Syukran Habibi

SYUKRAN HABIBI

HARAM STREET MOBILEGRAPHY by Riki Maulana

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COVER PAGE CAPTION WE ARE ON THE SAME ROAD BUT FOR EACH, HIS OR HER OWN JOURNEY JAMARAH TUNNEL

MASJIDIL HARAM

VISUAL DIARY MOMENTS THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION

The 5th pillar of Islam is Hajj, which is the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. It is an obligatory act of worship that Muslims must perform at least once in their lifetime, provided they are physically and financially able to do so.

Nevertheless, you were not here because you had the fitness and the money. You were here, wondering, sent by God.

SAEE

THE HARAM MOSQUE IS ALWAYS A WORK IN PROGRESS.

AL GHAZA BUS STATION

AN ICE CREAM CAN INSTANTLY OFFER A BRIEF ESCAPE FROM THE SUMMER HEAT.

MASJIDIL HARAM COMPOUND

PILGRIMS COMMUNICATING. PERHAPS, THEY ARE CHECKING ON THE LOVED ONES WHO ARE LEFT IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY AS THEY PERFORM THEIR HAJJ.

MASJIDIL HARAM

TAKING A NAP ON THE FLOOR OF THE MOSQUE IS COMMON FOR PILGRIMS WHO VALUE EVERY PRECIOUS SECOND BEING IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.

AL MASJID AL HARAM ROAD

THE AUTHORITY ASKS PEOPLE TO USE THE BARBER SERVICE BUT MOST OPT TO CUT OR SHAVE ON THEIR OWN.

AL JANADRIAH HOTEL

HARNESSING THE FREE POWER OF THE SUN ON HER HOTEL ROOF TOP.

THE HOTEL LAUNDROMAT CHARGES 17 RIYAL PER KILOGRAM.

SHAEB AMER

RELIGIOUS RITUALS COMBINED WITH ROADSIDE CAPITALISM.

AL GHAZA BUS STATION

SOME PEOPLE ARE CHARITABLE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE, ENSURING OTHERS A CHANCE TO DO ALMSGIVING.

AL JANADRIAH HOTEL

REKINDLING OLD FLAMES.

AL JANADRIAH HOTEL

THE MEDIA CREW RECORDING A MINISTERIAL COURTESY VISIT,

SHAEB AMER

YOU LEFT HOME BUT HOME FOLLOWED YOU. “COUGH MEDICINE,” THEY SAID.

SHAEB AMER

DENTS AND SCRATCHES ARE LOVE BITES FOR SAUDI’S VEHICLES.

AL HARAM MOSQUE ROAD

WITH THE LARGE CROWD OF PILGRIMS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, GATES OPENED AND CLOSED AS THE AUTHORITY MANAGES THE TRAFFIC, AND THE UNFAMILIAR ARABIC SIGN BOARDS, ONE CAN EASILY GET LOST.

AL JANADRIAH HOTEL

YOU WON'T SEE MANY ANIMALS IN THIS ROCKY DESERT, BUT PIGEONS ARE APLENTY.

JABAL AL SUDAN NEIGHBOURHOOD

HAVING CONVERSATIONS OUTDOOR DESPITE THE HEAT.

SHAEB AMER

THESE PEDDLERS CAN SPEAK MALAY FOR BUSINESSES. “MALAYSIA BOLEH,” IS THE GO TO PHRASE TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.

AL GHAZA BUS STATION

ON A NORMAL DAY THE CHARGE IS 500 RIYAL FOR A TAWAF-AND-SAIE WHEEL CHAIR PUSH.

AL KHINDAMA

ARAB DIPLOMATS ON TUESDAY (JUNE 18/ ZULHIJJAH 12) TOLD AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AT LEAST 550 PILGRIMS HAD DIED THIS YEAR DUE TO THE HEATWAVE.

MASJIDIL HARAM COMPOUND

“THEN WHICH OF YOUR LORD’S FAVOURS WILL YOU (HUMANS AND JINN) BOTH DENY?”

MASJIDIL HARAM COMPOUND

THESE MEN ARE DELIGHTED TO BE PRESENTED WITH A TECHNICAL PROBLEM.

ARAFAH CAMP

WE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE HEAT, THEN AT NIGHT, WE GOT WHAT WE WISHED FOR. FEW OF US HAD TO LITERALLY SLEEP UNDER OUR MATTRESSES IN ORDER TO AVOID THE COLD AIR FROM THE BLOWERS.

ARAFAH

GROUP OF PILGRIMS AT ARAFAH TAKING A HOT DRINK BREAK BEFORE CONTINUING THEIR PRAYERS.

ARAFAH

ON THE DAY OF ARAFAH, YOU SHOULD SPEND AS MUCH OF THE DAY AS POSSIBLE IN DISCOURSE WITH GOD, WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME BEING BETWEEN ZOHOR AND MAGHRIB.

ARAFAH

UNSEWN SARONG WILL ACT AS YOUR EMERGENCY IHRAM IN CASE YOU SOIL THE WHITE ONES.

ARAFAH CAMP

THEY PUSHED ASIDE MATTRESSES TO CREATE PRAYER SPACE.

MUZDALIFAH

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF STAYING OVERNIGHT IN MUZDALIFAH IS TO PRAY, MEDITATE, AND PREPARE FOR THE STONING RITUAL, WHICH IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE HAJJ.

MINA CAMP YOU WERE ADVISED TO SLEEP SIDEWAYS IN ORDER TO FIT THE WHOLE GROUP IN THE TENT.

MINA CAMP

SOME PILGRIMS OPTED TO SLEEP UNDER THE STARS TO AVOID THE CROWDED TENTS.

MINA CAMP TWO MEN MENDED A BROKEN SANDAL OF A LADY WITH CABLE TIES.

MINA CAMP

WITH TABUNG HAJI, YOU WON’T STARVE UNLESS YOU’RE A PICKY EATER.

MINA CAMP

MOST OF US ARE PERPLEXED BY THE OUTDOOR ART INSTALLATIONS.

MINA CAMP

A GUIDE GETTING READY TO BRING A GROUP OF PILGRIMS THROUGH THE JAMRAH CROWD.

JAMARAH AL AQABA

STRATEGIZE, MOVE TO THE LESS CROWDED FAR END.

MINA CAMP

FOR OVER 20 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN SHAVING MY OWN HEAD BALD. PERHAPS IT’S A PRACTICE FOR TAHALOOL.

MINA CAMP

HAJJ IS TOUGH. IT TESTED YOUR PATIENCE AND RESILIENCE. BUT GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO ANOTHER HAJJ, YOU’LL SIGN UP WITHOUT HESITATION

AL AJIAD

FAREWELL HABIBIS, BROTHERS FROM FARAWAY LANDS.

JABAL NOOR

THE CLIMB WAS NOT EASY EVEN WITH THE MODERN CARVED CONCRETE STAIRS, BUT YOU HAD TO BE THERE TO RETRACE THE STEPS TO THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL STARTED. IQRAQ!

SYUKRAN HABIBI

RIKI MAULANA

He writes, sketches, and photographs out of his restlessness. He also produced books under independent banners.

“Syukran Habibi,” is his love letter to Mecca.

JAMARAH BRIDGE

HAJJ IS A MILESTONE PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH, FIGHT EVIL, PROMOTE GOOD, AND TAME YOUR OWN EGO. “Syukran Habibi” is a collection of street photography that offers a glimpse into the vibrant tapestry of faith, culture, and humanity that converges in the holy city of Mecca. The book contains reflections on the overwhelming experience of the pilgrimage of 1445H.

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