Attarine Mosque : Its Significance

The Attarine district is considered to be one of the most interesting areas in Alexandria. It is a sprawling antiques district. There are antique shops piled high with European furniture and trinkets that date back to Napoleonic times. Here, also, the intriguing belongings of many Europeans who fled the 1952 revolution are up for sale. Yus, the wife of my friend Zahrul, bought few items from one of the shops here.The Attarine Mosque is located in the middle of this unique area, on Attarine Mosque Street. This mosque was originally a church dedicated to Saint Athanasius in 370 AD. When Islam came to Egypt, the church was converted into a small mosque, which was built up and eventually became known as the Mosque of a Thousand Columns. As time passed, this mosque started to get old and some of its ceilings were damaged at the beginning of the Fatimid period.
Badr El Gamaly, the general of the army, came to Alexandria to put down the revolution started by his older son, Muzafar El Dawla, who was trying to create an independent state apart from the Fatimid rule in Alexandria in 1055 AD (447 H). Badr placed the city under siege for an entire month before he was able to enter Alexandria, after which he took his son Muzafar prisoner. Badr punished the people of Alexandria, because they helped his son in his revolution, by ordering high taxes to be collected from everyone, Christians and Muslims alike.
Badr took some of this money and restored the mosque of Al Attarine in 1057 AD (449 H), after which it became a congregational mosque for Friday prayers. At the time that the Attarine Mosque was rebuilt, Alexandria had two mosques. One was the western mosque, or old mosque, built by Amr Ibn El Aas when he conquered Egypt. He named it the "Mosque of the Thousand Columns. The second was the eastern or new mosque of Attarine, so named because of its location in the Attarine area in ALexandria. The word Attarine means 'the spice dealers'. It had, at the time, not been a congregational mosque for some time. It was only practiced in the western mosque of Amr Ibn El Aas before the period of Al Nassir Ibn Qalawun, who ordered the practice of Friday prayer in the Attarine mosque continued once again.

The mosque has suffered much damage and renovation throughout its history. In 1370 AD (772 H), one of the columns of the mosque was broken, although this didn’t cause any major damage. In 773 H, the mosque was renovated and there was a small garden placed beside it, which was a custom in mosques in North African countries and Spain. However, in the Mamluk and Ottoman periods the mosque was neglected. Therefore, the ceiling and the walls of the mosque were damaged. When Abbas II became the ruler of Egypt in 1901, he ordered his men to plan a whole renovation process for the mosque. What we see today is the result of that renovation.
The mosque was designed in a rectangular shape that appears triangular from outside, with the minaret in the corner of the triangle in the southeastern part of the mosque. The mosque actually has two facades. The first one is in the northeast portion of the mosque where the main entrance door is located. The other entrance door of the mosque is located on the eastern side of the mosque, and it leads to the mausoleum of the mosque. The southern part of the mosque consists of eight commercial stores. The profit from these stores is used to pay for the expenses of the mosque.
However, perhaps the most alluring element of this mosque is its minarets, which many believe to be one of the most beautiful in Egypt. It consists of four levels. The first level or base of the minaret is square in shape. The second level is an octagon shape. The third level, where the Imam stands and call for prayer, is circular shaped and has accurate, marvelous decorations all around it. The fourth level is a wonderful small circular dome with astonishing decorations.The interior of the mosque consists of two floors. The first floor hosts the prayers of men while the second floor is only for women. The first floor of the mosque is a rectangular shaped area with four huge stone double columns that in tern support arches that support the ceiling.

A visit to the Attarine Mosque is very interesting for various reasons, one being to see how this historic mosque has transformed through time. The only remaining original item is the stone stating that the mosque was built by Badr El Gamaly. Another reason for visiting the mosque is to see the wonderful architecture, including one of the most beautiful minarets in Egypt. Enjoying the variety of shops while walking through the Attarine district is also always appealing.

Lessons Learnt : A Test for Us All

It was about 23:45hrs (+/- 2 minutes), cool summer night, I was browsing my email in the living, my elder son was doing his art thing in his room, my wife and the two youngest kids were watching movie – Children of Heaven, my 3rd kid was easing his nature’s call upstairs and my second son was helping himself with his chai in the kitchen, he observed smoke came out from the Main Circuit Breaker (MCB) panel. He rushed out from the kitchen and alerted me about the situation. I went immediately to the kitchen, yes, there was heavy smoke. Minutes after that, the MCB busted into fire and gradually became bigger with sparks, snapped out the main line. Black smoke from the burning MCB and cables clouded our humble kitchen. And, this entire thing is one inch near to the kitchen wooden cabinet.

