Hajj Rituals
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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.
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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).
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Iran to dispatch Umrah Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in two months
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Given the good trend of negotiations between Iranian officials with Saudi Ministry of Hajj, Umrah Hajj will resume for Iranian pilgrims after month of Safar if the Saudis positively respond to Iran's proposals, according to the head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Alireza Rashidian.
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Iran to resume Umrah Hajj if Saudis meet conditions
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Alireza Rashidian has expressed Iran’s readiness to resume Umrah Hajj for Iranian pilgrims if Saudi Arabia accepts Iran’s conditions.
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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.
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VIDEO: Ayat. Khamenei's anecdote of Sunni lady's Hajj pilgrimage on his behalf
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – In this video, Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei narrates the anecdote of an Iranian Sunni lady who performed Hajj pilgrimage on his behalf.
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Annual Hajj pilgrimage
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – More than two million Muslims from across the globe have arrived in Mecca for the yearly Hajj pilgrimage. Hajj is one of the world's largest religious gatherings.
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Deal of Century never to materialize: Ayatollah Khamenei
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called US President Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" for the Palestinian territories a non-starter, which is doomed to failure.
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Saudi Arabia welcomes Iran’s condition for resuming Umrah Hajj
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia Hajj minister has welcomed Iran’s condition for resuming Umrah Hajj for Iranian pilgrims, promising to personally pursue the issue of establishing Iran’s Interest Section in Swiss Embassy in Riyadh.
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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".
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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.
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VIDEO: Iranian pilgrims in Hajj rituals
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – The first groups of Hajj pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia. Altogether, some 86,550 Iranian Hajj pilgrims perform Hajj rituals this year.
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By: Mahmoud Rahimi
Hajj officials see off 1st Iranian convoy to S. Arabia
TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Officials form Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization and the representative of Wali al-Faqih in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs saw off the first Iranian convoy for Hajj rituals to Saudi Arabia in Imam Khomeini International Airport on Monday morning.
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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.
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Ayatollah Khamenei’s meeting with Hajj officials
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a number of Iranian Hajj organizers in Tehran on Wednesday on the threshold of the Hajj season.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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By: Seyed Hassan Mousavi
Introduction ceremony of new head of Iranian Hajj organization
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – The introduction ceremony of the Leader’s representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs, Hojjatoleslam Abdol-Fattah Navvab, was held on Sunday in the presence of Leader’s Chief of Staff.
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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.