Amin's Umrah and Hajj Story

Phase 1:

Beginning of the journey (1st - 5th day) – Arrival in Madinah and tranquility of heart.

Day 1: Screams of goodbye and a new beginning in the sky. Today, amid the bustling streets of Dhaka city, Amin experiences an odd silence in his thoughts. To say goodbye, friends and family have all arrived at Haj camp. Tears in the eyes, prayers in the mouth - "May Allah accept your Hajj." Tears gathered in the corners of Amin's eyes while sitting on the plane. Madina Munawara He arrived after a tiring journey of ten hours.

Day 2: First salam in Prophet's city. Amin ran in the Prophet's Mosque in the morning after sleeping in. The heart is touched by the city's lights, cleanliness of the streets, and manners of its inhabitants. He greeted the Nabiji's Raoza Mubarak, "Assalamu Alaika Ya Rasulullah." His eyes welled with tears. It looks like you've seen the Prophet!

Day 3-5: Visit to the historical sites of Medina

Visit to Masjid Quba and historical sites

Today Amin goes with the guide to see some historical places:

1. Quba Masjid – The first mosque of Islam. The Prophet (PBUH) used to pray here every Saturday.

Amin also prayed two rakats and said:

"O Allah, make this mosque the most holy place in my life."

2. Uhud battlefield and martyrs' cemetery. He visited the graves of Hamza (RA) and other companions. Amin stood up and said:

"Thanks to your sacrifice, we now have the light of Islam. May I be so brave."

Amin went to a number of significant locations over these three days: Jannatul Baki: The graves of companions in the Garden of Paradise.

Praying here is the reward of Umrah. Battle of Uhud: Prayer for martyrs.

The Qiblatain Mosque is where the Qibla's changing history can be found. Amin went to Masjid an-Nabobi's Tahajjud prayer at night. "May I have this peace forever," he said.

Phase 2:

6th - 10th day Journey from Madinah to Makkah and performance of Umrah.

Day 6: Farewell to Madinah – The Holy Path begins with the sound of Labbaika. The five days spent in Madinah were among the most memorable periods of Amin's life. In the morning, after Fajr, he prayed for the last time in Masjid an-Nabawi and gave farewell greetings. He said with tears in his eyes.

"O Prophet, O Messenger of Allah, pray that I may complete Hajj and return again."

He wears Ihram today to perform Hajj Tamattu Miqat "Dhul Hulaifah" (Shajra in the Mosque) from Going here, Amin performed ablution, prayed two rakats of Ihram and said aloud:

"Labbaika Allahumma Labbaik, Labbaika La Sharika Laka Labbaik..."

He got on the bus with a large number of people and left for Mecca. All around the mouths of pilgrims dressed only in ihram, the same voice - the call to appear in the court of God.

Day 7: First visit to the Kaaba and Umrah ceremony. Amin set out for the Haram after a long journey and a brief rest at the hotel after reaching Makkah at night. When the first time, Holy Kaaba Sharif saw this, his eyes widened in surprise. No words, only tears. He looked at the Kaaba and said,

"God! I could come, but I never thought it. You made me stand here today."

Umrah begins:

1. Tawaf (7 times) – Supplication and crying in each cycle of circumambulating the Kaaba.

2. Sai (Safa-Marwa) - Running in memory of Mother Hajera (AS).

3. haircut (hair cut) – A symbol of self-purification.

When Umrah is over, Amin feels light—it seems, a new Amin is born.

8th Day: All Day Ibadat in Haram – Tranquility of Soul

Spend the whole day today in Amin Haram. At the end of the Fajr prayer, his day was filled with recitation of the Qur'an, dhikr, repentance and supplication. Amin, seated in front of Kaaba, stated,

"O Allah! Make this mind yours, so that the world's temptations do not pull me anymore."

Go with a guide in the afternoon. Places of Islamic history in Mecca. To see:

Jabale Noor (Hera Cave) - The first revelation of the Quran comes here.

During the Hijrah, the Prophet (PBUH) stayed at Jabal Thaor for three days. At night, sitting in front of Kaaba Sharif, Amin prayed long for his parents, wife, children and countrymen.

Day 9: Introspection and Preparation – Hajj preparation day. Even today morning time is spent in Haram. Then the guide explains in detail about the rules of Hajj, Mina-Arafa-Muzdalifa.

Amin writes in the notebook what to do, where to stay, and what prayer to recite. He said, I have come for my inner transformation.

