Head of Iranian Pilgrims: Clerics in Hajj Should Pay Attention to Islamic Lifestyle, Jihad of Explanation

According to the Hajj Information Base, Hojjat al-Islam Seyed Abdolfattah Navvab, the Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs, during the orientation training session for cultural servants of the Sunni Hajj in 1403, he described service to the pilgrims of God's House as valuable and addressed the audience, "You have a heavy responsibility because if you are a pilgrim If he does not do his actions accurately and correctly, he will regret it for years."

In this conference, which was held by the Sunni management of the Supreme Leader's mission in Adina complex, the head of Iranian pilgrims said that dear brothers and sisters, the opportunity is fast disappearing, so don't return from your trip and say to yourself that you could have done this and we should plan with trust in God, because God has also accompanied us in the difficult stages of life.

The head of Iranian pilgrims emphasized that God should be taken into account in all activities and act like Imam Khomeini (RA) of Basiji because a Basiji does not see itself.

He referred to the clergymen as doctors of the soul and called it necessary to know the souls of people, and said, "Our job is to penetrate and influence the hearts of people. The seed that we put in the hearts of the farmers must be the word of God and the Quran. According to the advice of the Prophet, you should say things simply and not be harsh and be a good news bearer."

He asked the attendees to read more about social issues and added: "Advertising is an important matter that must be provided with tools."

In the continuation of his speech, Hojjat al-Islam Navvab called attention to the seventh recommendation of the Supreme Leader in the statement of the second step of the revolution, which is "explaining the Islamic way of life", as a necessity and said, "In the case of supporting the defenseless people of Gaza, unfortunately, a number of Islamic countries are lagging behind other countries. While students and professors in America and several other countries have come to the scene to defend the oppressed Palestinian nation, some Islamic countries have opened the way for food to reach the Zionists or fuel their fighters. Therefore, explanation jihad is one of the important issues that should be paid attention to in the upcoming Hajj."

He stated that if the heads of Islamic countries had maintained their authority, these atrocities would not have occurred against the Palestinian nation, adding, "Be sure to include the slogan of Hajj 1403, which is based on the Qur'an, in the programs of your caravans and consider the axis of empathy and Islamic authority."

Hojjat al-Islam Navvab continued that in the upcoming Hajj, the number of agents has decreased and the number of pilgrims has increased. "In the last Hajj, the number of pilgrims was reduced to five caravans of agents, and when the accounts were settled, a suitable amount was returned to the pilgrims."

In the continuation of this conference, Mr. Seyyed Abbas Hosseini, the head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, reminded the necessity of planning in order to provide good and desirable services to the pilgrims, and referring to the measures taken to accommodate Sunni pilgrims, he stated, "This year, hotels with capacity and quality balance is rented for the pilgrims in the host country and the management will be in the hands of Sunni brothers and we must help to manage the conditions better."

By announcing that four square meters are reserved for each person in the area of ​​accommodation in hotels, he also explained about the accommodation situation in Arafat and Mena tents and reminded the need to accompany caravan managers and pilgrims during Tashriq days.

Mr. Hosseini pointed to the beginning of the creation of two-story tents in Mishar, and said that the development of this possibility will improve the issue of accommodation.

"Efforts have been made to transport pilgrims between Madinah and Mecca and vice versa by high-speed train," he added.

According to this report, at the beginning of this conference Hojjat al-Islam Hadi Akbari, the director of Sunni affairs of the Supreme Leader's Mission, welcomed the attendees and presented a report on the number and status of Sunni caravans and stated that out of 87,550 pilgrims and servants in the upcoming Hajj About 12,000 people are Sunni pilgrims.

"Sunni pilgrims are about 5,500 men and the rest are women, and in each of the groups there is a deputy," he added.

He said that there are two caravans of Medina from the Sunni pilgrims. Also, the oldest pilgrim with 112 years old is from Kordestan and four people are over 100 years old.

Pointing out that according to the age of the pilgrims, performing religious obligations has priority over the mustahab, the director of Ahl al-Sunna office stated that the Hajj tests are aimed at updating the knowledge of the clerics.

In the continuation of this conference, Maulvi Is'haq Madani, the head of the Council for the Management of Sunni Affairs, gave explanations about the structure of the Sunni caravans and said: "The formation of the Sunni Council means respecting the Sunnis, and therefore from the Islamic Republic of Iran I thank you for this."

"Hojjat al-Islam Navvab, just as he spends time for Shia pilgrims, he also spends time for Sunni pilgrims," he added.

Maulvi Is'haq Madani, referring to the scholarly status of Sunni clerics, said: Hajj is a complex act of worship, and in some matters, it is necessary to use the knowledge of Dar al-Afatah scholars. As time has passed, the knowledge of the clerics of Ahl al-Sunna mission has improved, and the scholars have also improved their knowledge with the training they have received.

"During the Hajj season, all agents try so that the pilgrims do not witness a shortage." The facilities of the mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran are very good and organized, and in this situation, everyone is obliged to avoid any problems," he added.

At the end of this meeting, the Sunni clerics shared their requests with the Supreme Leader's representative Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs and the head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization.

It should be noted that a group of Sunni clerics, assistants and female assisstants, and Mamusta Abdul Salam Karimi, advisor to the president on the affairs of religious and religious minorities, were present in this conference.