ANJUM TEAM RECOUNTS THEIR HAJJ JOURNEYS

Anjum Hotel Makkah team who performed Haj shares the spiritual atonement and inspiration atop Mount Arafat with our readers. Each one of them shares what their Hajj meant to them and how it has changed them.

Millions of pilgrims conclude their annual Hajj in Makkah and return home reborn. The apogee of this fifth pillar of Islam is at Mount Arafat, where millions meet every year, like millions before them in past years, to stand where Prophet Mohammed once stood for his first and only Haj.

Hajj is the closest any Muslim can ever be to where Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) bestowed his final sermon of peace, of equality, of respect for the rights of human beings and of justice and kindness.

At Jabal Al Rahma - the mount of mercy - Muslims perform Waqfat Arafat where they climb, stand and pray and hold vigils as they repent for their sins and ask Allah (SWT) to forgive them and give them the chance to start over with a clean slate.

Mohamed Naffakhi, Digital Business Developer Manager at Anjum, Hotel Makkah says: Each one of us climbs the mount with a different story in his heart. We stand or sit on top the mount reciting numerous verses from the Quran, as well as supplications. To see the practice of Haj is to see a painting made up of millions of pilgrims moving in extreme harmony that only those who experience it themselves could ever understand.”

“There, atop the hill, with the hum of worshippers reflecting off the hillside, I felt humbled by the power and the spirit around me. I then heard myself asking for God's forgiveness, and thanking him for all I have been blessed with, as I was overcome with emotion. Haj had liberated me.” Said Amjad Badaoud, F&B Manager at Anjum Hotel Makkah.

Hassan Ali, PR Manager at Anjum Hotel Makkah says: “I came down with a new breath of hope and lightness within my heart. For me, it is a time to start anew; the pilgrimage is one of inspiration and introspection for all who make it.”

“I remember when I was looking at the thousands of faces surrounding me, it was striking. Each person is an ocean of many feelings. You can witness the tears of honesty in all the eyes and the gratitude of being there. It was overwhelming, I remember, how all these pilgrims from different nations gathered in one place, you can never witness this scene anywhere else.” Said Salman Jabali, Quality and Control Assistant Manager at Anjum Hotel Makkah.

For Anjum Hotel team, every Haji has a defining, when the spirit overtakes them, when all their troubles are put in perspective, and when they are overcome with a sense of atonement and higher calling. We ask Allah (SWT) to bless all our Muslim sisters and brothers around the world to be blessed with a Hajj pilgrimage.