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8 Portraits of Bunga Citra Lestari's Vacation to Al Ula, Criticized for Visiting a City Avoided by the Prophet - Enjoying a Motorcycle Ride with Her Husband

8 Portraits of Bunga Citra Lestari's Vacation to Al Ula, Criticized for Visiting a City Avoided by the Prophet - Enjoying a Motorcycle Ride with Her Husband

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8 Portraits of Bunga Citra Lestari's Vacation to Al Ula, Criticized for Visiting a City Avoided by the Prophet - Enjoying a Motorcycle Ride with Her Husband

After performing the umrah pilgrimage, Bunga Citra Lestari went on a vacation to Al Ula. Her visit there received mixed reactions. This is because Al Ula is known as a city avoided by Prophet Muhammad. BCL herself did not stay silent when netizens criticized her. Here are more details. 

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BCL has just completed a series of umrah rituals in the Holy Land. She also visited Madinah before finally going on vacation to Al Ula.

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Her visit to Al Ula received criticism from netizens. This is because Al Ula is known as a city avoided by Prophet Muhammad. In fact, the city is often referred to as a cursed city.

8 Portraits of Bunga Citra Lestari's Vacation to Al Ula, Criticized for Visiting a City Avoided by the Prophet - Enjoying a Motorcycle Ride with Her Husband

The comment column on Instagram BCL is crowded with netizens. Interestingly, instead of replying, BCL chose to include several comments explaining about Al Ula.

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One of them is a comment from Arminareka Travel. "FYI, not all places in the Al Ula region are forbidden, only Mada'in Saleh/Hegra is forbidden because there are many tombs of the Tsamud people. Wallahualam," they wrote.

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Other netizens whose comments were also included by BCL mentioned how Mada'in Saleh/Hegra is located 30 kilometers or about 20 minutes from Al Ula.

8 Portraits of Bunga Citra Lestari's Vacation to Al Ula, Criticized for Visiting a City Avoided by the Prophet - Enjoying a Motorcycle Ride with Her Husband

BCL herself, during her time in Al Ula, did many exciting activities with her husband, children, and mother. One of them is riding a motorcycle together with her husband through the desert.

8 Portraits of Bunga Citra Lestari's Vacation to Al Ula, Criticized for Visiting a City Avoided by the Prophet - Enjoying a Motorcycle Ride with Her Husband

They apparently want to go to a restaurant. There, there are many foods eaten, starting from steak to a kind of strawberry-decorated dessert.

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Various happy moments are captured, as simple as when Noah and Tiko Aryawardhana are joking around. All those moments are wrapped in the incredibly beautiful view of Al Ula.