Beijing 2012 : Niujie Mosque

12/12/12

We left for Niujie Mosque at about 11.30am. Took the subway and reached the station near Niujie before zuhr prayer.

Decided to return to the same place we went the previous time for lunch. Alhamdulillah we chose to eat first coz the restaurant would be closing at 2pm before opening again at 5 in the evening.

We walked to Niujie Mosque right after lunch and along the way, found nice spot for foto taking :)) Everything looked lovely in the snowy weather. Sampaikan pokok botak takde daon pon cantek hehehe

Being the largest and oldest mosque in Beijing, Niujie Mosque is a must-see place. It has an interior of intricate traditional chinese architecture with Arabic calligraphy. Its exterior too has traditional chinese architecture, with pagodas & pavilions which makes it look more like a Chinese temple than a mosque. The female prayer hall is quite a distance from the main prayer hall and the interior for both is quite similar.

Any muslim who visits Beijing just gotta get here coz I guess Niujie Mosque is a must in the itinerary of any Beijing Muslim Tour.

We left the mosque at about 4pm and proceeded to the Niujie Muslim Supermarket once again :)

Beijing 2012 : Snow in our Courtyard

12/12/12

A day to remember. Was looking thru' some pix taken the day before while lying on my bed. Saw flurry white thingy falling down past the window. It's gotta be the snow, so I thought. Hubby wasn't quite keen initially coz he thought it could have been nasty neighbours throwing things outta the window...bedek ke orang nak buang sampah sejok2 nk bukak tingkap! haizz..

I was so sure that it was snowing. Opened the door to check and yes indeed snow was falling!!! subhanallah, alhamdulillah Allahu akbar!! Allah hears and answers our prayers. The weather forecast stated that it would snow only on 13/12/12 but Allah wills it to snow today!! alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah.. ya Allah happy sangat2!! wrapped up ourselves with our coats & jackets, put on our boots and went outside to see, touch and feel the snow. No words to describe how we felt, subhanallah!! oh & yes, snow flakes are so beautiful subhanallah!!

Anak branak so jakon, for it was our first experiencing snow. We literally played, danced & sang in the snow. Sampai apek2 nyonya2 tersenyom-senyom nengok gelagat kite 5 branak hahaha It was truly a day to remember :)))