Supreme Leader's Representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs:
Iran has the right to have its pilgrims attend the Hajj rituals like other countries

As reported by Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Information Base, In response to the reaction of some foreign media to the criticism of not allowing Iranian pilgrims to perform Hajj, Supreme Leader's Representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs and Supervisor of Iranian Pilgrims Hojjat al-Islam Seyed Abdolfattah Navvab stated: Currently, there is no Iranian in Saudi Arabia and it is the right of the Iranian people to attend this ceremony like other Muslims in other countries.

Hojjat al-Islam Navvab  speaking at an extraordinary meeting of Planning and Coordination Council of the Supreme Leader Delegation Office and the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, asking why there is discrimination for pilgrimage to the House that God has set for everyone and depriving Muslims of some countries? said: Saudi Arabia has taken this right from our compatriots for two years, and it is our duty as servant  to pursue the right of the nation and the pilgrims of our country.

Supreme Leader's Representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs, emphasizing that Iranian pilgrims should be present in the Hajj ceremony in whatever proportion they have, added: Saudi Arabia should respect the quota of our country's pilgrims.

He pointed out that if 45,000 non-Saudi pilgrims are to attend the Hajj rituals, a number is also the share of the Iranian nation.

Recalling verses 34 of Surah Anfal, 25 of Surah Hajj and 96 of Surah Al-Imran, Hojjat al-Islam Navvab added: This is the right that God has given to all Muslims to be present in the land of revelation in proportion to their share, and it does not matter if they are in Saudi Arabia or outside Saudi Arabia.

Reminding the sensitivity of some people towards the issues of the Islamic world and to clarify the minds of those who welcomed or rejected this position, he said: "I wish we witnessed this sensitivity in all issues."

The daily martyrdom of the Palestinian youth is always overlooked and ignored, the daily killing of the oppressed and deprived people everywhere in the Islamic world is not taken into account, and the killing of a large number of poor people around the world due to deprivation is ignored.

Hojjat al-Islam Navvab stated: Iran has stood against the enemies of Islam and if any other country stood against the United States, it could not tolerate so much, Iran has been against terrorism, war and crimes of enemies for forty years and especially the paralyzing sanctions which have many achievement for the Islamic world.

He pointed out that many countries have bowed down to the oppression and crimes of the Zionist regime, said: The Palestinians feel alive and present today, and it is because of the services of Islamic Republic of Iran that the Zionist regime knelt before the Palestinians for the first time.

At the end of his speech, Supreme Leader’s representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs asked the head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization to reflect the expectations of the Iranian society about the right to participate in Hajj like in other countries according to the holy verse on attending Hajj, in a letter to Saudi Arabia and also do not leave the consultation with Iran to the last moment.

Mr. Ali Reza Rashidian, chairman of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, also praised the sensitivity of the head of Iranian pilgrims, who is pursuing the protection of the Iranian pilgrims rights, and said: Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization has sent a letter to the Saudi side on this regard.

He said that in a telephone call with Saudi deputy minister of Hajj, it was mentioned that the activities of our country's missions were stopped and that Iranians were not present in Saudi Arabia.

Following the notification of Supreme Leader’s representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage on respecting the rights of Iranian pilgrims, we will correspond again with the host country, Mr.Rashidian added.