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37 Bangla Post May 28, 2009
28 Po, 2009
My 10 days trip to ummrah
By Shamsuz Zaman Student Of Jamiatul Ummah (yr 7) continued from last week 16th April We woke up in the morning to pray Fajr, after praying Fajr we went back to sleep. We woke up at 8:00am and we got ready to leave, we had a quik breakfast, then had a shower and wore our clothes that we needed to wear. The coach arrived and we left at 9:00am. We stopped and prayed Zuhr at a mosque. We then got back onto the coach to go to Tawaf. But when we arrived there we got stopped by the police because we didn't have visa. So we had to go all the way back to the hotel which was a shame because everyone wanted to visit that place. On the way back we saw famous mountains, we then stopped ate at a resturant and then we prayed Asr. After praying Asr we got back on the long journey and saw famous mosques and mountains. We then stopped at a place where we got to ride on a camel and go quadbiking which was really exciting!. This was also my first time I have ever seen a camel or even rode on one. We had lots of fun there! We rode on big camels and rided very fast on the quadbikes. We got back on to the coach and after a long time we arrived at masjid Al-Harram to pray Maghrib. We came back to the hotel rooms and had a bit of an rest. We then called our parents told them what we where doing and how things got on. I also asked how my other family members like brothers and sisters were doing. We then ate our dinner just before praying Esha. We then prayed Esha in the mosque then came back and went to sleep as it was a very long, fun, exausted day! 17th April We woke up to pray Fajr, as we went to pray in Masjid Al-Harram. We then came back and then went to sleep. This time we had a longer sleep than usual. We woke up at 9:15am ate breakfast then went out shopping at 10:30am to buy my self a nice new toub for Jummah. We then came back and unfortunatly I didn't find a toub that suited me or fitted
me well. So I had to wear one from my other toubs which I had packed.. We got ready to go early to Jummah, thinking we'll get a better space in the mosque for jummah. But when we arrived there, there was obviously no space to pray and luckly at the end we found a bit of space for us to pray but we were all kind of a little squashed up. We came back ate lunch then went out to buy gifts because it was our last day which we could go out and buy the gifts. We came back had a rest then prayed Asr in Masjid Al-Harram. We then got back from shopping. We came back had rest then put our gits away in the luggage carefully, we then went to Masjid Al-Harram to pray Maghrib. After praying Maghrib we went to do our last good bye Tawaf. It was really, really busy and we finished our Tawaf just before Esha then made dua for everyone, we then prayed Esha in Masjid Al-Harram. At the end I felt quite everyone felt quite emotional and sad as we were leaving the Kabbah and nobody knew if they were going to come back and eventually we left and went straight back to our hotel. We packed our luggages and made sure we had everything with us. We were then waiting for the coach to arrive. 18th April This was the last and final day of our trip. we took our luggages down stairs and we where expecting the coach at 12:00-1:00am, but it came at 1:45-2:00am so we had to wait a while. The coach journey was long but I didn't realise how long as I went to sleep half way through the journey. We arrived at the airport, checked in and gave in our luggages. We then had to give our ZamZam water which was kept in a seperate safe seal plastic bag. We then went to the bathroom, to did wudoo and prayed Fajr in a prayer hall. After praying Fajr we went and sat down on the chairs and waited for the plane. We were then finally boarded onto the plane. In the plane we had breakfast and it wasn't that bad in the plane as there was a T.V which had games, cartoons, movies, etc. After a long time we got of the plane and waited for our next plane. After a few hours we finally boarded onto the second plane.. In the plane this time there wasn't no T.V there was just radio so I didn't find this journey very interesting. We then had our lunch in the, and then I fell
