The day was a Sunday. The date was March 13 of 2019. Our flight was at 3:45 am in the morning. We were on our way to Saudi Arabia for Umrah Hajj for the span of a single month. I along with my parents got prepared five hours earlier than the flight and progressed towards Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Fortunately, we didn't find any traffic jam on the way and reached the airport fairly quickly. At the airport, we filled out all the formalities and got on the plane at 3:15 pm. I was very excited as it was my first time traveling to Saudi Arabia. The plane took off at 3:55 pm. Approximately 7 hours later the plane had landed on Jeddah Airport. Jedda is among the developed cities of Saudi Arabia and Jeddah Airport is one of the largest airports in the world. From Jeddah, we got on a bus and headed off to Makkah. You can see trees, mountains, and desserts on both sides of the roads of Saudi Arabia. There's no traffic jam on the roads. It took us two and a half hours to go from Jeddah to Makkah. Afterward, we checked in at the Makkah Millennium Hotel where we had already booked our room. We got freshened up, rested for some time and left for the intention of reaching Kaba. Our hotel was located beside Masjid al-Haram. One million people can pray at Masjid al-Haram. The Kaba is situated inside this Mosque. Millions of people from all around the world were seen near the Kaba. Afterward, we started our Umrah. It took us about three to four hours to complete the two Fardh and four Sunnah of the Hajj. After that, we finished our Umrah and returned to the hotel. We were in Makkah for eighteen days. We visited many historical places there. Then we left for Madina by bus. We reached Madina after six hours. We were at the Dhaka Hotel in Madina. It was about eight to ten minutes away from Masjidul Nabawi. We were in Madina for ten days and during that time we only prayed in Masjidul Nabawi. In this Mosque is the Raoza Mubarak of our beloved prophet and besides that, there is the Riazul Jannat. There we did Ziarat of the prophet. We also visited many historical places in Madina. Food items from various countries of the world can be found in Saudi Arabia even the price is comparatively higher. That country has a temperature which is comparatively higher than in most countries. People from various countries come to visit here. Even though countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan, etc. have a higher population. Our flight to return home was on Sunday at 3:15 am in the morning. We traveled from Madina Airport to reach Dhaka in a span of five hours.
Written by: Md. Fayes
Translated by: Md. Rafi
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