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Day 21 - Rearranging Truth

Bslam wrote 7 months ago: “Every hardship comes with an ease, subhanAllah“ 11/11/11 The theme Surah for this Hajj … more →

Tags: Aziziah, Reflections, test, Salah, Allah, Reliance, Ash-Sharh, Surah, Qur'an

Day 21 - Fading Bliss2 comments

Bslam wrote 7 months ago: “The little worldly things are starting to settle back into the mind“ 11/11/11 Right. So … more →

Tags: Mecca, Aziziah, Reflections, Islam, tawaf, Travel (2), Shuraim, Jumu'ah, Sudais

Day 20 - An Unwitting Descent1 comment

Bslam wrote 8 months ago: “I have a feeling it’s going to be even more difficult from here. What follows is real life. … more →

Tags: Mecca, Aziziah, Reflections, Islam, Taxi, jinn, Sunset, hardship, sajji

Day 18 - Like Clockwork

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “I recognize that I have to get tested with everything I have that matters to me, to see if I … more →

Tags: Hajj, Mecca, Reflections, Travel, Adhan, Crying, humility, ice cream, Indian

Day 18 - The Walls

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “There’s no way to fight it, the drop of water cannot move the ocean. You have no choice but t … more →

Tags: Mecca, Hajj, Reflections, al-haram, tawaf, KAABA, hajr al aswad, black stone, Video

Day 18 - Post-Apocalypto

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “Trust me, you get the hardships in regardless. A little A/C ain’t gon hurt, go for it, bro.“ … more →

Tags: Mecca, Hajj, Reflections, al-haram, hardship, Mina, Firâsah, tent, apocalypto

Day 18 - Thoughts Overnight

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “Mina is like a refugee camp version of NYC.” 11/8/11 – Hajj, Day 5 SubhanAllah, I … more →

Tags: Mecca, Hajj, Reflections, thobe, NYC, Mina, jamarat, corpse, Refugee camp

Day 12 - Khamsein?

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “Every day has been such an adventure here, subhanAllah“ 11/2/11 Of course, getting back … more →

Tags: Aziziah, Mecca, Reflections, Travel, Afghan, arabic fail, ashrein, Cab, driver

Day 12 - A Posthumous Visit

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “When you are here, you understand that you are known to your Creator. You feel His Presence. … more →

Tags: Mecca, umrah, Reflections, tawaf, KAABA, black stone, crushed, exhausted, al multazam

Day 6 - Ordinary People2 comments

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “You hope everyone would be enlightened or somehow, mystically, unexplainably, different. But, … more →

Tags: Mecca, Reflections, Beggars, Charity, People Watching, Bangladesh, West Africa, Sami Yusuf, turkey

Day 5 - Contemplating Context

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “There’s so much that can be gained just from standing in a landscape that is unchanged, to ge … more →

Tags: Mecca, Reflections, landscape, Marwa, mountains, sa'iy, safa, tawaf, UMRAH

Day 5 - Blame It On Al-Baik

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “Paranoia lingers and brings such unrest to the heart.” 10/26/11 It’s 7:50 am, I just ma … more →

Tags: Mecca, Reflections, Al-Baik, Burger King, Kidnap, Markets, Marwa, paranoid, suspicious

Day 4 - My 2nd Home2 comments

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “So maybe stability is the beginning of serenity. Remove the unknowns & find ease. Provide … more →

Tags: Mecca, Reflections, al-haram, Mecca, tawaf, ZAM-ZAM, bliss, KAABA, SACRED HOUSE

Day 4 - Rooftop Bliss

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “I had only one desire – to get lost…amongst the mass. To become nameless & fa … more →

Tags: Mecca, Reflections, al-haram, Prayer Time, Prayer, Islam, Mecca, hajj, Burger King

Day 4 - At Second Glance

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “That’s what I’d like to see, for Mecca to become a marketplace of ideas & stories as much … more →

Tags: Mecca, Reflections, al-haram, Mecca, Burger King, BK, ZAM-ZAM, Qibla, Saudi

Day 4 - The Ka'aba

Bslam wrote 1 year ago: “How one man touched the hearts of so many people is….incomprehensive. It’s a feat only … more →

Tags: umrah, Mecca, Reflections, Abraham, ANGELS, black stone, Hajji, hajr al aswad, IBRAHIM

Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa

Nadia Sayeh wrote 1 year ago: The qualities of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alayhi wa salam) mentioned the qua … more →

Tags: 2011, Makkah, al-Masjid al-Aqsa, al-Aqsa, Jerusalem, Bait Al Maqdis, al-Bukhari 55:585, Muslim 7:3218, Abu Dawud 10:1737


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