The next day was the last day we were in Madinah, at 2 pm we start our journey by bus to Jeddah. It took nearly 7 hours and we stopped at a restaurant (above) for dinner.

Jeddah is a big city.It is the centre for businesses. And here, everything was very modern. by the way the pic above was a fountain ( follow the arrow) said to be the 2nd highest fountain in the world..nearly 120 metres high.

my parents and Jeddah city in the background

me in the city

at the back ground was a floating mosque and the Red sea. We were on our way to the airport.

Sayonara .. Selamat tinggal al-Haramain..

ila liqa' ....ma'a salamah

sehingga kita bertemu lagi..

The Battle of Uhud (Arabic: غزوة أحد) was fought on 23 March 625 (3 Shawwal 3 AH in the Islamic calendar) at Mount Uhud, in what is now north-western Arabia.[1] It occurred between a force from the Muslim community of Medina led by Muhammad, and a force led by Abu Sufyan from Mecca, the town from which many of the Muslims had previously emigrated (hijra). The Battle of Uhud was the second military encounter between the Meccans and the Muslims, preceded by the Battle of Badr in 624, where a small Muslim army had defeated the larger Meccan army. Marching out from Mecca towards Medina on 11 March 625, the Meccans desired to avenge their losses at Badr and strike back at Muhammad. The Muslims readied for war soon afterwards and the two armies fought on the slopes and plains of Uhud.

source :wiki

for more info n full story of the battle go to wikipedia..

kawasan yang berpagar itu merupakan kawasan perkuburan para syuhada termasuklah bapa saudara Rasulullah, Hamzah. Dalam peperangan ini, Orang-orang Islam hampir kalah kerana menyangkakan orang2 musyrikin telah mengalah ..terutama pasukan pemanah yang telah meninggalkan kedudukan mereka tanpa mengendahkan arahan Rasul.Tentera musyrikin meleihatkan keadaan itu telah dengan segera mengambil alih kedudukan pasukan pemanah tersebut dan menyerang tentera Islam. Ramai yang telah terkorban.

bukit pemanah ini berhadapan dengan jabal uhud di mana kedudukan pasukan pemanah islam yang kemudian telah meninggalkan kedudukan ini untuk mendapatkan rampasan perang sebelum di serang musyrikin Mekah.

Berdasarkan cerita ustaz.. beberapa ratus tahun selepas itu..atau 400 tahun dahulu( saya sudah terlupa..harap maaf) kawasan uhud ini pernah mengalami banjir besar dan dengan kuasa Allah, jasad2 3 sahabat nabi yang dikuburkan di sini telah terapung..dan masya Allah jasad-jasad itu kelihatan masih segar seolah-olah masih hidup. Sesudah banjir.. dikuburkan semula.wallahua'lam

At one point the direction of the qibla was toward Bayt al-Maqdis, Jerusalem (and it is therefore called the First of the Two Qiblas). . In Islam, this only lasted for seventeen months, after which the qibla became oriented towards the Kaaba in Mecca. According to accounts from the prophet Muhammad's companions, the change happened very suddenly during the noon prayer in Medina, in a mosque known as Masjid al-Qiblatain (Mosque of the Two Qiblas). Muhammad was leading the prayer when he received a revelation from Allah instructing him to take the Kaaba as the qibla (literally, "turn your face towards the Masjid al Haram"). According to the historical accounts, Muhammad, who had been facing Jerusalem, upon receiving this revelation, immediately turned around to face Mecca, and those praying behind him also did so.

ref: Wiki

These are qurma trees.. macam kelapa sawit aja.. mungkin keluarga yang sama kot.. eheh

qurma baik untuk kesihatan.. according to ustaz..sebaik-baik kurma adalah kurma ajwa atau ada yang panggil kurma nabi yang ditanam sendiri oleh Rasulullah dan paling disukai baginda.

Dari sa'ad ra, Rasullulah bersabda, "Barangsiapa yang memakan 7 butir kurma ajwa, maka dia tidak akan kena racun dan sihir pada hari itu." (HR Muslim)

Dari Aisyah ra,Rasulullah bersabda "Sesungguhnya pada kurma ajwa itu ubat yang mujarab.DAn ajwa merupakan buah daripada surga."(HR Tirmizi)

yang pentng kita mesti yakin..

break

I'm going away to Penang and Sabah consecutively this week..
daa

On the second day in Madinah, we had a tour in the morning. We went to Masjid Quba' which is the first mosque built by Rasulullah.We also went to Masjid Qiblatain, a dates (kurma) plantation and also the dates market.

