AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the purpose of Hajj is to unify the Islamic Ummah against disbelief and oppression.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting with a group of Hajj officials at Imam Khomeini Hussainia in southern Tehran on Wednesday morning, before they begin dispatching pilgrims from the country to Saudi Arabia for the annual rituals of Hajj.
“The purpose of Hajj is to unify the Islamic Ummah against disbelief, oppression, arrogance, and human and non-human idols,” he noted.
He also said “culture-building” should be done in introducing the fundamental concepts of Hajj to people.
“I insist that the respected Hajj officials build up the culture in these fields,” he said. “Make sure that whenever the Hajj is mentioned, concepts such as civilization-building, global unity, cross-border and international perspective, and elimination of discrimination occur to today’s young person.”
Ayatollah Khamenei added that culture-building should be done by the clerics who are in the Hajj caravans and also Hajj officials.
Beginning next week, 89,000 pilgrims from 21 Iranian provinces will be dispatched from Iran to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj this year.
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