Javed Afridi, Peshawar Zalmi owner, offers Hajj sponsorship to viral elderly pilgrim
A video clip of Pakistani shepherd Abdul Qadir Bakhsh went viral as he was caught on camera wandering around the Prophet's Mosque
Javed Afridi, Peshawar Zalmi owner, has offered Hajj sponsorship to an elderly Pakistani pilgrim who recently went viral on social media while wandering around the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah during the holy month of Ramadan.
Taking it to social media, Afridi sharing a news clip said, “Wonderful & will be glad if he accepts our offer to sponsor him for his Hajj Travels.”
Wonderful & will be glad if he accepts our offer to sponsor him for his Hajj Travels. https://t.co/JUEL3dfIAp
— Javed Afridi (@JAfridi10) April 25, 2023
Abdul Qadir Bakhsh, 82, hails from a small village in Balochistan’s Hub area and has just returned back to the country after offering Umrah.
His video had taken the internet by storm showing him wandering in the Prophet’s (PBUH) Mosque in Madina surfaced.
Many compared his appearance to that of the companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Abdul Qadir Bakhsh doesn’t own a phone came to know about his viral video when the reporter approached him for an interview.
For those unserved, Hajj is obligatory upon those believers who can afford the expenses for the pilgrim.
Abdul Qadir Bakhsh who is a shepherd, has garnered a lot of attention from the viral video and even high-profile figures such as Advisor to the Saudi Crown Prince Turki Alalshikh, who also tweeted about finding him.
📹 The video of #Pakistani #shepherd Abdul Qadir Bakhsh went viral after he was caught on camera wandering around the Prophet's Mosque in #Medinah in an outfit that reminds one of famous Islamic personalities.
The 82-year-old had saved for 15 years to perform this pilgrimage pic.twitter.com/JmK29DZa4K
— Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) April 26, 2023
The 82-year-old Abdul Qadir Bakhsh from Pakistan 🇵🇰. saved money for 15 years by grazing goats 🐐 for people in a small village to perform Umrah.
Many Saudis are of the opinion that his appearance and get-up look exactly like one Sahabi-e-Rasool Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه. pic.twitter.com/iCzRIRC2Ff
— Life in Saudi Arabia (@LifeSaudiArabia) April 26, 2023
