"This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion." (Surah al Maa'idah 5:3) Before leaving for Hajj so much preparation is done, but really all of the preparation is to make your journey as comfortable as possible but in this day and age ...

My Hajj journey began during a conversation with my family during iftar (breaking fast) in the middle of Ramadhan (Islamic month of fasting) in 2012. My family had never been invited to Makkah or Madinah yet and every Ramadhan my mum would sit and watch the tarawih (night prayers performed in Ramadhan) on TV or ...