Umrah Experience

Assalamualaikum, hello everybody.

It's already July now and Ramadhan has come too. Today is the 16th of Ramadhan if i'm not mistaken. The full moon shone so brightly for the past two days. I am also on my 3 months of summer holiday which means I am at HOME !

I'm going to share with you guys my Umrah experience :) Alhamdulillah, my family and I went to Saudi Arabia on 30th of May until 10th of Jun. Tabung Haji Malaysia is our travel agency. Tabung Haji is like the main umrah, haji and travel agency in Malaysia but there are others agencies also.

Tabung Haji has lots of umrah packages. This package is one of the best I guess because the hotels booked for the hujjaj at both Madinah and Makkah are just beside the mosque. It barely took 5 minutes to reach the mosque gate. But still it is quite a long way in because Masjidil Haram and the Prophet Mosque ( Masjidil Nabawi ) are very big ! You could get lost if you forget which door you came in through. The number of doors are uncountable. No words could describe how magnificent both of them are. I am speechless to be frank. Allah always protect this two holy lands and I am feeling blessed to get to see them :)

After we reached Jeddah Airport on the first day, we ride a bus to Madinah. It is a 6 hours journey.They are about 30 of us if i'm not mistaken. We stayed at Anwar-Movenpick Hotel there for about 3 days. Masjidil Nabawi is just next to it and it's surely a waste if you don't go to there for the 5 times prayer. Of course the bonus is that your pahala will be multiplied by thousand :D Who don't want that huh ? Plus, the interior and exterior design of it is so breathtaking I must say. Could not get my eyes of it. A must area to visit and do our prayers and duas are at Rawdah. I don't really now how to describe it but this is the actual site of Masjidil Nabawi that was build by the Prophet Muhammad SAW. Next to this is the Prophet Muhammad tomb and also both Usman and Umar tombs. It touched my heart thinking how close I am to the most greatest man on Earth. On the next 2 days we went to some tour around the land. We visited a few historical places around Madinah such as the Quba' Mosque and also went to the market to buy some dates ( it's a must if you visit there ). The main type of date that most people are eager to buy is Ajwa dates. Ajwa date is said to be the Prophet Muhammad SAW favourite type of date :D The taste is supper yummy too you know.

We spent our whole next 7 days in Makkah :D We stayed in a hotel named Swissotel which is situated in the Makkah Tower which is opposite to the Baitullah ( so feeling blessed ). We arrived from Madinah at about 10 p.m. After having some dinner at the hotel we prepared ourselves for performing umrah. Alhamdulillah me and my family finished our umrah at about 2.30 a.m. During this season which is like a summer season in Saudi Arabia, the hujjaj usually choose to perform umrah at night because it's not too hot of course. I'm not going to share the steps and some do's and don't in umrah because there are a lot of sites and books that are more precise and detailed. You guys should go and check em out :) 7 days sure look like a long period of time but to be honest, it's not enough :') I really want to stay there as long as I could. I mean, who doesn't want that ? That land is so tranquil until you could forget all the stuffs that bugs you. We also visited some historical places there ( a lot tbh ). But what I could not forget is Jabal Thur and Jabal Uhud. I love the story behind these historical places. Go and search for it, you will be touched InsyaaAllah :)

Here are some pictures of me and my family in Madinah and Makkah :D

Al- Masjidil Al- Munawarah : The big umbrellas will open up when it's too hot or raining.

The tomb of the Prophet Muhammad SAW is just under the green dome there if
you guys could see it.

Jabal Thur, Makkah

Jabal Rahmah, Makkah

Interior of Masjidil Nabawi

Temporarily

Assalamualaikum and hello people ( still who reads my posts actually ?? ) haha 

I have been away quite long huh ? been busy with tests, courseworks and some lab works. I am so glad all is done because we only have a week before our study week and then our FINAL EXAM !! How time flies huh ? Our last Organic Chemistry test was on this morning and like usual the result is already up now in moodle page ( our uni academic web or whtvr they call it ) 

and.............. Alhamdulillah I did well :D I actually beamed when I saw my result just now. This module is like very very very IMPORTANT for me to further in MPharm for my degree year ( I have mentioned this before ) So yeah I am so grateful to Allah.

Even though I have been suffering from chicken pox since this Monday, Allah still let me have the strength to present myself for the test :) Thank you Allah. Oh ya YES I HAVE CHICKEN POX.

Shocking actually because I never thought of it at first but then I remembered that I could get it because the last 2 weeks I went back home and my brother who's staying at boarding school came home because he got chicken pox. So yeah I think I get infected from him.

But in my case it is SO SAD because I am so far away from home. I can't go home because of the chemistry test today. But I am so feeling blessed because my mom came and accompany me here in my campus xoxo She's gonna come again tomorrow YEAA. My dad and little brother can't come :( but I know it's for the best anyway.

I am sharing a bit about my experience with this chicken pox thingy okay ? 

Starting on Sunday night I have a very high fever especially during the night. Then on Tuesday morning I started to see red spots that have a liquid in it so I quickly called my parents. They told me to go to the health care a.k.a clinic in my campus to take Acyclovir ( they are both pharmacist so yeah I am grateful for that) I was so dumb actually for not bringing it back here when my mom told me to because I was so ignorant and thought that I am too superior to get this disease. ughh me and my dumbness.

So I went to the clinic and the doctor prescribed me with Acyclovir. If you guys are wondering, it is an anti-virus. Basically it kills or like weakened the virus. Traditionally people in my country don't take this because they believe in letting all the spots bursting by themselves without being disturbed. Actually either way works just fine because in the end your body will produce immunisation for this disease :)

I had high fever until Wednesday I think. After seeing my mom I felt so heavenly and suddenly I get better. ( cliche huh ) My mom helped me to put on Calamine lotion all over my body. ughh the spots are CRAZY. They are everywhere. After applying it my whole body felt so relax and less itchy.

NOTE : Calamine lotion is a MUST in this situation. MARK my word people. 

As for what I ate, I don't really eat much ( felt like i don't eat at all ) because the spots are all over my mouth too so it is very painful to even munch anything so I just drink full nutrition powdered milk and some Gardenia bread. I HATE MYSELF FOR THIS.

But, now I am fine ( except the fact that it is still painful to eat ) and I am just waiting for the spots to dry up and flake off.

What I have learnt:

I don't have that super flawless skin but there are rarely any acne. I mean, I don't have acne problem skin. It's quite smooth actually despite some blemishes. So as some of you may know, this chicken pox will go all over your face so I WAS SO FREAKED OUT. I almost cried...... ughh me... I am so shocked seeing my face like that when I woke up that morning. It was like a minute ago my face was fine and then this happen. 

Then suddenly I lost my appetite. Every time I try to chew something my gums get irritated. I felt so weak-laying on my bed like I am so weak. I need food. REAL FOOD. But even if i have any food I just don't dare to eat them. It hurts so BAD.

Because these two are like the body parts that I love the most so these situations make me ponder. This life is not ours. This life is temporary. This life is not perfect. This life we are living right now is dunya. and dunya is Allah's, not ours. Allah has every right to take it back from us. Don't be so sure that you will walk just fine on His land because of your ego.

Actually I am grateful because Allah reminds me of this. I must be- because as my mom said " Some people out there are being tested by Allah tougher that you are facing right now. Be thankful " 

Yes I am thankful. 

Thank you Allah for everything :)

People, in whatever state or feelings you are now I hope you guys stay strong and always remember Allah. The thought of Him will calm our heart InsyaaAllah.