My journey to Makkah

I still remember the day when Ak and I went back to our house in Kuala Lumpur, and found the letter from TH saying we were selected to perform our Hajj this year. My excitement turn to anguish when we found out that we had not replied by the deadline date, Then started the many phone calls explaining we have moved to Penang and have not updated our address. So finally TH told us to be on standby. We had to take our vaccine, attend a crash course on Hajj Pilgrimage, pack all ou bags and wait. A few days before departure, we finally got the good news. So now we officially became DuyyufurRahman. Our flight was from Kuala Lumpur. My children were all still very young. My eldest was 19, my son was 15 and my youngest was 10. They will be staying with my in laws for the whole time. 

Our flight was upgraded to business class all the way to Jeddah.  The whole journey was like in a dream. I never would have imagined that I will make this most important pilgrimage before the age of 40. It is difficult to put into words my experience, because each and everything we went through is a test. Whether it is good or difficult, all of it is a test. The only thing I want to highlight here is the first time my eyes, "touched" Kaabah. The feeling is unimaginable. It is beyond words. Tears will come because of the joy and a kind of fear.  I did my Umrah at age of 26. My 2 kids followed us. The youngest was not born. It is the same feeling you get no matter how many times you look at the Kaabah. 

The same feeling when we went to Madinah. The heart flutters with joy when in raudah. We feel so close to the Prophet saw. As though he is welcoming us to his Masjid. All in all it was a very sacred journey. Made a few friends for life. Hope to go again to Makkah, this time with all my children, God Willing