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  • Iraqi man walks 6,500 km from the UK to succeed in Mecca for Hajj

    A British man of Iraqi-Kurdish origin walked 6,500 km on foot from the UK and reached Mecca to carry out Hajj this 12 months.

    Adam Mohamed, 52, walked via 10 nations and lined a distance of 6,500 km.

    A British man of Iraqi-Kurdish origin walked 6,500 km on foot from Wolverhampton, England and reached Mecca to carry out Hajj this 12 months.

    Adam Mohamed, 52, walked via the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan to succeed in Saudi Arabia, protecting a distance of just about 6,500 kilometers in 10 months and 25 days. He began within the UK on August 1, 2021 and arrive in Saudi Arabia final month.

    According to a report by Al Jazeera, Adam lined a median of 17.8 km every day and pushed alongside a do-it-yourself cart weighing 300 kg which was fitted with audio system that performed Islamic recitations and his private belongings. His goal was to unfold the message of peace and equality.

    He had additionally arrange a GoFundMe web page for himself. He wrote, “I’m not doing all this for merely fame or cash, however purely to spotlight to the world we human being are all equal regardless our race, color, faith and to unfold the message of peace and unity that our faith Islam teaches.”

    His choice to undertake this journey was a results of this soul-searching. He was overwhelmed with all of the love that folks showered on him on the best way. He broadcast his journey on TikTok and gained half one million followers.

    Upon reaching Mina, he was acquired by the Acting Minister of Media, Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, who hosted him and helped him finalize his Hajj allow procedures.

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    After a spot of two years, Saudi Arabia has allowed 1 million Muslims to carry out Hajj this 12 months. In 2020 and 2021, Hajj was restricted to Saudi Arabia residents solely.

    The Hajj pilgrimage began on July 7 this 12 months.

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  • Sloganeering in opposition to Pak PM in Saudi: Police books Imran Khan, 150 others

    Pakistan’s Punjab police have booked ousted prime minister Imran Khan and 150 others, together with some members of his former cabinet, in reference to the hounding of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation at Masjid-e-Nabwi in Saudi Arabia, officers mentioned.

    Video clips circulating on social media confirmed some pilgrims – apparently supporters of Khan – shouting ‘chor’ (thief) and ‘gaddar’ (traitor) as quickly as Sharif and different members of his delegation arrived on the Prophet’s Mosque in Madina final Thursday.

    The Pakistani pilgrims additionally used abusive language in opposition to the delegation members. Madina police declare to have arrested 5 Pakistanis concerned within the sloganeering.

    Punjab police on Saturday night time registered an FIR in opposition to Khan, who can also be the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and 150 others, together with former federal ministers Fawad Chaudhry and Sheikh Rasheed, former adviser to the prime minister Shahbaz Gul, former deputy speaker of the National Assembly Qasim Soori, and Khan’s shut aides in London, Anil Musarrat and Sahibzada Jehangir, officers mentioned.

    The case has been registered in a police station in Faisalabad, round 180 km from Lahore, on the grievance of native resident Naeem Bhatti on the fees of desecration of the Prophet’s mosque in Madina, hooliganism and hurting the feelings of Muslims, they mentioned.

    The FIR has been registered underneath totally different sections, together with 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts supposed to outrage non secular emotions of any class by insulting its faith or non secular beliefs) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

    According to the FIR, over 100 supporters of Khan had been despatched to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan and the UK to hold out the mission of focusing on Sharif and his delegation at Masjid-e-Nabwi in Madina. Khan and different nominated leaders of the PTI had given instructions to social gathering staff on this regard, it mentioned.

    Meanwhile, Faisalabad police mentioned motion in opposition to these named within the FIR could be taken in accordance with legislation.

    Khan in a TV interview on Saturday had distanced himself from the pilgrims who hounded and chanted slogans in opposition to Sharif, saying he may “not even imagine of asking anyone to carry out sloganeering at the sacred place.”
    There has been widespread condemnation of the incident.