Abdullah Abdul Ghaffar
MADINAH: NADIM AL-HAMID
A 70-year-old Egyptian man sold a valuable piece of land recently so that he could perform Umrah this year.
Abdullah Abdul Ghaffar sold his land in Al-Minya and traveled to the Kingdom to perform Umrah during Ramadan.
Arab News met him in the Rawda at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.
He told Arab News that his childhood wish was to perform Umrah and Haj. “My poor financial situation never allowed me to achieve my dream,” he said.
Abdul Ghaffar owned a small house in his hometown village. After consulting his wife and children, he decided to sell the land for 20,000 Egyptian pounds. “My family agreed immediately because they knew how important it was for me to visit Saudi Arabia for Umrah,” he said.
He was overwhelmed by his visits to the Kaaba and the Prophet’s Mosque. “I cried for joy and kneeled thanking God for fulfilling this long-held dream.”
Abdul Ghaffar does not miss prayers at his local mosque. “After I pray Fajr at the mosque, I go home. When it is time for the noon prayer I go to the mosque again and stay until late at night to perform all the prayers including Isha and Taraweeh,” he told Arab News.
Source: ArabNews
