As-salamou alikoum w/A w/b

Set back and relax

I have a story to tell you

This Ramadan…We took a trip

It was a long one

First: In Frankfurt Airport, I had to keep up with my brother in law

Then, I changed into Ihram cloth

I suppose that is not common in Germany

In Umra, sometimes you have to walk

And, sometimes you have to Jog

When the crowd pushed

I could not push them back

When the elders held me back

I dared not push my way through

I gave up my hair, a little by little

Because of the crowd, It is better to get to the Grand Masjid before Maghrib

And stay inside until you finish Taraweeh

My Iftar was meatless and rice-less

But, Allah sent: The coffee crew

Then my Iftar was A-OK

Then, the cleaning crew came in

And everything was as good as new

Usually, lines are straight throughout the MasjidBut not in this one

Why lines are not straight?

Hint

Sometimes, I had to read while standing up

Because I got tired of reading while setting down

We still got a “Halal” taste from “home”

Even though we were over 6000 miles a way.

And, you know what happens, sometimes

It was HOT

It was crowded

And, we were, you know, fasting

BUT

ALHAMDOU-LILLAH

I made it

We made it

They made it

By the way, here are some pictures

The Prophet’s Masjid in Madina

The Prophet’s grave

First Masjid: Masjid Quba’a

In-shaa Allah

Next year

There is a place for you