As we have finished all our Hajj rituals and moved out of Makkah early this morning, I am writing this last post before I signoff.
When I set out back in september to blog this trip as a personal record for me and my family I had little idea that it will get so many visits and such encouraging reception. With the suggestions of my friend Anwar, I decided to make it a bit more elaborate giving details of the historical significance of this great yearly event and also upload pictures of the daily life in this great place.
I particularly wanted to highlight the connection of this event to events mentioned in the Bible which is followed by both Jews & Christianity and incorporating nearly 3/4th of the human race if you include Jews, Christians & Muslims as one group.
As you can see, we share a common heritage and if we can make a little effort to understand this fact, we can eleminate a lot of misunderstanding that exists between us.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who visited my blog and for the encouraging emails you sent. I have tried to upload as much information with pictures as I could regularly without hampering my own religious duties as this was my first Hajj and I wanted to ensure I did it well without diverting my attention to much else, hence if there is something not done well on this blog, I offer my apologies.
Warm Regards
Salam alai kum (Peace be upon you)
30th Nov. 2009
