Re: Share your experiences!
Assalam o alaikum
Hajj and umrah experiences are actually the feelings that cant be truly expressed in words..
It is from Allah that whom he calls to his house..
Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah, i dont even remember how many times i have been there but each time the first sight of Ka'ba fastens my heart beats and i feel like i m standing in front of Real Power, creator of all the creations.
the best thing i liked the most was sitting in the open prayer area near the Ka'ba for hours specially at night times; after isha or tahajjud prayers when there are fewer people. i used to keep looking at the Ka'ba and think of my self, my life, crying , praying, praying for my self, for every one i know, thinking of my Rub.. and any thing i can do to make the of most of these few beautiful hours.. they were indeed beautiful moments for me, sitting on the white marble floor, an empty handed young women with the trust that today she will get what ever she will ask for..
moving bare footed, with all the people in one direction, in tawaf washes out all the false pride we have in our heads. towards the end of each tawaf usually i had pain in my heels (may be its due to moving fast on hard flooring) but every time soon after taking very little rest i started wanting to do tawaf again.. and the desire to do it again and again never ends until you are there.. and after returning i specially miss doing tawaf..
when i m there i feel my self very cool and calm with a peace of heart and mind i can get no where
last year on my way back, it was mid of July, hot desert all around with only road we were moving, some thoughts clicked my mind, i looked out of the window closed my eyes and started imagining myself on a camel instead of seat of a car, my luggage hanged with me, and the animal moving slowly and steadily but Oh my God! that scorching sun would have burnt me. we cant even imagine it while people back in history and our beloved prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to travel like that. So much comfort lovers we are and how easy our lives are. still we are so ungrateful.