President orders task force to address Mina disaster

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the formation of a special task force to address the recent incident outside the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Gov’t Responsible for Security of Pilgrims:

Iran’s First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri has called for immediate investigation into Hajj stampede in Mena. 

717 killed, nearly 900 hurt in stampede during Hajj in Mecca

At least 717 people have been killed and nearly 863 others injured in a crush during Hajj pilgrimage rituals outside Mecca.

Riyadh negligence caused Mecca incident

The speaker of Iran's parliament (Majlis) has blamed Riyadh for its "negligence" in a deadly crane collapse in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca.

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Hajj message

Imam Khomeini's Hajj message and the philosophy behind it

In an interview with Ayatollah Taskhiri, chairman of the International Forum for Proximity of Islamic Denominations, the hajj messages issued by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution were discussed. Due to the long day Iranian pilgrims had to endure on their way to Saudi Arabia, certain negotiations took place between the officials of the two countries in order to coordinate the times and delays. Ayatollah Taskhiri was a member of the Iranian delegation which was sent to Saudi Arabia to negotiate with Saudi officials.

Baraa'at az Moshrikeen

Baraa'at az Moshrikeen (dissociation from polytheists)

A member of the National Security and Foreign Policies Committee recently said: “The Message pilgrims wish to convey at the Baraa'at az Moshrikeen (dissociation from polytheists) ceremony this year is, that changes within the area should be supported and that they are opponents of colonization and world arrogance.”

Hajj and Unity

Hajj and Unity

The Supreme Leader’s representative is reported to have said the following when meeting up with a number of Indonesian academics: “One of the problems within the Muslim world is division, and so Hajj can be an opportunity to spread unity among the Muslim societies.”