Trip to Jordan 2015

Hey readers!On my semester break, I went to Jordan to visit my sister along with my mother and brother. We arrived at Queen Alia international airport on Monday, 8th of June at 5 am local time, we waited for my sister and her friend, Kak Fiza to pick us up. The wind in the morning was so chilling and it reminded me of London. My sister's place is in Irbid, around an hour and a half from the airport. We were so jet lagged and we took the day off to rest.

9th of June

The following day,we went to a few places such as Tomb of Nabi Yusha',The Dead Sea, Al-Kahf, Downtown Amman and Tomb of Nabi Shuib As.

I never knew about Prophet Yusha' until I went to Jordan, as he is not one of the 25 prophets i learnt back in school. He is a Prophet who was very close to Musa (upon him be peace) and took his place as the leader of the Banis Israil after his death. Prophet Yusha' also prayed to Allah to hold the sun from setting when they were about to take the city of Jerusalem on Friday at Asar time.

The tomb of Nabi Yusha' is situated in the city of Al-Salt

This is the tomb of Prophet Yusha' (upon him be peace)

The Dead Sea 

Then we continued our journey to The Dead Sea, a historic place where Allah punished those who disobeyed Prophet Lut's warning. 

It was really hot there, we only spent only around 15 minutes to witness the truth behind the holy Quran. We had to pay around 20 JD per person unless if u're a student studying in Jordan like my sister, you'll get a discount. 

The Dead Sea- Palestine is said to be across this sea

Al-Kahf

After the dead sea, we visited Al-Kahf in Amman. Al-kahf itself is one of the surah in our holy Quran,it's about a number of young men seeking for refuge in the cave of Ashabe-Kahf to avoid from being persecuted for their beliefs. They prayed to Allah and found themselves fell asleep for 309 years. 

In front of the historic cave of Ashabe-Kahf 

The tombs 

Some artifacts 

Inside is the bones from one of the tombs inside the cave

The mosque near Ashabe-Kahf 

I felt so happy after visiting Ashabe-Kahf as it reminds me to be more faithful. It's the truth what Allah said in surah Al-Kahf. No lies but truth. No doubt.

Downtown Amman 

We went to downtown Amman to eat and to shop some abayas.

Yassir, the driver suggested this restaurant which has been more than 60 years. We had some arab breads for appetizer, rice and chicken and kinafah sweets for dessert. Then we went shopping.

Tomb of Nabi Shuib As

The last stop for that day was the tomb of Prophet Shuib As (upon him be peace)

Outside the tomb of Prophet Shuib As 

In front of the tomb of Prophet Shuib As

10th of June- We took the whole day to rest

11th of June - We went to Umm Qais to visit the Yarmouk battle site, the ruins of the Greek-Roman city of Gadara which lead to a breathtaking view of the Lake of Tiberias and lastly the tombs of Muadh bin Jabal and his son's Abdul Rahman ibn Muadh ibn Jabal (upon them be peace)

Yarmouk battle site - This is one of my favourite place in Jordan. It was so breathtaking and mesmerising. It is also one of the historic place where the great Khalid bin Al-Walid lead the muslim army in the Yarmouk battle.

The breathtaking view of Umm Qais

Khalid bin Al-walid's sword monument

The ruins of the Greek-roman

Our next stop was still close nearby Umm Qais which was the ruins of the Greek-Roman city of Gadara. The view was so beautiful and breathtaking. Here, you are recommended to wear sport shoes because the surface of the hill is rough and full of rocks. You have to pay to see the view, but don't worry it's quite cheap for a view to kill. Our main purpose was to see the Sea of Galilee or also known by the name Lake Tiberias and "Tasik Tobari" in malay. In Islam, I was understood by my sisters' friends which they referred to a hadith by our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who narrated a story about Tamim Ad Dhari. Dajjal questioned Tamim Ad Dhari whether the Sea of Galilee/Lake Tiberias had water or not, once he confirmed yes, Dajjal then replied "Soon it will become dry". Once Lake Tiberias dries up, Prophet Isa will return and kill Dajjal. 

This is as close as we can get to the view of Lake Tiberias, it lies behind those mountains

This is the roman shops along the cardo

This is the door of the roman's theatre 

But it was under construction so we could not get in

This is what the road to the view of Lake Tiberias looks like 

This is where we stopped to see Lake Tiberias from afar

Behind those mist lies Lake Tiberias

Tombs of Muadh bin Jabal (upon him be peace) and his son.

The tomb of Muadh bin Jabal (upon him be peace)

The tomb of his son ; Abdul Rahman ibn Muadh ibn Jabal (upon him be peace)

12th of July

My dad arrived in Jordan at midnight from Mecca. So the next morning we stayed at my sister's place and had an evening walk around Irbid to have some ice creams and coffee. We also walk around to look for dates and nuts.

yummy!

13th of June

We walked to Arabella mall to buy some abayas, dates and nuts. We bought so many stuffs that we had to take a cab back come. That evening, father went back to Mecca as he has to work on Sunday.

14th of June

Nothing much,just resting for the whole day.

15th of June

I visited Jordan University of Technology and Science (JUST) This is my sister's university where she's taking dentistry. My sister's friend, also her coursemate accompanied me here, her name is Kak Laila, thank you so much for your time, it was a great tour! We went to the lecture hall for medicine students and sat next to Kak Anis. Medicine students are the only ones on campus as the others are on holidays. The lecture for that day was about behavioural change, it was quite logical, but i don't get it when the lecturer starts explaining in arabic.

This is what JUST looks like, i did not take any photos of myself there cause i was quite shy, well i regret it now.

That evening Kak Aliah (my sister's housemate) and Kak Anis brought Anas and i around Irbid to eat crepello. Oh crepello is similar to dip&dip. We bought some syawarma and zinger which is a must have if u're in Jordan told by Kak Anis. Such a sweetheart, thank you for your time Kak Anis and Kak Aliah, i really do appreciate it! 

To my right is Kak Anis and to my left is Kak Aliah :)

Once we got home, we were busy packing and preparing to leave. Our flight is at 2.50am on 15th of June. So I guess that's it from me, thanks for your time, until my next post!