We left Mekah at 2pm and arrived in Madinah nearllt at 9pm. After dinner, we hurried to the prophet's mosque (Masjid Nabawi) for jamak maghrib n isya' .The mosque was closed at 11 pm.

The next day was the last day we were in Mekah. After subuh and breakfast, we brought down all the luggages to the buses and went for a round in the town. After dzuhur we perform the tawaf wida' (farewell). As the ustaz was reciting the doa after the tawaf, I felt very sad.. I cried and cried..I couldn''t help crying while performing the solat sunat after.

Tuhan janganlah ziarah ini menjadi kali yang terakhir.. Limpahkan rahmat-Mu..Ampunkan dosaku.. Semoga aku dikurniakan rezeki dan sihat tubuh badan serta fikiran untuk kembali sujud di rumah-Mu ini.

amin.

Finally we arrived at masjid Jaaranah to wear ihram as we would perform our umrah again when we were back in Mekah.

On the way to Jaa'ranah after visiting Arafah, we passed the area of Mina, where the pilgrimage will gather stones to throw at Jamrahs. As you can see in the pic, the tents for hajj have already being put up. They are all ready to welcome Hajj end of this month. In the background is four new building(the brown building) under construction which are actually hotels and in 10 years time hotels will replace the usage of tents.

Padang Arafah

far as eyes can see..once before a desert ..now full of trees..

hajj season is just aroung the corner..For mass gathering will be here for sure..
all the people from all four courners of the world..

bagaimana agaknya di padang mahsyar nanti?

Jabal rahmah (means love, kasih sayang) is situated in Arafah. This hill and the monument was built to as rememberance of where adam and eve met after being overthrown from heaven.The ustaz said anyone who prays for Allah to give him or her a "teman hidup" here..insyaAllah(ehem) ..It was quite tiring mounting the steps up..but the view was breathtaking..

On the second day .. we had another tour right after breakfast.. We went to Jabat tsur, Arafah, Mina and Jaaranah Mosque for ihram.

Jabal tsur was situated not far from town.It was surrounded by buildings and houses.The cave was 500 metres up and it took about 2 hours to reach it. This is where The Prophet and his close companion, Abu Bakr went for hiding before Hijrah to Madinah. (The sun was so bright ,the pic wasn't very good..sorry).. Just imagine how Asmak the daughter of Abu Bakr went up and down the hill everyday to send food. And it was said that during the time, she was pregnant.. Subhanallah..

According to history, another miracle happened. When the enemies was in front of the cave, they found a spider web covering the cave and a pigeon nest with eggs at the side.The condition was as if no one had entered the cave for a long time.That shows how Allah will took care those He love, and those who pray to Him.

We had a tour after breakfast. We went to a camel breeding farm and the Hudaibiah village.The farm was about 45 minutes from the city. Out in the middle of the desert we could see the breeding farm.. So many camels( ter-excited plak..sadly my mum left the camera in her luggage ..fufu...but still i had a pic of me with baby camel using my bro's cam.) I even had a taste of camel's milk.. it was sold for 5 Riyals a bottle and it taste like coconut milk shake. eheh Those pakcik n makcik was impressed that me n my brother could drink it despite the smell of the Unta.. well it was nice and suppose to be good for health.haha..

Not far from the farm is the Hudaibiah village..not much to be seen though just houses. We stopped at the mosque to wear our ihram and pray. Behind the mosque is a ruined old building which was said to be where the treaty of Hudaibiah being held. The treaty was between Rasul and The Quraisy to end the war and enable the Muslims from Madinah to enter Mekah for hajj which happened on the year 6 A.H.

We finally arrived in Mekah at about 2 am saudi time. The view of the masjidil haram was so stunning.. and how happy we were knowing that the hotel was just about 100 metres from the mosque.. praises to Allah.

After all baggages have safely kept in respective rooms..we walked to the mosque to perform our first umrah. we went in through gate 62 which is called Bab al Umrah.. When we saw the Kaabah suddenlly there was silence. No one spoke a word as eyes was fix to the baitullah..saat itu juga hati bersyukur.. terima kasih tuhan..kerana sekali lagi memberi peluang hamba mu ini berdiri di depan baitullah..

When we completed all three rituals for umrah which were tawaf, saei and tahallul, it was already nearly 4 am but we went back to the hotel to freshen up before subuh prayer later, at 5.04am.We were exhausted but we won't missed the chance to perform jemaah prayer in front of the kaabah for anything.. the ustaz said performing solat in Masjidil Haram is 100 000 times better.. 100 000 kali lebih pahala.. woho who would want to miss that!

