Chairman of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization:
Short and cheap trips will be established
Chairman of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization stating that the Charter of Supreme Leader Statements in the field of Hajj and Pilgrimage is our road map, said: "We will make pilgrimage easy for everyone and we will establish short and cheap trips."
As reported by Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Information Base, in a ceremony for honoring and introducing the former and new heads of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization which was held in this organization; Seyyed Sadegh Hosseini, the new head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, described the duty of serving the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH) and pilgrims of the holy shrine as his long-standing dream and added: I have also said to Mr. Navvab that I prefer this service to the kingdom.
He then reminded the importance of people's trust in the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization and stressed the need to protect this social capital.
Hosseini called the promotion of the pilgrimage culture as an important issue, adding: "Our nation is a religious nation, and in recent years the value of the national currency has greatly decreased due to oppressive sanctions, but as soon as the Atabat trips was established, many registered." This is while the condition of Karbala is not affordability but love. In the past, we had more than 2 million Atabat pilgrims every year, except in the Arbaeen, and we must pay attention to it and try to preserve it. We also consider it our duty to protect this capacity and develop the culture of pilgrimage.
Stating that pilgrimage is part of soft power, head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said: according to reports and statistics, some provinces that pay more attention to spirituality are more far from social harms and anomalies. Accordingly, if we help the culture of pilgrimage and the promotion of spirituality, we have preserved the soft power and influence of the country inside and outside.
He reminded the place of Hosseini culture in order to achieve more spirituality in the society and by saying that there is self-sacrifice and martyrdom in Hosseini culture, added: a country in which the culture of the Ahl al-Bayt (as) is institutionalized, it will become invincible.
Saying that our roadmap is the statements of Supreme Leader of the Revolution in this field, chairman of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization added: "We will compile a charter the Supreme Leader’s statements in this field as our way and will follow it."
In the field of Hajj, he stated: "We are trying to study different scenarios and get the necessary preparation for this spiritual trips, despite the fact that the Saudi side has not informed about the situation of Hajj."
However, he added: "Our hands are more open in the field of Atabat, so we try to make the pilgrimage easy for everyone."
Referring to the president's emphasis on easy travel, Hosseini said: "With the beginning of land trip to Atabat which, of course, has been announced since will be realized from the beginning of Sha'ban, costs will be reduced."
Head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization pointed out the importance of diversity in Atabat pilgrimage trips and added: "We will established short and cheap trips so that anyone with any taste can do this trip." In addition, we will expand the trip to Syria. Currently, about three caravans with a capacity of 25 and 50 people are sent per week, with a total of 100 people traveling to Syria per week. But we try to make sure that all applicants who have pre-registered, go to the pilgrimage of Hazrat Zainab (PBUH) before the month of Ramadan.
Stating that registration for the Nowruz trip to Atabat will begin on Bahman 30th, he said: we try to implement these trips in the best way and according to the planning, Nowruz trips will start on Esfand 24th and will continue until Farvardin 15th,1401.