By going to Makkah, the pilgrims move to the actual Haj phase. Usually the first step is to do "Umrah" or the lesser pilgrimage. You have to get into your Ihram which mean two pieces of unstitched white cloth for men and daily clothes for women. When in Mekkah, you have to go around the Kaaba seven times as well as going between the hills of Safa and Marwa seven times. http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4503/52710893_NWqkk-Ti.jpg http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/gallery/1128759_K8SrS/ 2006-01-16T11:40:21Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />After a twelve hour journey we finally reached the hotel in Makkah. Aash has the best look on his face which pretty much explains that we were now dead tired after finally reaching our dest ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52710893_NWqkk" title="After a twelve hour journey we finally reached the hotel in Makkah. Aash has the best look on his face which pretty much explains that we were now dead tired after finally reaching our dest ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4503/52710893_NWqkk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="After a twelve hour journey we finally reached the hotel in Makkah. Aash has the best look on his face which pretty much explains that we were now dead tired after finally reaching our dest ..." title="After a twelve hour journey we finally reached the hotel in Makkah. Aash has the best look on his face which pretty much explains that we were now dead tired after finally reaching our dest ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:00:50Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4503/52710893_NWqkk-Th.jpg 2006-01-04 22:20:15 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />We reached Makkah at dawn. This is the view from the hotel room. You can only see the top floor of the Haram Sharif Masjid. You cannot see the Kaaba since it is on the ground floor and to ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52711084_L54KC" title="We reached Makkah at dawn. This is the view from the hotel room. You can only see the top floor of the Haram Sharif Masjid. You cannot see the Kaaba since it is on the ground floor and to ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4512/52711084_L54KC-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="We reached Makkah at dawn. This is the view from the hotel room. You can only see the top floor of the Haram Sharif Masjid. You cannot see the Kaaba since it is on the ground floor and to ..." title="We reached Makkah at dawn. This is the view from the hotel room. You can only see the top floor of the Haram Sharif Masjid. You cannot see the Kaaba since it is on the ground floor and to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:59:43Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4512/52711084_L54KC-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 00:09:35 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />We are now doing the Umra. This involves seven rounds of the Kaaba. The rounds start at the corner to the left of the door. Since I was taking Mummy around in a wheelchair, we were on the ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52711991_YvL6b" title="We are now doing the Umra. This involves seven rounds of the Kaaba. The rounds start at the corner to the left of the door. Since I was taking Mummy around in a wheelchair, we were on the ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4521/52711991_YvL6b-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="We are now doing the Umra. This involves seven rounds of the Kaaba. The rounds start at the corner to the left of the door. Since I was taking Mummy around in a wheelchair, we were on the ..." title="We are now doing the Umra. This involves seven rounds of the Kaaba. The rounds start at the corner to the left of the door. Since I was taking Mummy around in a wheelchair, we were on the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:00:49Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4521/52711991_YvL6b-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 02:02:54 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Another view of the Kaaba. The black covering is embroidered with verses in gold thread. Hundreds of years ago the covering was sometimes red, or yellow. In the foreground is the Muqam-i- ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52712213_X2UU6" title="Another view of the Kaaba. The black covering is embroidered with verses in gold thread. Hundreds of years ago the covering was sometimes red, or yellow. In the foreground is the Muqam-i- ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4522/52712213_X2UU6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Another view of the Kaaba. The black covering is embroidered with verses in gold thread. Hundreds of years ago the covering was sometimes red, or yellow. In the foreground is the Muqam-i- ..." title="Another view of the Kaaba. The black covering is embroidered with verses in gold thread. Hundreds of years ago the covering was sometimes red, or yellow. In the foreground is the Muqam-i- ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:00:54Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4522/52712213_X2UU6-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 02:03:37 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />A closeup of the Muqam-i-Ibrahim and the people reaching out to touch the door(Al-Mottazam) and pray. This is considered a very special spot to pray since The Prophet liked to pray here as ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52712301_PsY35" title="A closeup of the Muqam-i-Ibrahim and the people reaching out to touch the door(Al-Mottazam) and pray. This is considered a very special spot to pray since The Prophet liked to pray here as ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4523/52712301_PsY35-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="A closeup of the Muqam-i-Ibrahim and the people reaching out to touch the door(Al-Mottazam) and pray. This is considered a very special spot to pray since The Prophet liked to pray here as ..." title="A closeup of the Muqam-i-Ibrahim and the people reaching out to touch the door(Al-Mottazam) and pray. This is considered a very special spot to pray since The Prophet liked to pray here as ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:52:09Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4523/52712301_PsY35-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 02:03:41 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The crowded center of the mosque. It is easy to see the second floor and the third floor which is the roof. You can do tawaf (or circling of the Kaaba at any level. When the Prophet did h ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52712504_htnMy" title="The crowded center of the mosque. It is easy to see the second floor and the third floor which is the roof. You can do tawaf (or circling of the Kaaba at any level. When the Prophet did h ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4524/52712504_htnMy-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The crowded center of the mosque. It is easy to see the second floor and the third floor which is the roof. You can do tawaf (or circling of the Kaaba at any level. When the Prophet did h ..." title="The crowded center of the mosque. It is easy to see the second floor and the third floor which is the roof. You can do tawaf (or circling of the Kaaba at any level. When the Prophet did h ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:01:56Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4524/52712504_htnMy-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 02:03:43 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />This corner of the Kaaba defines the starting line to do the tawaf or rounds. When the pilgrims reach this point they lift their hands towards the black stone palms away. If you view this ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52712731_SPRCv" title="This corner of the Kaaba defines the starting line to do the tawaf or rounds. When the pilgrims reach this point they lift their hands towards the black stone palms away. If you view this ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4525/52712731_SPRCv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This corner of the Kaaba defines the starting line to do the tawaf or rounds. When the pilgrims reach this point they lift their hands towards the black stone palms away. If you view this ..." title="This corner of the Kaaba defines the starting line to do the tawaf or rounds. When the pilgrims reach this point they lift their hands towards the black stone palms away. If you view this ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:01:45Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4525/52712731_SPRCv-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 02:03:47 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />A closeup of the people at the door. You can see two security guards at the corner. They hold onto a rope to keep from being swept away by the ocean of pilgrims. The golden object in the ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52712767_zfVTW" title="A closeup of the people at the door. You can see two security guards at the corner. They hold onto a rope to keep from being swept away by the ocean of pilgrims. The golden object in the ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4525crop/52712767_zfVTW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="A closeup of the people at the door. You can see two security guards at the corner. They hold onto a rope to keep from being swept away by the ocean of pilgrims. The golden object in the ..." title="A closeup of the people at the door. You can see two security guards at the corner. They hold onto a rope to keep from being swept away by the ocean of pilgrims. The golden object in the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:00:33Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4525crop/52712767_zfVTW-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 02:03:47 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Another view of the Kaaba.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52713023_A6Fmb" title="Another view of the Kaaba."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4526/52713023_A6Fmb-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Another view of the Kaaba." title="Another view of the Kaaba." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:59:15Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4526/52713023_A6Fmb-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 02:08:19 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Dr. Hoda being pushed by a young fellow we hired outside the mosque. You find a number of people with empty wheelchairs outside willing to take you around for a fee. By Saudi law, this is ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52713199_S9U7m" title="Dr. Hoda being pushed by a young fellow we hired outside the mosque. You find a number of people with empty wheelchairs outside willing to take you around for a fee. By Saudi law, this is ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4529/52713199_S9U7m-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Dr. Hoda being pushed by a young fellow we hired outside the mosque. You find a number of people with empty wheelchairs outside willing to take you around for a fee. By Saudi law, this is ..." title="Dr. Hoda being pushed by a young fellow we hired outside the mosque. You find a number of people with empty wheelchairs outside willing to take you around for a fee. By Saudi law, this is ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:00:50Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4529/52713199_S9U7m-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 02:10:05 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Mummy in the wheelchair right up against the edge. She has the bag that held my camera and she constantly worried it might get confiscated. My view is that Haj should be publicized even m ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52713311_hywLu" title="Mummy in the wheelchair right up against the edge. She has the bag that held my camera and she constantly worried it might get confiscated. My view is that Haj should be publicized even m ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4530/52713311_hywLu-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Mummy in the wheelchair right up against the edge. She has the bag that held my camera and she constantly worried it might get confiscated. My view is that Haj should be publicized even m ..." title="Mummy in the wheelchair right up against the edge. She has the bag that held my camera and she constantly worried it might get confiscated. My view is that Haj should be publicized even m ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:57:00Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4530/52713311_hywLu-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 02:16:53 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a> </p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52713510_ooEFz" title="Iqbal's photo"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4531/52713510_ooEFz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Iqbal's photo" title="Iqbal's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:53:03Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4531/52713510_ooEFz-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 02:27:06 21.43000000000000 39.82000000000000 0 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />You can see the line of people right up against the Kaaba trying to get close to the Hajaral-Aswad or the black stone. It fell from the sky and is said to have turned from milky white to bl ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52713792_roKM3" title="You can see the line of people right up against the Kaaba trying to get close to the Hajaral-Aswad or the black stone. It fell from the sky and is said to have turned from milky