10 March 2015
11:55 am
In the bus, heading towards jeddah from madinah. I am going back home. Coming here was filled with different sets of uncertain feelings. It was a whole new thing, definitrely different from any kind of holidays or trips i went before. I was going to fly to Mekkah where kaabah is located; a place where everyone turns their hearts to when praying. Seeing it for the first time, i was touched. I cried as i did my tawaf. Being inside the masjidil haram was also a very emotional thing for me. I cried again. Going to masjid was challenging as our hotel was located on a slope and my mum is on a wheelchair as she had knee pain. There were so many people and we had to rush for space inside the masjid. Here i saw a variety of people who came here for the same reasons. I failed to be as sabar as possible to face these people. I tried at first; and alhamdulillah i still had perservered it till the end. Despite all of the challenges i face and all the hikmah cannot sabar moments i was extremely sad and unhappy to leave the place. I knew i was not going home after that and that kept me happy and excited. Going to the second haram land is really looked forward to. Oh yes, i forgot to mention about our excursion bus. Hahahaha. It was utterly disappointing. Super 'rabak' i must say. Seats are small, airconds spoilt. To keep it away i slept through out the whole journey. Madinah. I love it here as i do love Mekkah. It is more peaceful and calm i guess. Our hotel was just two blocks away from Masjid Nabawi and it is not located on a slope :) One different thing i spot as soon as i enter the masjid was the 'muraqibah'. Here they really checked anyone who is entering the masjid. Super efficient i must say. If only they are also as strict at masjidil haram.... I was calmer here. Ibu too. The road to masjid was filled with a variety of shops not to forget the 'shops' on the roads. It was splendid. I sat in a halaqah and i understand it! YEAY! It was in arabic. We met Ustaz Hussain Yi and also a Ustaz Firanda ( abang and ayah ). Both from the international university of Madinah. We also met him ;) Alhamdulillah. Hearing the experiences here make me want to enter the uni too but it would be hard for girls :( Imagine going to school at a place near the haramain! It would be splendid! The islamic environment here is to die for. I do not want to go back. My journey here became a lot more colourful because of the other jemaahs in my group. They were from Hang fm a sunnah radio and they were hilarious. Ustaz Adil jokes around with us but still be very informative and tegas like how an ustaz should be. I am glad that ayah and ibu had picked this packaged. Alhamdulillah! Now in the bus i suddenly get all emotional and it feels so heavy to leave the haramain. I really want to come again Ya Allah! Please invite this humble servant to become your honorable guess
again... InshaaAllah Ameen!
