28/06/2023
ከፓኪስታን እስከ መካ 4,000 ኪሎ ሜትር በእግር ጉዞ
Pakistani Pilgrim Walks 4,000 Kilometers To Perform The Hajj
ከፓኪስታን እስከ መካ 4 ሺህ ኪሎ ሜትሮችን በእግሩ በመጓዝ የሃጅ ጉዞውን ያሳካው ወጣት
ፓኪስታናዊው ወጣትለሃጅ ሃይማኖታዊ ጉዞ ጃንጥላ እና በጀርባ የሚታዘል ሻንጣ ይዞ 4 ሺህ ኪሎ ሜትር በእግሩ በመጓዝ ሳዑዲ አረቢያ መካ ደርሷል።
አቅሙ ያለው ሙስሊም በሕይወት ዘመኑ ቢያንስ አንድ ጊዜ ለማሳካት የሚመኘውን የሃጅ ጉዞ ኡስማን አርሻድ በእግሩ በመጓዝ አውን አድርጎታል።
ጉዞውን የጀመረው ከትውልድ ከተማው የፓኪስታኗ ኦካራ ሲሆን፣ ስድስት ወራትን ተጉዞ ነው መካ የደረሰው።
ቅዱሱን የሃይማኖታዊ ጉዞ በእግሩ የፈጸመው ኡስማን ሺዎችን ኪሎ ሜትሮች በመጓዝ ሳዑዲ አረቢያ መካ ለመድረስ አራት አገራትን አቆራርጧል።
Pakistani student Usman Arshad rests next to a road sign near Quetta in this undated photo.
Arshad's six-month journey on foot to reach the holy city of Mecca took him across Pakistan, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia -- nearly 4,000 kilometers.
Relatives take pictures of Arshad as he sets off from his hometown of Okra, Pakistan.
The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to undertake it at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do so. While most pilgrims travel by modern means, a smaller number choose to undertake the journey on foot.
Arshad poses for a photo after setting up his tent in the desert of Balochistan, Pakistan.
"Every Muslim man wishes to come to Mecca, to God's home and visit Prophet Muhammad's mosque once in their lifetime. And I had the same wish, but mine was to go to these two places on foot," he said.
Arshad walks along a road in Pakistan.
"I have always loved walking. I previously completed 1,270 kilometers on foot in Pakistan, which gave me full confidence in myself that I am able to complete this journey. Of course, there were some obstacles, such as bad weather, blisters on my feet due to walking."
Arshad takes a selfie near his tent in an abandoned home in Shiraz, Iran.
For pilgrims who walk to the hajj, the act is seen as a demonstration of their dedication, devotion, and sacrifice. It also serves as a reminder of the hardships and challenges faced by the Prophet Muhammad
