Iranian Hajj Official Asks Islamic States to Consider All Muslims' Interests

Representative of the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution for hajj and pilgrimage affairs Abdolfattah Navvab called on all Islamic countries to pay attention to the interests and rights of all Muslims in their decisions.

News ID: 446525

Date: 13 August 2019 - 08:46

RNA - Navvab made the remarks in a meeting with Head of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq's delegation Sheikh Taqi Mola.

He also expressed the hope that Riyadh would provide suitable facilities for pilgrims' road trips to Saudi Arabia though neighbors' soil.

Navvab added that road trips are cheaper and pilgrims will be able to visit Holy Shrines in Iraq.

Taqi Mola, for his part, said foundation of Hajj in Iraq was based on Iran's experiences.

He noted that 50 percent of Iraqi pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia by road.

In relevant remarks on Saturday, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, in a message to the great congregation of pilgrims to this year’s edition of Hajj rituals, called upon Muslims to take advantage of the event to promote awareness against the harms of the so-called Deal of the Century for Palestinians.

“The ploy of Deal of the Century prepared by the oppressive US, and its treasonous cohorts, is a crime against human society, and not just the Palestinian nation,” Ayatollah Khamenei said, in his message, on the advent of the start of the Hajj rituals of this year.

“We are inviting everyone to actively participate in overcoming this deception by the enemy, and with the power and help of God, we consider this and all other ruses by the arrogant front doomed to failure against the efforts, and faith of the Resistance front,” the Leader underlined.

“Today, one of the most important issues of the Muslim world is Palestine, which is at the top of Muslims’ political issues, regardless of their school of thought, race, and language,” he stressed.

“The greatest injustice in recent history has happened in Palestine. In this painful affair, all that a nation had—their land, homes, farms, belongings, dignity, and identity—was confiscated. With God’s assistance, this nation has not surrendered to defeat, and has not given up, and today, they are on the battlefields more enthusiastic, and braver than yesterday. But the ultimate outcome requires assistance from all Muslims,” Ayatollah Khamenei highlighted.

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