I went to the mosque today to pray Jumma and as I sat listening to the khutba I couldn’t help but think back to a few months ago when I was sat listening to the khutba at the Ka’aba. I thought back to all those times I was at Mecca and also Medina. I thought back to the times I visited the holy cities and it filled me with sadness and longing.

I’ve been thinking about Mecca for a few days now. I went through some of my photographs from the grand mosque and each one evoked so many memories. I want to share some of my favourites with you. Clicking on the links will let you see them in better quality. Please don’t steal my photographs.

This picture is of visitors to Mecca getting ready to pray Jumma. The original post for the image is here.

This picture is of the door of the Ka’aba and pilgrims trying to reach for it. The original post is here.

This is my favourite ever photograph. I call it “A Whirlpool of Pilgrims”. The original post for it is here.

I don’t think there’s any place in the world that is like Mecca. It is spectacular beyond belief. There are so many wonderful things about the place that I can’t even begin to start to list them. The one thing that always sticks with me is that this is the exact same place that the most holy people in the history of Islam set foot. They walked the same steps that I walked. That fills me with joy but the most incredibly yearning to visit again.

May Allah let me and all of you visit soon, ameen.