Amity and friendship; the most important duty of Hajj caravans clerics
In the conference of the cultural servants of Hajj caravans in 1402, cultural deputy of Supreme Leader Delegation Office emphasized creating friendship and amity between Iranian pilgrims and other countries' pilgrims is the most important duty of caravan clergymen.
As reported by Hajj Information Base, at the meeting of clerics and assistants of next Hajj in Qom, cultural deputy of Supreme Leader Delegation Office Hojjat al-Islam Seyyed Hossein Rokn al-Dini said that creating friendship and amity between Iranian pilgrims and other countries' pilgrims is the most important duty of caravan clergymen.
Referring to the attacks of enemies in order to creating a gap between the people and clergy, Hojjat al-Islam Rokn al-Dini said: considering the current situation and poisonous atmosphere which has created by the enemies of Islam, clerics of caravans in addition to expressing the rituals of Hajj, should explain honors and values of the Islamic system for Pilgrims explain.
Clerics of caravans should be at the service of pilgrims round-the-clock and no pilgrim should be left unanswered regarding his questions and doubts, he added.
Referring to the Supreme Leader of the Revolution's advice to avoid shopping, cultural deputy of Supreme Leader Delegation Office noted: one of the policies of supreme leader's representative in hajj and pilgrimage affairs is making effort to fill the pilgrims' time and optimal use of the valuable trip so that the pilgrims could attend the cultural programs instead of shopping.
By diverse cultural and enlightenment programs, clergymen should keep pilgrims away from market and instead spending their time in worldly affairs, they should use this golden opportunity, which may not repeat again, to raise cognitive and religious awareness and worship.
Hojjat al-Islam Rokn al-Dini also asked the clerics of caravans try to call the holy city of Medina as "Medina al-Nabi" or "Medina al-Rasul" from now on.
Hajj and Umrah deputy of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Mr. Gholamreza Rezaei, another speaker of the conference, spoke about the latest measures regarding the upcoming Hajj and explained the latest status of caravans, the plans for dispatching pilgrims from different provinces and the facilities for accommodation and transporting pilgrims in the cities of Medina and Mecca.
This conference was held with the presence of supreme leader representative in hajj and pilgrimage affairs Hojjat al-Islam seyed Abdolfattah Navvab.
