A group of Hajj organizers and officials met with Ayatollah Khamenei-- the
Leader of the Islamic Revolution-- this afternoon, October 1, 2018.
In this meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic
Revolution, regarded the order of God, the Exalted, to gather all Muslims at a
specific time and in a specific place for performing the obligatory duty of Hajj
as implying some important political aspects and messages. He mentioned the
necessity of developing relations and synergy among Muslims, as well as showing
the Islamic Ummah’s sovereignty as examples of such political messages, and
reminded his audience: "In addition to the spiritual aspect of Hajj—which is
surely very important—these Islamic goals and facts should also be emphasized,
planned for and put into action.”
Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to other instances of Hajj’s political effects
including developing relations with Muslim populations during Hajj, conveying
the message of the Islamic revolution to the pilgrims and resolving any doubts
or questions about it, preparing grounds for establishing or reinforcing
relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and other Islamic countries, and
brotherly relations among different Muslim communities who live in the same
region and asserted: "Hajj must be a case for gracing the Islamic Republic;
hence, political aspects of Hajj should not be forgotten. Hajj as a ritual in
following true Abrahamic traditions—that is, hajj after the Islamic
Revolution—must differ from Hajj before the revolution or that of countries that
have not developed a knowledge of the Islamic principles and the Islamic
revolution.”
Referring to the Saudi government’s making excuses and barriers in way of
organizing gatherings to perform Kumayl supplication, Ayatollah Khamenei
maintained: "We should surpass these barriers with hard work and innovation.”
The Leader of the Revolution also slammed the massive destruction of the Islamic
heritage—including sites attributed to Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.), the
Commander of the faithful--Imam Ali (a.s.), the Rashidun Caliphs (Rightly Guided
Caliphs(, and the early followers of the Prophet—on the pretext of expanding
Hajj, and said: While various countries protect their historical heritage
attentively, and sometimes even create replicate historical monuments to pretend
a richer history, many Islamic historical monuments have been destroyed in Mecca
and Medina.
Ayatollah Khamenei required the Organization of Hajj and Pilgrimage as well as
related entities to carry out the task of working and finding new solutions and
establishing contacts with Hajj officials in other Islamic countries in order to
prevent the remaining Islamic monuments from being destroyed.
Finally, the Leader of the Revolution also encouraged Hajj officials to make use
of new technologies, especially the cyberspace to network with pilgrims from
other countries during Hajj, and to cooperate and collaborate with them. He
closed his speech by offering thanks for the efforts made by all officials
involved in the organization of Hajj for this year.
Source: english.khamenei.ir