Done with Muzdalifah, Tawaf Ifadah and Sai done under nice wearher and tolerable crowd. Followed by tahalul in Zam-Zam.
We returned to Transit Hotel to prepare another long walk to close the day of 10 Dzulhijjah by throwing for Aqabah.
It gives different type of joy to be greeted by all the officials everywhere with : “Eid Mubarak, ya Hajj!”
Beautiful, Masya Allah.
The following day, Jamarat day one done in two hours.
Packed crowd, slower pace, hard walk.
Jamarat requires mind and mental training to endure it. We thought we walked slow enough, but one of the teams asked few times to even decrease the speed so others are not left behind.
What was asked might be the walking speed, but what it truly meant is to lower down our ego a little bit.
Isn’t what we throw stone at in Jamarat?
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Second day Jamarat walk gave us better weather that makes the walk more bearable.
Pilgrims are leaving Mina and only few stay for the last day, like us.
It’s bittersweet feeling as the last sunset in Mina bids us farewell beautifully.
Arguably the best and the most meaningful walk I have ever taken in the world.
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Four days of long Jamarat walk and intense mabit in Mina are done. The most relieving Alhamdulilah.
Physically exhausted.
Mentally jaded.
Yet, hopefully, spiritually lifted.
Allah eases everything for us.
To be able to complete all the steps according to sunnah for the past six days, it’s all due to Allah’s mercy and permission.
May Allah accept the sacrifices, the prayers, the steps, and all the duas.
Amin.
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