Subsequently, I asked my son to alert everyone, instructed them to grab the nearest standby torch light, our emergency 'go ahead' luggage (where we keep our passports, important documents and some other important things) and to standby for the worst. As the situation worsened, while watching the fire, I directed them to grab all our laptops & its accessories and few clothing (expecting the worst).
One of my sons went down asking for our Security’s help while I negotiated with my neighbors looking for extinguisher and helps. None of them kept one and I went back to my house searching for one in case any. Unfortunately, I did not find one especially during the emergency situation like that…..
There were black smoke everywhere in the kitchen and we purposely did not open the windows and doors as this will allow oxygen boosting the fire and escalating the situation. Well, just imagine the aftermath?!
All of them responded and rendered their hands. One of them with some alcoholic smell from his mouth was very brave putting-off the fire by himself 'nakedly'. We shouted and reminded him this is electrical fire (luckily he didn’t bring us a pale of water to extinguish the fire). At this point of the time, the power was cut-off, the house was in the dark but the main cable was still dangling ‘naked’ with bluish fire of the breaker switch. About 10 minutes after that, our Security used a plastic broom to kill the fire and alhamdullillah, the fire extinguished.
Ahmed Sharifuddin came with his family at about 00:30 hrs to give us moral support. Electrical contractor came about 50 minutes after that. He assessed the condition and isolated the whole connection.
We slept at about 3:00 am in the morning conditioned by the soft breezily Alex Summer wind. It was not really a good sleep though.

Fortunately I was a trained On Scene Commander & Fire Fighters and had experienced few real life incidents that have made me calm throughout the commotion. The knowledge and experiences somehow or rather had automatet my reaction to do the following:
- Did not Panic – this is essential
- Assessed the situation and know the source of fire
- Prioritized what to do first.
We must be sensitive and alert at all time and some Proactive steps are essentials:
- Keep important and items in a place which is at lease heat proof and easily assessable during emergency
- Keep at least one fire extinguisher especially for electrical fire at home – which I didn’t. And, make sure the family member know how to apply it.

Next day, I called a discussion session with all my family members, briefed them on categories of fires and how to deal with them, what lessons need to be learnt out of the incidents and really, we had a short drill in the evening. It was fun for them. Well, on the good side of it, it was easier for me to explain to them why we should not take SAFETY for granted! For that matter health and environment.

We suspected the smoke (eventually fire) came from old wiring cable in the conduit which might have been caused by high load. Honestly, even the electrical specialist was not able to identify the culprit.

Thanks to all of you especially Ahmad Sharifuddin, Eng. Saber, Abd Moneim Shehab and Eng. Mohamed Fikry for the moral support.
Thanks to our Bawab and our landlord for their prompt support and actions.
Thanks to the electrical team for resolving and repairing the damaged MCB, etc. in a very dedicated manner.
Thanks to my family for being very cooperative and responsive
Last but not least and above all, zillion of thanks to the Almighty Allah azza wa jala for still keeping us all in good health and fate.

No Mountain is High When there is a Will

Durian is one of the Malaysian local fruit aka King of all Fruits. Well, that is not really the point of my story. It is all about the orchard owned by DRN – Zailan located at Gombak suburb KL, to be specific the border district between Federal Territory and Selangor. During last summer vacation, we spent couple of hours, refreshing and rejuvenating ourselves with the fresh air photosynthesized by the Durian trees; Rambutan trees, Mangos teen trees, Langsat trees, Duku, etc. and energized by the breeze ionized by the Gombak stream bordering the orchard with the road

The gist of my story is about the significance of the two photos - the orchard and the Porché - about one’s hard-work, perseverance, enduring the unpredictable challenges with determination. Both are owned by Zailan, my brother-in-law whom had started his business life really from scratch. Dared himself to fail, he went through high and low; without pay for many months during the early phase and with his little old 3 doors Honda, he struggled his way up without fear achieving his vision. And, now, alhamdullillah, I must say he has achieved it and no one would argue with me that he deserved it. No mountain is High, when there is a Will, and when there is a Will, there will be a Way

