On this day, we prepared to depart from Medina heading towards the holy sanctuary in Mecca. It was an all day affair, filled with anticipation as many of us internally prepared our hearts to behold the Kaa’ba for the first time.
We assembled around 1:30 pm as expected, but did not leave the hotel until approximately 4. On our way, we made a quick stop at masjid Quba, and headed to the miqat – the station where the muslims assume the ihram or garment in which the umrah and hajj are performed. Yet ihram requires much more than a garment, because from this point on we would recite the talbiyah, and refrain from any idle talk or argument, and concentrate on supplication, remembrance and worship.
We assembled around 1:30 pm as expected, but did not leave the hotel until approximately 4. On our way, we made a quick stop at masjid Quba, and headed to the miqat – the station where the muslims assume the ihram or garment in which the umrah and hajj are performed. Yet ihram requires much more than a garment, because from this point on we would recite the talbiyah, and refrain from any idle talk or argument, and concentrate on supplication, remembrance and worship.
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