UMRAH RITUALS:

i. a tawaf, which consists of circling the Kaaba seven times in a counter-clockwise direction. Men are encouraged to do this three times at a hurried pace, followed by four times, more closely, at a leisurely pace.[1]

ii.Perform a sa'i, which means rapidly walking seven times back and forth between the hills of Safa and Marwah. This is a re-enactment of Hagar's frantic search for water, before the Zamzam Well was revealed to her by Allah.

iii.Perform a halq or taqsir, meaning a cutting of the hair. A taqsir is a partial shortening of the hair, whereas a halq is a complete shave of the head.

These rituals complete the Umrah, and the pilgrim can choose to go out of ihram. Although not a part of the ritual, most pilgrims drink water from the Well of Zamzam.

These rituals ritual acts symbolic of the lives of the prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) and his wife Hagar (Hajarah), and of solidarity with Muslims worldwide.

source : wikipedia :D

Arrived safely in Jeddah Airport. We immediately rushed to our buses which were already waiting at the airport and soon after we were on our way to Mekah Mukarramah, another 5-6 hrs journey....we chanted the talbiah silently all the way between sleep..hehe.. ngantuk beb

Invocation Mentioned During Talbiah

"O Allah! here I am at Your service, I respond to Your call, O Allah! here I am at Your service, I respond to Your call, You have no partner, here I am at Your service. All the praises and grace are due to You and all the sovereignty is (too) for You and You have no partners with You."

ps: from what i understand the Saudi government is promoting of using Mekah instead of Mecca since it has the closest pronunciation to Arabic sound of Mekah

We boarded the flight MH 150 at 3.00 sumthing pm on Saturday 3rd November. It was an 8 hrs journey. We had to wear our ihram when we were already halfway through the flight as it passed the miqat since we would immediatelly took the bus to Mekah from the airport.

ihram:

The Ihram garments for men consists of two pieces of white sheet. Wrap the larger sheet around your waist to cover your body from the navel to the ankles. Secure the Ihram either with a belt or by a strip of fabric torn from Ihram material. Drape the other sheet over the back and shoulders and wear a pair of stitched or unstitched sandals or shoes which do not cover the ankles. The head should not be covered, and no underwear should be used. The Ihram should preferably be white.Women are allowed to make Ihram in any dress they wish which fulfills the Islamic conditions of public dress, regardless of the color. Women's hands and face should be uncovered in Ihram. Their heads should be covered.

a Muhrim (someone who is in state of Ihram) must observe certain obligations and prohibitions. These are:
- Keep your head uncovered at all times. Women should keep their heads covered

- Do not shave, cut your hair, clip your nails, use perfume, or wear sewn clothes of any kind

- Do not perform marriage or get married yourself

- Do not kill an animal of any kind for any reason, unless it poses a danger to you and to the others.

- Do not enter into conjugal relations with your spouse. Avoid suggestive and provocative talk or gestures and remain focused on Hajj

back home

Saya sudah pulang ..alhamdulillah.. dengan selamat dan sihat walafiat..

When i opened my small office door this morning,i stepped on a few letters and memos.I received a course offer letter, another memo for a meeting an others. wahaha.and of course a bundle of files to settle by next week..isk..

I will try my best to write about my journey..slowly.. and with pictures too..ok?
I hope i still remember everything that the ustaz (our muttawif cum guide) told us ..the history.. the quranic verses and the hadis related to the place we visited..hopefully..i really want to share this with all..but in my own way -lah.. because i'm not that alim.. still learning and learning..:)

people say when we came back from The Haramain (2 tanah haram aka Mekah dan Madinah)..u will miss them..true.. the moment we were on the plane in Jeddah Airport..I was missing them already..still am..seperti wayang gambar ..setiap perkara masih terbayang di mata..silih berganti..

Being there..the feeling was overwhelming ..
bukan air mata sahaja yang mengalir..malah hati turut menangis..
malah mengenangnya sahaja terasa sebak..
Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar

Awayy..

I'll be away for the whole week starting tommorrow..

just wanna share something i read from the Net..

In Arabic the word `Umrah is derived from I`timar which means a visit.
However, `Umrah technically means
paying a visit to Ka`bah,
performing Tawaf [Circumambulation] around it,
walking between Safa and Marwah seven times.