We Know What you did Last Summer

As usual, we spent our holiday at Lot 536, Piasau Jaya, Miri, my late mother-in-law Hjh Baidah aka Nek Bol’s residence. The nostalgic house was bought from late Mahari (Bg Hj Abd Khalek’s father-in-law) in 1988 when my late father-in-law, Hj Yusuf Johari ‘resigned’ from his task – the Imam, literally means the Prayer leader of Lutong Mosque. When she departed this temporary world in 1999, the Yusuf’s clan agreed and decided to place the house under the custodianship of the Yayasan Yusuf. Whoever staying there, shall be responsible with the administration and housekeeping of the house and whatnot. Now, since Sis Hjh Hamiah is tight-up with the TwinzBites about 3 years ago, the house is left empty and sad to mention, nobody are really keen to take care of the house. The condition of the house, interior and exteriorly was a little bit mismanaged and rundown.

On the 5th of July 2008, amid their long summer vacation, ‘Afi, Muhammad Afiq, Muhammad Asri and I ‘invaded’ the house desperately. With limited ‘ammunitions’ like sickles, grass cutting machine & chainsaw borrowed from Hj Masom, cotton gloves and long daggers, the ground incursion was relatively speaking, successful! Alhamdullillah, we managed to lift off the old scrapped Honda machine, which was an eye soar, out from the house compound. Fruit trees were trimmed down, some were grounded and all the unnecessary metals like the galvanized pipes, zinc roof materials, etc. was sold as scrap metals. The 3 days invasion was rewarded with satisfaction and RM 600 which we gained from the scrap metals of course for Cik Lomon.
On the side of the story, the mission was an experiential learning for the three musketeers. According to many scholars, 80% of our knowledge and skills nurtured through experiential learning approach. Life cannot be equate mathematically, it is a blend and a composition of many other aspects, psychologically, spiritually, mental and ultimately religiously.
The aftermath: neat, clean and refreshing. The neighbours were happy with the new image.
As for Afiqah, she spent most of her time with the TwinzBites Bakery & Café learning from her cousins (Kak Fauziah, Bg Fauzi & Bg Faliq) and aunties (Mok Mah & Cik Miah) on the making of few types of breads & ginger cookies. She rendered her hands and creativity diligently, also helped the team in the organizing of Muhammad Asri’s birthday gathering cum thanksgiving.. Indeed, she had enjoyed the short stint with them. See you all next summer, InsyaAllah. May Allah swt always give us His Blessings, wealth and health. Aamiin

Family Day 2008 at Hurghada

Hurghada is located South East of Egypt facing the famous Red Sea. Departed Alexandria on Thursday 12th June 2008 at 4:00 pm. Arrived at Ain Soukhna around 08:00 pm and checked-in at Stella De Marie Hotel for a one night stay. The journey was very tiring but we were spoilt by the delicios buffet and the hospitality of the gorgeous hotel

Once a year, thank to PETRONAS International Company Limited (PICL) for organising the annual PICL family get together and surely had given us the oportunity of many amazing Eygpts' hot spots. This year, it was JW Marriot Hurghada.

Honestly, we came with a negative perception in our mind about Hurghada. But, our pre-conceived perception was proven wrong when we saw the Hurghada skyline. The town is well planned, the beaches are 'wow'...gorgeous and it has varieties of world class shops, etc. Hurghada, please forgive our ignorant!

The Marina and one of its astonishing beaches. Taken from our 5 star delux room, the scene was amazing.

The hawaiian dinner. It was a very pleasant dinner under the open sky lighten by the bright half Red Sea moon, air conditioned by the westerly Saudi Arabian wind, spoilt by the arabian cuisine and entertained by Zahruls' kids chareographed by Badely's wife - Sharifah as well as JW Marriot DJ with some evergreen numbers. Special mentioned to Ikhlas, CEO PICL with his special appearance - My Way.

Izana, Lin, Dorin, Olie, Nana, Rifqa & Afiqah wrapped up the story.

Sand Boarding at the Sea of the Sand : Siwa Oasis

Few video shoots of Aiman and I demonstrating our novice sand-boarding skills on of the dunes at the Sea of the Sand, Siwa Oasis. It was fun and exhausted though, but really, a lifetime experience for all of us.

Rome Adventure

The story will be scribed later

Dinner at TGIF: The Wifes' Conference

TGIF Corniche Cairo. Probably the first and the last visit. The food was not that bad but the service was poor. Anyway, thanks Allah for the wealth and health that He gives us, thus, we are able to walk and watch the globe.