white to bl ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4533/52713792_roKM3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="You can see the line of people right up against the Kaaba trying to get close to the Hajaral-Aswad or the black stone. It fell from the sky and is said to have turned from milky white to bl ..." title="You can see the line of people right up against the Kaaba trying to get close to the Hajaral-Aswad or the black stone. It fell from the sky and is said to have turned from milky white to bl ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:01:06Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4533/52713792_roKM3-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 02:42:16 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />After the seven rounds of the Kaaba, you offer prayers by the Muqam-Ibrahim, get zam-zam water and then go between the hills of Safa and Marwa seven times. The hills are no more than circul ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52714020_X7Nbq" title="After the seven rounds of the Kaaba, you offer prayers by the Muqam-Ibrahim, get zam-zam water and then go between the hills of Safa and Marwa seven times. The hills are no more than circul ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4534/52714020_X7Nbq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="After the seven rounds of the Kaaba, you offer prayers by the Muqam-Ibrahim, get zam-zam water and then go between the hills of Safa and Marwa seven times. The hills are no more than circul ..." title="After the seven rounds of the Kaaba, you offer prayers by the Muqam-Ibrahim, get zam-zam water and then go between the hills of Safa and Marwa seven times. The hills are no more than circul ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:58:31Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4534/52714020_X7Nbq-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 03:06:43 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The wheelchair lanes were separated into outgoing and incoming lanes. But the professional wheelchair drivers would race into the oncoming lane to pass other wheelchairs causing some great ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52714191_qo5yK" title="The wheelchair lanes were separated into outgoing and incoming lanes. But the professional wheelchair drivers would race into the oncoming lane to pass other wheelchairs causing some great ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4535/52714191_qo5yK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The wheelchair lanes were separated into outgoing and incoming lanes. But the professional wheelchair drivers would race into the oncoming lane to pass other wheelchairs causing some great ..." title="The wheelchair lanes were separated into outgoing and incoming lanes. But the professional wheelchair drivers would race into the oncoming lane to pass other wheelchairs causing some great ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-22T00:01:34Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4535/52714191_qo5yK-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 03:06:47 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Dr. Hoda after completion of the Umra and getting his head shaved. He was very happy.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52714386_rw7Q5" title="Dr. Hoda after completion of the Umra and getting his head shaved. He was very happy."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4538/52714386_rw7Q5-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Dr. Hoda after completion of the Umra and getting his head shaved. He was very happy." title="Dr. Hoda after completion of the Umra and getting his head shaved. He was very happy." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:01:38Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4538/52714386_rw7Q5-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 03:52:05 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Outside the masjid.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52714529_V8sFN" title="Outside the masjid."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4539/52714529_V8sFN-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Outside the masjid." title="Outside the masjid." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:00:03Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4539/52714529_V8sFN-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 04:05:34 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Our hotel room at Le Meridien. It was very nice and comfortable and looked out over the Haram Masjid. you could not see the Holy Kaaba from our room but you could see the people doing tawa ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52714635_23JFL" title="Our hotel room at Le Meridien. It was very nice and comfortable and looked out over the Haram Masjid. you could not see the Holy Kaaba from our room but you could see the people doing tawa ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4541/52714635_23JFL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Our hotel room at Le Meridien. It was very nice and comfortable and looked out over the Haram Masjid. you could not see the Holy Kaaba from our room but you could see the people doing tawa ..." title="Our hotel room at Le Meridien. It was very nice and comfortable and looked out over the Haram Masjid. you could not see the Holy Kaaba from our room but you could see the people doing tawa ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:37:42Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4541/52714635_23JFL-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 04:59:36 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The room was equipped with a janamaz and a copy of the quran.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52714761_N7Hem" title="The room was equipped with a janamaz and a copy of the quran."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4549/52714761_N7Hem-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The room was equipped with a janamaz and a copy of the quran." title="The room was equipped with a janamaz and a copy of the quran." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:01:12Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4549/52714761_N7Hem-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 05:06:08 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The crowds gathered in the courtyard of the Haram Masjid. There is absolutely no room as you get close to the hajj days.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52714889_VTbLJ" title="The crowds gathered in the courtyard of the Haram Masjid. There is absolutely no room as you get close to the hajj days."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4550/52714889_VTbLJ-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The crowds gathered in the courtyard of the Haram Masjid. There is absolutely no room as you get close to the hajj days." title="The crowds gathered in the courtyard of the Haram Masjid. There is absolutely no room as you get close to the hajj days." