Supreme Leader's Representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs;
Necessity of redefine Hajj cultural services
Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs emphasized on redefining the Hajj cultural services. Hojjat al-Islam Seyed Abdolfattah Navvab said: developments in society's outlook and approach towards pilgrimage, as well as significant changes in the host country, require a serious redefinition of various cultural dimensions of Hajj.
- According to the Hajj Information base, In a joint meeting with the professors of outside jurisprudence courses from the seminaries of Qom and Isfahan, which was held in Qom on Thursday, Bahman 25th , Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs congratulated birth of the Savior of the World (peace be upon him) and emphasized the responsibility of jurists and narrators of hadith during the occultation period, citing a narration attributed to the Imam Zaman (peace be upon him).
- Referring to the importance and breadth of the Hajj subject, he said: consultation and meetings with professors of outside jurisprudence courses who have been closely involved in Hajj and Umrah for years and have ideas or suggestions for improving Hajj and Umrah processes are the best helpers and assistants for the Supreme Leader's mission.
- Supreme Leader Delegation Office, in addition to communicate and holding monthly meetings with the representatives of great religious authorities, informs them of changes, developments, and approaches of the host country and also jurisprudential needs of pilgrims, and these issues would be discussed and reviewed, he added.
- Emphasizing on the necessity of re-engineering the cultural services of Hajj, Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs said: developments in society's outlook and approach towards pilgrimage, as well as significant changes in the host country, require a serious redefinition of various cultural dimensions of Hajj.
- In the continuation of the meeting, he discussed the changes in pilgrimage affairs in Mecca and Medina and the latest issues in this field.
- At the beginning of the meeting, Supreme Leader's Representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs appreciated the magnificent presence of the Iranian people in Bahman 22 procession and congratulated congratulated all those waiting for the birth of the humanity savior, Imam Zaman (a.s.).
- Attendees at this meeting continued to express their opinions and views on various matters related to the rituals, cultural and administrative affairs of Hajj.
- How to conduct the caravan clerics' exam, planning to use artificial intelligence in response to pilgrims, facilitating and transforming the expression of rulings, and also visiting caravan clerics to academic centers in Saudi Arabia were among the points raised at this meeting.
- Benefiting of the scientific works of caravan clerics, necessity of identifying current doubts and responding to them also were among other topics presented by the professors at the meeting.
- A number of professors from the Isfahan Seminary also attended the meeting online.