Iran not to send pilgrims to Hajj

TEHRAN - Representative of the Leader in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs and the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization issued a joint statement on Tuesday announcing Iran will not send pilgrims to Hajj in the current year.

Iranians’ resistance has angered U.S., Ayatollah Khamenei says 

Leader: Hajj ritual best opportunity to clarify religious democracy 

TEHRAN - The Iranians’ resistance in the face of the increasing U.S. pressure has angered Washington as a “bully”, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution noted as he was speaking on the merits of religious democracy. 

Iran’s Hajj organization chief in Saudi Arabia for talks

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Alireza Rashidian left Tehran for Saudi Arabia on Saturday to hold talks with Saudi officials over the next year’s Umrah Hajj rituals.

Hajj Return Flights is done

TEHRAN - Hajj return flights from Saudi Arabia to Iran came to an end on Monday, when the last flight returning Iranian hajj pilgrims from Medina landed at Imam Khomeini International Airport.

Hajj pilgrims to be home before Ashura

TEHRAN – An official in charge of pilgrims’ affairs has said all Iranian pilgrims who had traveled to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj rituals will return home before the Day of Ashura, IRNA reported on Sunday.

Iranian hajj pilgrims returning home

TEHRAN – The first group of Iranian hajj pilgrims flew home on Friday, departing from Medina in Saudi Arabia to Sari, the capital of Mazandaran province, Tasnim reported.

By Dr. Seyed Hossein Hosseiniseddiq

The pilgrimage experience

As the Hajj is approaching again, I would like to share my pilgrimage experiences with the readers of the Tehran Times.

Leader: Hajj is a great opportunity to combat the Deal of the Century

Message of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to the great Hajj congregation:

First groups of Hajj pilgrims leave for Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN – On Monday, first batches of Iranian Hajj pilgrims departed from nine airports for Saudi Arabia.

86, 550 Iranians to start hajj pilgrimage

TEHRAN – This year, some 86,550 Iranians will travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for performing hajj pilgrimage, deputy director of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, has said.

Ayatollah Khamenei pushes for ‘brotherly coexistence of Islamic sects’

Leader highlights political aspects of Hajj

TEHRAN – The Leader of the Islamic revolution in a Monday meeting with Hajj officials highlighted the political aspects of the Muslim pilgrimage, stressing that “Islamic truths and objectives” should be emphasized during the annual ritual.

Riyadh investigating cases of Iranian hajj victims

TEHRAN – Saudi Arabia is taking legal action on the cases of Iranian pilgrims who were killed in Al-Haram Mosque as well as in a hajj stampede in September 2015 in the city of Mina, the Leader’s representative for hajj affairs has said.

Tehran hosts art exhibits on Hajj

TEHRAN – The Art Bureau, a Tehran-based center affiliated with the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization, is currently playing host to two art exhibitions on Hajj.