“The believers are members of one family…” (49:10)
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Photos from Our 2025 Worldwide Submitters’ Conference (Hajj)
Meeting at the hotel lobbyOne of the many breakfast times at the hotelThe pleasant routine of walking to the Sacred Masjid for the five daily Contact PrayersGoing through one of the many doors of the Sacred MasjidSometimes when you are surprised with a selfie, you wave back at the cameraThe joy of chatting to submitter friends with common beliefsYou might as well snap another photo while waiting for othersBeautiful Kaaba with the Clock Tower in the backgroundVisiting Kaaba is a serious matterDouble-checking where we are before circling Kaaba seven timesFinished UmrahWaiting for others to finish their Umrah – the circling of Kaaba (Tawaf) seven timesHeat doesn’t stop you when you are motivatedThe Safa knoll (hill)The more the merrier – before walking between Safa and Marwah seven timesReady to goWalking between Safa and Marwah seven timesAt the top of the Mount of Mercy (Jabal al-Rahmah) in ArafatFeeling accomplished at the Mount of Mercy, ArafatView of Arafat from Mount of Mercy (Jabal al-Rahmah)Arafat walk to Masjid Al-NimrahCourtyard of Masjid Al-Nimrah, ArafatLining up for the Friday Prayer at the Courtyard of Masjid Al-Nimrah, Arafat. (The masjid is unfortunately closed throughout the year – except one day – so we did the Friday Sermon in its courtyard).Walking in one of the many pedestrian roads in MuzdalifahPedestrian road in MuzdalifahA road in MenaMena walkInside the Jamarat Building/Bridge, where the stones are thrown at the three pillars. One of the pillars is seen in the distance.After exiting Mena, we met in front of Al-Bayah Masjid to coordinate our Uber rides back to the hotel. (A historical location where prophet Muhammad preached to passersby traveling for their Hajj pilgrimage, after the Meccan society disbelieved and persecuted him. A pivotal point in history happened here when a few people from Medina (Yathrib) who had come for Hajj believed Muhammad and spread Islam to Medina, and later facilitated the migration of Muhammad to Medina.Cutting our hair at the barber shop near our hotel to indicate that we finished Hajj and are exiting the state of Ihram (Sanctity)Feeling refreshed, and appreciating each other’s new look after cutting the hair.Family love after Hajj, enjoying the view from one of the balconies inside the Sacred MasjidBrotherly love after Hajj, enjoying the view from one of the balconies inside the Sacred MasjidOne of the many prayer halls inside the Sacred MasjidEveryone minding their own business inside the Sacred MasjidContact Prayer time at the Sacred MasjidBreakfast and enjoying the view from the top of the hotel after HajjRandom and respectful discussion after breakfast, after finishing HajjBonding and friendship after HajjRespectfully chatting about our different cultures after breakfast.Enjoying ship stories from the ship captain as we are waiting at the hotel for an Uber rideCrowds lining up for the Contact Prayer at the courtyard of the Sacred Masjid.Some of us chose to have one more farewell look at the beautiful Kaaba.Kaaba from the second floor of the Sacred MasjidThe name of God (Allah) inscribed in one of the pillars of the Sacred Masjid. (Unfortunately, in more than 90% of the masjids around the world, the Sunni and Shia authorities in the later stages of the history of Islam have inscribed both the name of God and the name of Muhammad in the masjid walls. That displeases God – when one of his servants, prophet Muhammad, is being elevated and honored as much as God in the masjid walls. However, it was pleasantly surprising to see that this was not the case in the Sacred Masjid. In all the walls of the Sacred Masjid, we saw only the name of God inscribed in the walls, without associating any partners with Him.A view from the hotel towards the Sacred MasjidShopping Mall near the Sacred MasjidFarwell meeting before a lot of us traveled back home.Our farewell photo. What a great time we had! Praise be to God!
