Nights were hard for baita. For 17 days- he cried- he was upset. He wanted to sleep on my arm- hug me —He often got dada’s car keys and asked them to take him to Nayel home. Meanwhile at Hajj, no one told us these details. The 5 tough days began. We got into Ahrams and left homes for Mina. Hajj journey began. Honestly when people told me that the moment I’d get on the flight, I’d forget everything behind, I thought that wasn’t possible. But that did happen. The 5 days through Hajj- there’s so much to focus on that you hardly remember life back home. So my biggest reflection so far from Hajj i ..read more

#myhajjkahani – 3. This one is just a reflection post before I go into details of what happened next. One must be thinking that why am I sharing my journey in detail. There are 2reasons for it- 1- for my ownself- I want to have it written somewhere so I can refresh it again and again. 2-for people to get motivated to plan theirs soon. No doubt Hajj is a very hectic trip- miles and miles of walk- terrible washrooms- just to name a few- but what you achieve out of it is so much bigger than any hurdle that comes in your way. Even if one of you gets inspired and pushed to plan their Hajj next yea ..read more

My Hajj Kahani – Part 2. We were in Dubai, mama in Lahore and the package we chose plans and runs from Karachi. Alhamdullilah once we initiated, Allah helped each step to go forward. We have a general concept of going for Hajj in old age. Even if we can afford, we plan it for later time. I don’t understand why. Do we all know exactly how long are we in this world? Is tomorrow promised? Then why leave the major for last? Mama had the same perception- her initial reaction was that her daughters are still not married and she can’t leave them. But Alhamdullilah she took some time to decide and fin ..read more