Head of the Iranian pilgrims among the elite female pilgrims: Palestinian mothers, like Hagar, are patient in the martyrdom of their Ismails

According to the Hajj Information base, the scientific conference on Hajj from the perspective of Supreme Leader was held in Mecca with the presence of elite women pilgrims, and the authors of three top papers presented their research.

In this meeting Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs and head of the Iranian pilgrims Hojjat al-Islam Seyed Abdolfattah Navvab thanked the authors of the articles for explaining the role of influential women in Islamic history and pointed out the personalities of the three great ladies of land, Hazrat Hajar (PBUH), Hazrat Khadijeh (PBUH), and Hazrat Fatimeh Zahra (PBUH), in the process of guiding humanity.

He considered Hazrat Hajar (PBUH) a distinguished person and a wise woman whose grave was circumambulated by all the prophets and believers. When Hazrat Hajar learned that it was God's command to remain in the burning land of Mecca to offer prayers, she agreed to remain in this land alone with her infant child, and when the command to sacrifice her son Ismail was given, she also submitted to God's command.

Referring to the Palestinian women sacrifice in the present era, head of the Iranian pilgrims said: today, in the Middle East, there are mothers who have raised their children with difficulty, like Hagar, send them to the slaughterhouse of love in the way of God, and this determination and sacrifice of them leads the enemies to defeat.

Referring to the role of Hazrat Khadijeh (PBUH) in the growth of Islam, Supreme Leader’s representative ing Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs said: Hazrat Khadijeh (PBUH) was a skillful choicer who rejected all the wealthy suitors of that time, but she herself proposed to the Holy Prophet (PBUH), who was known as Mohammad Amin, and she was so dear to the Holy Prophet (PBUH) that after the conquest of Mecca, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) abandoned all the places prepared to welcome him and pitched a tent next to the grave of Khadijeh (PBUH).

Hojjat al-Islam Navvab called Hazrat Zahra (peace be upon her) as the third most influential woman in Islamic history, who according to Imam Khomeini (RA), if she had been a man, would have been a prophet, and even her servant, Fidhah, would have spoken with verses from the Quran.

Emphasizing on strengthening the family in the country, Head of the Iranian pilgrims stated: in events such as Hajj and Arbaeen pilgrimage, women are more welcomed than men, and we hope that these women raise the children of the emerging era.