Hasina Posted October 26, 2012 #1 Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) 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/news/world-europe-20093919 Edited October 26, 2012 by Hasina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted October 26, 2012 #2 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Faith in action. Admirable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarakore Posted October 26, 2012 #3 Share Posted October 26, 2012 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted October 26, 2012 #4 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Don't think I would be that dedicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted October 27, 2012 #5 Share Posted October 27, 2012 That's bravery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odas Posted October 27, 2012 #6 Share Posted October 27, 2012 With a Quran and a Bible in backpack to Mecca. Crazy Bosnian. My outmost respect. Eid Mubarek. Bajram Mubarek Olsun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted October 27, 2012 #7 Share Posted October 27, 2012 That is pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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