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He was given a funeral prayer at the mosque and was buried at a cemetery in the city.<\/p>\n<h2>This incredible and inspiring journey of Shehadeh has been met with admiration on social media.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Syrian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Syrian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pilgrim?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pilgrim<\/a> who rode a bike all the way from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Germany?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Germany<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Makkah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Makkah<\/a> has died upon reaching his destination. Ghazi Jassim Shehadeh, a 53-year-old Syrian man from Homs who lived in Germany, completed his journey to the Grand Mosque of Makkah after 73 days. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/News?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z6VKgpQLTa\">pic.twitter.com\/Z6VKgpQLTa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Islam Channel (@Islamchannel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Islamchannel\/status\/1630991471540142087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Syrian pilgrim who rode a bike all the way from Germany to Makkah recently passed away upon reaching his destination. The 53-year-old man from Homs, Ghazi Jassim Shehadeh, documented his 73-day journey on social media, sharing stories of his experiences and the challenges he faced along the way. 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