Hajj Rituals
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VP Jahangiri:
Hajj has effective role in bringing Islamic countries together
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri said that Hajj rituals play an effective role in bringing Islamic countries together, adding that Iran seeks friendly relations with all neighboring countries.
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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.
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Leader receives Haj officials
TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei received Iran's Hajj officials on Monday.
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Leader meets with Hajj organizers, officials
TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution received on Monday a group of Hajj organizers and officials.
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Iranian Hajj pilgrims to start returning home from Aug. 27
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) –Iranian Hajj pilgrims are planned to start returning home from Monday all through Sep. 15, according to an Iranian airports official.
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By: Mehdi Bakhshi
Iranians mark holy “Day of Arafa” across Iran
QOM, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Millions of Iranians across the country flocked to mosques and other religious centers to mark the holy day of Arafa, which is an important day in the Islamic calendar.
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By: Gholamreza Zanganeh
Day of Arafa prayers in Hamedan
HAMEDAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Iranian people in Hamedan held Arafa prayers on Tuesday afternoon. The Arafa Day, which falls on the 9th day of Dhul Hijja of the lunar Islamic Calendar, is considered a sacred time for Muslims to fast and perform prayers.
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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.
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VIDEO: Muslims performing Hajj rituals in Mecca
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – More than two million Muslims from across the globe have come to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage. All Muslims who are financially and physically able, should perform the five-day ritual at least once in their life.
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Leader:
'US provokes warmongering, massacre among fellow Muslims'
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei issued a message on Monday to the Hajj pilgrims, stressing that "US incites the Muslims to fight against each other."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Iran’s Leader:
Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ will never come to fruition
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said Donald Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ plan for the settlement of Palestine and Israel’s conflict will never be realized, calling it a diabolical and sinister plan.
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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.
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Leader receives Hajj officials
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei held a meeting with Iranian organizers of this year's hajj on Monday.
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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.
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Official promises 'safe Hajj rituals' for Iranian pilgrims this year
TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organizations Hamid Mohammadi underlined the need for holding of a safe Hajj this year, compared to the previous years.
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Hajj best opportunity to foil anti-Iran propaganda: Ayat. Khamenei
TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said Hajj ritual is an insightful and effective propaganda to confront the dangerous fronts.
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Iranian MP:
Saudis’ hand in Mina stampede needs intl. probe
TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Head of parliamentary commission on judicial and legal Affairs has stressed the need for international probe into the complicity of Saudi Arabia in 2015 Mina stampede which crushed to death over 4000 pilgrims.
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By: Seyyed Saeid Reza Razavi
Iranian Hajj pilgrims return home
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iranian pilgrims of this year’s rituals of Hajj are returning to their homeland country in groups from the two airports of Saudi cities of Medina and Jeddah.
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By: Abbas Poustindouz
1st group of Hajj pilgrims return home
ISFAHAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – The first group of Hajj pilgrims from the Iranian province of Isfahan returned to Iran after performing the rituals in Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims of the province were welcomed at Shahid Beheshti Airport.
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FM spox.:
Iran issues visa, flight permit for Saudi delegation
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Spokesperson of Iran’s Foreign Ministry said visa and travel permits have been issued for the Saudi delegation which is expected to visit Iran following Hajj rituals.
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Zarif rejects Haley's remarks as 'baseless'
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif, describes the recent remarks of US ambassador to UN as improper and in contrast with what has been outlined in the JCPOA.
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Hajj basically aims to promote Islamic awakening
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Ayatollah Emami Kashani said the philosophy of Hajj was awakening of the Islamic world urging heads of Islamic countries to observe interests of Muslims and alleviate their burdens.
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By: Iman Hamikhah
Arafeh rituals held in Hamadan
HAMEDAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Iranians in Hamadan city said prayers and recitations on the occasion of the most important ritual of Hajj when Muslims gather at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia where Prophet Muhammad made his last speech.
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Larijani felicitates Eid al-Adha to Muslim counterparts
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iran’s Parl. Speaker in messages to his Muslim counterparts on the occasion of Eid al-Adha called for constructive talks among parliaments of Islamic states as an effective way out of current regional crises.
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Ghasemi dismisses Zarif’s plan of trip to S Arabia
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi rejected the conjectures made by the media that the Iranian FM Zarif would visit Saudi Arabia to observe the rituals of Hajj.
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Foreign ministry delegation arrives in Medina
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – A consular delegation of Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs arrived in Saudi city of Medina at noon on Thursday.