A Pakistani Student Is Walking 5,400 Km To Makkah On Foot

With a rucksack on his back and an umbrella over his head, 25-year-old Pakistani student Usman Arshad has set out literally on a journey of a lifetime as he plans to go to Hajj on foot – that’s roughly 5,400 km from his hometown of Okara in Punjab.

His journey will take him through Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait before finally reaching Saudi Arabia.

Walking Journey from Okara to Makkah | Day 17

Alhamdulillah today’s journey has started early in the morning. Tonight will be spent in Loralai IN SHA ALLAH#okaratomakkahbywalk #okaratomakkah #hajjbywalk #dreamjourney #UsmanArshad #UsmanArshadWalk #hajj #hajj2023 #pedalhajj pic.twitter.com/8CYvgsLAf7

— Usman Arshad (@usmanarshad63) October 24, 2022

Arshad expects his journey to take around eight months, so that means that he’s set a target to reach Makkah in May 2023.

So, if things go as planned, he will be well in time for the Hajj.

الحمداللہ خانیوال ❤️#okaratomakkahbywalk #okaratomakkah #hajjbywalk #dreamjourney #UsmanArshad pic.twitter.com/CZSodUKquE

— Usman Arshad (@usmanarshad63) October 10, 2022

He’s already completed a tenth of his journey and is currently in Balochistan, as per his last Twitter update.

Walking Journey from Okara to Makkah | Day 19

Alhamdulillah today’s journey has started. Tonight will be spent in Chutair IN SHA ALLAH#okaratomakkahbywalk #okaratomakkah #hajjbywalk #dreamjourney #UsmanArshad #UsmanArshadWalk #hajj #hajj2023 #pedalhajj #mecca #madinah #makkah pic.twitter.com/Kea8VRQZO5

— Usman Arshad (@usmanarshad63) October 28, 2022

As expected, he’s receiving much love from the places that he crosses, as many are throwing the doors of their houses open for him to spend the night.

Walking Journey from Okara to Makkah | Day 20

Network was down since yesterday, so no one could update. Alhamdulillah the journey has started from Chowtair this morning. Today’s stay will be in Ziarat IN SHA ALLAH#okaratomakkahbywalk #okaratomakkah #hajjbywalk #UsmanArshad pic.twitter.com/i3x4h5XnjF

— Usman Arshad (@usmanarshad63) October 29, 2022