Ayatollah Khamenei said the formation of the Islamic Republic Establishment and
the exhibition of the capability of Islam to engage in the sphere of politics
and life thwarts years of effort to instill the notion of the separation of
religion from politics in people’s minds. He added, "Nowadays, once more
ignorant and prejudiced individuals seek to inculcate the need for the
separation of politics from life and science in the minds of the youthful
generation; however, Hajj is the best opportunity and is a practical stage to
display the mixture of ‘science and politics’.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said the determination of a specific time
and place for the gathering of Muslims in Hajj rituals shows goals that
transcend mere spirituality, reiterating, "One of the important objectives of
Hajj is Muslims coming together and ties and understanding among them and is in
fact the very same issue of the formation of Muslim Ummah.”
He stressed that the sacred Kaaba and Masjid al-Haram and Masjid al-Nabawi
belong to all Muslims and not to those who hold dominion over those lands,
adding, "No one has the right to prevent the realization of the genuine concepts
of Hajj and if a government or state does this, it has in fact ‘blocked the path
of God’.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution pointed to the emergence of a new meaning
of Hajj, courtesy of the guidance of the late founder of the Islamic Republic
Imam Khomeini, saying, "Real Hajj must be accompanied by the disavowal of
infidels and facilitate the unity and cohesion of Muslims and it should not be
the case that some governments work toward the creation of rifts and division
within the Muslim Ummah and tie themselves to the Hegemony.”
Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to the tragedy of Masjid al-Haram and the catastrophe
of Mina in 2015, describing it as a great tyranny and stressed the need for
continuously and seriously following up on the restoration of rights. He added,
"This demand should never be forgotten and relevant government bodies should
pursue this issue via various channels, particularly international bodies, so
that a truth-finding committee is formed and rights are restored; because, in
these two tragedies the provision of the pilgrims’ security and safety, which is
the responsibility of the Saudi government, was not fulfilled and blood money
was not paid for those killed.”
He said the most urgent need of the Muslim world today is unity and unanimity
and pointed to the enemies’ focus on confronting Muslims, particularly on the
issue of Palestine and the issues of Yemen. He reiterated, "Today, the Americans
refer to their satanic policy on Palestine as the ‘deal of the century;’
however, they should know that by the grace of God, this deal will never
materialize and, to US statesmen’s dismay, the issue of Palestine will not be
consigned to oblivion and Quds will remain the capital of Palestine.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution stressed that the Palestinian nation will
stand up to this scheme and Muslim nations will support the Palestinian people.
He added, "Indeed, some Muslim governments which have no belief in Islam have
become the henchmen of the American due to ignorance, foolishness and worldly
gains; however, with divine help, the Muslim Ummah and Palestinian nation will
prevail over their enemies and will see the day that the bogus Zionist regime is
uprooted from Palestinian lands.”
Prior to the remarks of Ayatollah Khamenei, Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Ali Qazi-Askar,
the representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution for Hajj and
pilgrimage affairs and the head of Iranian pilgrimage mission, said, "The motto
of this year’s Hajj is ‘Hajj, spiritual and moral transformation, religious
lifestyle, Islamic honor and dignity.”
Qazi-Askar added, "We have asked the pilgrims to refrain from wandering in the
shops and choose their souvenirs out of domestic products so that they would
also reap the rewards of contributing to domestic production and the employment
of youths.”
The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Hamid Mohammadi, also
delivered a report on the measures taken, saying, "The executive process of this
year’s Hajj was launched with the approval of the Supreme National Security
Council and an effort was made to meet the demands and expectations of the
people and Establishment regarding the security, dignity and honor of the
pilgrims.”
Mohammadi stressed that the activities of the organizers of Hajj revolves around
the three principles of relentless effort and endeavor, economicality and
innovation. He said, "In this year’s Hajj, around 86,000 pilgrims have been
organized into 586 convoys.”
Source: Leader.ir/en