At a time when  Britain had major political and economic interests in the Middle East, Hedley Churchward had only one concern in mind while going on a pilgrimage to Mecca; the pleasure of Allah. Hedley Churchward, later known as Mahmoud Mobarek, was the first recorded British Hajji in history.Abdulhakim Murad, a lecturer from Cambridge University Islamic Studies department, narrates for us the fascinating conversion story of Hedley Churchward, the first recorded British-born Muslim who carried out the rites of Hajj on a five-month journey to Kaaba.