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:51:34Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4550/52714889_VTbLJ-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 05:54:08 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The upper floor of the masjid viewd from our room.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52714951_KQ9J8" title="The upper floor of the masjid viewd from our room."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4551/52714951_KQ9J8-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The upper floor of the masjid viewd from our room." title="The upper floor of the masjid viewd from our room." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:10:23Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4551/52714951_KQ9J8-Th.jpg 2006-01-05 05:54:37 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />People moving on the access road that lead to Mina.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52715218_iwPrJ" title="People moving on the access road that lead to Mina."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4560/52715218_iwPrJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="People moving on the access road that lead to Mina." title="People moving on the access road that lead to Mina." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:55:39Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4560/52715218_iwPrJ-Th.jpg 2006-01-06 07:16:10 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The blur of people doing tawaf after fajr prayers.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52715330_CSNko" title="The blur of people doing tawaf after fajr prayers."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4564/52715330_CSNko-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The blur of people doing tawaf after fajr prayers." title="The blur of people doing tawaf after fajr prayers." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:59:20Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4564/52715330_CSNko-Th.jpg 2006-01-06 23:47:47 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Before fajr prayers the sky is still dark and the lights are all on in the masjid.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52715475_EutQ3" title="Before fajr prayers the sky is still dark and the lights are all on in the masjid."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4568/52715475_EutQ3-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Before fajr prayers the sky is still dark and the lights are all on in the masjid." title="Before fajr prayers the sky is still dark and the lights are all on in the masjid." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:38:47Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4568/52715475_EutQ3-Th.jpg 2006-01-06 23:52:53 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />A longer exposure makes it look brighter.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52715535_3X42H" title="A longer exposure makes it look brighter."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4571/52715535_3X42H-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="A longer exposure makes it look brighter." title="A longer exposure makes it look brighter." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:11:22Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4571/52715535_3X42H-Th.jpg 2006-01-06 23:58:50 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The crowd in the street. There was no attempt in regulating human traffic. After juma prayers we were caught in a crush of people since outgoing and incoming foot traffic allowed no headwa ...</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52715656_pn3n7" title="The crowd in the street. There was no attempt in regulating human traffic. After juma prayers we were caught in a crush of people since outgoing and incoming foot traffic allowed no headwa ..."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4577/52715656_pn3n7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The crowd in the street. There was no attempt in regulating human traffic. After juma prayers we were caught in a crush of people since outgoing and incoming foot traffic allowed no headwa ..." title="The crowd in the street. There was no attempt in regulating human traffic. After juma prayers we were caught in a crush of people since outgoing and incoming foot traffic allowed no headwa ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:59:23Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4577/52715656_pn3n7-Th.jpg 2006-01-07 00:10:36 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Rivers of people moving outside the masjid. The area with shadows were popular and you can see the people there are not blurred since they like standing where they are.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52715831_jZjRS" title="Rivers of people moving outside the masjid. The area with shadows were popular and you can see the people there are not blurred since they like standing where they are."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4581/52715831_jZjRS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Rivers of people moving outside the masjid. The area with shadows were popular and you can see the people there are not blurred since they like standing where they are." title="Rivers of people moving outside the masjid. The area with shadows were popular and you can see the people there are not blurred since they like standing where they are." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:07:25Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4581/52715831_jZjRS-Th.jpg 2006-01-07 06:08:09 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The food at the hotel was simply amazing. We appreciated it even more when we got to Mina!</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52715975_Ygh9e" title="The food at the hotel was simply amazing. We appreciated it even more when we got to Mina!"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4609/52715975_Ygh9e-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The food at the hotel was simply amazing. We appreciated it even more when we got to Mina!" title="The food at the hotel was simply amazing. We appreciated it even more when we got to Mina!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:55:51Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4609/52715975_Ygh9e-Th.jpg 2006-01-07 13:08:46 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />One of the servers. Most were from Pakistan, India or Bangladesh.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52716163_S9Bgo" title="One of the servers. Most were from Pakistan, India or Bangladesh."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4610/52716163_S9Bgo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="One of the servers. Most were from Pakistan, India or Bangladesh." title="One of the servers. Most were from Pakistan, India or Bangladesh." