Our adventure from Mina to Arafah. Part 2.

9 Zulhijah [ Mina to Arafa ]

Around 3 am, some ladies already woke up and performed prayers and reciting the Quran... Couldn't really sleep but enjoy lying in the sleeping bag to keep warm. Although I set my alarm at 4 am, I woke up at 3.40 am to go washroom and took ablution. Performed some sunnah prayers and started packing my baggage while waiting for Suboh prayer.

After Suboh, we took out the rationed cup-noodle for breakfast. Felt sorry that hubby and brother Helmi had to endure the coldness only with the ihram clothing. Secretly doa that they would not fall sick.

••Our breakfast - cup noodle. Eating outside you know where. :P

After breakfast, we sat outside the tent getting ready to go if the bus arrived. The bus supposed to reach by 7.30 am. The bus had broke down so the waiting time extended.

Waited and waited in the cold, we went to sit inside the empty Hahnemann's tent (Hahnemann tent was shared with Hamidah Travel). Over there we talked to brother Yasin and his wife, sis Aishah and ustadz Abu Bakar, whom had travelled with Hamidah Travel.

When finally a bus came, the 4 of us were left behind.

We were prepared to follow the order if we are unble to leave by 12 noon, we had to walk to Arafah to meet our travel agengy's congregation. Maybe that 'preparation' had become a supplication, the 4 of us had to walk.

The problem is... which direction?

When we started to walk, it was already coming to 12 noon. All the pilgrims that stay the night at Mina had already left after suboh. We were walking along the empty road. I kept asking Allah for direction and looked for signages for ARAFAH.

Along the road, I spotted a sign "Perdestrain to Arafah Walk Here" with an arrow. I thought I spotted a pot of gold, I was so excited... but that was the beginning of a big adventure.

To be continue...