Trader bikes 18,000km to perform the umrah

Man on a mission: Zulkepli overcame challenges and a very long journey to fulfil his lifelong dream of performing the umrah. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: After travelling 18,000km over 108 days on a motorcycle, Zulkepli Mo’minin’s dream of setting foot in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to perform the umrah has finally come true.

Zulkepli, 55, a tasbih (prayer beads bracelet) trader, safely arrived in the Holy Land on Monday after starting a solo journey on July 8 from Gombak, Selangor, travelling across 11 countries, including Thailand, Laos, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.