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:58:05Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4610/52716163_S9Bgo-Th.jpg 2006-01-07 13:08:57 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The retaurant at the hotel.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52716341_VHeGq" title="The retaurant at the hotel."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4614/52716341_VHeGq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The retaurant at the hotel." title="The retaurant at the hotel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T18:39:56Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4614/52716341_VHeGq-Th.jpg 2006-01-07 13:10:18 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The entrance to the Haram masjid at night. There was access 24 hours during Hajj.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52716514_2Dh2W" title="The entrance to the Haram masjid at night. There was access 24 hours during Hajj."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4617/52716514_2Dh2W-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The entrance to the Haram masjid at night. There was access 24 hours during Hajj." title="The entrance to the Haram masjid at night. There was access 24 hours during Hajj." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:02:58Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4617/52716514_2Dh2W-Th.jpg 2006-01-07 15:20:44 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The outside of the Hotel Le Meridien.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52716889_ScMCn" title="The outside of the Hotel Le Meridien."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4625/52716889_ScMCn-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The outside of the Hotel Le Meridien." title="The outside of the Hotel Le Meridien." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:22:47Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4625/52716889_ScMCn-Th.jpg 2006-01-07 15:43:46 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The outside of the Hotel Le Meridien.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52716943_znGM5" title="The outside of the Hotel Le Meridien."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4628/52716943_znGM5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The outside of the Hotel Le Meridien." title="The outside of the Hotel Le Meridien." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:38:30Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4628/52716943_znGM5-Th.jpg 2006-01-07 15:44:55 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The reception desk at the Hotel Le Meridien.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52717014_3Hg85" title="The reception desk at the Hotel Le Meridien."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4629/52717014_3Hg85-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The reception desk at the Hotel Le Meridien." title="The reception desk at the Hotel Le Meridien." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:57:13Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4629/52717014_3Hg85-Th.jpg 2006-01-07 15:45:31 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Royal palaces surround the Haram Masjid on one side They seemed to be mostly empty, at least you could not see anyone entering or leaving from the main door.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52717163_zxXAq" title="Royal palaces surround the Haram Masjid on one side They seemed to be mostly empty, at least you could not see anyone entering or leaving from the main door."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4632/52717163_zxXAq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Royal palaces surround the Haram Masjid on one side They seemed to be mostly empty, at least you could not see anyone entering or leaving from the main door." title="Royal palaces surround the Haram Masjid on one side They seemed to be mostly empty, at least you could not see anyone entering or leaving from the main door." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:59:51Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4632/52717163_zxXAq-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 01:38:34 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Pilgrims already heading for Mina.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52717334_5Kifi" title="Pilgrims already heading for Mina."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4636/52717334_5Kifi-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Pilgrims already heading for Mina." title="Pilgrims already heading for Mina." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:58:35Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4636/52717334_5Kifi-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 01:41:54 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />All manners of transport were pressed into service. The roof of the vehicle was cheaper but I think I would have preferred it.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52717461_oExXL" title="All manners of transport were pressed into service. The roof of the vehicle was cheaper but I think I would have preferred it."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4639/52717461_oExXL-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="All manners of transport were pressed into service. The roof of the vehicle was cheaper but I think I would have preferred it." title="All manners of transport were pressed into service. The roof of the vehicle was cheaper but I think I would have preferred it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:00:07Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4639/52717461_oExXL-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 01:43:24 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Traffic grounds to a halt. This happened more often than not.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52717624_fiGYo" title="Traffic grounds to a halt. This happened more often than not."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4641/52717624_fiGYo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Traffic grounds to a halt. This happened more often than not." title="Traffic grounds to a halt. This happened more often than not." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:00:41Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4641/52717624_fiGYo-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 01:44:01 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a> </p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52717788_DGd9X" title="Iqbal's photo"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4643/52717788_DGd9X-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Iqbal's photo" title="Iqbal's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:57:58Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4643/52717788_DGd9X-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 01:44:57 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />One of the royal palaces.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52717952_DvRAF" title="One of the royal palaces."