Hajj

S Arabia considers barring overseas haj pilgrims for 2nd year

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual haj for the second year amid the surge in Covid-19 cases and the emergence of new variants globally.
2021-05-05 19:30
VIDEO: Beautiful time-lapse of Hajj pilgrimage

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – This time-lapse video shows Muslims performing Hajj pilgrimage during this year’s Hajj season with the health protocols, including social distancing, in place.
2020-08-03 14:23
Saudi Arabia bans international pilgrims for this year’s hajj

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia made the decision to restrict this year's hajj, or pilgrimage to the sacred Islamic cities of Mecca and Medina, for pilgrims arriving from abroad due to coronavirus-related epidemiological precautions, Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Monday.
2020-06-23 16:30
Leader receives Hajj officials on Monday

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a host of officials responsible for the Hajj pilgrimage on Monday in Tehran.
2020-01-20 13:45
Iranian Hajj pilgrims return home

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – All Iranian Hajj pilgrims have come back home by the return flights from Saudi Arabia to Iran concluding on Monday, said the managing director of Imam Khomeini Airport City (IKAC).
2019-09-11 11:22
By: Abbas Poustin Douz

Return of Hajj pilgrims to Iran

ISFAHAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The flight of Isfahan’s Hajj pilgrims landed at Isfahan airport on Monday morning. Iranian Hajj pilgrims are planned to return home from Monday.
2019-08-19 15:06
Saudis snub proposal on abandoning Hajj monopoly

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has rejected any proposal on handling the Hajj pilgrimage affairs through an international body, claiming that such proposals are aimed at the "politicization of Hajj".
2019-07-30 16:28
By: Raheleh Hesari

Pilgrims from Golestan province leave for holy lands in KSA

GORGAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – The first group of pilgrims from Iranian northern province of Golestan left Iran for Saudi Arabia on Monday morning to attend this year’s Hajj rituals.
2019-07-15 13:14
Hajj pilgrims departing for Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Hajj pilgrims are departing for Saudi Arabia to take part at Hajj 2019. The Hajj is a religious Islamic duty that must be carried out at least once in the lifetime of every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so.
2019-07-09 16:11
First group of Iranian Hajj pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The first groups of Hajj pilgrims left Iran for Madinah Airport in Saudi Arabia, from nine airports throughout the country, on Monday morning.
2019-07-08 13:03
Hajj is a political, religious obligation: Leader

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei described Hajj pilgrimage as a manifestation of political obligation and religious submission to God.
2019-07-03 13:14
Leader to receive Hajj officials today

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The Leader of Islamic Revolution will receive the Iranian organizers of this year’s Hajj in Tehran on Wednesday.
2019-07-03 09:53
Imam Khomeini Intl. Airport ready to operate 2019 Hajj flights

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – A top official at Imam Khomeini International Airport City (IKAC) announced Tue. that the airport is ready to dispatch this year's Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
2019-05-28 14:04
How Al Saud and Al Khalifa manipulate Formula One and Hajj pilgrimage?

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Al Saud and Al Khalifa regimes are trying to abuse the Hajj Pilgrimage and the Formula One motor race to their own benefit.
2019-04-30 09:13
Talks underway for dispatching Iranian pilgrims to Syria

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Alireza Rashidian said that talks are underway between Iranian and Syrian authorities for sending Iranian pilgrims to Syria.
2018-12-25 14:00
Hoj. Ghazi Askar:

Hajj, pilgrimage org.’s representative office to be launched in S Arabia

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Leader’s representative for Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs, Seyed Ali Ghazi Askar said that representative office of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization will be set up in Saudi Arabia.
2018-12-24 17:55
By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh

Introduction ceremony of new head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Org.

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – The valediction ceremony of Hamid Mohammadi and introduction of Alireza Rashidian as new head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization was held on Sat. Dec. 8 in Conferences Hall of the Organization in the presence of Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed Abbas Salehi, Hojjatoleslam Ghazi Askar Leader’s representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs, Seyed Reza Salehi Head of National Olympic Committee and Pirouz Hanachi Tehran Mayor.
2018-12-09 11:42
Leader receives Haj officials

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei received Iran's Hajj officials on Monday.
2018-10-01 15:14
By: Marjohn Sheikhi

3 years after Mina stampede and ‘Marjan’s Dream’ is still haunting

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Wednesday marks the 3rd anniversary of the 2015 Mina stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, which killed more than 2,000 people, with the highest death toll belonging to Iran. ‘Marjan’s Dream’, Mohsen Eslamzadeh’s latest documentary, is an artistic attempt to keep the memory of those lost to the tragedy alive.
2018-08-22 02:15
By: Raheleh Hesari

Pilgrims from north of Iran leave for holy lands in KSA

GORGAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – The first group of pilgrims from Iranian northern province of Golestan left Iran for Saudi Arabia on Saturday noon to attend this year’s rituals of Hajj.
2018-08-11 21:26
By: Iman Hamikhah

Hamadan Hajj pilgrims embark on Journey

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – The first group of Hajj pilgrims from the Province of Hamadan in the west of Iran were dispatched to Saudi Arabia on Sunday afternoon.
2018-08-06 13:02
A show of unity in An-Nabawi Mosque

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Prayers at Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is a glorious show of unity among all Muslims. The mosque was originally built by Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Medina. Iran has dispatched 85,000 Hajj pilgrims this year including 10,000 Iranian Sunnis.
2018-07-29 10:59
Legislator urges FM for serious follow-up on Mina

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Spokesman for Iranian Parliament National Security Commission Naghavi Hosseini urged Iranian Foreign Ministry to seriously follow up fact-finding committee on Mina tragedy.
2018-07-28 15:13
Senior cleric calls on govt. to take tough measures against economic cortuption

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Tehran’s Interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ahmad Khatami urged government to take tough and stringent measures against economic corrupters in the country.
2018-07-20 15:34
Iran to dispatch above 10,000 Sunni pilgrims to Hajj 2018: Official

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – The Iranian Leader’s Representative in Hajj Affairs, Seyyed Ali Qazi Askar says that Iranian government treats Sunnis and Shias equally, adding that it will dispatch more than 10,000 Iranian Sunnis from 11 provinces to this year’s Hajj.
2018-07-16 12:21
Imam Khomeini Intl. Airport (IKA) ready for Hajj 2018

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) authorities have said that the terminal 1 of the airport is poised to dispatch about 27,000 Hajj pilgrims.
2018-07-15 15:59
By: Shahab Ghauoumi

A rehearsal for Hajj in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – In a ceremony at Azadi Indoor Stadium in Tehran, Iranian pilgrims practiced the Hajj rituals in preparation for the real Hajj rites later next month.
2018-06-29 23:21
85,200 Iranians to go to Hajj this year

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi said on Wednesday that 85,200 Iranians pilgrims will attend Hajj al-Tamattu this year.
2018-06-27 13:39