Head of the Iranian Pilgrims in the gathering of Khorasan Razavi Pilgrims;
Sincerity in intention and action; one of the most important conditions for acceptable Hajj
At the educational conference on Tamattu Hajj rituals in Mashhad, Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs Hojjat al-Islam Seyed Abdolfattah Navvab called sincerity in intention and action, and the intention of getting close to God as one of the most important conditions for acceptable Hajj, otherwise he will suffer.
According to the Hajj information base, speaking at the 5,000-people educational conference on the Hajj rituals for the pilgrims of Khorasan Razavi, in the martyred Beheshti Hall of Mashhad, Hojjat al-Islam Navvab advised the attendees planning for this spiritual journey to enjoy it and make the most of the opportunity in the land of revelation.
Stating that the upcoming Hajj pilgrims will reach the revelation land after about 18 years and others still have to wait 14 years for their turn to Tasharof, Hojjat al-Islam Navvab described the efforts in recent years in order to reduce the number of servants and agents and sending more pilgrims to the land of revelation.
Mentioning the duties and responsibilities of the clerics in the caravans, Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs added: the clerics love to serve and teach the pilgrims Maaref and rituals.
In another part of his speech, head of the Iranian pilgrims advised pilgrims to recite the Quran, studying the book and remembering God during this trip and said: remember your fathers and mothers on this journey and share them in the recommended pilgrimages and Umrah; Also, pray for your deceased ones, who were not able to attend Hajj, in Masjid al-Nabi and Masjid al-Haram.
Make a covenant with God and try to pray at night prayer in Masjid al-Nabi and Masjid al-Haram, Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs added.
Referring to the health and medical services provided to the pilgrims of the upcoming Hajj, Hojjat al-Islam Navvab called it necessary to review the past plans according to the developments and conditions of the day and emphasized: the goal is providing more and better services by the servants.
In the end, he asked the pilgrims of Kaaba to pray for the victory of Palestinian people who have risen to defend their land against the Zionist occupation regime.
According to this report, chairman of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said at the conference: this year, about 87,000 Iranian pilgrims will be sent to the Hajj ceremony, and the sending of caravans will begin on Ordibehesht 24.
Mr. Seyed Abbas Hosseini also explained the activities and executive programs and the efforts have made to provide currency and issuing visas for pilgrims of Hajj 1403 and by referring to the physical condition of the pilgrims and the presence of elderly people in the caravans, he emphasized on paying attention to these people.
Hajj and Pilgrimage director of Khorasan Razavi said in his report: this year, 9365 pilgrims will be sent from this province to Hajj in the form of 67 caravans, of which 32 caravans with the capacity of 4440 pilgrims will be in “Medina after” caravans and 35 caravans with the capacity of 4925 pilgrims have been registered in the “Medina befor” caravans.
5390 pilgrims from Mashhad in the form of 37 caravans and 3975 pilgrims from the provincial cities in the form of 30 caravans will be sent to the land of revelation, Hojjat al-Islam Shojaa added.
It should be mentioned that in the Hajj 1403 operation, the pilgrims from North Khorasan along with the pilgrims of Khorasan Razavi province will be sent to the land of revelation from Ordibehesht 29 through martyred Hasheminejad International Airport of Mashhad.
Hojjat al-Islam Navvab visited the exhibition “in Astan Baqi”, which is located in the Ghadir courtyard of the holy shrine of Razavi, along with Mr. Seyed Abbas Hosseini, chairman of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization.