Madinah felt like a dream. I would be reading salaah and then look up and be astounded that I’m actually in Masjid un Nabawi, and this happened during every salaah. There is something surreal of breathing the same air that Nabi ﷺ is in. Looking at the same sky and the same sunsets that Nabi … Continue reading Saturday – 13/09/2025 to Wednesday – 17/09/2025 | Madinah musings
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Friday – 12/09/2025 | Abu Dhabi to Madinah
After getting about 4 hours of sleep, we woke up to my mom knocking on our door at 5am because we were already late for the airport. We got ready, packed up and headed downstairs where the taxi was waiting for us. It was a 20 minute drive to the airport. We dropped off our … Continue reading Friday – 12/09/2025 | Abu Dhabi to Madinah
Monday – 22/01/2024 | Madinah to Johannesburg
It is always difficult to leave the City of Peace, the City of our Prophet ﷺ, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah. You always leave wishing you had read more durood, paid greater attention in salaah, regretting that you didn’t read enough Qur’aan. You always leave wishing you had just done more. But that is what was … Continue reading Monday – 22/01/2024 | Madinah to Johannesburg
Sunday – 21/01/2024 | The Last Day in Madinah
After such an eventful previous day, I slept in until the last possible time to read zohr. We had some hot pizza for lunch. Then it was already time for asr. We went down to Taiba Centre for some last minute shopping which was lots of fun because Taiba Centre is always the vibe. Look, … Continue reading Sunday – 21/01/2024 | The Last Day in Madinah
Saturday – 20/01/2024 | Madinah Ziyaret
This morning I woke up, made wudhu and read Fajr with my eyes closed. Today was also the day that my Mamajee and aunty were leaving for home but all of us were k.o. when they left so goodbyes were said the night before. Look, I’ll be honest. Everyone was very worried about us actually … Continue reading Saturday – 20/01/2024 | Madinah Ziyaret
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