Our Madinah Stories
The families who stopped visiting. And started coming home.
Read personal journals of faith, family, and lifelong devotion from our global community of residents in the illuminated city of Al-Madinah.
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"We did not plan this.
We prayed for it."
Ahmed and Farida Hassan had performed Umrah three times in eight years. Every time they returned to Birmingham, their youngest daughter asked the same question: 'Baba, when are we going back?' 'She did not ask about a holiday. She asked about Al-Madinah. That tells you everything about what this city does to a child.' When Ahmed found Madinah Residents, his first call was to his imam. 'He told me the structure was sound and the intention was noble. That was enough.' The Hassan family are now in their second year as residents. Their daughter has memorised Surah Ya-Sin at the Quran circle run through the residence programme. 'My daughter asked if she could get married in Al-Madinah one day. I told her: inshAllah — our apartment will be waiting for her.'
— Ahmed Hassan, Birmingham, England
"My parents are in their
seventies. I wanted them to
feel this one more time."
Khalid grew up watching his parents make dua for Al-Madinah after every Salah. His mother teared up when she spoke about her first Hajj. His father kept a photograph of Masjid al-Nabawi above his prayer rug for thirty years. 'They are getting older. I wanted to give them a year where they did not have to wonder if they would make it back. I wanted them to know: you are going. Your apartment is waiting.' 'My father prayed Fajr in Masjid al-Nabawi in 1987. He prayed it again last month — a few minutes from our apartment, with his grandchildren beside him. I have no words.'
— Khalid Al-Rashidi, Calgary, Canada
"I never thought this was something
I could give my children."
Maryam raised two sons alone. She performed Umrah once — the year her eldest turned twelve — and never forgot what it did for both of them. 'My boys started arguing less. They prayed more. They asked questions I struggled to answer because they were so deep. Something happened to them in that city.' When she found Madinah Residents, her first concern was affordability. Sharing a month with her sister made it possible. 'I am a single mother from Sydney. But my boys have a registered home in Al-Madinah. That is more than I ever imagined I could give them.'
— Maryam T., Sydney, Australia
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