Day 10: Last day of worship in Mecca – Hajj starts tomorrow. Today is Amin Haram's final day (until Hajj begins). He performed Tawaf, said Allah and again looked towards the Kaaba and said:

"O Kaaba, my eyes find peace in looking at you. May you become the home of my heart."

At night, after Isha, he sits in front of Kaaba Sharif for a long time. Tears in his eyes, fear in his heart - "May I observe the days of Hajj properly."

Phase 3:

11th – 15th day Beginning of Hajj:

The night of Mina, the cry of Arafa, the open sky of Muzdalifah.

Day 11: 8 Zilhajj – Journey to Mina Amin's has shown a different kind of excitement since this morning. The main stage of Hajj begins today. After putting on Ihram, Niyat left for Mina. As the bus went, the voices of the thousands of pilgrims around said:

"Labbaika Allahu alaykum Labbaik..." Mina: tent city Pilgrims live in thousands of tents. All dressed in white for the same reason—God's pleasure. On reaching Mina, Amin prays Zohr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha and next day Fajr prayers briefly, with congregation.

While sleeping at night, Amin looked at the stars in the sky and thought,

"Today I am a pilgrim. I have come here by the grace of God. May this be the night my soul is born."

12th Day: 9 Zilhajj – Maidan of Arafah: A heart wet with tears

today The most important day of Hajj – "Yaume Arafa"।

Pilgrims depart from Mina at the end of Fajr in the morning Arafa in Maidan. Hajj is performed in this vast open desert. The Prophet (PBUH) delivered the Farewell Hajj Sermon here.

As Amin stood at Arafa, tears rolled down his eyes.

He said,

"O Allah! You have said - whoever comes to Arafa and asks for forgiveness, do not turn him back. I have brought all my sins today. Forgive."

All afternoon worship, Qur'an recitation, zikr, and crying. As he weeps for himself, his family, and his deceased relatives, his heart settles.

Day 13: Night at Muzdalifah after dusk – open air prayer. After sunset everyone left together. Muzdalifar towards Pilgrims. Stay overnight here, not on the way to Mina, but on the other way. No one gets a bed, some sleep on sheets spread on the open ground. Amin is one of them as well. Here he is with the collected stone against Satan (70 stones). He sleeps under the open sky at night. Thousands of stars overhead. As if the shower of God's mercy has come down.

“This sky, this solitude, this silence… fills my soul,” Amin said.

The stone stoning of Satan at Jamara, Qurbani, and the Tawaf pilgrimage on the 10th Zilhajj today, Eid day, but it is a working day for pilgrims.

1. Stone throwing at Jamara (Jamaratul Uqba):

7 stones were symbolically thrown at Satan. Amin said:

"I threw this stone at my inner pride, greed, and sin, and it is not only a symbol of Satan."

2. Sacrifice an animal in the name of the family in Bangladesh. Then he cut his hair (halak) and took off his Ihram.

3. Tawaf Ziyarah (Main Tawaf of Hajj):

Come to the Haram and circumambulate the Kaaba Sharif 7 times, perform Sai. After that, long prayers and crying. Amin stated, "On this day," "Today I am a new Amen. The old me has been thrown around the Kaaba."

15th Day: 11th Zilhajj: striking three Jamaras with stones. Today the pilgrims return to Mina again. Jamara struck three pillars—small, medium, and large—with seven stones. At the time of throwing each stone, the Amin is recited: He returned to the Minar tent and recited the Qur'an. He thinks deeply about the purpose of his life.

Phase 4:

16th to 20th day: The last Rami in Jamara, the farewell Tawaf and the final stage of self-purification.

Day 16: 12 Zilhajj – Day 2 rummy and self evaluation. Even today, Amin threw 7 stones at the three pillars of Jamara. With each stone today, he vows against certain habits and sins of his life. "This stone is for that lie!"

"This is against pride and envy! "This is against my laziness and carelessness!"

Returning to the tent at Mina at night, he reviewed aspects of his life. He opened the Quran and read Surah Hujrat, Surah Yasin. Let each verse take on a new meaning.

17th Day: 13 Zilhajj – Last farewell to Rumi and Mina. Today is the last Rumi of Hajj. Amin paused for a while after hitting three Jamaras with stones. He said, From this day forth, I will stone the devil within me daily. "

Leave Mina at night and return to Makkah hotel. Because the main Hajj rituals are coming to an end, his mind is heavy. I'm waiting to go to Kaaba Sharif again!

18th day: Tawaf of gratitude back to the Haram

:Amin went to the Haram today and performed Tawaf of gratitude.

