“Seeing the Kabah for the first time was just over whelming. Regretted, why didn’t I go there earlier, at young age, when I was stronger physically? My advice to anyone is that do not delay your hajj. There is no such thing called perfect timing. Simply, it is not possible to resolve all problems of your life and then go.”

Azad Hussein, London, 2003

“Unexplainable unless you experienced it by yourself. Distinctions of nationality disappears there, and everyone  arrives at the court of Allah in a state of oneness as humble petitioner. ”

Katrina Islam, Liverpool, 1997

“It is just over whelming. I would say – the greatest trip on earth. I left my young family behind. I thought I would remember them all the time during hajj which may impede my concentration. Alhamdulilah, my husband and I were very fine.  It was a very good decision to go without any further delay.”

Safina Begum, Birmingham, 2001

“I have travelled the world. But visiting the Ka’ba was a totally different experience, simply incomparable. Since going to hajj, I have been to Makkah number of times to perform ‘umrah hajj.”

Abu Muhammad Philips, Scotland, 2006

“This is a journey of life time. Seeing hajj on the television is one thing and directly experiencing the largest gatherings on the earth, is beyond human comprehension. At the end of the hajj when the time came to return home, people became more emotional. I saw tears in people’s eyes. It was really hard to depart from Makkah. ”  

A Ali, Manchester, 2007

“Very physically and psychologically demanding. You need high level of patience and physical strength to do Hajj properly. It is advisable that one should start taking preparation for hajj is well before going to Hajj. I have attended a number of hajj seminars which really helped me during hajj. Also be mindful of crowd. Never push through, people gets emotional there. They don’t realise what they do there.”

M Ahmed, London, 2014