Hajj Diplomacy Conference in Jakarta Attended by Hojjat al-Islam Navvab
The "Hajj Diplomacy" conference was organized by the Islamic Center of Jakarta and the Faculty of Religious Principles of the Sharif Hedayat University of Indonesia with the presence of the representative of the Supreme Leader in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs.
According to the Hajj Information Base, the "Hajj Diplomacy" conference was held in Jakarta with the presence of Hojjat al-Islam Seyed Abdolfattah Navvab, the Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage, and a group of university professors and students of Sharif Hedayat University of Indonesia.
In his speech at this conference, Hojjat al-Islam Navvab stressed the importance of dealing with Hajj diplomacy by referring to some verses of the Holy Quran and the words of the leader of the Islamic Revolution.
Hojjat al-Islam Navvab while explaining the concept of Hajj diplomacy, considered it one of the parts of religious diplomacy and a branch of cultural diplomacy, and the common Islamic identity, the broad realm of Muslim interaction based on the tradition and way of the Imams (peace be upon them), kindness and sincerity of faith. Paying attention to common points, facilitation of diplomatic relations and Islamic communication laws are among the most important foundations of Hajj diplomacy.
The head of Iranian pilgrims further pointed out some of the importance of Hajj diplomacy, including providing a new model to the Islamic Ummah through the International Hajj Congress, the elite approach in Hajj diplomacy, and the need to pay attention to neutralizing the enemies' conspiracy on the issue of Islamophobia, and the importance of rereading And he reminded the use of past experiences in Hajj diplomacy.
Hojjat al-Islam Navvab called the huge Hajj Congress the soft power of Islam and described the capabilities of Hajj as very high.
Based on this report, at the beginning of this conference, the head of the Faculty of Principles of Religion, Sharif University of Hedayat Indonesia stated that the purpose of holding it is to scientifically explain how to use the capacity of Hajj in the path of Hajj diplomacy.
According to this report, the conference continued with the speeches of several professors of the Faculty of Principles of Religion about the effectiveness of Hajj diplomacy, and then Hojjat al-Islam Mansour Mir Ahmadi, the Deputy for International Affairs of the Supreme Leader's Mission, shared some of the experiences of the Islamic Republic of Iran in this field. He expressed.
Referring to the intellectual development that emerged on the subject of Hajj after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, inspired by the thoughts of Imam Khomeini (RA) and the Supreme Leader, holding international conferences during Hajj with the presence of pilgrims and non-Iranian personalities and Holding meetings and meetings with the representative of the Supreme Leader in Hajj and Pilgrimage with mission officials of other countries and religious figures of the Islamic world are examples of Hajj diplomacy.