A performer of `Umrah puts off his Ihram by having his hair shaved or cut.

source:www.al-islam.com

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Da‘wah and Guidance

macy grey n joe black

Iryani bercerita fasal kucing montel di rumah jirannya.. teringat saya kepada kucing jiran kiterang,En. Amin (bukan nama sebenar) ..nama dia OREN.. eh bukan oren midesmides..ampun midesmides.. memang nama kucing tuh oren.. maaf zahir batin ye ..selamat hari raya.. :D

selalu petang-petang buleh dengar anak en.Amin (adik- bukan nama sebenar juga) memanggil-manggil si Oren yang memang berwarna celoreng-celoreng jinggapagi-pagi pun gitu...adik bagi kucing tu makan friskies barangkali .. letak dalam pinggan kat tepi pintu rumah.. sekali waktu pagi sebelum die pegi sekolah dan sekali waktu petang..

pernah pada suatu hari tidak lama dulu..aku kurang pasti tapi aku memang dengan tanpa hati perut menuduh kucing itu telah melepas di depan pagar rumah..dan tanpa aku sedari sewaktu pulang dari kerja aku telah memijaknya..dan terus masuk ke dalam kereta selepas membuka pintu pagar..arghhh berhari-hari semerbak di dalam kereta walaupun sudah dibasuh bersih.. dan berbulan-bulan juga aku tidak memakai selipar yang terkena itu..huhhsampai sekarang aku sensitif dengan bau itu..takde bau pun aku cakap ada bau..eheh..
memang aku suka suki menuduh kucing itu..walaupun mungkin kucing lain yg melepas.. arggh tak kira..hehe

pagi tadi..buka sahaja pintu rumah ..aku nampak die bermain-main dengan daun2 yang ditiup angin di depan pintu rumah.. adik aku cakap..oren tunggu nolee tuh..huhh..aku halau-halau dia..syuhh..syuhh.. takut masuk bawah kereta jer..aku nak keluar nih..bahaya..

hehe.. ntah kenapa aku boleh bercerita sal kucing itu pulak..deng..
dulu pun rumah aku ada kucing ..tak bela pun ..cuma kucing-kucing liar yang kebetulan selalu lepak kat pintu dapur.. ada macy grey(jantan-dah mati)..ada joe black (betina-dah pangkat moyang kot dengan kucing lain yang ada kat umah..asyik beranak sahaja..n hampir semua anak dia hitam..)ada si kembar ( 2 ekor..warna putih kelabu)..lupa dah nama.. anak macy and joe tapi aku tak tau dah derang pi mana.. sekarang nih ada sekor jer.. hitam.. and aku pun tak tau tuh joe black ke..atau cucu cicit die dah..haha

gile keje gile

aku balik kg malam ni..
dan akan pulang kembali ke sini malam esok..
keje gila?.. mungkin

adik aku ada kat umah aku kat bangi..
tapi aku balik kg..aku tinggalkan je dia kat umah
keje gila?..mungkin

aku baru cuti seminggu raya hari tu..
dan minggu depan aku akan cuti seminggu lagi..
keje gila?...mungkin

aku makan nasi jamuan raya pukul 12.30 tengahari..
pastuh aku amik adik aku pegilunch dan aku makan lagi..pukul 1.30 pm..
keje gile?..mungkin

ari sabtu lepas aku beli seluar hitam di carrefour midvalley..
semalam aku beli seluar lagi di jusco tmn ekuine..
keje gile?..mungkin

aku dah 4 tahun bergigi besi ..
dan mungkin tidak kisah setahun lagi..
keje gile?..mungkin

jumaat aritu aku lunch break di jusco ekuine seri kembangan..
dan kemudian aku bleh buat pit stop di bangi sebelum masuk opis..
keje gile?..mungkin

macam-macam keje gile aku boleh buat..tapi semua ada sebab-musabab
yang mungkin tidak relevan bg orang lain..
tapi penting bagi aku..aku memang suka buat keje gile..
janji bukan sampai gile..atau buat orang lain gile..sudahlah..

p.s: aku tak jadi pi kuantan sabtu aritu..so V4cS1 geng...amanah korang belum sampai kepada ifa..sorry~~~

hati mencerna

kadang-kadang susah dicerna hal-hal manusia..
sesuatu yang mungkin mudah dan ringan bagi kita mungkin berat dan susah bagi manusia lain..
sesuatu yang mungkin memudahkan dan menyenangkan kita mungkin tidak begitu indah bagi orang lain..
kadang-kadang kerana menjaga hati sendiri .. kita tersepak luka hati orang lain..kita ingat mereka sudah lupa.. sedangkan parut yang tinggal mungkin semakin dalam..
kita boleh buat-buat lupa sebab menjaga hati orang lain.. tapi takkan lupa kerna yang luka hati sendiri..dan orang lain takkan pernah mengerti..
kita bukan hidup seorang diri..kita hidup ramai-ramai..kita takkan boleh hidup seorang..kita perlukan orang sekeliling..walau macam mana menyakitkan orang ramai itu..mereka tetap ada dikeliling2 kita..
aku..aku tanak meluka hati yang ramai..sebab aku tak tau luka nya di mana..nanti susah..MAcam mana aku nak bagi ubat kalu tak tau apa sakit
tapi aku tahan luka hati sendiri..sebab aku tahu nak ubatkan.. ye laa..hati aku..pandailaa aku..biar masa berlalu dan berdarah laju..satu hari mesti hilang luka itu..dan dengan bangganya.. aku hitung parut itu..kerna orang yang melukakan aku telah kalah..sebab aku telah sembuh..

