Tawakkul
Jun 27, 2023
‘Flowing’ from Arafah 12 years ago… … More Tawakkul
Tag: Muzdalifah
Hajj Chronicles revisited: Part 25: Not your average Saturday night
Jun 15, 2023
Wandering soul (part 2)… … More Hajj Chronicles revisited: Part 25: Not your average Saturday night
Reliance: How 9 hours defined My Hajj
Aug 17, 2018
It was incredible to see and be among the 3 million pilgrims heading to Muzdalifah – both by bus and walking. The busses held passengers inside, on the roofs, and in the luggage compartments underneath. … More Reliance: How 9 hours defined My Hajj
The Journey of a Lifetime
Jul 17, 2018
I feel for those who leave their kids behind to undertake this trip. It’s heart-breaking…but it’s a necessary pain. It teaches us that, no matter how strong our attachments to the people we have in this life, we have to leave at some point. We have to meet our Creator. The same goes for attachments to material possessions and status. … More The Journey of a Lifetime
Ready for Hajj series: Part 3 (Days of Hajj)
Sep 27, 2013
Wrapping up the Hajj prep series (after the previous Madinah tipsheet and Makkah tipsheet), our final tipsheet focuses on the big event – the biggest 5 days of your life: Hajj. Download: 5 days of Hajj tipsheet Here, the tips cover day 1 on Mina, the all-important day of Arafah, the journey to Muzdalifah, Eid … More Ready for Hajj series: Part 3 (Days of Hajj)
Hajj Chronicles Part 25: Not your average Saturday night
Aug 15, 2013
Previous posts in this series: Parts 1 to 24 Marathon man For most of the walk from Arafah, I drank minimal water – since there were no toilets on the road (and my water was warm anyway). As I neared Muzdalifah, I started to feel a bit like a marathon runner. At the side of … More Hajj Chronicles Part 25: Not your average Saturday night
The biggest 5 days of your life
Oct 15, 2012
A few weeks back, I’d planned to publish a series of ‘Hajj tips’ posts – with this one being the first. I ended up not having the time to do the full series as hoped, but due to a recent request – and the stats showing quite a few downloads of the first tipsheet recently … More The biggest 5 days of your life
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