Religious Authorities

Religious Authorities

Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi writes letter to Muftis on Mina incident Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi has written a letter to the grand muftis and scholars ...

Non-governmental

Non-governmental

            Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia's top religious leader ...

Reactions

Reactions

Governments In the wake of the Mina disaster, many world leaders sent messages of sympathy and consolation, including German Chancellor Angela ...

Iranian Officials  Reaction

Iranian Officials Reaction

Iranian leader declares 3-day national mourning   Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei declared three days ...

Religious Institutions

Religious Institutions

The statement of Ahlul-Bayt World Assembly over 'Tragedy in Mina' The basic question by Muslims around the world is that why no decisive ...

An Overview of Hajj tragedy

An Overview of Hajj tragedy

The Saudi Grand Mufti, Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al al-Shaykh said, some pilgrims wanted to be killed in Mina in order to reach a high station in the ...

Eyewitness accounts

Eyewitness accounts

Early eyewitnesses accounts stated that the crush was caused by the closure of eastern part of Street 206, which forced pilgrims travel up Street 223, ...

Hajj disasters under Saudi occupation

Hajj disasters under Saudi occupation

The Mina deaths were not the first even if the present tragedy surpassed all previous totals. There is a long list of disasters that have befallen the ...

Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Sajjad (AS)

Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Sajjad (AS)

Imam Sajjad (A.S) was martyred by poisoning on 25th Moharrum in the year 95 A.H. at Madina and is buried at Baqi near his uncle Hasan (A.S.). On this ...

Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq (AS)

Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq (AS)

Imam Ja’far Sadeq (AS), the 6th Infallible Successor of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA) was martyred on 25 Shawwal in the year 148 AH.