Badass walks 3,500 miles from Bosnia to Mecca, straight through war-torn Syria, for hajj pilgrimage - Polidicks

[img]http://i.imgur.com/qJUcf.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20093919[/url] [quote=BBC News][B]A Bosnian Muslim man has walked 5,650km (3,503 miles) to make a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, and says God kept him safe in war-torn Syria.[/B] Senad Hadzic, 47, told the BBC that he spent several hours at the Syrian border haggling to get a visa. Later he had to negotiate his way through numerous checkpoints - some manned by the army, others by rebels. "Some of them even kissed the Koran I was carrying," he said, adding that he also had a Bible in his backpack. The pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the five pillars of Islam - a duty that Muslims are expected to perform at least once in their lifetime. Mr Hadzic set off from a town near the Bosnian capital Sarajevo and his first ordeal was to brave minus 35C cold in Bulgaria last December, says the BBC's Dan Damon. "There wasn't a single easy day, every day has been difficult. But at the same time it's been exciting," he said. Once he had got a Syrian visa, he said, an officer in President Bashar al-Assad's army "asked me to pray for him in Mecca, if I managed to get out of Syria alive". "The road between the border, where I entered, and the city of Aleppo was full of huge stones. The rebels had thrown the stones to make it impossible for cars and buses to move. People with families simply had to get of their cars." He said having a Syrian visa "means nothing - a rebel fighter can walk out of a cornfield and demand your passport". "No-one shot at me. I was stopped by armed people who inspected my passport. But when I said I was on the road to God, both the rebels and the army of President Assad let me continue." Mr Hadzic said he carried both the Koran and the Bible "because I'm very religious". "If I didn't believe that God was with me, the he was protecting me and guiding me, I wouldn't have even reached Bulgaria, let alone Mecca. "I walked across seven countries, two deserts, 5,650 kilometres, without money, only with a rucksack weighing 20 kilograms," he told the World Update programme on BBC World Service.[/quote]

That's some hardcore dedication. But I dont want to think of what kind of blisters he must of have gotten.

This is what religion should empower people to do. Impressive feats which make them expand their scope, to experience the world, to learn about it through that, as well learn about themselves and their powers. Not kill others for not sharing their beliefs.

[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;38194208]That's some hardcore dedication. But I dont want to think of what kind of blisters he must of have gotten.[/QUOTE] God protected him from blisters.

This is doing religion the right way. It's all about challenging yourself to live a better life, than to persecute others for not following your own beliefs.

Time to walk 3,500 miles back.

This guy has my utmost respect.

He should write a book

Well he would walk 1500 miles and he would walk 1503 more. Its the beat of man who walk 3503 miles to head to Mecca for his Haji pilgrimage.

[QUOTE=shian;38194548]He should write a book[/QUOTE] I'd read the hell out of that.

I guess he [I]would[/I] walk 500 miles. Several times, in fact.

How many miles has he walked? Would you say 3,500 million? [IMG]http://0-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/a/image/1334/50/1334509787062.jpg[/IMG]

So that was the guy on the BF3 Cover?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM0sTNtWDiI[/media] Even The Proclaimers didn't walk that far. Wussies.

[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;38194772]I'd read the hell out of that.[/QUOTE] If something like that honestly interests you, I bet you'd love the shit out of this. [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0IqLkCFa6Is/TSyzXC71p2I/AAAAAAAADQI/Y03c2sxZkVM/s1600/The-Long-Walk-The-True-Story-of-a-Trek-to-Freedom.jpg[/img]

While the physical feat is amazing, the reasons are entirely disgusting to me. As is all religion.

[QUOTE=zugu;38195504]While the physical feat is amazing, the reasons are entirely disgusting to me. As is all religion.[/QUOTE] So edgy~

[QUOTE=zugu;38195504]While the physical feat is amazing, the reasons are entirely disgusting to me. As is all religion.[/QUOTE] There's no need for that. Religion didn't murder your father and rape your mother, it's not a physical entity.

reminds me of this scene from children of men [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBzWTIexszQ[/media]

[QUOTE=zugu;38195504]While the physical feat is amazing, the reasons are entirely disgusting to me. As is all religion.[/QUOTE] People like you are pathetic. hell. let's all hate religion because it's too mainstream to acceot it.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhMrMfrIp40[/media]

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;38194243]This is what religion should empower people to do. Impressive feats which make them expand their scope, to experience the world, to learn about it through that, as well learn about themselves and their powers. Not kill others for not sharing their beliefs.[/QUOTE] you'll find that there are more stories like this than you think. unfortunately the crazies are the ones who get the media coverage

[QUOTE=God of Ashes;38196128]you'll find that there are more stories like this than you think. unfortunately the crazies are the ones who get the media coverage[/QUOTE] Sad but true. There is plenty good to religion, it's just the over-zelous fanatics that give it a bad name.

What a cool guy.

[QUOTE=God of Ashes;38195686]reminds me of this scene from children of men [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBzWTIexszQ[/media][/QUOTE] Ah man I forgot how much I loved this film.

From a philosophical standpoint I can see no good reason for believing that a God would protect you from things like blisters or your surroundings in a war zone, but at the least I think it's good that a man with such clear stamina and fortitude set out on a journey he felt was important. No doubt it brought him new knowledge along the way.