He said this seven times until Safa-Marwa at the end of Tawaf: "Oh God, I don't know how pure I was. But I know, I tried from the heart."

At the end of Tawaf, sitting in front of the Kaaba, a long prayer from his heart:

you personally for families For wife and children

For the Muslim Ummah

For the oppressed of Palestine, Syria, Kashmir

19th Day: Qabaghera Day in Makkah – Tranquility of Heart

Amin spent the whole day in Haram Sharif today. Sitting in a corner of the Kaaba Sharif, sometimes reciting the Qur'an, sometimes zikr, sometimes just looking at silence - this is how time passes.

Seeing thousands of pilgrims praying, crying, and doing Tawaf while sitting in Haram. Seeing this scene brought tears to his eyes. He stated: "This sight and touch... did more for my soul than anything else."

Day 20: Farewell Tawaf – Farewell to the Kaaba. Today is the last day of Hajj. Amen today, This is his last Tawaf of the Kaaba.

He looked at every square of the Kaaba Sharif with tears in his eyes. I can't protect myself. There is only one word said after the final Tawaf: "Allah! Call me again. I want to come back again."

He went to Multazam (next to the door of the Kaaba) and wept. Give your final goodbye by touching the Kaaba Sharif.

Phase 5:

21st - 25th day An extra day in Mecca, another journey of the soul along the path of history. Private time by the Kaaba on the 21st day. Today is the first morning after the Hajj of Ameen. Even though it is very light after taking off the ihram, a purity, a new understanding is awakened in his heart.

He came to the Haram early in the morning and sat next to the Kaaba Sharif. Jannatul Mawla, Hazre Aswad, Multazam—everything seems more familiar today. He stated: "Allah, I came to Hajj with my body, but from today I will return to you with my heart."

The whole day is spent in worship; Amin prays in various corners of the Kaaba during different prayers. Day 22: Historical Tour - Islam's First Steps Today guided by Amin visit some important historical places:

1. Jabale Noor (Gare Hera)

Here the Prophet (PBUH) received his first revelation. Climbing the mountain is very difficult, but Amin climbs. Get up and say:

"O Allah! The Prophet spent days here searching for your way. Today I made the decision to walk in your path. "

He went upstairs and read the first verse of Surah Al-Alak—“Iqra…”—and wept more.

2. Jabal Saor

During the Hijrah, where Abu Bakr (RA) and the Prophet (PBUH) hid for three days. Standing on the mountain slope, Amin said:

"I want patience like you for this mountain. Those who have waited for the light for three days in darkness are our true guides. "

Day 23: Historical echoes of Mecca and the Kaaba at Shuhada's Jannatul Maula. Go to Amin today:

Jannatul Maula –

Old cemetery of Mecca. Prominent companions, relatives of the Prophet, are buried here. Seeing the graves, Amin prayed very quietly:

"O Allah! Give me faith like this, so that even after death my soul remains in the light. "

Historical places around the Kaaba

History of Hazare Aswad

Makame Ibrahim

Zamzam well.

Drinking water from Zamzam, Amin said,

"May this water quench the fire within me. May I become a new Amen."

Day 24: A day in the simple life of Mecca – people, markets, and spiritual distance.

He went to the local market today. People's way of life, shops, food - everything is seen with ordinary eyes. He believes: "Every brick, every shadow of this city, reminds me of Allah."

A few give money to an elderly man and a few give food to a child. Then came before the Kaaba and said:

"O Lord, if my character does not change after Hajj, then my Hajj will be in vain."

Day 25: Tawaf of the Heart – Preparation for Farewell. Amin was getting ready to leave on this day. Preparations start from dawn, but the heart seems to stop. Come to the Kaaba for the last time—one more time.

He sat in a corner and prayed for a long time. His voice was still, and he was crying. Just to clarify: "God, take me back! Call again… call again!"

Phase 6:

On the way back, these words echoed within him again and again: "I ought to awaken this feeling within myself every day." "Let this Hajj be my life's turning point." After returning home...

His life was transformed upon his return from Hajj. A new "Amen" can be heard everywhere—in prayer, in conversation, in family, and in profession. People asked him:

"How come you have such peace?"

he said "I was in the shadow of the Kaaba, walking in the Prophet's city—those who go there do not return as men, but as men changed by the love of God."

Home coming – A day of love, respect and vows. Amin stepped on the soil of the country. At the airport, his wife, children, parents, relatives—everyone hugged him. But the green dome of Medina is still floating in Amin's eyes.