Praise be to Allah God Almighty who has shower on us prosperity and good health, we have a chance to visit the Holly Mosque for the third time. First time during Hajj season 1994, second time Umrah season 1997.
Our friend asked us to join what they called “Millennium Umrah” in December 1999 until January 2000 (during fasting month Ramadhan).
As usual we arrived at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah at night time, after we cleared our documents we had ritual of cleansing by washed our face, hands and feet before the faithful bow to pray, then we changes our ordinary clothes to Ihram Clothing.
Then we went to Mecca, we stopped at Al Masjid Al Haram to do Tawaaf, Sa’i, drink from Zamzam Wells, prays sunnah and compulsory and have our hair shaved as a part of Umrah ritual.
During fasting month of Ramadhan we have Iftar (break our Fasting) and dinner at the Mosque for free, the people were very generous by providing foods and drinks for Iftar and dinner. They laid down long plastic sheets in the Mosque or around the Mosque then invited us to come to their place for break our fasting and they gave goods services for free.
They served dates, sweets, breads, yogurt, milk, kahwa (Arabic coffee), fruits choices of apples, orange, banana, grape and many others food and drinks.
As usual we visited Muzdalifah, Mina, Hira Cave and Mount Arafat, as a flashback of ancient journey.
Before we leave Mecca we did farewell Tawaaf or Tawaaf Wada, everybody cried we have to leave the Holly Mosque, where all Muslims around the world gathered with no discriminations, everybody prayed and hope to revisit the Holly Land.
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