Management Guidance

Built to Last, a book written by Jim Collins and Jerry I.Porras on October 26, 1994. The book outlines the results of a six-year research project into what makes enduring great companies. Two primary objectives for the authors’ research were: “to identify underlying characteristics are common to highly visionary companies” and “to effectively communicate findings so they can influence management.” The research conducted by Collins and Porras and articulated in Built to Last is presented with examples based on stories and validated by research data. Collins and Porras listed eighteen companies they identified as ‘visionary.’ They defined a visionary company as one that is a premier institution in its industry, is widely admired by knowledgeable businesspeople, made an imprint on the world, had multiple generations of Chief executive officers (CEOs), had multiple product/service life cycles, and was founded before 1950. The list of visionary companies was determined based on the results of a survey of 1,000 CEOs. The authors ensured representation across all industries and various sized organizations by sampling from Fortune 500 industrial companies, Fortune 500 service companies, Inc. 500 private companies and Inc. 100 public companies. The survey yielded a 23% response rate with 3.2 companies listed per response. An important caveat the authors express is the fact that through their research, they can claim a correlation, not a causal link between their findings and the success of companies.

The Leadership Challenge is about how leaders mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done. It's about the practices leaders use to transform values into actions, visions into realities, obstacles into innovations, separateness into solidarity, and risks into rewards. It is about a climate in which people turn challenging opportunities into remarkable successes.
In today's world, there are countless opportunities to make a difference. In addition, more than ever there is a need for people of all ages, from all backgrounds, with all types of life experience to seize those opportunities that lead to greatness. More than ever, there is a need for leaders to inspire us to dream, to participate, and to persevere. The Leadership Challenge offers everyone the chance to do just that – to take the initiative and make a difference.

The Leadership Challenge has its origins in a research project Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner began in 1983. They wanted to know what people did when they were at their "personal best" in leading others. They started with the assumption, however, that they did not have to interview and survey star performers in excellent companies to discover best practices. They assumed that by asking ordinary people to describe extraordinary experiences, they would find patterns of success. They were right.
After some preliminary research, Kouzes and Posner devised a personal-best leadership survey consisting of thirty-eight open-ended questions such as these:
Who initiated the project?
How were you prepared for this experience?
What special techniques and strategies did you use to get other people involved in the project?
What did you learn about leadership from this experience?

Good To Great, challenges you with this fundamental question - Why Some Companies Make the leap… and others do not? This carefully researched and well-written book disproves of the current management type makes a good reference for the CEO or Senior Management of any organizations. The author, Jim Collin and his research team have been tackling one of the biggest questions business has to offer.
It describes how companies transition from being average companies to great companies and how companies can fail to make the transition. "Greatness" is defined as financial performance several multiples had better than the market average over a sustained period. Collins finds the main factor for achieving the transition to be a narrow focusing of the company’s resources on their field of competence.

Proud of Them - Sarawakian from Jordan

Alhamdullillah, hari nie beberapa pelajar Sarawak yang belajar di Jordan dan Mesir meluangkan masa cuti mereka menziarahi kami sekeluarga di Kafr Abdou, Iskandriah. Sebagai umat Islam kita dianjurkan ziarah menziarahi diantara satu sama lain bukan hanya pada Hari Raya Aidil Fitri. Selain daripada itu, kita perlu berbakti, bantu-membantu untuk membina ummah Rasullullah saw yang pada pandangan saya telah jauh menyimpang dari landasan yang telah dianjurkan oleh kekasih Allah Rabul Jalil 1427 tahun yang lalu. Rezeki yang Allah Azza Wajala perlu di usaha, di guna dan dikongsikan bersama di jalan Allah swt. Kami doakan semoga mereka berjaya dengan cemerlang, murah rezeki serta mendapat keredhaan dari Allah swt.

Our Only Little Princes

She was born two weeks earlier than the due date set by our doctor, before fajar prayer. A blessing in disguised, I was offered by the Tabung Haji to perform Hajj the same day and subsequently, I got my promotion appointment. Alhamdullillah, thanks to Almighty Allah swt, PETRONAS, my In-Laws, my kids and definitely my beloved adorable wife - Nana. Afiqah literally means, one who give forgiveness, is our only princess. Now she is 7 years old. And, at her age, she has her own facebook, blog, email, chat-group or in short a computer savvy and literate. She is very smart, obedient and creative. Sometimes, his brother Muhammad Aiman will francise his homework to her and reciprocating the favor, he will cook her the instant noodle, one of her favourite meals.

