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.

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.

Ayatollah Khamenei message to the Hajj pilgrims.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made the remark in a message to the Hajj pilgrims.

Foreign guests visiting Gonbad Mina (Tehran Planetarium)

Imam Khomeini Revived Divine Perspectives of Hajj

The founder of the Islamic Republic revived real philosophy of the Eid of sacrifices and the event of Hajj and taught the Muslims worldwide that how they should make best use of these social and spiritual events.

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.

Ayatollah Khamenei's Hajj message

Ayatollah Khamenei's Message to Hajj Pilgrims- 2011

The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei issued a statement to the Hajj congress and pilgrims. In this statement Ayatollah Khamenei talked of the recent movements and uprisings in the Arab World and stated that these uprisings were due to the Islamic awakening of different societies. Furthermore he added that in order for these uprisings to be successful, people must be resolute and must not be fooled by the deceit or trickery used by some powerful countries to break up their unity. Without unity and persistence no uprising can achieve anything.