Day Ten!
WE ARE HERE!!!
(((listen))) Monday Evening:
(((listen))) Tuesday Morning:
TUESDAY: Today and tomorrow we plan to rest and not travel any further. We are still in Zanzibar visiting different places. The people are very friendly and hospitable. Our host is Hafez Salmaan Gardee & Ml Muhsin Gardee.
As we visit the historical Islamic sites, we also notice the Islamic way of life of the Zanzibar People. Just like South Africa, they too emphasize on the Maktab (afternoon Madressah). After morning school, their children also go to Afternoon Madressah. Children as young as four years old. The Ustaads here too are concerned about afternoon attendance. 
The poverty of the people is also eye-opening. However, they are very content with what they have.
We also visited the historical Slave-Market in Zanzibar, 
which was used by the earlier British and Arab Slave-Traders. There was no ventilation for the slaves. Just a small hole. The slaves were kept in these places for two to three days, to test their endurance. If they came out alive, they were considered fit to be sold. 
At about 16:00 we will be taking the ferry back from Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam. Tonight we plan to sleep over in Dar Es Salaam. Tomorrow morning, early we will be leaving for Kenya by bus. Kenya is about 15 hours from Dar Es Salaam.
Tags: haj travels
November 27th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Assalaamu-alaikum
What an amazing way to travel for Haj.
I would love to go on this trip some day, insha-allah.
Maybe next year, the Ullama can plan a repeat trip and call me up. For now I will eagerly follow our brothers posts to share in their experience.
November 27th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
slm brothers, you are in our thoughts and duas. may Allah almighty grant you all the strength and sabr to fullfill your dream, Insha Allah. there is no better journey than the one of HADJ. my thoughts go back to my hadj in 2005,, make the most of it. salaams riyadh and family.
November 28th, 2007 at 9:19 am
As-Salaamu-Alaikum, What a truly beautiful account of the brothers experience. May Allah (swt) make it easy for each of you and may you reach your destination to perform you Hajj, Inshallah. May allah (swt) grant us each the ability and strenght to achieve a quarter of what these brothers have thus far, Aameen.
Was-Salaam
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November 29th, 2007 at 4:33 am
SUBHANALLAH, ALHUMDULILAH, ALLAHUAKBAR, May Allah
make it easy every step of the way. Please remember me and my family in your Duas. Insha-Allah Allah grant you Haj Muqbool…Ameen
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:01 am
Assalaamualaikum Wa Rahmatullah,
MashAllah, just as you strive and struggle for this journey, the Ummah will feel every second of it.
May Allah make it easy for you.
Astawdi oo kallah alladhee laa tadhee yu wadaayi oo hu. Allahumma atwilahul bu’da wa howwan alayhis safar. ( I entrust you to Allah, whose trust is never lost. Oh Allah, shorten the distance for him and make the journey easy for him). Ameen.
Zakaria Productions
December 4th, 2007 at 10:32 am
Masha Allah brothers, May Almighty Allah make the journey easy for all of you. Remember my family and I in your Duas. May Allah grant you Haj Makbul Insha Allah.
The Patel and Ismail families (Laudium)