I decided to go with Sara for Umra for a few days. Everything in our lives was going on well, we were very much in love and very happy, we were blessed with a beautiful and healthy baby so I thought it was best to go for Umra and pray and thank Allah for all the blessings.
We left Tamara with my parents and flew to Jeddah.From Jeddah we took a cab to Mecca and went to check in at Zam Zam hotel.It was Sara's first trip to Mecca. Sara was fascinated at the sight of the Grand Mosque . She was very emotional when she saw the Kaaba,she had goose bumbs on her skin and was crying uncontrollably.
We did Tawaf after Dhuhur prayers maybe the temperature was in the 50s. Amazing it was an easy Tawaf we completed the seven circles reciting duas and asking Allah for forgiveness easily and we did not feel the heat ,when we finished Tawaf we prayed two rakas of salat near the Maqam -Ibrahim . We drank Zam Zam water..After that we went to do Sa'y walking back and forth seven times between Safa and Marwa. It was a struggle when were performing Sa'y we realized that we were very lethargic.
most probably from the intense heat. I felt dehydrated and Sara was dizzy.
Ellamdullilah we did it, if it was not for the heat it would have been very easy. We were extremely happy to have had this opportunity to be at this holy place.The spiritual feeling and the holy experience is indescrible. We went back to the hotel to freshen up and then we went out to eat and shop.Sara was amazed with the shopping in Mecca she bought a lot of presents for family and friends. Next day after fajer prayers we left for Jeddah and checked in at the Marriott. We rested a little and later went out shopping to the malls, Sara loved the abayas she bought many and some she took as gifts for my mother and sisters . It was a lovely weekend though it was hectic we felt really fresh and happy.
We were looking forward to going home and seeimg our baby, we really missed Tamara.When we arrived in Dubai we went straight to my parents to get our baby. She was very happy to see us and she kept saying "baba" .Mashalla she was cute and had this big smile all the time , big eyes and brown curly hair. Tamara was crawling every where , she started to stand up . She was pulling everything within her reach. She was a joy to my parents now all their days revolved around Tamara. They loved sleeping with her, they got a travel cot and when Tamara sleeps at their place they put the cot in their room. Sometimes she gives them a hard time to go to sleep but they are prepared to stay up late because of Tamara.Anything for their first granddaughter .
We had dinner at our parents and went back home exhausted.
Sara called her parents and was telling them about her experience in Mecca. Her parents wanted very much to go for Hajj but were having problems to get government approval as they have a quota for the number of people to perform Hajj, the government makes a draw of all applicants.So far they have been unlucky.
Sara was expecting her sister over for a holiday so she was very happy .I met her sister when I went to their home , Rana looks like Sara but is more beautiful and she carries herself very well.I was expecting that she would break some hearts in Dubai. I was eargerly waiting to see the reaction of my cousins.
We left Tamara with my parents and flew to Jeddah.From Jeddah we took a cab to Mecca and went to check in at Zam Zam hotel.It was Sara's first trip to Mecca. Sara was fascinated at the sight of the Grand Mosque . She was very emotional when she saw the Kaaba,she had goose bumbs on her skin and was crying uncontrollably.
We did Tawaf after Dhuhur prayers maybe the temperature was in the 50s. Amazing it was an easy Tawaf we completed the seven circles reciting duas and asking Allah for forgiveness easily and we did not feel the heat ,when we finished Tawaf we prayed two rakas of salat near the Maqam -Ibrahim . We drank Zam Zam water..After that we went to do Sa'y walking back and forth seven times between Safa and Marwa. It was a struggle when were performing Sa'y we realized that we were very lethargic.
most probably from the intense heat. I felt dehydrated and Sara was dizzy.
Ellamdullilah we did it, if it was not for the heat it would have been very easy. We were extremely happy to have had this opportunity to be at this holy place.The spiritual feeling and the holy experience is indescrible. We went back to the hotel to freshen up and then we went out to eat and shop.Sara was amazed with the shopping in Mecca she bought a lot of presents for family and friends. Next day after fajer prayers we left for Jeddah and checked in at the Marriott. We rested a little and later went out shopping to the malls, Sara loved the abayas she bought many and some she took as gifts for my mother and sisters . It was a lovely weekend though it was hectic we felt really fresh and happy.
We were looking forward to going home and seeimg our baby, we really missed Tamara.When we arrived in Dubai we went straight to my parents to get our baby. She was very happy to see us and she kept saying "baba" .Mashalla she was cute and had this big smile all the time , big eyes and brown curly hair. Tamara was crawling every where , she started to stand up . She was pulling everything within her reach. She was a joy to my parents now all their days revolved around Tamara. They loved sleeping with her, they got a travel cot and when Tamara sleeps at their place they put the cot in their room. Sometimes she gives them a hard time to go to sleep but they are prepared to stay up late because of Tamara.Anything for their first granddaughter .
We had dinner at our parents and went back home exhausted.
Sara called her parents and was telling them about her experience in Mecca. Her parents wanted very much to go for Hajj but were having problems to get government approval as they have a quota for the number of people to perform Hajj, the government makes a draw of all applicants.So far they have been unlucky.
Sara was expecting her sister over for a holiday so she was very happy .I met her sister when I went to their home , Rana looks like Sara but is more beautiful and she carries herself very well.I was expecting that she would break some hearts in Dubai. I was eargerly waiting to see the reaction of my cousins.
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