Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Instant Love: Mecca and Medina

Never been in my life had I felt so content and in peace, until my visit to the holy land. It was my very first time and it was a last minute decision for me to suddenly change my spring promenade to Japan to a religious trip to Medina and Mecca. 

I'm humbly happy beyond words..

Subhanallah...

My reason was simple, I wanted to find my inner peace. I was feeling uneasy the last couple of months, hopelessly exhausted with daily life hassles, stucked in between work and school, also other bits and pieces life has given me. As much as I tried to stay tall and strong, this small voice inside my heart keep on pushed me to go and have a 'rest'. 

The whole 9 days were definitely opened my eyes, it changed my life. I've never seen so much love, faith, goodness, obedience, and discipline as much as what I've seen in the holy land. It was amazing to see what hope and belief can change and turn a human into, changed all the mundane activities into a worship.

I'm thankful and grateful, for every tears behind the smiles, every hopes and prayers that comes from a pure heart, and every strangers that becomes family.



Alhamdulillah...


Masjidil An-Nabawi
View of Nabawi's mosque from my room :)
Masjidil An-Nabawi
Nabawi's mosque in the afternoon
Masjidil An-Nabawi
The umbrellas of Nabawi opens every morning until the afternoon,
this is to protect pilgrims from the heat
Masjidil An-Nabawi
Nabawi at night
Masjidil An-Nabawi

Quba Mosque
Quba's mosque, Medina
Quba Mosque

Jabal Magnit
Jabal Magnit, Medina
Jabal Magnit

Jabal Uhud
Jabal Uhud, Medina
Masjidil Al-Haram
Millions of pilgrims leaving the Haram mosque after prayer
Masjidil Al-Haram
Haram mosque, Mecca
Kaaba
The Holy Kaaba in Haram's mosque, Mecca
Masjidil Al-Haram
Life in Mecca, view from the hotel