Strengthen the "religious foundation" of pilgrims in Hajj 1402

According to the Hajj information base, Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs and head of the Iranian pilgrims Hojjat al-Islam Seyed Abdolfattah Navvab made the statements on Thursday (Ordibehesht 7th) at the briefing meeting of the speakers and praiser for 1402 Hajj in Qom. Referring to the opportunity of serving the pilgrims of Baitullah Al-Haram, he said: faith, belief, dedication and self-sacrifice are the characteristics of good servants of God and I am confident that you will use all your strength and energy to benefit the blessings of this spiritual trip.

Addressing the praisers, narrators and speakers, he said: making the pilgrims aware in the land of revelation and draw their attention to the God in the desert of Arafat is part of your responsibility , try to transform the pilgrims in this journey and walk in the path of God better than in the past.

It is up to you to alert the pilgrims in the land of revelation and draw their attention to the great God in the desert of Arafat. Try to make the pilgrims change in this journey and walk better than before on the path to God.

Emphasizing that opportunities would be lost quickly and the opportunity of Hajj should be used to strengthen the religious foundation of the Pilgrims, Hojjat al-Islam Navvab specified the events of past year in the country and the damages to the religious foundation of society and said some people may have little faith and get into trouble with a wavering, they are not oceans and seas that big waves couldn't make problems for them.

We should treat the pilgrims in a way that they are influenced by Hajj and their relationship with God would be increased. Praisers and speakers should strengthen the pilgrim's relationship with God by their content and words, he insisted.

Emphasizing on the necessity of honoring the pilgrims , Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs  continued: Speakers and narrators should present useful and effective materials to improve and influence the spirituality and belief of pilgrims, for this reason, we have increased the number of narrators this year, to perform duties alongside the speakers and praisers.

Stating that sweet and pleasant narratives should be presented in the land of revelation, he said: as the Supreme Leader has been emphasized, special attention should be paid to reciting Quran and some Dua (prayer), along with the Holy House of God and the Prophet's Court.

It is the responsibility of speakers and reciters to express the religious issues and provide a basis for more communication with God and the Imams, and the narrators should call the pilgrims to get closer to God in the land of revelation, Hojjat al-Islam Navvab said.

Referring to the importance of the servants' communication with God Almighty, Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs said: in our statements and conversations, we should behave in such a way that the pilgrims' relationship with the God Almighty increases in comparison with  greater than in the past.

Emphasizing that the issues would be raised should be in the line with synergy and completing the information and knowledge of pilgrims, Hojjat al-Islam Navvab added the speaker, praiser and narrator should move in the same direction so that the pilgrims can make the necessary use of the issues raised.

Referring to dispatching of reciters in the format of Noor Caravan in the coming Hajj, he emphasized on joint cultural and Quranic programs between Iranian caravans and caravans from other countries.

Hojjat al- Islam Navvab also emphasized on the presenting subjects in order to strengthen unity and friendship between nations in the huge Hajj congress.

Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs also emphasized: Our plans have increased compared to previous years, and therefore we need more support, so we must try to do all the things according to the previous plan so that the rights of the pilgrims are not lost.