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Zara and Ali speak to Salim Bharwani winner of our Sacred Spaces competition about Arbaeen, one of the world’s largest gathering of people, and visiting the tomb of Imam Husayn. He explains its significance for Shias, as well as the profound effect it has had on him personally.
Later, Muazzam speaks to Muhammad Zahir, one of the cyclists from the Pedal to Hajj team, who are cycling from Kenya to Mecca for Hajj, to raise money for the education of children in Nairobi.
What We Talk About In This Episode
- Sacred Spaces competition
- Salim’s entry
- Imam Husayn and Arbaeen- it’s significance
- How it compares to the experience of Hajj/visiting Madina on a personal level
- Iraqi hospitality & the tradition of providing provision for pilgrims
- Travelling to Iraq as a foreigner
- Hajj cyclists- their route and preparations for the journey
People / Things Mentioned in this Episode
Salim Bharwani is a UK qualified corporate lawyer by profession who has recently made the jump into the world of business and entrepreneurship. Fuelled by a passion for travel and adventure, Salim relocated from London to East Africa 3 years ago with his wife and young family.
Combining his passion for writing and luxury travel, Salim started a modest travel blog on instagram earlier this year – #explorehisbounty. His hope is to inspire a passion for travel, a craving to explore new cultures and a thirst for new experiences and firmly believes that exploring the World and witnessing the natural beauties within it has the potential to create a deeper and more profound love for God in the hearts and minds of the Muslim Voyager.
Muhammad Zahir is one of four cyclists who will be cycling from Kenya to Makkah for Hajj from June 10, 2019 in order to raise funds for the education of needy children who can not afford basic education in Kenya. Their journey will take 45 days covering approximately 100kms per day. Their aim is to raise funds to complete the construction of Al Furqan Towers in Nairobi. Follow their journey on Instagram.