Doctor is her aim and really, she is very passionate with it. I remember during her brother Muhammad Asri under went his circumcise, she stood beside him observing the steps from start till the end.

On the other side of her, she is a shy type lady. But, she can be your entertainer once she has warmed up with her dancing, singing and acting skill. All the best to you Afiqah. From Yayasan Yusuf fraternity

Dinner at Fusion: The Kids' Convention

It was fun and fulled. While enjoying the delicious and temptous Japanese cuisine we were entertained by the 'Samurai' Chef. The young Egytion 'Samurai' prepared us all the Japanese stuf - Shushis; fried rice; big Shrimp; sweet squid; etc. with his skillful act of Samurai master.

On our Anniversary: Our Greatest Assets: Inspire Others Everywhere for Allah Azza Wa Jala

17 years ago, Friday the 27th,at Majlis Islam Sarawak, Miri @about 9:30 am, witnessed by Ustaz Najib, Fauzi & Abdul Khalek, we were solemnized by Sheikhul Hussein as Husband and Wife with RM80 dowry. This is the happiest day in my life, after went through many episodes of love stories with my secret lover adorable Nana. It was quite a mixed feeling, though, casting another 'achievement' in the milestone without my beloved parents witnessing the 'lafaz nikah' with one blast. I am pretty sure, it will be very different if they were around. I remember, 6 months before the D-day, when Nana was with Bank Islam in Kuala Lumpur, I dared myself to release my intention with Nana's mom on Saturday in their house and said "...I would like to marry Nana...and, once we get married, I wanted her to resign from the Bank". Just like the legendary Hang Tuah, braving himself against the Sultan of Malacca's traitor, with his 'kris' at the frontline of the battle, then I was with my words, guts and RM 4000. Now, after 17 years had past and 17 years had been together, manuvering our journey through bumby road; beautiful scenaries; confronted with hurricane; crossed successfully various obstacles; breathing fresh memories and Alhamdullillah, praise only be upon the Al-Mighty Allah swt, for giving us 'Afi: Muhammad Afiq: Muhammad Asri: Muhammad Aiman & our only daughter Afiqah - our greatest assets. To them, this is our message:

Ready or not, someday it will come to an end. There will be no sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear. So, to your hopes, ambitions, plan and to-do list will expire
The win and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.It won’t matter where you come from, or on what side of tracks you lived, at the end.It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliantEven your gender and skin colour will be irrelevant.

So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave
What will matter is not your success, but your significance
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught
What matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered, or encouraged others to emulate your example
What will matter is not your competence, but your character
What will matter are not how many people that you knew, but how many feel a lasting loss when you’re gone
What will matter are not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for whatLiving a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident. It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

Sacrification - the Preparation for life thereafter

Eidul Adha or Hari Raya Korban or Hari Raya Haji is celebrated by all Muslims around the globe on the 10th of Dzulhijjah Hijr of the Muslim calendar or a day before Wukuf – literally means stand still – the day of resurrection of any individual Muslim performing Hajj in the Holy land of Arafah; the starting point of the Hajj and the climax of Muslims’ life in this temporary world. During these 3 days of Tashrik, Muslims were encouraged to make sacrifice as what had been asked to Prophet Ibrahim as by Allah swt more than 2000 years ago. This story was recorded in the Al-Quran for us to read, ponder and to most extend, practice.

We celebrated this year Eidul Adha at Rumah Sarawak, El-Haiyu El Ashar, Cairo with all the Sarawakian and other ElAzhar students. Alhamdullillah, we sacrificed two Egyptian Khibashs; Rumah Sarawak’s neighbor received 2 camels from the Sultan of Pahang and Rumah Kedah was the grand with 3 local cows and 4 Egyptian Khibashs. Sincere efforts and team spirit rendered and demonstrated by all the students and the officials had made all the sacrifices smooth and successful. By 12:30 pm we had our lunch of Kedah cuisine prepared mainly by the Rumah Kedah team.

To cut the long story short, the lessons that we learnt from the Eidul Adha are, there is no short cut in life. We have to work hard to achieve our dream - to make it come through for Allah swt.

