MY FIRST UMRAH : DEPARTURE & ARRIVAL IN MADINAH AL-MUNAWARRAH [ PART 1 ]

Alhamdulillah Kulli Haal. Me and my family was arrived safely and sound from our Umrah Trip. Aside from slight fever, coughing and flu, Alhamdulillah we are all in good shape. I wish Abah could be with us, yet Allah loves him more- Al-Fatihah. Planning for umrah was not easy for me. There's a lot of issue need to encounter and I decided to take only 2 papers of my Master's study this semester. Otherwise my time will be all packed and I'm worried I couldn't attend the Kursus umrah. Early this year, my best-friend Oka had performed umrah and I asked her to pray on my behalf ( because I really wanted to go this year). Second situation, my uncle, Ayah Ngah was invited by Allah to performed Hajj. So when he asked what I want him to pray on my behalf, I said :

" Ngah doa macam-macam mana pun tahun ni biar Ain sampai Mekah jugak"

2-3 weeks after Ngah flew to Mekah for his Hajj, umi assured me that we are going to umrah somewhere in November. Nothing can describe my feelings. Seriously. Nervous, sad, happy, anxious, all those mixed feeling. Some other day I feel like I really wanted to go there so badly to the extend I do the day count-down. haha. All my team members knew this.

So, on 15th November 2019, we all gathered in Tabung Haji center point in KLIA ( opposite to Paparich ). The moment I was there, seeing all people assembled wearing black and white, managing the luggage, Tabung Haji's staff distributing our passport and tag, Ya Allah, my eyes was in the state of disbelief. My heart is crying out and I did cried when the Ustaz was reading the doa and azan before we departed. This is it. The moment that I've been longing  for all this while. Allah Allah Allah. That's the only word I can say that day. Sambil jalan untuk clear immigration, dok ulang cakap dekat diri sendiri,
" Ya Allah aku nak pergi Baitullah. Terima kasih rezekikan aku untuk nikmat ni. "

Before immigration clearing

From KLIA we departed around 10am Malaysia time and we arrived 3.30pm Madinah Time. The journey from Malaysia to Madinah took plus minus 8 hours and 30 minutes. So basically the day before we departed to Madinah, I work late and obviously exhausted. Through out the journey I slept, listening to taqlim podcast and zikir, eat and the cycle repeated. 

Arrived in Prince Mohamad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Madinah Al-Munawarah.

This is my first time me flying with Tabung Haji's Service and somehow I felt like their service is superb. Services, food, the logistic, guidance, and everything was all perfect. Tabung Haji is using chartered flight, so we were all quite free and the staffs is free to the short and quick ceramah during the journey. Nikmat apa lagi yang kau dustakan wahai Nur Ain Maisarah? I am all blessed by Allah through out my first umrah's journey. Alhamdulillah Alhamdullillah Allamdulillah.

Me and my family was arranged to joined the 8H bus. Our mutawwif is Ustaz Munadi. He's is Indonesian and has served with Tabung Haji for 6 years. He's has a lot of experiences in managing umrah, knew and well delivered of sirah Rasululla,  kita dengar dia bercerita sampai berjurai-jurai air mata, someone who is so humble, banyak mengajarkan doa, adab and ilmu-ilmu agama. May Allah bless and protect you everywhere and anytime Ustaz.

All those buses, is all for Jemaah under Tabung Haji. There's a lot of people. This the outside view of Madinah Airport. It's so windy and cold. When I first set my foot in this bumi Madinah, again it does feels surreal. 


"Ya Allah. Hamba dah sampai bumi Rasulullah. Dah pijak Madinah".


Well, as you were reading this, you might feel I'm exaggerating but I swear I'm not. The feeling cannot be describable.  At all. Yes, at all. Rasa kita ni hamba penuh dosa, tapi Allah tetap pilih dan panggil kita ke bumi Madinah & Mekah untuk jadi tetamu Dia. So people of earth, if you have an intention of going to Madinah or Mekah for umrah, trust me. It's Allah calling for you. Don't lose hope and put a trust in Allah even though it seems so impossible. Remember Allah is the Almighty, when He said "Be it" and the thing will be in the way He wish. So, make a doa for Allah to make the journey is easy for you.

In Madinah, we're stay in Saja Al-Madinah Hotel. 5 minutes walking to reach Gate 15 of Masjid Nabawi. Alhamdulillah dekat je and we all can managed it. Mostly road in Madinah and Makkah has built the ramp everywhere. Minimal problems for those with wheelchair. Insyallah bumi berkat Tanah Haram Madinah and Makkah, pertolongan Allah sentiasa ada.

view from our Dining Hall

Panduan waktu solat and all the announcement was paste in the Dining Hall.

See my eyes? Swollen from crying a river. Subhanallah. Masa ni baru keluar dari Raudhah. Insyallah I will be sharing the tips to Raudhah especially for Malaysian ladies. And in Raudhah, Allah has shown His Mercy for me. He has blessed me with all those Doa's that I made in Malaysia. In next entry ya, Insyallah.

Quiries : I ate Norcolut 5mg. 1 week before departure I've gotten the fever. Fast forward pergi clinic, so Doktor bekalkan 2 bags full of medicines for me LOL. ( coughing, allergic, paracetamol yada yada yadaaaa etc). Then, terspilled dekat Doctor about the menses cycle. Normally Ustaz akan suggest kita untuk tak makan any medicine and let the menses run normally. Tapi sedihlah pergi Tanah Haram tapi terhalang tak dapat masuk Masjidil Haram kan? So, I agreed to the Doctor's advices. In my case, I usaha ikhtiar 2-2. I ate the Norcolut and banyakkan solat hajat and dalam setiap sujud terakhir,  I doa dan niat " Ya Allah, tahanlah periodku sehingga kami kembali ke bumi Malaysia". Kena yakin, Insyaallah Allah makbul. Sebab the moment we arrived Malaysia, I've gotten my period. Alhamdulillah I was "clean" from hadas through out my journey in Tanah Haram Makkah and Madinah.

Insyallah I will continue the umrah journey's experience and tips in the next entry. Till then, be safe people of earth. May Allah bless