Problem of getting lost in Holy Mecca
The mosque
of Holy Haram has 92 gates which are numbered. Some gates are not
numbered. If we count them also the total crosses the figure of 100. All the
doors appear similar to a new person. Therefore, one should note the number of
the gate through which one enters for the first time to come out from the same
door.
You will
find that all the gates are extremely identical from inside the Haram
(courtyard). The government has constructed five Mihrabs of
different colors at five major entrances. So, you should keep in mind the
colors while entering and exit from the same gate. The Mihrabs and their colors
are described below:
Name
of Gate
|
Color
of Mihrab
|
Direction
|
Baab-e-Abdul
Aziz
|
Green
|
This
gate is number one
and
exits to Misfala region
|
Baab-e-Safa
|
White
|
This
gate is opposite
Hajar-e-Aswad
towards
Mt. Safa
from where Saee
begins
|
Baab-e-Fath
|
Blue
|
It is
towards Mt. Marwa
|
Baab-e-Umrah
|
Grey
|
This is
gate number 62
|
Baab-e-Fahd
|
Yellow
|
This is
gate number 92.
King
Fahd has expanded
a region
of Haram, where
80,000
people can pray.
This
Mihrab is in that
region
only.
|
The office
where lost property and people are sent is outside gate number 62.
If you forget your gate and lack the courage and confidence to go home alone,
then go to the offline outside gate number 62. They will send you to your hotel
or to the Muallim's office along with a guide.
Problem of getting lost at Jeddah airport
Jeddah
airport is very
large and vast. You will have to wait there for a long time and must walk about
300 feet to the bus depot. All the poles of this airport are numbered. Guides
will drop you at bus depot but if you go for any other work then note the number
of the pole, near which your luggage is kept.
Problem of losing the way in Mina
Most people
tend to forget their way at least once in Mina. Hence if you understand the
geography of Mina then God Willing, you won't forget your way over there. Mina
is a valley between two mountains. Upon entering this valley from Mecca, we
will see Jumraat, (the place where we throw pebbles at Shaitan)
and then starts the valley; going further ahead we will reach Muzdalifa. Arafaat
is 6 kms away from Muzdalifa.
Mina is in a
long and narrow region. First, you should be able to identify the place of
Jumraat well so that you remember ways and your tent. Then there are three
bridges over Mina perpendicular to the valley. Keep their names in mind. From the
side of Jumraat, first one is named King Khalid bridge, second King Abdul Aziz bridge
and the third bridge is outside Mina at the boundary of Muzdalifa,
which is named King Faisal bridge. Third and most important landmark to
identify your tent are the poles in Mina, which are numbered. Even if you note
the number on these poles, anyone would drop you at your tent.
Instructions and Solutions
You should
carry a small dairy and a pen in your pocket and note down following
details in it:
Gate number
of Holy Haram at the side of your hotel.
Name of the
famous hotel or shop near your hotel.
Number of
the pole near your tent in Mina.
Your daily
expenses.
This will
make it easy for you to find your way and you will have a control over
your expenditure.
Even two
people get separated while performing Tawaf. So, instead of
holding each other's hand tightly, they should mutually decide beforehand when
and where they are going to meet after prayers. Everyone should note the gate
number from outside while entering the Holy Haram.
Also note
down the name of gate or color of Mihrab after entering the Haram. (The names
and numbers of gates are written on both sides but you should note down the
color of Mihrab of five major entrances, which are in different colors for
convenience). Now, if you get separated from your companion while Tawaf, you
should continue with your prayers instead of searching for your companion and
meet him/her at predetermined time and place.
It is
possible to get separated in the crowd of Mina and Arafaat. Here,
you cannot even decide your meeting place. Hence, people follow this method
over there:
All the
members of a group wear a similar mark on their clothes. E.g. A red ribbon or a
flower so that it becomes easy to identify each other.
A member of
group holds high an identifier like a flag, an umbrella, a stick etc. All the
members walk behind that leader seeing that identifier and can identify their
group from a distance in case they get lost.
Third option
is the use of mobile phone but one should use it when there is no other option.
Switch your mobile off in Holy Haram and use if only after coming out. Angels
curse the person talking about worldly matters inside the mosque and a sin
committed in Masjid-ul- Haram is a hundred thousand times punishable
than ordinary one.
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