It Was Raised At Grand Conference of Pilgrims' Helpers: God Is Your helper, Pilgrims' Helpers
On Saturday morning, a grand conference of pilgrim assistants from Regions 1 and 2 of Mecca was held with the presence of more than 600 pilgrim assistants.
According to the Hajj Information Base, a selection of pilgrim assistants attended today's conference, which was held at the Makarem Mina Hotel, along with the caravan's clergy.
Hojjat al-Islam Akhavian, Director of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Supreme Leader's Mission, was the first speaker at the conference. He called the goal of forming the pilgrim assistants to help with the cultural programs of Hajj Tamattu and asked the pilgrim assistants to accompany the pilgrims in organizing competitions and providing them with access to software systems, including the Hajj 1404 smart system, in Bale application.
He assessed the role of pilgrim assistants during the days of Tashriq as very important and added: Each of you, the pilgrim assistants, can help a number of your colleagues perform their duties during the days of Tashriq.
Continuing this conference, Hojjat al-Islam Fallahzadeh, a member of the Supreme Leader's Office of Inquiry, considered piety and reaching Paradise to be the highest desires, and added: "But there are people who have a higher status and become pious through the prayer "And make us leaders for the pious" and the divine will of the Imam."
Stating that someone who is not pious himself cannot be a guide for the pious, he said: "In the age of media and cyberspace, reaching the shore of salvation is not easy; many are caught up in turbulent waves, and some, like you, who have announced your readiness to be the helpers of the pilgrims, have taken steps on the path of the pious Imamate in order to help others in performing their deeds correctly and lead them to the shore of salvation."
Referring to the request for Hajj in 11 of the supplications of the holy month of Ramadan, Hojjat al-Islam Fallahzadeh referred to passages from the Great Jushan prayer and said: In this noble prayer, we call upon God with names such as “Aman al-Khayfiin,” “Ghiyath al-Mustaghithin,” “Mujib al-Dawa’at al-Mutza’rin,” and “Dalil al-Muthihirin.” It seems that the helpers of the pilgrims who rush to the aid of the believers and give them safety and comfort in times of fear are the embodiment of these descriptions of God Almighty. When a pilgrim gets lost or is alone and has no help, the helper of the pilgrims is considered “Dalil al-Muthahirin” and “Mo’in men la mo’in lah.”
Referring to the success of helping the pilgrims, he advised the helpers of the pilgrims to perform a separate prostration of thanksgiving in order to succeed in helping the pilgrims.
The head of the Institute of Subject Studies called the rulings of the helpers of the pilgrims the goal of the accepted prayer of the pilgrims and added: God is your helper, the helpers of the pilgrims, and He helps you in your work. According to the narration of Imam Sadeq (AS), the most beloved people are those who help others. Whoever helps others, his walk will have the reward of Sa'i al-Safa and al-Marwah and Tawaf al-Kaaba.
Hojjat al-Islam Fallahzadeh considered several conditions necessary in the actions of the helpers of the pilgrims: first, the intention of closeness and sincere assistance, second, not expecting reward and gratitude from the pilgrims, and third, not giving favors to the pilgrims in return for the services rendered.
