The history of crimes and cruelty by House of Saud go back to decades. Saudi regime destroyed the holy shrine of the infallible Imams from decedents of the holy prophet of Islam in the first quarter of 20th century. The Muslims across the globe raised their voices against the House of Saud and their Wahhabi allies.
In the most brutal incident which sent shock waves across the globe, Saudi forces attacked pilgrims during season of Hajj, on July 31, 1987, killing at least 400 of them. A large number of Iranians were also martyred during the Saudi aggression.
The incident happened as believers and faithful people were raising their voices and chanting slogans to defend the rights of Palestinian people against the atrocities and occupational agenda of Israel
Following the incident, Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic released the following message. Parts the historic message comes as following:
“This most horrible event has not only wounded the feelings of the Iranian people but has also shocked the hearts of all freedom-loving people and Muslims all over the world.”
“Saudis, the hypocritical rulers of Saudi Arabia and traitors to the sanctity of the two holy cities. This time their target was the hearts of the most devoted Muslims and the guests of God. The self-styled `host of the pilgrims' and the `keepers of the Holy Mosque' caused streams of the blood of Muslims to flow in the streets and alleys of Mecca.”
“Thank God that this atrocity has created many loyal supporters for the Islamic Republic of Iran among the Hajj pilgrims of various nationalities, races and countries, even inside Saudi Arabia itself. They witnessed thescene of crime and will testify to our truthfulness and to the dimensions of the bloody carnage of Muslims at the hands of `the servants of the Holy Cities. ‘They will help us convey the bitter facts of this incident to all the people of the world.”
Iran has also canceled its participation in this year's holy pilgrimage to Mecca after Saudi authorities created a raft of “obstacles” instead. Saudi monarchy has also refused to guarantee the safety of pilgrims.
Senior Iranian authorities have blamed Saudi Arabia for creating obstacles in the way of Iranians seeking to perform the ritual.
Diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia plummeted after the kingdom's execution of prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr in January.
Last year, over 2,400 foreign pilgrims, including more than 460 Iranians, were killed after two large masses of pilgrims converged at a crossroads in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca.
The incident happened during the symbolic ceremony of the stoning of Satan in Jamarat on September 24, 2015.
The tragedy came days after a massive construction crane collapsed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque. The incident claimed lives of more than 100 people and left over 200 others wounded.
At least11 Iranian pilgrims were among the dead and 32 of the injured were also Iranian nationals.
Several experts and analysts maintain that numerous deadly incident at Hajj has proved that House of Saud has been incapable of manage Hajj event. They suggest the divine-oriented rituals should be organized by a group made up of capable individuals from Muslim nations.