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Hajj Chronicles (PDF) Hajj Chronicles An in-depth account of Hajj 1432 (2011) by Yacoob Manjoo 1 Copyright © 2013 Yacoob Manjoo. All rights reserved worldwide. The e-book is provided absolutely free, for the purposes of promoting the Hajj and educating others about it. You are encouraged to share it with those who are interested in the journey of Hajj. Some of the pictures and text in this book are from other sources, and I’ve clearly marked where this is the case – along with links to the sources where possible. All other text and images (written and photographed by me) are copyrighted. However, you may use parts of it for your own personal or academic purposes – as long as you reference it properly, and link back to the source: http://dreamlife.wordpress.com/. If you’d like to use part of this book for commercial purposes, please contact me to discuss your intentions. Cover picture: Mina on the final morning of Hajj 1432/ 2011 (taken by Yacoob Manjoo) 2 Table of contents FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 NOTES ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 PART 1: EARLY DAYS AND MADINAH ............................................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER 1: WHY? .................................................................................................................................................. 7 CHAPTER 2: BEGINNINGS .......................................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 3: TWELVE BAGS OF SABR .......................................................................................................................... 14 CHAPTER 4: WELCOME TO MADINAH ....................................................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER 5: A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN ...................................................................................................................... 22 CHAPTER 6: MADINAH ATTRACTIONS (PART 1) ........................................................................................................... 25 CHAPTER 7: MADINAH ATTRACTIONS (PART 2) ........................................................................................................... 30 CHAPTER 8: EVERY SOUL SHALL TASTE IT .................................................................................................................... 37 CHAPTER 9: LOOSE ENDS ........................................................................................................................................ 42 CHAPTER 10: HIJRA ............................................................................................................................................... 45 PART 2: MAKKAH AND AZIZIAH ..................................................................................................................... 51 CHAPTER 11: THE BIG MOMENT ............................................................................................................................... 52 CHAPTER 12: UMRAH ............................................................................................................................................ 56 CHAPTER 13: LIFT OFF ............................................................................................................................................ 61 CHAPTER 14: MELTING POT .................................................................................................................................... 67 CHAPTER 15: THINGS TO SEE ................................................................................................................................... 71 CHAPTER 16: SMILES AND FROWNS .......................................................................................................................... 77 CHAPTER 17: MEMORIES FOR THE HEART .................................................................................................................. 79 CHAPTER 18: JOKE’S ON YOU ................................................................................................................................... 82 CHAPTER 19: ASCENSION ........................................................................................................................................ 86 CHAPTER 20: REFLECTIONS BEFORE THE BIG DAY ......................................................................................................... 94 PART 3: THE DAYS OF HAJJ ............................................................................................................................. 97 CHAPTER 21: DAY 1: MINA .................................................................................................................................... 98 CHAPTER 22: DAY 2: ARAFAH (PART 1) ................................................................................................................... 104 CHAPTER PART 23: ARAFAH (PART 2) – WUQOOF..................................................................................................... 107 CHAPTER 24: ADVENTURES IN THE DESERT ............................................................................................................... 110 CHAPTER 25: NOT YOUR AVERAGE SATURDAY NIGHT ................................................................................................. 113 CHAPTER 26: DAY 3 – EUPHORIA ........................................................................................................................... 118 CHAPTER 27: RETURN TO MINA ............................................................................................................................. 122 CHAPTER 28: BOOM! ........................................................................................................................................... 125 CHAPTER 29: BACK TO THE KABAH ......................................................................................................................... 128 CHAPTER 30: FAREWELL ....................................................................................................................................... 132 FINAL WORDS ..................................................................................................................................................... 136 APPENDIX A: SELECTED LINKED PAGES ........................................................................................................ 137 APPENDIX B: HAJJ TIP SHEET ........................................................................................................................ 150 3 Foreword The e-book that follows is a series of blog posts I wrote after returning from my first (and thus far only) Hajj, in November 2011. It’s based on my personal Hajj journal, which I wrote over the weeks I was away. The journey was, without doubt, the greatest and most important experience of my life – filled with amazing locations and experiences, and abundant lessons and insights. And because of this, I wanted to share it with my blog’s readers – in the hope of not only passing on what I’ve learnt, but also hopefully inspiring them to make this journey themselves – if they hadn’t already been. Hajj truly is the ‘journey of a lifetime’ – one that liberates you from your lifetime of sins and bad qualities. One that gives you a clean slate – a chance to start life again, in the spiritual sense, as if you’re a new-born baby. It’s one that teaches you how to re-orient your focus to what’s really important in life. It’s one that forces you to grow – because it takes you out of your comfort zones; teaching you qualities of character that you know are virtuous – yet you find difficult to practice in everyday life, in the absence of challenges. And most importantly, it’s one that draws you closer and closer to your Creator – nurturing the relationship that is most important in life, and putting your existence, your purpose, and your responsibilities, into the proper perspective. As you read the now-complete set of posts contained herein, I pray that these chapters will be of tremendous benefit to you. But beyond that, I hope it will also benefit me as well – refreshing the lessons I learned on Hajj, and reminding me of how I need to live. Because – as the clichés go – Hajj doesn’t end when you leave Makkah and come home. It really begins at that point. Hajj itself is not the main challenge. The main challenge – and life’s mission – is to live that Hajj: to take forward what you’ve learnt; be that better person you were inspired to be; and always be progressing further and further on the path of living the best way you can in this world, so that you’re successful here and in the eternal realm of the Hereafter. Please enjoy the book, and feel free to share it with those you think may be interested (bearing the copyright notice in mind, of course). JazakAllah for reading Yacoob Manjoo Ramadan 1434 / July 2013 4 Notes 1. Primary audience: This series was originally posted on my personal blog, and was written for a Muslim audience – hence I’ve assumed the reader is familiar with certain Islamic / Arabic terms and background knowledge. I had started an alternate version – free of such assumptions – for a multi-faith audience,
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