to add make supplication to Allah. These all call sa'y once completed seven times then end my ritual of Umrah. I then back to center of Ka'bah enjoying the miricle view of the haram while keep doa, sholat sunnat,zhikir and enjoying zam-zam water. I dont forget to take a picture for my life time memory. Sun is already hot is about 9.30 am is appoxemetly 45 C is a summer season now i then continue completing my ritual umrah went to barbershop where i kept my bag. I cut my hair just trip not bold. Alhamdulillah for the second times i performce the umrah.
Then i clean my self back to washroom, change my ihram cloth into normal cloths. I start explore the holy city makkah, start with breakfast at Bangladesh restaurant with 2 roti and lamp leg curry plus water and coffee its cost me SR 8.
Mainwhile sourounding of Masjid Alharam gouverment of KSA continue increasing the capacity of Masjid, demolising of old building every where as well as a new hotel with highest building is everywhere. After completed my breakfast and explore outside masjid the i come back to the masjid i do activity reading rectical Al quaran,doa and explore inside the masjid. I dont carry my bag pack i follow where so many people jut put thier bag illegally outside the masjid hang on the gate. 2 hours after that i loss my bag. The cleaner with the truck start removing all the bag from illegal place to keep the bag and damp it into bag station near hotel intercon. It was lucky i am easily found my bag there nothing missing from my bag but is already open the zipper however i am actually agree that is illegal place to put the bag. Next time i will put where legal station to keep the bag. I then went to bus station counter to re-confirm my return ticket i booked at 2 pm. Azhan zhuhur is started i come back to masjid with my bag and Al hamdulillah the police at the gate of masjid didn't see it. Sholat zhuhur is completed that followed by sholat sunnah then i quickly went to KFC is already 1 pm i choose dinner meal package contain of 2 large leg fried chickine and 1 chicken wing, bun,pepsiand salad i brought my lunch at the bus and enjoying while on the way to Madinah
Madinah Al Munawarah,1 June 2008. Indian Food in Madinah by Sumantri.Deliciouse taste of biryani rice and Indian BBQ chiken is make me always hunting this food. I was brought by Sultan our friend who born and live in Madinah to Indian resturant in town. Fish tika,biryani rice, indian BBQ chicken and fried rice accompany with yogurt and prata were dishs that we ordered. We enjoy our heavy lunch at the time. It is very nice it is very authentic Indian food. At cashier counter there were green color rice taste mint you will enjoy it to nuetrlize your mouth.