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4648/52717952_DvRAF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="One of the royal palaces." title="One of the royal palaces." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:17:28Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4648/52717952_DvRAF-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 01:50:31 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />One of the royal palaces.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52718062_6tDFa" title="One of the royal palaces."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4650/52718062_6tDFa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="One of the royal palaces." title="One of the royal palaces." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:58:58Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4650/52718062_6tDFa-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 02:54:11 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a> </p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52718220_GdRfr" title="Iqbal's photo"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4653/52718220_GdRfr-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Iqbal's photo" title="Iqbal's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:58:30Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4653/52718220_GdRfr-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 02:55:19 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Pilgrims heading to the next phase.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52718337_bz7LJ" title="Pilgrims heading to the next phase."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4658/52718337_bz7LJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Pilgrims heading to the next phase." title="Pilgrims heading to the next phase." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:58:49Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4658/52718337_bz7LJ-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:15:50 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Riding the roof.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52718512_gbYnT" title="Riding the roof."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4660/52718512_gbYnT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Riding the roof." title="Riding the roof." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:57:16Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4660/52718512_gbYnT-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:20:29 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a> </p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52718668_KYHx3" title="Iqbal's photo"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4661/52718668_KYHx3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Iqbal's photo" title="Iqbal's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:43:07Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4661/52718668_KYHx3-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:21:49 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a> </p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52718806_siN48" title="Iqbal's photo"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4662/52718806_siN48-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Iqbal's photo" title="Iqbal's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:56:14Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4662/52718806_siN48-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:21:52 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a> </p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52718896_aU4Cm" title="Iqbal's photo"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4664/52718896_aU4Cm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Iqbal's photo" title="Iqbal's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:58:19Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4664/52718896_aU4Cm-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:23:21 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a> </p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52718990_3q6tx" title="Iqbal's photo"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4665/52718990_3q6tx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Iqbal's photo" title="Iqbal's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:00:40Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4665/52718990_3q6tx-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:23:31 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Arshad Jan and Nadeem posing for me.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52719086_5eGzP" title="Arshad Jan and Nadeem posing for me."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4666/52719086_5eGzP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Arshad Jan and Nadeem posing for me." title="Arshad Jan and Nadeem posing for me." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:58:36Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4666/52719086_5eGzP-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:29:39 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />This was the Godfather pose. Arshad with his Rajput bodyguards!</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52719182_EqdnZ" title="This was the Godfather pose. Arshad with his Rajput bodyguards!"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4667/52719182_EqdnZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This was the Godfather pose. Arshad with his Rajput bodyguards!" title="This was the Godfather pose. Arshad with his Rajput bodyguards!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T15:29:55Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4667/52719182_EqdnZ-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:30:33 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Zahida reading in the lobby.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52719263_4x6ix" title="Zahida reading in the lobby."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4668/52719263_4x6ix-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Zahida reading in the lobby." title="Zahida reading in the lobby." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T18:18:53Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4668/52719263_4x6ix-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:32:26 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Mummy reading the Quran in the hotel.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52719331_YeJi8" title="Mummy reading the Quran in the hotel."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4669/52719331_YeJi8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mummy reading the Quran in the hotel." title="Mummy reading the Quran in the hotel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:11:42Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4669/52719331_YeJi8-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:32:56 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Amber reading her prayers.