Gambar wajah Bilal/Muezzin Masjidil Haram

Selama ini ramai yang mengenali Imam-imam Masjidil Haram kerana bukan sahaja alunan bacaan mereka menggetarkan jiwa dan melontarkan jemaah dalam lembah kekusyukan, malah suara merdu mereka juga sudah cukup membuatkan para pendengar merindui dan mencintai mereka. Untuk melihat wajah dan maklumat Imam Masjidil Haram boleh klik di sini http://ijaie.blogspot.com/2012/07/day-36-27-november-2011-part-1-imam.html

Bilal/Muezzin tidak kurang memainkan peranan penting menarik para jemaah dengan alunan azan yang merdu beralun. Ramai yang tidak mengenali mereka berbanding Imam Masjidil Haram. Di bawah inilah wajah-wajah bilal/muezzin yang menjalankan tugas mulia itu mengikut giliran yang telah di jadualkan. 

Sumber gambar: Saudi Gazzette

Jam bersalut emas di Masjidil Haram

Pada tahun 2010, Syarikat Bodet telah memenangi kontrak 1.5 juta euro dengan Masjidil Haram Mekah untuk membuat 40 jam khas untuk Masjid yang dikunjungi jutaan umat Islam ini. 

Pada 23 Julai 2010, 40 jam bersalut emas telah dihantar dari kilang yang berpangkalan di Trementines (Perancis).

Ia adalah jam analog dilengkapi dengan paparan LED untuk menunjukkan masa dan nama solat seterusnya dalam bahasa Inggeris dan Bahasa Arab. Di bawah tangan dail, banner digital mengumumkan nama dan masa yang tepat untuk solat 5 waktu. Jam bersambung ke solat server yang mengira masa setiap jam solat melalui isyarat daripada sensor satelit.

Harga setiap satu jam ini ialah 20 000-40 000 € bergantung kepada model.

Ia update daripada entri mengenai Jambatan Mataf yang runtuh. Saudi Gazzete menafikannya. Dan juga update daripada sahabat yang sedang berada di Masjidil Haram, katanya berita mengenai Jambatan Mataf yang runtuh adalah tidak benar. Kemalangan terjadi kerana sebahagian kawasan di tutup kerana raja nak datang. Ia menyebabkan orang berpusu-pusu, tolak menolak dan menyebabkan terhimpit dan ada yang meninggal. Tetap bersedih dengan kejadian yang menimpa walau apa penyebabnya. Allahurabbi.

Police deny deaths in Makkah stampede 

Makkah Police spokesman denied reports that said three people have died during the washing of Kaaba Thursday morning. He said four pilgrims fell down as a result of the stampede. Three of them were treated inside the Grand Mosque and the fourth was taken to hospital by Saudi Red Crescent.

Tempat kelahiran Nabi Muhammad s.a.w di kekalkan dalam projek pembesaran Masjidil Haram

Alhamdulillah, doa telah di makbulkan. Rasa lega dan gembira apabila mengetahui bahawa tempat kelahiran Nabi Muhammad s.a.w tidak akan di musnahkan dalam projek pembinaan dan pembesaran Masjidil Haram. Syukur.

Berita lanjut daripada Saudi Gazzette http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20140426203130 yang bertarikh 25 April 2014  adalah seperti berikut:

Project of the century — Site of Prophet’s birth to be preserved within expanded Haram plaza

Saudi Gazette report

An architectural plan to restore the site believed to be the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as part of the largest ever expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah is ready for implementation.

The plan was made public amid unfounded reports being circulated in the international media that the site was going to be demolished soon.

A library called “Makkah Library,” which was built in 1951 in line with an order issued by King Abdulaziz, is situated right above the site. According to the plan, the site will be protected as a separate entity in the sprawling eastern plaza of the expanded mosque complex.

Authorities have made necessary changes in the architectural plan of the Haram expansion project so as to preserve the historic site, according to a report in Makkah daily. In the revised plan, the site is marked in green.

Described as the “project of the century”, the King Abdullah Expansion Project, costing over SR100 billion, is designed to increase the holy mosque’s capacity to more than two million worshippers. The total area of the existing mosque is 356,000 sq. meters accommodating 770,000 worshippers while the new expansion covers an area of 456,000 sq. meters and will accommodate an additional 1.2 million faithful.

Saudi Binladin Group is implementing the project, which was officially launched by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah in August 2011. The project covers 400,000 sq. meters in the northwest and northeast of the mosque.

The project will be implemented in three parts: Construction of a new building; expansion and development of courtyards around the mosque, including walkways, tunnels and bathrooms; and development of service facilities for air-conditioning, electricity and drinking water.

