Hajj: Patience
Allah says in the Qur’an “inAllaha ma al-sabireen”, “surely Allah is with those who are patient” or “surely Allah is with the patient”. This ayat seems to me to be an emphatic and it stresses the point that Allah is with the patient.
Hajj: Generosity
Whilst in Madina we were fortunate enough to meet a special lady, the wonderful Auntie Noor as she is commonly known (according to Sidra) but otherwise known as UmmBilal Petersen of the Al-Miskeenah Blog. Auntie Noor was aware that I would be in Madina with my family and wanted to meet us. Sidra, who was in our group, mentioned that Auntie Noor had asked after us when she met her earlier and would visit our hotel later but had passed…
Madina Photos
Here are some pictures from Madina I took. I had to take the photos with a high ISO setting (ISO1600) to avoid using the flash so the images are going to be a bit grainy. You can see my currently uploaded images on my Flickr site. Will be uploading more soon.