Al-Quds (Apr 2012) – Part 8
Continued from Part 7 Maqām Shu'ayb, عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ, Aṣḥāb al-Kahf, Mūtā and the Shuhadā', Ḥaḍrat Yūsha', عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ We decided to visit Maqām Shu'ayb, عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ, as it was en…
Short accounts of some of my travels
Continued from Part 7 Maqām Shu'ayb, عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ, Aṣḥāb al-Kahf, Mūtā and the Shuhadā', Ḥaḍrat Yūsha', عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ We decided to visit Maqām Shu'ayb, عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ, as it was en…
Continued from Part 6 Masjid al-Burāq, Footprint of our Holy Prophet صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ, Emotional farewell to al-Quds Saturday 5th May was our last full day in al-Quds. After…
Continued from Part 5 Masjid al-Marwāni, Cemetery of the Martyrs, Burāq Wall, Mount of Olives The next day was Friday 4th May. Following our routine, Tahajjud & Fajr at Masjid…
Continued from Part 4 Birthplace of Ḥaḍrat 'Īsā, عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ – Masjid 'Umar رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ – Ṣalāh ud-dīn al-Ayyūbī, رَحْمَةُ الله عليه Shaikh Jamīl arrived at 8am and we…
Continued from Part 3 Ziyārat, and Qubbat as-Ṣakhrah After nearly an hour's drive we arrived at our first stop, the Dead Sea, in Jericho. It is widely believed that this…
Continued from Part 2 First Sight of Masjid al-Aqṣā As we were leaving the terminal, a couple of colleagues were requested to open their hand luggage, after which we were…
Continued from Part 1 Border crossing Once at the terminal, which comprised 2 small rooms with washroom facilities, we handed in our passports. After a few formalities and a few…
Please visit The World – Through My Eyes (An Introduction to My Travels), which explains the purpose and motivation for documenting my travels. Dubai & Jordan This visit to…
Continued from ꜤUmrah (Mar 2009) - Part 1 We departed from Makkah on Wednesday 8th April at 3pm with mixed feelings, the sadness of leaving Makkah, tinged with happiness as we…
I begin in the name of Allāh, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful. Having performed my first ever ꜤUmrah in 1986 and Ḥajj in 2004 (not captured in writing as…