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`Labaik Allahuma Labaik’: Man sets out on 8640 km journey on foot for Hajj 2023; video goes viral

`Labaik Allahuma Labaik’: Man sets out on 8640 km journey on foot for Hajj 2023; video goes viral
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Manglaru, July 28: A 29-year-old man from Kerala has set out on an 8,640 km journey on foot to Makkah to perform Hajj next year.

Shihab Chottur, who runs a supermarket, set off on his journey from Athavanad, near Kottakkal, in Malappuram district, Kerala. Every day, he walks at least 25 km.

Media reports said he will reach Makkah for Haj in 2023 after traversing India, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait, and will finally reach Saudi Arabia sometime in early February 2023.

He will apply for the Haj pilgrimage after he arrives in Saudi Arabia and plans to cover the entire distance in 280 days.

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Media reports said Shihab grew up hearing stories of people traveling from Kerala to the holy land of Makkah on foot during ancient times which made it his life’s dream to walk to Makkah.

As per media reports, Shihab’s mother’s support and encouragement are what drove him to take the trip. His wife and other family members were also very supportive.

Shihab is currently accompanied by three of his friends on this journey from Kerala to Makkah. A six-member team from Karnataka is following him in the current extension to facilitate their journey.

It is reported that research and preparations for the journey took around nine months and the most difficult part was getting the visa papers ready for their journey on foot.

“I am eager to perform the series of rites as part of Haj. Performing Haj sincerely, solely for the sake of Allah, will turn a person as pure as he was on the day his mother gave birth to him. I hope to come back from Mecca as a pure soul,” Shihab was quoted by The New Indian Express.

Shihab has been getting a rousing welcome as he passes through states with a large number of people thronging roads to greet him and catch a glimpse of him.–(Agencies)

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