Saturday, February 21, 2009

Backtrack - Haj Pilgrimage 1429 Hijrah

Alhamdulillah, wifey and I went to perform the pilgrimage from 5 Nov to 21 Dec 2008.
We were under Andalusia Travel & Tours package. Our group comprise of 160 people.
Departed KLIA on 5 Nov @3pm, flew with MH150, assigned #KT21.
MH150 was not a dedicated Haj flight - it was a commercial flight.
Arrived Jeddah around 7 pm local time.
First test: our luggage stuck for about 4 hours.
Departed Jeddah to Medina around 12 midnight on 3 busses. Plan was to stop over at one place for meal.
Second test: The bus we were in did not follow plan and went straight to Medina.
Arrived Medina around Subuh.
Hotel just a few step away from Masjid Nabawi.....what a feeling to see Masjid Nabawi on your own eyes.
We had our experiences in Mecca and Medina but it will take too much to write - I may share few of my own experiences if I got the times but below are few photos but anyone is welcome to visit the album here and here.
However 17 Nov 2008 will cherish in my mind as at 12.05am, I managed to kiss the Hajar Aswad and perform sholat sunat around the Kaabah.
Please note some of the pictures fr the album are not from my camera but belong to one of the Haji (credit to him).




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