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Daughter moves her parents to tears on Hari Raya by giving them Umrah travel packages to perform pilgrimage in Mecca
Actress, singer, and business owner Ikah Jamil, shared a video of her and her husband Aliff handing a red packet to each of her parents during a Hari Raya gathering, saying “this not raya money, this is special, this is for you guys to go Umrah.”
Everyone present in the gathering could also be heard getting emotional, repeating “Allahu Akbar (god is most great)” and “Alhamdullilah (praise to be god)”.
“Aliff and I finally get to make our biggest dream come true this year,” wrote Ikah Jamil.“Seeing the joy on my parent’s faces was priceless and we knew this was truly a dream come true for them,” she added.
Umrah packages can roughly range anywhere from $2,800 to $5,000. Pilgrimage packages that include a city tour where Muslims can visit historically significant places in Islam such as Jerusalem, Istanbul and Morocco typically cost more. Packages during Ramadan also cost more as it is considered the ideal time for performing Umrah.
The video went viral on both TikTok and Instagram, with 390k and 100k views on each platform respectively. Netizens were moved by this thoughtful and generous gesture by the couple and many expressed that they would like to do the same for their parents one day.
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“I pray that one day I too can afford to give both my parents a chance to perform their umrah,” commented an Instagram user.
Another person said that Ikah had given her parents “the best gift ever.” Ikah gave special thanks to her husband for doing this together with her.
“Thank you hubby for loving my parents just like your own,” she said.“It was like all our hard work had paid off,” Ikah shared.
The Independent Singapore has reached out to Ikah for comment but is yet to receive a response.