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luxury venue and nothing of it made me experience how it could have been
during the time of the prophet. I searched for my prophet’s grave from one
room to another but nothing was found. Tears started shedding in a desperate
call to find my beloved’s tomb, pulpit, rawdha and house but nothing was
there. Instead, massive dividers were placed to prevent me from visiting my
beloved’s rawdha, women were only allowed twice a day to see part of one
covered with Qurans wall of the prophet’s grave after hours of wait. I did not
get a sight of the prophet’s pulpit, nor all the historical part and my excitement
was transformed to sadness and anger.”
- Hawra (London)
For the same goal:
“Hi my name is Mohammad.12 year ago when I was 15 years old my father
sent me to hajj alone and it was a amazing experience for me even at that time.
I experienced many new things. And I was inspired by masjid nabvi in madina
at the beginning of the trip. In makkah, when I went inside the masjid al haram
I couldn’t stop crying and I seen many people who go around the Ka’ba and I
joined them, some stages of hajj was difficult for me because I was alone and
so young
but I could
see
the
thousands
of Muslims
are here for
the same
goal
and
that gave
me
the
energy to
c o n t i n u e
the
hajj
stages as
best as I
can. I really