Our Journey to Makkah

To get our visas was an adventure in itself. We received our visas on Thursday, that same day we went to get our tickets, the only tickets available were for the next day. Our intentions were to leave the following week, so we were not quite ready, but we ran around and got ready with the help of our children. Allhumdillah we got on the plane before it left.

At the airport there were alot of people wearing ihram, which made me feel more comfortable wearing it. When we arrived at the airport in Jeddah it took about 7 hours before we got on the bus to come to the hotel. It did not seem bad to me, I kept on reminding myself that this is part on my journey and making constant dhikr. On the plane for part of the way, the whole plane was reciting Labaik aLa humma... It was beautiful.

Visting the kaba with all of those other believers is something that cannot be described. You are at the kaba making tawaf, going from Mount Safa to Mount Marwa, you are in awe at the number of muslims doing the samething. We are all Muslims and our numbers are Great, Subhanallah.

Just looking at the Kaba is something you can not do enough, you stop looking because you have to go eat, sleep or use the bathroom, but you just want to be there. This spot was seen by Adam, Abraham, Ishmail and our beloved Propthet(pbuh) and more. I cannot describe the feeling. It is not a burden to make hajj but a blessing. It is a gift that Allah have given to all of us here and all of those that came here before to be able to see the kaba.

I am making dua for Everyone. May Allah grant us all Jannah and protect us from the fire, the torments of the grave, the trials of this life and the next and protect us from the dajjal.

Allah is Merciful.