Pakistan man walked 6300 Km to Makkah

[Karachi]

Pakistani walks over 6,300km to reach Makkah for Hajj

Kasrat walked through Iran, Iraq and Jordan before entering Saudi Arabia in the Tabuk region



Published Monday, October 14, 2013



A Pakistani man has walked all the way from Karachi in Pakistan to the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform Hajj.
Starting his journey in the first week of June 2013, Kharlzada Kasrat walked over 6,300 kilometers to reach Medinah in 107 days.
From there he walked another 10 days to Makkah to perform Hajj.
Kasrat walked through Iran, Iraq and Jordan before entering Saudi Arabia in the Tabuk region.
On average, he walked 50 kilometers a day. He walked around 1,300 kilometers in Pakistan, 2,640 in Iran, 600 in Iraq and 800 in Jordan.
Escorted by the Saudi police, Kasrat was very warmly received by the people on entering the Kingdom. He thanked Saudi authorities for great welcome he received.
He was stopped a number of times on the way by the well-wishers who requested him to pray for them also on reaching Makkah.
A YouTube video showed people inquiring about his health and then he showed them his injured heels on the way to Makkah. He reportedly faced hard experience when crossing the 100-kilometre Iraqi desert which was completely isolated.

Man Who Travels On Foot From Pakistan To Makkah For Hajj - YouTube

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[randolph85]

i like these stories of people walking long distances. people often forget that even until the early 20th century, the hajj journey was very dangerous and many people lost their lives just trying to reach their destination.

[afghan]

what was the main purpose of walking? saving money? the police vehicle was already following him. in the west people do all this to raise money and awareness.