AMAZING KA'BAH

UMROH RAMADHAN 1432 H (AUGUST 2011)

Subhanallah, finally after being given the opportunity to Allah prostrate on the other hemisphere (Asia, Central Asia, Europe) with scholarships, around the month of May 2011,   I was entrusted with the departure of Ramadhan Umrah by GSM Company (Gema Shafa Marwah) with money from the savings that I accumulated over the work, it feels ashamed if I was given the opportunity to set foot into another country, but as Muslims I've also run over the main worship should be implemented in Medina and Mecca, the holy city where Rosulullah Muhammad SAW was born, received the revelation of the Qur'an, struggling and jihad to spread Islam, and I know that prayer, the Prophet's Mosque (Nabawi mosque) in Medina reward virtue 1000x higher than other mosques, nor may the prayers at the Grand Mosque of Mecca (Masjidil Haram) is the reward 10.000x-fold.

I choosen Ramadhan, because Umrah in the month as a noble and reward go Umrah together with Rosulullah and worship conducted in the month multiplied. Weather when it reaches a temperature of 50 degrees centigrade, very hot, but somehow I don’t feel tired or thirsty. Lion Air flight with Airbus that went straight to the Medina in Al Huda Hotel Sofa in the right and left a lot of pedler and clothes shops and souvenir, after that, we distributed a list of rooms, and I merged with another family. We became one family at that time. After that we directed to pray Isha and dinner at the restaurant. The menu is quite varied and there is little taste of India. I don’t want to wait until tomorrow to enjoy worship in the mosque Nabawi. Together with Mrs.Lilik, Mrs.Sastro and Mrs. Sulami, we got to the Nabawi mosque to pray tahajud, read the Holy Quran until dawn comes.

After breakfast, in the 1st morning in Medina, we raced to the bus to follow the City Tour. The route was changed because the 2nd day in Medina is the beginning of fasting, so that accidentally took to the gardens of dates for dates still had time to taste the genuine Arab in his garden. The 1st route to the Quba Mosque, the mosque was first established by the  Prophet in Medina, then we’re prayed two rak'ahs sunnah. Merchants in the parking lot of souvenirs and young date palm are green, the 2nd route to Jabal Uhud Uhud there is a place where the Mount Uhud was bare and barren. Unfortunately, we only saw the mountain of Uhud from a distance, no stop, because of time constraints. Also we didn’t get to the pilgrimage to the Martyrs of Uhud cemetery complex, continue to Kurma Market/garden, central person who sells dates and all sorts of species such as brown palm, and palm cake.

 There are also nuts and raisins. Many types of dates are sold. The most expensive are Ajwa Kurma or Kurma of the Prophet. The price is SR90 per kilogram. Because the last day wasn’t fast, so we had time to taste the various Kurma that are provided free to visitors. After that we visited Jabal Magnet, the magnetic field center where the bus can run itself. Then visited the Qur’an printing company, the limited time for man to gone the inside of company and got a Qur’an gift, But for a woman’re only allowed to see in stores. The store was closed due to the inclusion of dhuhur time. 

In the evening we enjoy eating a meal for “Sahur “and stay regular worship as much as possible at Nabawi Mosque until at dawn and after the Duha time, through the guidance of a special woman muthowif, we started to get into Raudah, the grave of the Prophet, Abu Bakr and Umar are located side by side. His grave is very simple. First, this cemetery is actually located outside the Prophet's Mosque. However, after expansion, this cemetery is now in the Nabawi mosque. The Raudah is a small room, about 5 × 10 meters, a position very close to the grave of the Prophet. Some people believe that prayer is efficacious in Raudah, I took pray two rak'ahs sunnah. I could not contain my tears in the garden of Paradise Raudah while praying so that I was left with a group who had traveled to the Baqi cemetery located near to Nabawi Mosque. (Continued)

3rd WEEKEND AT BELGIUM

I enjoyed my third weekend at Belgium. I am already bought the train ticket  and had a promised to met Winda Silviana (my old friend when we was a student at Academy of Languages 17 August at Semarang). I known about her became a top Singer in Belgium and produced 2 or more album CD/cassette recorded. I had an appointment to met Winda and her husband from Belgium, I known that they just came back from Indonesia becuse they just celebrated wedding party.
But I am little bit dissapointed because the day when I was gone to Belgium, she said that she couldn't met me, cos her mother in law picked her up to gone the village in outside city of Belgium.
Finally, I made a decision to gone around the city by the tourist bus. I am a lucky woman. I should paid the ticket bus about EURO 18, but the driver like a Asian woman so, i got a discount and just paid the ticked EURO 10.... Horreyyyyyyy.....
(to be continue)

2nd WEEKEND AT PARIS FRANCE

After a week lived at Den Haag, Netherlands, I planned to Paris France for 3 days 2 night...It was really a dream come true and I am  still cannot believe it's happening to me. Finally I went to Paris, The famous romantic city in the world with Eiffel Tower. I tried to contact Mbak Ayu 2 months before by facebook, She is one of my sister's friend who lived in Paris. She have 1 beautiful daughter and her husband is an technical engineer came from France. 

I booked Thalys Ticket and got an expensive ticket about EURO 1.994 for Return Ticket. It was a "Thalys fast train" that was destined for Paris. It's about 3 hour the distance between Netherland to France. I was depature from Den Haag Central Station to Rotterdam Station then waited Thalys train. I felt bored waiting about 1,5 hour there and bought a Potatoes. Finally the train

They picked me up in the " Paris Gare du Nord" Station by car.