Head of the Central Africa Hajj mission meets Head of the Iranian pilgrims
At the meeting with Supreme Leader’s representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs, Secretary General of the Central African Hajj organizing requested to benefit from the experiences of the Islamic Republic in the field of Hajj and Umrah in order to better organize his country’s Hajj.
As reported by Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Information Base, at the meeting with Secretary General of the Central African Hajj organizing; Hojjat al-Islam Seyed AbdolFattah Navvab said today at the Headquarters of Supreme Leader Delegation Office in Medina said: Supreme leader’s Mission has been serving the servants of the Muslim countries’ pilgrims for many years and has tried to implement a new program every year compared to the previous year's Hajj.
Islamic Republic of Iran is perhaps the only country that has established the Hajj Research Institute as a support for scientific and research work in this field, he added.
Reminding the necessity of providing services to the Muslims of Central Africa considering that 15% of the country’s population are Muslims, head of the Iranian pilgrims added: we are passing the last days of Hajj in 1443 AH and hope that the next year's Hajj will be a very successful for the Muslims of the world with the elimination of corona virus.
Stating that Islamic teachings related to Hajj are provided in the information base of Supreme Leader Delegation Office, Hojjat al-Islam Navvab said: The Wiki Hajj, Hajjij site is also available in English and French. We are also ready to transfer our experiences regarding the presence of clergy in the caravan and cultural programs for pilgrims.
Secretary General of the Central African Hajj organizing Ema Sateneh, pointed out the effects of holding Hajj in Muslims dialogue and knowing with each other, said at the meeting that Central African Muslims are a 15% minority in this country and we are very interested in benefiting from the experiences and Islamic sciences in Iran.
Pointing out that Dr. Abd al- Rahman the medical officer, Dr. Imam Mahmoud a member of the Hajj Committee and Amr head of the transportation in Central Africa, accompany him in this meeting, Secretary General of the Central African Hajj organizing adding: I hope you will provide us with your knowledge and experiences in the field of Hajj so we can visit Baitullah Al-Haram with full hands next year.
Ayatollah Seyyed Hashem Hosseini Bushehri also by reciting verse 13 Surah Hajrat at this meeting, said: The Qur'an considers the philosophy of diversity in creation to know each other and enumerates one criterion for human virtue, which is piety.
Among the people who were with the Holy Prophet (PBUH) from all ethnicities, the most beloved of them was the one who was closest to God in terms of piety and religiousness, and color and race did not matter, he added.
Stating that the great manifestation of unity and uniformity of human beings is manifested in Hajj, Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom president said: on this huge congress, everyone is honored with uniform clothes and slogans and this is a great manifestation of humanity for the whole world.
Welcoming the exchange of experiences between Iran and Central Africa in the field of Hajj, he said: Supreme Leader's delegation is ready to teach Hajj issues and other teachings that will help strengthening your religious and educational foundation. This understanding has been established between us and many countries and I hope we will benefit from the exchange of these experiences.
