Istanbul through my eyes

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST MERCIFUL THE MOST KIND!

My trip to Istanbul was a ‘last minute dot com’ one, with my work colleges. I realized if I visit it, I will return with a mountain of knowledge of historical facts of the previous Islamic and Non-Muslim civilisations in Istanbul and Turkey. Therefore when I was presented with the opportunity of travelling to the home of the last Khilafah with learned scholars and my favourite people, I didn’t think again to accept the offer.

When I went to get my VISA in the Istanbul Airport, the person on the other side of the counter looked at me with a smile and an English learner’s French like accent “Just for you Hajee it is fifty pounds”. I thanked him with a wide smile on my face and said to him my Salaam and proceeded towards the checking point.

That was the first time I realized that when a Turkish man wants talk to a practicing looking Muslim man, he addresses him by saying ‘Hajee’ to show politeness.

......... TO BE CONTINUED. [The next part of my story is coming very soon.]

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