Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization chairman criticized continuous illegal sending of pilgrims to Atabat

As reported by Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Information Base, Chairman of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said that the illegal sending of pilgrims to Atabat by unauthorized persons is not stopped and is done at exorbitant costs. He made the comment at the meeting of Planning and Coordination Council of Supreme Leader's Delegation Office and the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization which was held under the chairmanship of Supreme Leader's Representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs and Supervisor of Iranian Pilgrims Hojjat al-Islam Seyed Abdolfattah Navvab.

Mr. Alireza Rashidian emphasized the need to organize sending pilgrims to Atabat-e-Alyar with regard to vaccination, PCR testing and observance of health instructions through the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization.

If the relevant institutions agree, the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization is ready to plan and execute the mass dispatch of pilgrims to Atbat for Arafah and its continuation, etc., by observing all these cases, he said.

He also referred to some statements made by Saudi officials and the news that has been published about the number of pilgrims for the upcoming Hajj, and said: evidence shows that Saudi Arabia has put the presence of domestic and foreign pilgrims on the agenda for the next Hajj, but still the country has not officially announced the quota and its implementation method.

Mr. Rashidian stated: the Saudi Ministry of Health has prepared instructions for entry, residence, performing rituals and the presence of pilgrims in pilgrimage places and has submitted them to the country's High Committee of Hajj.

At the meeting also Mr. Mohammad Javad Daneshyar in charge of the working group to review the preparations for launching the Umrah pilgrimage, reported on software designed in Saudi Arabia for the presence of pilgrims to perform Umrah and participate in Salah al jama'ah of Msajid al-Haram and Prophet Mosque.

Quoting spokesman of Saudi Arabia Hajj and Umrah Ministry; Daneshyar said: by the end of Umrah Ramadania, more than 17500000 people have used of two software of Tavakalna and A'atamarna for Umrah and also participating in Salah al jama'ah in Msajid al-Haram and Prophet Mosque.

At the beginning of the meeting, Supreme Leader’s representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs congratulated the victory of Palestinian people in 12-day war in Gaza and said: the success was achieved with the blessings of God, and the oppressed people of Palestine defeated the army that was referred to as the fourth world army.

Hojjat al-Islam Navvab also referring to the 3rd of Khordad, the anniversary of Khorramshahr liberation, added: the sons of Ruhollah defeated the enemy armed to the teeth in the operations of Fatah al-Mubin, Jerusalem and other battles one after another.

He added Imam of the Ummah said, "God liberated Khorramshahr"; today, God made the Resistance Front victorious and pushed back the Zionists.