She Saved a Rupee a Day for Haj
Syed Faisal Ali, Arab News
MAKKAH, 24 December 2005 — It was a dream of a lifetime and took a long time to fulfill. It took her 17 years before she could embark on her dream odyssey — a journey to the holy land to perform the pilgrimage.
Fiftyseven-year-old Abida Mubarak of Delhi is grateful to Allah that she is performing Haj this year after saving one rupee every day for over 17 years. “I was saving whatever money I could every day. On an average I saved one rupee a day, sometimes more, in my piggy bank for the pilgrimage. And now after a long wait of 17 years I am in the holy land to perform Haj,” Abida said.
Abida has come with her husband Mubarak Ali and her aunt Qadri Begum for the pilgrimage. Mubarak is a low wage earner and was unable to spare any money from his measly income for the Haj. He said they could make the pilgrimage only due to the efforts, patience and perseverance of Abida. “She is a very gutsy woman. When she was saving one rupee a day for Haj, everybody laughed at her. But she was not discouraged and never lost patience, and at last proved everybody wrong,” Mubarak said.
Not only did Abida make the trip, she helped Mubarak. “For all three of us, the flight from Delhi to Jeddah was the first ever plane journey. We had never seen an aircraft before,” Abida said....
“Our accommodation in the Aziziah district is a bit far off from the Holy Haram, but the transportation facility is good and until now we have not faced any problem. But people say when the season peaks, more and more pilgrims will arrive and the situation might change. But we have no choice. We are praying that everything passes off smoothly and we go back to our country safe and sound,” an excited Abida said.
“The Aziziah accommodation is a bit cheaper at SR1,050. It includes transportation and breakfast,” Ausaf said.
1,050 Saudi Riyal = 190.025 Euro
The cheapest roundtrip Delhi-Jeddah flight I could find was at 518.019 EUR and there are two members of the Mubarak family besides Abida.
^^^ lol you are such a nerd..
flight prices change by months and among companies...
when I used to travel from NY to London, I could find flights as cheap as $200 with 'student universe' 'student travel' and other such companies.. also airlines vary, usually virgin atlantic had the cheapest tickets, but sometimes British airway (by the way I don't recommend them) did... so you just need to know when to snipe a deal..
there was a town in England called (luton) with its own airport, you could go to Germany for as little as ₤ 11 honestly cheaper than it was to travel in England itself...
ah--- I miss traveling..
peace
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She saved a rupee a day fo Hajj...
oh: I should get my butt over there before making that trip
lol
ok einstein go lodge your complaints with Syed Faisal Ali of http://www.arabnews.com/
(only 3 points though, guys...)
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jus kidding moi'
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