ROAD TO MAKKAH AND MEDINA 28/3 - 2/4/2012

ROAD TO MAKKAH 

My trip to Makkah and Medina this time bit longer than normal trip because my sister in law also doing their umra and ziarah to Medina. Its was amazing and SubhanAllah, i managed to all prayers in Masjidil Harram. This is my 6th umrah since 2006. Alhamdulillah, because im staying in Riyadh, and not that far from Makkah (by car 8 hours and plane 1 half hour :))))....We departed from Riyadh Airport 6pm and reached Jeddah 7 plus and from Jeddah to Makkah about hour...We did our umrah before fajr time and finished after 2 hours time, because we pray fajr first...MashaAllah, many many people that time, like Hajj time, because school holiday and weekend, that why many people...Below is a pictures with thousand meanings :)

Anas at King Khalid Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Building around Masjidil Harram

Before my tawaf, many many people, MashaAllah. 

After finished my tawaf

Saie, u have to walked from Safa to Marwa for 7 rounds, and each round takes about 15-20 minutes, such long walk yeah :)

Shuttle bus to Harram, and became closer using the tunnel

Tunnel to Harram

Anas in the bus...so serious :)

After Jumuah prayer, still many people, MashaAllah

ROAD TO MEDINA

And my trip to Medina took 4 hours plus from Makkah by van...The driver drove the van very very fast, and i cant sleep, im scared too, hehehe...Makkah and Medina surrounded by the mountains and along the way to Medina is mountains :) Again, the pictures is the best memory 

Mountains at left and right side of the road

Mountain again

Medina's hotels

Outside Masjidil Nabawi, the umbrella will automatic open at 6.30am until maghrib time

Umbrella is open

At night, view from hotel restaurant

Anas, little son...1 2 3 action :)

Mount Uhud...Huge..If you prayed janazah, the reward is big as mount uhud, mashaAllah

The sahabat's grave yard, no tomb stone or marble unlike Malaysia

Remind us on the death, may we dies in Islam, inshaAllah

Quba Masjid, is the first Masjid was built by Prophet SAW when he migrated to Medina

The reward if you pray in Masjid Quba. We did go to Masjid Qiblatein, this historically important for Muslims as the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad, leading the prayer, is said to have been commanded to change the direction of prayer (qibla) fromJerusalem to Mecca. Thus it uniquely contained two prayer niches (mihrabs). Recently the mosque was renovated, removing the old prayer niche facing Jerusalem and leaving the one facing Mecca.The Qiblatain Mosque is among the three earliest mosques in Islam's history, along with Quba Mosque and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi.

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At the Medina airport, while we waiting for the plane to off, i saw the captain praying under the plane, MashaAllah even he is working, he not forget the pray

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In the plane, on the way to Riyadh...Medina full of mountains

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