A Frenchman of Moroccan origin, Nabil Ennasri arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday after covering a distance of 5,186 kilometer via bicycle to perform Haj.
41-year-old Ennasri, began his journey in Paris on April 22, and has crossed 11 countries including Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Greece, Jordan and Turkey.
He is a French social affairs analyst and writer and civil society activist focusing on a variety of social issues, including discrimination and education.
Ennasri wanted to revive the traditional pilgrimage experience that Muslims followed in the past and draw attention to global warming.
En vidéo mon arrivée à Jeddah dans un moment fort en émotion.
J’ai eu le cœur serré, triste mais aussi joyeux car je venais de dépasser les 5 000 kms en 60 jours.
Il n’y aura plus d’habit cycliste désormais… Place au Ihram à 🚴♂️ dans 2 jours 🙏.#HadjByCycle 🌍#Labayk 🕋 pic.twitter.com/qsJbcfVQe4
— Nabil Ennasri (@NabilEnnasri) June 21, 2023
Taking to Twitter on Monday, Ennasri wrote, “My teachings at the end of this Umrah performed after 5,186 km on a bike. To meditate before the Kaa’ba, to invoke Him in His Abode warms the heart to such an extent that the flame of faith drawn from his vision dissipates any feeling of fatigue.”
Mes enseignements à la fin de cette Omra réalisée après 5 186 km à vélo 🚴♂️🕋.
Se recueillir devant la Kaa’ba, L’invoquer dans Sa Demeure réchauffe le cœur à tel point que la flamme de la foi tirée de sa vision dissipe toute sensation de fatigue… 🤲.#HadjByCycle 🌍#Labayk 🕋 pic.twitter.com/rCihqap8C5
— Nabil Ennasri (@NabilEnnasri) June 26, 2023
The Haj pilgrimage to Makkah is a mandatory religious duty that must be performed by those Muslims who are physically and financially able to perform it, at least once in a lifetime.
Source: Siasat.com