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52719413_ojMLv" title="Amber reading her prayers."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4672/52719413_ojMLv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Amber reading her prayers." title="Amber reading her prayers." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:37:32Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4672/52719413_ojMLv-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:33:45 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The professor getting the bus loaded. It was nice to see how people took on duties to help the group. The professor took on more than most.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52719535_zgHb4" title="The professor getting the bus loaded. It was nice to see how people took on duties to help the group. The professor took on more than most."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4673/52719535_zgHb4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The professor getting the bus loaded. It was nice to see how people took on duties to help the group. The professor took on more than most." title="The professor getting the bus loaded. It was nice to see how people took on duties to help the group. The professor took on more than most." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:01:39Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4673/52719535_zgHb4-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:55:03 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The bus to Mina is almost loaded.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52719639_TGSqH" title="The bus to Mina is almost loaded."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4677/52719639_TGSqH-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The bus to Mina is almost loaded." title="The bus to Mina is almost loaded." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:12:22Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4677/52719639_TGSqH-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:56:08 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a> </p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52719793_wHKhK" title="Iqbal's photo"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4678/52719793_wHKhK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Iqbal's photo" title="Iqbal's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:59:45Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4678/52719793_wHKhK-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 04:56:15 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Towards Mina.</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52719875_LKhLR" title="Towards Mina."><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4685/52719875_LKhLR-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Towards Mina." title="Towards Mina." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:45:24Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMG4685/52719875_LKhLR-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 05:32:21 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Waiting in the hotel lobby. (Picture by Aashy)</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52719954_gAxDs" title="Waiting in the hotel lobby. (Picture by Aashy)"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-001/52719954_gAxDs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Waiting in the hotel lobby. (Picture by Aashy)" title="Waiting in the hotel lobby. (Picture by Aashy)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:00:33Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-001/52719954_gAxDs-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 07:21:14 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />On the way to Mina. (Picture by Aashy)</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52720123_sHGxM" title="On the way to Mina. (Picture by Aashy)"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-003/52720123_sHGxM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="On the way to Mina. (Picture by Aashy)" title="On the way to Mina. (Picture by Aashy)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:20:30Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-003/52720123_sHGxM-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 08:27:06 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Asshy trying out his new camera that he purchased in Makkah.(Picture by Aashy)</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52720203_gjrJn" title="Asshy trying out his new camera that he purchased in Makkah.(Picture by Aashy)"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-006/52720203_gjrJn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Asshy trying out his new camera that he purchased in Makkah.(Picture by Aashy)" title="Asshy trying out his new camera that he purchased in Makkah.(Picture by Aashy)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:02:13Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-006/52720203_gjrJn-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 08:42:44 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Aash has a future in photography. (Picture by Aashy)</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52720256_57qeo" title="Aash has a future in photography. (Picture by Aashy)"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-007/52720256_57qeo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Aash has a future in photography. (Picture by Aashy)" title="Aash has a future in photography. (Picture by Aashy)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T15:00:39Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-007/52720256_57qeo-Th.jpg 2006-01-08 08:43:09 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />Picture of the Haram Masjid. (Picture by Aashy)</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52720398_vjqzn" title="Picture of the Haram Masjid. (Picture by Aashy)"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-151/52720398_vjqzn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Picture of the Haram Masjid. (Picture by Aashy)" title="Picture of the Haram Masjid. (Picture by Aashy)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:01:33Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-151/52720398_vjqzn-Th.jpg 2006-01-11 13:04:22 <p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com">Iqbal</a><br />The very cool Al-Barakah poster bearer.(Picture by Aashy)</p><p><a href="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/1128759_K8SrS#52720509_vhTDv" title="The very cool Al-Barakah poster bearer.(Picture by Aashy)"><img src="http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-153/52720509_vhTDv-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The very cool Al-Barakah poster bearer.(Picture by Aashy)" title="The very cool Al-Barakah poster bearer.(Picture by Aashy)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T14:58:44Z Iqbal http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com http://ahsaniqbal.smugmug.com/Haj/Chapter-3-Makkah/IMGHaj2006-153/52720509_vhTDv-Th.jpg 2006-01-11 13:25:46