Jabal-e-Saur, where the prophet hid from the pagans with his friend and future caliph Abu Bakar.
It's difficult to see, but there's a dent in the middle of the mountain. That's the cave Muhammad (pbuh) hid in.
Masjid-e-Nimrah prayer for Hajj is performed here.
The same mosque.
The same mosque again.
Camels!
So colorful.
Hello Mr. Camel
My favorite picture.
I like this picture as well.
Mina - Tent CityPilgrims stay here during Hajj before moving onto Mount Arafat.
More tents. Mina can accommodate millions of pilgrims.
Saudi roads, smoother than a baby's bottom.
Jabal al-Noor
It takes two hours to climb Jabal al-Noor. I didn't climb it.
There's a barely visible dent in Jabal al-Nour. The dent is another cave, Hira, where Muhammad (pbuh) received the first revelation.
This is the town where the Prophet's (pbuh) first wife Khadija lived.I admire Khadija very much.
Before becoming the Prophet's (pbuh) wife, Khadija was a successful businesswoman.
Cemetery where Khadija was buried.
Masjid-e-Jinn. Muhummad (pbuh) was reciting from the Koran in this mosque when a group of passing Jinn stopped to listen.
Tunnels under the mountain.
Town where Muhammad's followers lived.
Back of the Masjid al-Haram
Landscape
Date trees
Tunnels under the mountain.
Town where Muhammad's followers lived.
Back of the Masjid al-Haram
Landscape
Date trees 
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteIt's Apu. You did an amazing job with the photography. Everything look so interesting. Why are the camels decorated with flowers; do you know? They're beautiful. I'm just wondering why they do it, if there's a reason. Did you have a tourist guide?
thank you. the flowers are just for decoration and the covering over the mouth i think is to keep the camel from spitting. they actually give camel rides to tourist. we didn't ride the camels though. yes we had a guide in madinah and makkah. i'll write about that in my review of dar el salaam. that's the travel agency we went with.
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