Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic stressed that the Hajj pilgrimage has been best opportunity to highlight problems facing the Muslim world.
Imam Khomeini through his historic messages emphasized the need for awareness of Muslims to use Hajj plateform to defend the rights of Muslim ummah
According to Imam, because of some false notions and rumors, Muslims have lost the courage to defend their rights.
What is the solution, and what is the responsibility of the Muslims and oppressed for dispelling these illusions?
Imam stressed that the primary solution, from which emerges all other solutions for cutting the roots of these problems and eradicating corruption, is the unity of Muslims, rather the unity of all oppressed and enslaved peoples in the world.
According to Imam Khomeini’s thinking, this unity is gained through widespread tabligh and invitation. And the centre for this invitation and tabligh is the holy city of Makkah during the congregation of Muslims to perform the Hajj.
This was started by Ibrahim, continued by Muhammad and will be followed by Hadrat Mahdi (peace be upon them)
It was enjoined on Ibrahim to call people to Hajj to attend to their needs – that is, the political, social, economic and cultural issues of the society – and so that they could witness how God’s Prophet laid upon the altar the fruit of his life for the sake of God.
They were called so that they, Adam’s progeny, should follow Ibrahim who broke all the idols and cast aside everything but God.
Everyone should follow the leader of monotheism and recite what was instructed in Surah Tauba to be read at the gathering in Makkah: "an announcement from Allah and his apostle, to the people [assembled] on the day of the great pilgrimage that Allah and His Apostle dissolve [treaty obligations with the pagans" (9:3).
Imam said that We renounce the infidels during the Hajj rituals. This is a political-religious renunciation that the Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be peace, enjoined.
He pointed out that the court alim who considers the slogans of "Down with the US, Israel and the Soviet Union" contrary to Islam should be told that if he considers following Allah and His prophet’s instructions as contrary to Hajj rituals, then he and other pro-US ulama are the ones who are disobeying Allah’s instructions and the prophet’s deeds, by separating Hajj rituals from renunciation of blasphemy. It is they who are forgetting Allah’s orders and His prophet’s instructions for their own earthly interests.