Day 3 at Al-quds We start with reasons.... There are many to relate by what I feel we leave behind is this.... Umm Salamah (ra) relates that the Prophet (saw) said, “If anyone puts on Ihram for Hajj or Umrah from Masjid Al-Aqsa and then proceeds to the Sacred Masjid (Ka’bah), their past and future sins will be forgiven, or they will be entered into Paradise”. (Abu Dawud) Zaid Ibn Thabit (ra) reports that the Prophet (saw) said, “How blessed is Al-Sham...

Day 2 in Jerusalem I have recovered from part of my emotions, yet some how I have tears every time I stand in prayer at the masjid Al-aqsa We wake up early and reach for pre Dawn prayer walking through centuries of history on marbled streets which have been so worn out they feel more cobbled and brick paved, narrow streets with houses line in geometric distance, corners leading to smaller streets, well laid street shops fill the walls of the old city, I feel w...

Day 2 in Jordan 19th April 2011 We pray the morning prayer in congregation, Have breakfast at 8:00am and get ready to leave, This time, plan to go in plenty of time, we reach the border crossing at 10:30am .....the usual pleasantries with the Israelis start. First it's sticker application in passport and why we are here ( questions from every one) than we move on to baggage control search passports are kept by them again, some of our group go for interviews ...