The engineering division of the Saudi Binladin Group has approved the plan to include the House of Mawlid as part of the Grand Mosque expansion project in the pattern of tiered terrace structure starting from the western upper level of Jabal Khandama toward the eastern plaza of masaa (walking area between the mounts of Safa and Marwa as part of the saa’ie ritual).

According to the plan, the site of the Prophet’s birth will be separated from the eastern terraced plaza. The plaza complex will house, at its upper level, the new building for the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques and support services.

The terraced plaza will end in an opening, leading to two courtyards surrounded by corridors. The site of the Prophet’s birthplace will be preserved within one of these courtyards.

The concerned sources said they were not in a position to give an exact reply regarding the shape of the site after expansion works are completed. However, they noted that preserving the site is a move in the right direction.

Haram Library

According to the modified Haram expansion plan, the Haram Library complex will be situated in the western side of the expanded Haram courtyard near Jabal Kaaba.

This means that Makkah Library and Haram Library will be situated on the two edges of the expanded courtyard from east to west. The Haram Library will overlook the vast western courtyard spreading over a 10,000 sq. meter area.

The building will be situated between the courtyard and the major public transport station adjacent to the historic Tuwa Well in Jarwal district.

Last month, the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affaris said in a press statement that the Haram Library will be shifted to an area close to the Haram expansion project. The statement noted that King Abdullah approved setting up of the Haram Library at a suitable location near the Grand Mosque.

Over the past decade, the library was shifted at least five times to various locations in Makkah. At present, it is operating out of a rented multistory building in Al-Aziziyah district.

Facing Jabal Al-Kaaba Street, the new library will allow rooftop access from the services building within the Grand Mosque’s new expansion. The library will have sufficient space for men and women and will also cater to the reading needs of children.

According to the presidency statement, the library dates back to more than 12 centuries. It was built by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi Bin Abi Jaafar Al-Mansour adjacent to the Zamzam well in 160 H (776 CE).

The new library building will have multipurpose facilities, including an academic center, and it will serve as a cultural and knowledge edifice of global stature with a capacity to hold 20 million titles

Haji...dulu dan sekarang

Bertahun-tahun lamanya, Ibadat Haji tetap sama cuma suasana yang berbeza. Mari kita lihat perbezaannya.

Wuquf di Arafah : Zaman dahulu orang Wuquf Di Arafah dengan mendirikan khemah sendiri di merata-merata, termasuk di celah-celah bukit.

Sekarang sudah ada khemah yang memang teratur didirikan untuk para jemaah, lengkap dengan pendingin hawa.

Melontar Jamrah dahulu...walaupun tempat melontar hanya tertumpu pada suatu lokasi sahaja, tetapi ia tidaklah berebut-rebut kerana orang tidaklah terlalu ramai seperti sekarang. Melontar pada masa itu juga tidak berkemudahan dan berbumbung seperti masa sekarang.

Besar, moden dan dilengkapi dengan pelbagai kemudahan seperti tandas, eskalator dan sebagainya, namun pada masa-masa tertentu ia juga di penuhi dengan jutaan manusia.

Qurban atau Qurbani (salalu mendengar orang-orang Arab menyebut perkataan ini), dahulu keadaannya begini. Mereka akan pergi mencari sendiri haiwan untuk di Qurbankan.   

Masa sekarang kita hanya perlu membayar melalui wakil-wakil tertentu contohnya wakil Tabung Haji.

Bercukur pada masa dahulu keadaannya adalah di tepi-tepi jalan seperti ini. Pada masa sekarang ada kedai-kedai di sediakan di tepi pintu keluar masuk Masjidil Haram

 Pada masa dahulu di tepi Kaabah, kawasan sekitarnya masih berbukit bukau, dan banyak sekali rumah-rumah dan bangunan-bangunan lain.

Sekarang ini Masjidil Haram telah di perbesarkan, dan rumah-rumah serta bangunan di sekitarnya telah menjadi nostalgia. Ia semuanya di lakukan untuk keselesaan para jemaah.

Kaabah dahulu..hanya satu perkataan, rindu!!

Kaabah sekarang..juga satu perkataan..rindu!!

Gambar Kaabah zaman dahulu

Gambar Kaabah ni mungkin kita tak pernah lihat sebelum ini. Ada setengah imejnya sangat kabur-kabur menandakan betapa lamanya gambar ini. Namun kesannya tetap sama di hati...

Gambar kedai di Mekah

Nostalgia.. kebanyakan  kedai-kedai di Mekah..beginilah keadaan di dalamnya.