The Journey of The Lifetime

The Hajj - a pilgrimage to Makkah – the journey of the lifetime, is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, an obligation that must be fullfilled at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who is financially strong, healthy and safe. The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people, and their submission to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala.The pilgrimage occurs from the 8th to 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic Hijri calendar. In summary, the Hajj is associated with the life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from the 7th century, but the ritual of pilgrimage to Makkah is considered by Muslims to stretch back thousands of years to the time of the Prophet Ibrahim alaihisalam (as) . Pilgrims join processions of hundreds of thousands of people, who simultaneously converge on Makkah for the week of the Hajj, and perform a series of rituals. Tawaf, each person walks counter-clockwise seven times around the Kaabah; kisses the Hajr el- Aswad in the corner of the Kaabah. Subsequently, they perform Sa’i, which is runs back and forth between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah; drinks from the Zamzam Well; goes to the plains of Mount Arafat to stand in vigil. They layer move to Mina via Mudzalifah and throws stones in a ritual stoning of the Devil at the three jamraats. The pilgrims then shave their heads, perform a ritual of animal sacrifice, and celebrate the three-day global festival of Eid al-Adha.

The above steps were demonstrated by the last but greatest Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in 632AD. He led his followers from Madinah to Makkah, which was the first Hajj performed by Muslims alone, and the only Hajj ever performed by Rasullullah Sallallahu alahai hi Wassalam. He cleansed the Kaabah, removed all of the idols, and re-ordained the building as the house of the almighty Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala (swt). It was from this point that the Hajj became one of the Five Pillars of Islam. On the ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah, the pilgrims leave for Wukuf at Arafat, where they stand in contemplative vigil, near a hill from which Prophet Muhammad saw gave his last sermon Khutbah Wida’. The Wukuf is the highlight or the climax of the lifetime journey - Hajj. Pilgrims must spend the afternoon within a defined area on the plain of Arafat until after sunset. Otherwise, their pilgrimage is invalid. No specific rituals or prayers are required during the stay at Arafat, although many pilgrims spend time praying, and thinking about the course of their lives. As soon as the sunsets, the pilgrims leave Arafat for Muzdalifah, an area between Arafat and Mina, where they gather pebbles for the next day's ritual of the stoning of the Devil (Shaitan). Many pilgrims spend the night sleeping on the ground or back in their tents at Muzdalifah before returning to Mina. It is now the 10th of the month, the day of Eid ul-Adha.
At Mina the pilgrims perform Ramy al-Jamarat, throwing stones to signify their defiance of the Devil. This symbolizes the trials experienced by Prophet Ibraham a.s. while he decided whether to sacrifice his son as demanded by Allah. The Devil challenged him three times, which he refused. Each pillar marks the location of one of these refusals. On the first occasion when Ramy al-Jamarat is performed, pilgrims stone the largest pillar known as Jamrat'al-Aqabah.On the second occasion, the other pillars Jamraat Ula and Jamraat Wusta are stoned..The stoning consists of throwing seven pebbles

On the afternoon of the 11th and again the following day the pilgrims must again throw seven pebbles at each of the three Jamarat in Mina. Pilgrims must spent at least 6 hours at Mina for at least two days. They could leave Mina for Makkah before sunset on the 12th. However, it is better for them to stay on and perform the stoning ritual on the 13th before returning to Makkah.

After the Stoning of the Devil; the pilgrims shave their hair (for men) or at least three pieces of hairs; perform animal sacrifices to symbolize the almighty Allah swt having mercy on Prophet Ibraham a.s. and replacing his son with a ram, which Prophet Ibraham a.s. then sacrificed. Traditionally the pilgrims slaughtered the animal themselves, or oversaw the slaughtering.

Subsequently, the pilgrims travel back to Makkah, which is just five kilometers away, re-visit the Masjid al-Haram to perform Tawaf al-Ifadah, which symbolises being in a hurry to respond to the almighty Allah swt and show love for Him, an obligatory part of the Hajj. However, they could perform the Tawaf al-Ifadah after the 13th day of Dhul Hijjah. The night of the 10th is spent back at Mina. Finally, before leaving Makkah, pilgrims perform a farewell Tawaf called the Tawaf al-Wada. They are encourage to make supplication before the almighty Allah swt at Multazam, expecially on another opportunities to return back to the holiest place on earth - the Masjid el-Haram.