{"id":52568,"date":"2022-07-06T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/jeddah\/en\/?p=52568"},"modified":"2022-07-06T17:32:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T13:32:00","slug":"this-south-african-man-claims-to-have-trekked-to-saudi-in-3-years-to-make-it-in-time-for-hajj-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/jeddah\/en\/community\/this-south-african-man-claims-to-have-trekked-to-saudi-in-3-years-to-make-it-in-time-for-hajj-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"This South African Man Claims To Have Trekked To Saudi In 3 YEARS To Make It In Time For Hajj 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>This is Shahid, a muslim man from Cape Town, South Africa who claims to have trekked to Saudi for Hajj this season<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A South African man has arrived in Mecca, Saudi Arabia after trekking for three years to the country.<\/p>\n<p>He will trek back after performing Hajj. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nBaROG6UsO\">pic.twitter.com\/nBaROG6UsO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfricaFactsZone\/status\/1544612606740135937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nHe has covered ground on countries like Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sudan, Egypt, Palestine, and finally made his way to Makkah and Medina for Hajj. 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