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[Hasina]

Bosnian Muslim Senad Hadzic walks to Mecca via Syria

A Bosnian Muslim man has walked 5,650km (3,503 miles) to make a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, and says God kept him safe in war-torn Syria.
Senad Hadzic, 47, told the BBC that he spent several hours at the Syrian border haggling to get a visa.
Later he had to negotiate his way through numerous checkpoints - some manned by the army, others by rebels.
"Some of them even kissed the Koran I was carrying," he said, adding that he also had a Bible in his backpack.
The pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the five pillars of Islam - a duty that Muslims are expected to perform at least once in their lifetime.
Mr Hadzic set off from a town near the Bosnian capital Sarajevo and his first ordeal was to brave minus 35C cold in Bulgaria last December, says the BBC's Dan Damon.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk...europe-20093919

Edited by Hasina, 26 October 2012 - 06:28 PM.

[and then]

Faith in action.  Admirable

[Leave Britney alone!]

It show's promise that both sides in the Syrian conflict will allow at least one and the same thing pass through them, an idea both can accept, a bridge found where even the UN cannot find a common ground.

[Hilander]

Don't think I would be that dedicated.

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

That's bravery.

[odas]

With a Quran and a Bible in backpack to Mecca. Crazy Bosnian. My outmost respect. Eid Mubarek. Bajram Mubarek Olsun.

[Wickian]

That is pretty impressive.