For this post, allow me to share with my blogging community glimpses of an unlikely world that you, dear reader, may not normally find yourself in: the Masjid an-Nabawi (or Prophet’s Mosque) of Madinah al-Munawwarah (the Enlightened City) in Saudi Arabia.
the Masjid an-Nabawi surrounded by its wide piazza, its giant umbrellas still folded in the early morning. photography by ssj
It is my sincere hope that with these photos and the linked videos, I could convey to you the peace of this place and its people, a peace that is as graceful and nurturing as these umbrellas in the piazza and courtyards of the Masjid an-Nabawi.
guarding the lines and waiting for the sun. photography by ssj
the umbrellas in full bloom. photography by ssj
photo gallery: The Prophet’s Mosque. photography by Said Sadain, Jr.
SL Rasch GmbH: Unfurling the umbrellas, and other projects (2:29 mins)
The Making and Installation of the Umbrellas (6:15 mins)
Notes:
- An unlikely post for the WP Photo Challenge.
- YouTube videos are courtesy of SL Rasch GmbH.
With this post, I bid you hail and Godspeed! I shall be taking leave from blogging for a while, especially during the fasting month of Ramadhan (which falls from mid-May to mid-June this year), to retreat to a calmer and more modest life, immersed in the peace of worship and prayers, and a heightened consciousness of the invisible <em>lines connecting us to an Almighty Source that is Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
— SSJ, 4 May 2018
