KARACHI: Pakistan’s star seamer Shaheen Afridi has performed Umrah and has shared the joy of being blessed to visit the Holy Kaaba and offer the pilgrimage with his fans and followers via a Twitter post.
The young seamer posted a picture of himself standing in front of the Holy Kaaba. He was draped in white Ahram, a piece of clothing traditionally worn while performing Umrah or Hajj.
Alhamdulillah ???? pic.twitter.com/Uwx8mgqFxW
— Shaheen Shah Afridi (@iShaheenAfridi) January 22, 2023
Shaheen posted the picture with simple camption “Alhamdullilah” — an Arabic word to express gratitude — with the praying hands emoji as the picture said it all.
The tweet garnered 48.8K likes and was retweeted nearly 2 thousand times by the time of filing of this report.
Pakistanis, who were also present at the time of Shaheen Afridi performing Umrah and his visit to Madinah, filmed the moment and posted the same on social media.
لاہور قلندر کے کپتان شاہین شاہ آفریدی کے ساتھ عمرہ کی سعادت الحمدللہُ@iShaheenAfridi pic.twitter.com/P1vdQz5j3S
— Saith Ehsan Rehmani (@saithEhsanR) January 19, 2023
Shaheen Shah Afridi In Saudia To Perform Ummrah , MashaAllah pic.twitter.com/FiCXUQuu8a
— Team Shaheen Afridi (@TeamShaheenShah) January 22, 2023
The 22-year-old is currently undergoing rehabilitation at National High-Performance Center (NHPC) Lahore and decided against participating in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
