Thursday, January 11, 2007

Back from Hajj

This morning @ 9am we left Madinah for Jeddah airport, and Alhamdulillah, Baba and I are back from Hajj. We were with Sawitri and her brother @ Jeddah airport today... subhanallah, Allah unites me with people I love in the most beautiful of meetings. Our flights were scheduled to leave @ the same time!

I was supposed to leave for Pakistan on Friday, but we cancelled. I'm down with the Hajj flu... also a bit sad that I'm going to miss Khadija's wedding in Pakistan- We've known their family for as long as I can remember. Uncle and Baba are best friends, but... I'm happy that I get to avoid all the glamour and show of being @ a wedding right after Hajj!

I guess... the unravelling of my trip will start when I unpack tomorrow. As I think, I feel as if Hajj is more about what you do afterwards. What do you do with your life, when you know Allah has forgiven you, and cleansed you of everything?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Salaam Humairah! I pray that your Hajj is accepted and Allah continues to bestow His mercy and blessings upon you. Do share some of your thoughts and memories with us :)

Humairah Irfan said...

walaikum as salam
Thanks Hajera :) Nice to hear from you!
Ameen... I made lots of dua for you, and everyone in Toronto.

I will definitely write about my experience inshallah... so much happened... and so many experiences @ different levels- the spiritual aspect, the people, the logistics... I'm still sorting out my thoughts.