Pictures from Madinah and Makkah

At the airport. Waiting to depart to Brunei

End of Haram boundary, Makkah

Group photo with officers from Brunei Consulate and Royal Brunei Airlines in Jeddah

Desert's Rose 

During Day Time. Temperature 47 degrees celcius

Preparing for Umrah. Leaving to Makkah

THANK YOU

30 June 2009, Alhamdulillah, the umrah programme for the month of June went smoothly. This was not possible without the full support from all the parties involve which includes all the officers and staff of DHSB from every department. The relevant government and private agencies such as the Hajj AffairsDepartment, Brunei Consulate in Jeddah, Embassy of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Brunei Darussalam, Royal Brunei Police Force (Airport branch), Royal Brunei Airlines, Royal Brunei Airlines (Jeddah Station), Immigration Officers (Brunei Airport),.

And of course most important of all, our valued customers/jemaah whose continuous support and patience made everything possible. THANK YOU. May Allah gives his blessings to everyone involved. 

Group 19 - 30 June (Departure to Makkah)

Baggages being loaded on a pick-up truck

Group baggages sent in advance to Makkah. DHSB Value Added Service

Pg Shamsol doing a headcount

24 June 2009. The 8th group today will be departing to Makkah to continue their journey to perform their umrah. The group will be lead by DHSB liaison officer, Pg Shamsol Bahri Pg Haji Ali.

Group 21 June (Ziarah Madinah)

23 June 2009, This morning, the 9th group went for a tour around Madinah visiting various historical sites accompanied by Pg Haji Rosdimar Pg Haji Omarali.

Group 21 June (Arrival in Madinah)

22 June 2009, The last group for the month of June arrived in Madinah at approximately around 8am (Saudi Time) The group is lead by DHSB liaison officer Pg Haji Rosdimar Pg Haji Omarali.

Group 16,17 and 18 (Departure to Makkah)

22 June 2009, The 5th,6th and 7th group continue their umrah programme and departed for Makkah today. The group was divided into four buses and lead by DHSB liaison officer, Haji Zainal Ariffin Haji Emran and Abdul Hadi Haji Suhaili.

Group 16 , 17 and 18 June (Briefing)

Preparing for the briefing

21 June 2009, A briefing is held today for the 5th,6th and 7th group that is schedule to depart to Makkah on the 22nd of June 2009. The briefing was given by Muhd Rasimoon Haji Adinin which was then followed by a religous talk. Accompanying the group to Makkah would be DHSB liaison officer, Haji Zainal Ariffin Haji Emran and Abdul Hadi Haji Suhaili

Group 15 - 27 June & Group 19 - 30 June

Haji Musa doing a headcount

From L-R : Haji Musa Haji Ismail, Pg Shamsol Pg Haji Ali

Haji Zainal preparing the key cards for the arriving groups

20 June 2009, The 8th group of DHSB umrah june package has safely arrived in Madinah at around 2am (Saudi Time). The group is lead by DHSB liaison officer Pg Shamsol Bahri Pg Haji Ali. Later the same same day the 4th group departed to Makkah continuing their journey to perform their umrah. They left the hotel at about 2.45pm. The group which consist of about 34 people is lead by DHSB liaison officer Haji Musa Haji Ismail and mutawif Ustaz Ahmad Saukani.

Group 14 - 26 Jun (Departure to Makkah)

19 June 2009, The 3rd group departed to Makkah today at approximately 3pm (Saudi Time). The group will be in Makkah for about 1 week before ending their umrah programme. Also in the afternoon, a briefing and religious talk was held for the 4th group which will be leaving for Makkah tomorrow, 20th June 2009. Briefing was presented by Haji Musa Haji Ismail while the religious talk was presented by Ustaz Ahmad Saukani.

Group 17 - 29 & 18 - 29 (Arrival In Madinah)

19 June 2009, Alhamdulillah both group has arrived safely and reach Madinah in good health at 4am and 10am respectively. The 6th group is lead by DHSB liaison officer Haji Zainal Ariffin Haji Emran while the 7th group is lead by DHSB liaison officer Abdul Hadi Haji Suhaili.

Group 13-25 June (Departure to Makkah)

18 June 2009, The group has left Madinah to proceed to their next destination Makkah to perform their umrah. They left Madinah at approximately 3pm (Saudi Time) Along with the group is DHSB liaison officer Haji Md Faisal Haji Apong. The estimated travel time from Madinah to Makkah is approximately 6hrs.

Group 14 - 26 Jun (Briefing)

18 June 2009, A briefing was held for the group that is scheduled to depart for Makkah on the 19th of June 2009. Briefing was presented by Muhd Rasimoon Haji Adinin. After the briefing, a religous talk was presented by Ustaz Shamsul. Before the presentation of the briefing and the religious talk, the group recited the surah yassin lead by Ustaz Shamsul.

Group 16 - 28 Jun (Arrival Madinah)

18 june 2009, DHSB 5th umrah group for the month of June has arrived safely and reached Madinah Al Munawwarah at approximately 3.45am (Saudi Time)

The group is led by DHSB liaison officer Haji Musa Haji Ismail. Just like the other previous group, the group will be paying their respect to Prophet Muhammad and his companions this morning.

Group 14 - 26 Jun & 15 - 27 Jun (Ziarah Madinah)

17 June 2009, Both the 3rd and 4th group went for the tour around Madinah today accompanied by DHSB liaison officers and mutawif. Group departed from the hotel at aroun 6.30am In the afternoon, a briefing and a religious talk was held for the 2nd group which was scheduled to depart to Makkah on the 18th of June 2009. Brieifing was done by Hj Md Faisal Hj Apong while the religious talk was presented by Ustaz Amang

Group 15 - 27 Jun (Arrival in Madinah)

16 June 2009, Alhamdulillah, the 4th group has safely arrived in Madinah Al Munawwarah and reached the hotel at about 3.45am (Saudi Time). Later this morning, the group will proceed to Masjid Nabawi to pay respect to Prophet Muhammad and his companions.

The group is lead by DHSB liaison officer Haji Md Faisal Haji Apong.