Hawzah News Agency - It was an emotional moment for the trio when they reached Mecca. No pilgrim had traveled this way since 1491, they said.
Harkassi said the group’s path from Spain took them across about 8,000 kilometers (nearly 5,000 miles) before they reached the Kaaba, the black cube structure in the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
“We had crossed so many kilometers to be there and Allah had replied to our wish'', he told The Associated Press on Thursday from Arafat, southeast of Mecca. “We were in front of the Kaaba and had the opportunity to touch it. So, that 8,000 kilometers became nothing''.
But there were challenges, too. They lost their horses in Bosnia, only to find them later in a land mine zone. Nobody could fetch the horses because of the explosives, but the animals eventually made it out of the area unharmed, Harkassi said.
Source: THE JOURNAL
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