MUAHAHAHAHA
:P
buatlaa lagi~~ingat aku heran??

hpphhh :P

kubur kita lain-lain..

MUAHAHAHAHA

ingat senang ke aku nak sakit hati..

MUAHAHAHAHA

silap-silap orang tu yang luka sendiri..

MUAHAHAHAHA

*pagi-pagi aku dah merapu.. ps: tidak berkaitan dengan yang hidup mahupun yang mati..hanya berkaitan aku.. tapi kalu terasa bukan salah aku..sebab bukan tentang sesape pun..yang nak terasa tu pehal.. :D *peace

apsal arini aku terasa evil.. duhh

dugaan kecil

Saya ingat saya n adik je yang diserang demam selsema sejak raya..rupa-rupanya ramai yer..
iryani kat UK pun sama?.. isk..isk..

Saya mula terasa seram sejuk hari rabu selepas raya.. hari saya sepatutnya pulang ke KL malam itu..
sempat lagi pegi beraya rumah Che Ning (adik mama) tapi saya tak pakai baju raya pun..tak kuasa.. selamba sarung jeans n baju tshirt yg dh lama..teruk gile kalu dipikirkan..
Sampai jer umah che ning saya terjelepuk di sofa..buruk perangai betul kan?..che ning nak buat air sejuk..saya boleh dengan sedihnyer request air kosong..last2 che ning buat teh panas untuk semua orang..

malam tu saya dan adik sampai di LCCT pukul 11.30pm..slightly delayed..sampai di KLIA plak dah tengah malam..ingatkan nak amik ERL ..sekali train bergerak kul 1 pagi..gile ape sy nak tunggu satu jam..last2..naik cab terus sampai umah..nasib baik dengan menni..kalu sorang..haru..

esok pagi2 lagi saya tumpang sy*kin pi amik kete kat opis..sekali lagi saya heret menni sekali.. dengan muka tak malu dan mandi ala-ala kadar nyer kiterang pi amik kete..pastuh pi stesen minyak ..isi minyak..amik duit..pam tayar..
pastuh singgah kedai ..bekpes..hahaha..tak malu betul..muka mandi kerbau
nak wat cemana dua-dua demam dan batuk dengan hebatnya..mau nak mandi beria-ria pagi-pagi buta..
sampai umah..sekali lagi saya pengsan..badan memang panas..tapi saya berbungkus sakan dengan comforter..
kesian menni..esoknye dia exam..

petang tuh saya gagahkan juga drive hantar menni balik kampus..on the way balik ingat nak singgah klinik..tapi klinik tu tutup..nasib baik saya masih lagi cuti hari jumaat itu..
maka bermula laa episod tidur -bangun makan roti sekeping-tidur lagi..selama 3 hari.. lemah betul rasa..tak pernah demam sebegini..
selalu sy malas nak pegi klinik kalu demam tapi kali ni sy tak sabar2 tunggu klinik tuh bukak..
silap2 arituh nak mintak masuk hospital lagi.. sib baik tak call ambulans
setelah 2 kali tukar ubat.. dan sekali lagi mc pada hari isnin..the nxt day.. selasa tuh.. sib baik boleh bangun pagi ..dan sy masuk opis ... alhamdulillah getting better walaupun masih belum sihat sepenuhnya..
sekurang-kurangnya dh ada selera nak makan. :D

semalam telefon rumah kunun nak mengadu..but my parents takde.. in Sabah rupanya till weekend.. mengadu to my elder bro..die bleh gelakkan sy..
die cakap macam budak kecik.... huhh.. tu yang malas nak mengadu tuh..

arghh..batuk ku datang lagi..dah laa ofis nih sejuk.. naik semput dah ..
sib baik keje tak banyak..

kata menni ..kawan dia sms a comforting mgs saying that all the illnesses and sickness tuh.. untuk menghapuskan dosa2 kecik..yang kita buat...lebih kurang gitulaa..tak ingat ayat betul die..
kalu betul..alhamdulillah..tapi kene byk bersabar laa kan?

chiows

ZS girls on Hari Raya

Congratss