asleep. We arrived at the airport at 4:00pm. I was nervous and also excited to go home. I had missed my family very much but I wanted to stay in this trip for a bit more longer. I met my family my uncle and dad who came with my uncles car. They came to pick up me and my other cousin brother and uncle and we all went to my house. I just want to say this was the best place I had ever been to and I want to thank Allah (swt) for making this happen for me and giving us all a opportunity to go and see the most special and holiest place in the whole world. I think I was very lucky that I went to see Allah's house as I am still young and I had the chance to do Ummrah. I was also very lucky having a opportunity to see the one and only Allah's house which everyone dearly wants to go to. I had got a chance to see our last and final beloved prophet Muhammad (saw) grave and other historical Islamic places. It gave me more knowledge about islam and I learnt more things about our religion by getting to see these special places. People who really want to go there some people can't as they have gone old, they don't even get the chance that I had got. I want to thank my parents for letting me take this special oportunity and helping me to achieve one of my goals in life which was to see Allah's house. May Allah (swt) except all my good deeds and my intenions that I had while I did Ummrah. I also want to thank Allah for giving me a chance to see the greatest place and may Allah (swt) except our journey which we did and we give many thanks to him for that. May Allah give us all an oportunity to go there again and again. I would also like to thank my parents and our teachers and those who had supported us and encouraged us to go to such a wonderful trip like this. I would personally strongly recommend that if someone wants to go on a holiday somewhere I think the place that they should think of going to first is Makkah and Madina. Now Inshallah my next acheivment is to do Hajj. Now I would like to conclude my article by saying all respected readers please make dua for me and include me in your prayers and pray for me that in what ever I do and what ever I have learnt from this trip I can stay and follow the right path of islam, Ameen.
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Pakistan’s Great Exodus Over 2 million people displaced already The exodus from the Swat valley is the largest mass displacement in Pakistan since the country was founded in 1947 Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani As the internal refugee crisis in Pakistan worsens, aid agencies, such as Muslim Aid, are increasingly concerned about the wellbeing of some 2 million refugees
forced to flee after the collapse of a ceasefire between the government and militants in the region. Streaming out from the once idyllic Swat valley and the districts of Buner and Lower Dir in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan, many families have been forced to escape on foot, walking as far as 100 kilometers to nearby camps in Peshawar, Mardan and Swabi and even Islamabad. Others have sought refuge with relatives and friends. The pressure on host families to support their relatives - in sometimes cramped conditions, with limited food and water – is overstretching resources. Many families have been forced to separate in order to ease the burden on loved ones - this is especially traumatic for children and the elderly who rely on close knit relations for financial security and emotional support. The conflict has destroyed the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands, dispossessed them of their homes, and disrupted children’s education and left families on the edge of penury. “With lack of adequate sanitation and clean water, the prospect of a summer heat wave and then the torrential monsoon rains, the situation in refugee camps remains grim,” says Muslim Aid Pakistan Country Director, Khobaib A. Vahedy. The refugees are open to catching waterborne diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea and respiratory infections. Many are unable to access basic medical care and
those with more serious injuries, in the friendly fire of the military operations, are unable to afford transport costs to local hospitals. Working with displaced people in refugee camps in Swabi, Muslim Aid has begun providing tents for 3,000 people and set up an emergency medical tent to dispense basic medicines to 1,000 patients on a daily basis. The organisation has supplied
them with 1,000 jerry cans for carrying water as well as 300,000 water purification tablets that will produce 300,000 litres of clean water. Muslim Aid has also distributed other non-food items (NFI) such as 500 kitchen sets and 800 mattresses. But shelter remained the top concern. While many families have been provided with tents, thousands are still waiting and many are forced to share with other families. With thousands more refugees expected to arrive in the days ahead, aid agencies are struggling to meet the needs of the people. It’s a crisis that threatens to become the largest man-made humanitarian disaster in the country's post-independence history. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, has called upon “the international community to support the overall humanitarian effort on behalf of displaced Pakistanis. This is a huge and rapidly unfolding emergency, which is going to require considerable resources beyond those that currently exist in the region.” Muslim Aid has already allocated a sum of £200,000 from its own emergency budget and it is aiming to raise at least £1,000,000 for this gigantic humanitarian crisis. Please call 020 7377 4200 or visit www.muslimaid.org. Donate now! Donate generously!