Leader's representative for Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization , Hojjatoleslam Sayyed Ali Qazi Askar calls Hajj as an opportunity to deepen Public religious beliefs can lead to increase of Islamic brotherhood in the Muslim countries It also result in raising the knowledege of the Pilgrims known as Hajis.
While saying that Allah the All Mighty has determined Kaaba the tool to strengthen the Islamic society and as the first house for praying ,Qazi asker went on to say that The Holy Prophet (SW)also attached significance to Masjedalharam and Holy Kaaba .
This Year some 85000 Iranian pilgrims are going to fly to Saudi Arabia to take part in Hajj rituals. The first group of the pilgrims headed for for Saudi Arabia on July 19,2018 .
Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran met with organizers and officials of Iran’s Hajj organization on Monday July 16 , as the Hajj season in Saudi Arabia approaches.
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said Donald Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ plan for the settlement of Palestine and Israel’s conflict will never be realized, calling it a diabolical and sinister plan.
“Today, the Muslim World needs unanimity. Division is forbidden, because the enemy is focused on the Islamic World,” Ayatollah Khamenei stressed.
Elsewhere, Iran’s Leader described Hajj as an amalgamation of religion and politics, chastising those who separate these two concepts as not having an understanding of Islam.
“Holy Mecca, Al-Haram Mosque, and the Prophet's Mosque belong to all Muslims, not just to those who rule over the land,” the Leader stressed. “People should not think that they can do whatever they want in this land. All Muslims have an equal claim on Mecca and Medina.”
The Leader then referred to the two tragic incidents of Mecca crane collapse in 2015 in which 111 people were killed and 394 others injured, and the 2015 Mina stampede, caused deaths estimated at well over 2,000 pilgrims, including nearly 500 Iranians. He highlighted the need for constant and serious follow-up on the two cases, adding “relevant bodies must utilize all ways, particularly international channels, to pursue the case until a fact-finding committee is formed with participation of the Islamic Republic.”
The Leader further maintained that the safety of Hajj pilgrims, as the gravest responsibility of the Saudi government, had not been observed and the compensations had not been paid to the families of victims.
