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Millions of Muslims perform Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca every year. The Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey and supporting their family during their absence. The pilgrimage occurs from 8th to the 12th or 13th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The Hajj includes a series of rituals such as wearing a single piece of unstitched white clothing (Ihram), circling the Kaaba seven times, walking between the hills of Safa and Marwah, heading to Mount Arafat, spending a night in Muzdalifa, and the symbolic stoning of the devil.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A teacher of Russia’s Islamic Institute has organized a Quranic course for the Russian Muslims going on Umrah pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
News ID: 3468721    Publish Date : 2019/06/11

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A gathering of physicians who will go to Saudi Arabia to provide medical services for Iranian Hajj pilgrims is planned to be held in Tehran on Saturday, an official said.
News ID: 3468712    Publish Date : 2019/06/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A number of pilgrims from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region who went to Saudi Arabia for Umrah have been stranded in the Arab country, calling for help from the Kurdish authorizes.
News ID: 3468698    Publish Date : 2019/06/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The representative of Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs, Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Abdol Fattah Navab, met with a number of senior clerics in the holy city of Qom ahead of the Hajj season.
News ID: 3468688    Publish Date : 2019/06/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) –  Head of the Iranian Medical Center for Hajj Pilgrims said dispatching Iranian medical teams for Hajj will start early next month.
News ID: 3468657    Publish Date : 2019/06/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pakistan has had the highest number of nationalities who visited Saudi Arabia until last week to perform the Umrah (minor Hajj).
News ID: 3468567    Publish Date : 2019/05/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Qatar has urged Saudi Arabia to remove "obstacles and restrictions" for its residents wishing to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, as the two Persian Gulf neighbors remain locked in a bitter diplomatic dispute.
News ID: 3468506    Publish Date : 2019/05/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed his new representative in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs.
News ID: 3468431    Publish Date : 2019/05/04

TEHRAN (IQNA) –  Head of the Iranian Medical Center for Hajj Pilgrims said 400 types of medicines and medical equipment needed to provide medical services to Iranian Hajj pilgrims will be sent to Saudi Arabia next month.
News ID: 3468394    Publish Date : 2019/04/29

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution’s Representative in Hajj Affairs Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Ali Qaziaskar said more than 10,000 Sunni Muslims will be among Iranian pilgrims attending this year’s Hajj.
News ID: 3468376    Publish Date : 2019/04/25

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Four elite Kenyan cyclists are firming up training sessions that have seen them traverse Kenyans hilly terrains as they prepare to pedal to Hajj on June 10, 2019, from Nairobi.
News ID: 3468103    Publish Date : 2019/03/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri highlighted the importance of Hajj in cultural and religious diplomacy.
News ID: 3467740    Publish Date : 2019/01/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) –  More than 170,000 Iranians have so far signed up for the Hajj pilgrimage of 2019.
News ID: 3467537    Publish Date : 2018/12/26

TEHRAN (IQNA) –  Iran and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on participation of Iranian pilgrims in the 2019 Hajj.
News ID: 3467502    Publish Date : 2018/12/19

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said the country will adopt policy on Umrah (minor Hajj) pilgrimage based on the outcome of upcoming negotiations with Saudi officials.
News ID: 3467494    Publish Date : 2018/12/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization left for Saudi Arabia Sunday for talks with the Arab country’s officials on participation of Iranian pilgrims in the 2019 Hajj.
News ID: 3467476    Publish Date : 2018/12/16

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A large number of Muslim women are likely to go to Hajj without 'Mehram' (male companion) next year, India’s Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Sunday.
News ID: 3467420    Publish Date : 2018/12/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The introduction and valediction ceremony of former and new heads of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization was held in Tehran on Saturday evening.
News ID: 3467414    Publish Date : 2018/12/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Ali Qazi-Askar, representative of Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs, met with Head of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs Ali Erbas in Tehran.
News ID: 3467353    Publish Date : 2018/12/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iranian lawmakers in a statement commended the country’s Hajj officials and those who served Iranian pilgrims in this year’s Hajj season.
News ID: 3466953    Publish Date : 2018/10/10