SYUKRAN HABIBI
HARAM STREET MOBILEGRAPHY
by
Riki Maulana
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WE ARE ON THE SAME ROAD BUT FOR EACH, HIS OR HER OWN JOURNEY
JAMARAH TUNNEL
VISUAL DIARY MOMENTS THAT CAUGHT
MY ATTENTION
The 5th pillar of Islam is Hajj, which is the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. It is an obligatory act of worship that Muslims must perform at least once in their lifetime, provided they are physically and financially able to do so.
Nevertheless, you were not here because you had the fitness and the money. You were here, wondering, sent by God.
THE HARAM MOSQUE IS ALWAYS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
AN ICE CREAM CAN INSTANTLY OFFER A BRIEF ESCAPE FROM THE SUMMER HEAT.
PILGRIMS COMMUNICATING. PERHAPS, THEY ARE CHECKING ON THE LOVED ONES WHO ARE LEFT IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY AS THEY PERFORM THEIR HAJJ.
MASJIDIL HARAM
TAKING A NAP ON THE FLOOR OF THE MOSQUE IS COMMON FOR PILGRIMS WHO VALUE EVERY PRECIOUS SECOND BEING IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.
AL MASJID AL HARAM ROAD
THE AUTHORITY ASKS PEOPLE TO USE THE BARBER SERVICE BUT MOST OPT TO CUT OR SHAVE ON THEIR OWN.
HARNESSING THE FREE POWER OF THE SUN ON HER HOTEL ROOF TOP.
THE HOTEL LAUNDROMAT CHARGES 17 RIYAL PER KILOGRAM.
RELIGIOUS RITUALS COMBINED WITH ROADSIDE CAPITALISM.
SOME PEOPLE ARE CHARITABLE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE, ENSURING OTHERS A CHANCE TO DO ALMSGIVING.
REKINDLING OLD FLAMES.
THE MEDIA CREW RECORDING A MINISTERIAL COURTESY VISIT,
YOU LEFT HOME BUT HOME FOLLOWED YOU. “COUGH MEDICINE,” THEY SAID.
DENTS AND SCRATCHES ARE LOVE BITES FOR SAUDI’S VEHICLES.
WITH THE LARGE CROWD OF PILGRIMS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, GATES OPENED AND CLOSED AS THE AUTHORITY MANAGES THE TRAFFIC, AND THE UNFAMILIAR ARABIC SIGN BOARDS, ONE CAN EASILY GET LOST.
YOU WON'T SEE MANY ANIMALS IN THIS ROCKY DESERT, BUT PIGEONS ARE APLENTY.
AL JANADRIAH HOTEL
HAVING CONVERSATIONS OUTDOOR DESPITE THE HEAT.
THESE PEDDLERS CAN SPEAK MALAY FOR BUSINESSES. “MALAYSIA BOLEH,” IS THE GO TO PHRASE TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.
ON A NORMAL DAY THE CHARGE IS 500 RIYAL FOR A TAWAF-AND-SAIE WHEEL CHAIR PUSH.
ARAB DIPLOMATS ON TUESDAY (JUNE 18/ ZULHIJJAH 12) TOLD AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AT LEAST 550 PILGRIMS HAD DIED THIS YEAR DUE TO THE HEATWAVE.
“THEN WHICH OF YOUR LORD’S FAVOURS WILL YOU (HUMANS AND JINN) BOTH DENY?”
THESE MEN ARE DELIGHTED TO BE PRESENTED WITH A TECHNICAL PROBLEM.
WE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE HEAT, THEN AT NIGHT, WE GOT WHAT WE WISHED FOR. FEW OF US HAD TO LITERALLY SLEEP UNDER OUR MATTRESSES IN ORDER TO AVOID THE COLD AIR FROM THE BLOWERS.
GROUP OF PILGRIMS AT ARAFAH TAKING A HOT DRINK BREAK BEFORE CONTINUING THEIR PRAYERS.
ON THE DAY OF ARAFAH, YOU SHOULD SPEND AS MUCH OF THE DAY AS POSSIBLE IN DISCOURSE WITH GOD, WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME BEING BETWEEN ZOHOR AND MAGHRIB.
UNSEWN SARONG WILL ACT AS YOUR EMERGENCY IHRAM IN CASE YOU SOIL THE WHITE ONES.
THEY PUSHED ASIDE MATTRESSES TO CREATE PRAYER SPACE.
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF STAYING OVERNIGHT IN MUZDALIFAH IS TO PRAY, MEDITATE, AND PREPARE FOR THE STONING RITUAL, WHICH IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE HAJJ.
YOU WERE ADVISED TO SLEEP SIDEWAYS IN ORDER TO FIT THE WHOLE GROUP IN THE TENT.
SOME PILGRIMS OPTED TO SLEEP UNDER THE STARS TO AVOID THE CROWDED TENTS.
TWO MEN MENDED A BROKEN SANDAL OF A LADY WITH CABLE TIES.
WITH TABUNG HAJI, YOU WON’T STARVE UNLESS YOU’RE A PICKY EATER.
MOST OF US ARE PERPLEXED BY THE OUTDOOR ART INSTALLATIONS.
A GUIDE GETTING READY TO BRING A GROUP OF PILGRIMS THROUGH THE JAMRAH CROWD.
STRATEGIZE, MOVE TO THE LESS CROWDED FAR END.
JAMARAH AL AQABA
FOR OVER 20 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN SHAVING MY OWN HEAD BALD. PERHAPS IT’S A PRACTICE FOR TAHALOOL.
HAJJ IS TOUGH. IT TESTED YOUR PATIENCE AND RESILIENCE. BUT GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO ANOTHER HAJJ, YOU’LL SIGN UP WITHOUT HESITATION
FAREWELL HABIBIS, BROTHERS FROM FARAWAY LANDS.
THE CLIMB WAS NOT EASY EVEN WITH THE MODERN CARVED CONCRETE STAIRS, BUT YOU HAD TO BE THERE TO RETRACE THE STEPS TO THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL STARTED. IQRAQ!
