After a couple of days resting at the hotel, we were told to stand-by for busses that would take us to Mina on the 8th of Dhulhijjah. No-one knew in advance exactly when the busses would arrive, but when it did, we would all quickly… Read More »My hajj – Mina, Arafat & Jamarat
Although I was looking forward to the trip and determined to go through with it, I knew I would miss my children, and I worried that my youngest one, who was only 9 months old, would miss me as we had never been apart for… Read More »My Umrah before the Hajj
Going for Hajj is a big thing, one of the biggest adventures in your life. For me, thinking back to where and when it began, it’s getting difficult to remember. Although the process started almost a year ago (when we first started talking about making the trip), it finished just over a week ago. In total one year from start to finish!
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