012 Sacred Spaces | Arbaeen & Imam Husayn | Cycling to Hajj
Sacred Footsteps - The Podcast
English - June 24, 2019 18:21 - 40 minutes - 32.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIslam Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture Places & Travel islam middleeast muslims rumi sufi traveller culture history islamic muslim Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Zara and Ali speak to Salim Bharwani winner of our Sacred Spaces competition about Arbaeen, one of the world's largest gatherings of people, and visiting the tomb of Imam Husayn. He explains its significance for Shias, as well as the profound effect it has had on him personally.
Later, Muazzam speaks to Muhammad Zahir, one of the cyclists from the Pedal to Hajj team, who are cycling from Kenya to Mecca for Hajj, to raise money for the education of children in Nairobi.