Iran Press /Iran news: Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Ali Qazi-Askar remarks delivered in the meeting with Iranian Senior clerics and Marjas in holy city of Qom on Sunday.
The representative of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution for Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs vowed to the magnificent observing of Hajj rituals this year and said: "In the coming years, Hajj will be more magnificent than last year," Iran Press reported.
"Hajj has a great capacity to promote basics of Islam and Ahlul Bayt (AS) manners, and we are trying to use maximum potentials of Ahlul Bayt (AS) to express religious knowledge of Islam," Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Ali Qazi-Askar added.
Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Ali Qazi-Askar meeting with Iranian Marjas in holy city of Qom
Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. Hajj 2019 will commence on Friday, 9th of August 2019 and will continue till Wednesday, 14th of August 2019; in the evening time. This is the tentative date as the actual date is contingent on the sighting of the moon of Dhul Hijjah.
According to the Islamic Calendar, Muslim Pilgrimage begins on the 8th day of Dhul-Hijjah and ends on the thirteenth day of the same Islamic Holy month. There are many rituals in the performance of Hajj and these may be completed over the course of the 5 days. Every year, millions Muslims participate in this Holy Pilgrimage to the city of Mecca. 101/205/213
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