Hajj Rituals

1st batch of Hajj Pilgrims leaves Iran for Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – The first groups of Hajj pilgrims left Iran for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning.

Leader:

Hajj aims to forge unity among Muslims against arrogance

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Hajj rituals aim to forge unity among the Islamic Ummah in the face of the Israeli regime and global arrogance.

Iran to launch regular weekly flights to Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Iran is planning to launch regular weekly flights to Saudi Arabia based on an official request from Riyadh and amid an improvement in bilateral relations between the two countries.

Raeisi urges for best preparation for Hajj, other pilgrimages

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – In the session of Supreme Council of Hajj and Pilgrimage on Saturday, President Ebrahim Raieis urged all the relevant officials and entities to make their utmost affairs to serve pilgrims to Ka'ba and other holy sites.

Iran, Saudi Arabia sign MoU on Hajj pilgrimage

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – An MoU regarding the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage was signed between the head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Seyyed Sadegh Hosseini and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah.

Saudi Arabia lifts restriction on hajj pilgrim numbers

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia will not impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year's hajj, media reported a Saudi minister as saying on Monday, after three years of restrictions to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

Iran, S. Arabia discuss holding next Hajj ceremony

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Organizers of Hajj from Iran and Saudi Arabia hold a virtual meeting to review ways of successfully holding the upcoming ceremony.

FM Amir-Abdollahian:

Iran pursues release of Hajj pilgrim detained in S. Arabia

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Hossein Amir-Abdollahian voiced hope with the cooperation of Saudi officials, the only remaining Iranian Haj pilgrim will return home.

Senior cleric:

Enemies seek to reduce unity among Muslims

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Tehran provincial Friday prayers leader says enemies seek to diminish spirituality, and look towards God and reduce the unity among Muslims.

Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

Arrogant West in decline in region, entire world: Leader

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Ayatollah Khamenei has said in his annual message before Hajj that "The Arrogant West is getting weaker and weaker in our sensitive region and recently in the entire world."

Iranian, Saudi Hajj officials meet for 1st time in 3 years

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – The top Iranian and Saudi Arabia Hajj officials held a meeting for the first time after three years due to Covid-19 restrictions on the Hajj rituals.

Leader:

Revealing Zionists' conspiracies one of essential Hajj tasks

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Addressing a host of officials responsible for the Hajj pilgrimage in a meeting, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that revealing the conspiracies of the Zionist regime is one of the essential obligations in Hajj.

Saudi Arabia sets limit of 1m Hajj pilgrims this year

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia has said it will allow one million people – from both inside and outside the country – to perform the Hajj this year compared with only a few thousand local pilgrims over the past two years.

Leader’s envoy for Hajj Affairs:

Iran, Iraq continue talks on pilgrimage to holy sites

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – The Leader’s Representative for Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs said Monday that negotiations have begun with Iraqi officials to relaunch a direct flight from Iran to holy cities in Iraq and Syria for Iranian pilgrims.

S. Arabia reportedly bans Umrah for pilgrims from 33 states

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia has reportedly banned citizens of 33 Muslim countries from travelling to the country to perform the Umrah Hajj pilgrimage amid Covid-19 pandemic.

Saudi Arabia to allow 20,000 pilgrims to perform Umrah Hajj

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Saudi authorities will restrict Umrah to 20,000 domestic and international pilgrims in the first batch, as the Kingdom gears up for the resumption of the minor pilgrimage on August 10,

Leader:

Islamic nation must resist against US, its cohorts

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said that the entire Islamic region eloquently expresses its firm decision to confront every act of interference and malice on the part of the US and its cohorts.

Restricted, expensive Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Hajj pilgrimage has started with the participation of only 60,000 vaccinated Saudi citizens, residents who were selected from among hundreds of thousands of applicants.

Sana’a to Riyadh:

Yemen ready to manage this year’s Hajj ritual for free

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Head of Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen Mohammed Ali al-Houthi said that his country is ready to manage 2021 Hajj rites and rituals for free.

Iran criticizes Saudi Arabia decision on this year's Hajj

TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Seyyed Abdol-​Fattah Navab, the representative of the Leader in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs criticized Saudi Arabia's decision to cancel this year's Hajj Pilgrimage for pilgrims from other countries.

S Arabia to limit Hajj this year to citizens, residents

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia said it will limit registration for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to 60,000 citizens and residents of the Kingdom in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Official urges S Arabia to clarify ability in holding Hajj

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Chief called on Saudi Arabia to clarify the ability of the Arab country in line with planning to hold this year’s Hajj rites and rituals due to the outbreak of COVID global pandemic.

S Arabia sets conditions for this year’s Hajj rites, rituals

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Saudi Arabian authorities expounded terms and conditions on Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in the current year in 2021, stating that Hajj pilgrimage would be performed by fully observing of health protocols and guidelines.

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.