Quite naturally, this overriding issue is actualized by explaining the Hajj pilgrimage's philosophy and its effects; by ridding this great worship ritual of its trimmings and superstitions and by defaming the colonial powers and their handpicked stooges in the Muslim-inhabited states.
Immediately after warning of the dangers of incorrect interpretations of the Hajj pilgrimage with the following words, Imam Khomeini considers the true Hajj pilgrimage to be in conflict and opposed to the invalid interpretations offered about this great act of worship:
Immediately after warning of the dangers of incorrect interpretations of the Hajj pilgrimage with the following words, Imam Khomeini considers the true Hajj pilgrimage to be in conflict and opposed to the invalid interpretations offered about this great act of worship:
"...whereas the Hajj pilgrimage is for human beings to get closer and connect to the Owner of the House...and the Hajj pilgrimage is not simply a series of actions, applications and words. A person does not reach to God with words, phrases and rigid movement. The Hajj pilgrimage is at the heart of Divine teachings from which one must seek the content of Islam's policy in all aspects of living. The Hajj pilgrimage is the harbinger and builder of a society removed from material and spiritual vices.”
“ The Hajj pilgrimage is manifestation and repetition of all love-creating scenes of a person's and a perfected society's life in the world. And the Hajj pilgrimage rituals are rituals of living...and considering that the society of the Islamic nation 'Ummah' from any race and nation must become Abrahimic in order to link to the congregation of the "Ummah" nation of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and to unite and become a singular force, the Hajj pilgrimage regulates, rehearses and establishes this monotheistic living.”
“The hajj pilgrimage is the scene of reflection of the material and spiritual potentials and capabilities of Muslims; the hajj pilgrimage is the blessed Qur'an from which all stand to benefit but if the thinkers and scholars of religion and those familiar with the afflictions of the Islamic nation "Ummah" dive into the sea of its teachings and not be afraid of proximity and immersion in its societal tenets and policies, they shall harvest a larger number of gems of guidance, development, wisdom and freedom from the oysters of this sea and shall be quenched by the clear waters of its wisdom and knowledge until eternity.”
Meanwhile, leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has lashed out at those who distort realities and sow discord among Muslims.
“Hajj does not only belong to us Iranians, but belongs to the Islamic Ummah and guarantees the continuation of Islam,” the Leader stated while addressing a group of Iranian Hajj officials in Tehran on Saturday.
The Leader added that Hajj symbolizes convergence among Muslim nations.
"Hajj is the real symbol of Islamic rapport and empathy," Ayatollah Khamenei underlined, and went on to say "May God curse those who tried to alienate minds [of people] from the reality and significance of Islam, and to divide Muslims into different groups with different motives."
He said the simultaneous presence of Hajj pilgrims from different Muslim nations in the holy Saudi cities of Mecca and Medina, despite all their ethnic, religious differences, is the "symbol of and a real opportunity for Islamic unity."
The Leader then took a swipe at those who play down the significance of the Muslim community through various methods such as aggrandizing the concept of "nationality," saying,"Grandeur belongs to the Islamic Ummah."
Elsewhere in his remarks, Ayatollah Khamenei stated that the Iranian nation has come to understand that hegemonic powers and Zionism are the real enemies of Iranians and Muslims.
Over the past 36 years, the Leader said, global hegemony has exercised its animosity toward the Iranian nation through other countries; however, the Iranian nation has always come to find out that these proxy countries are mere pawns and have been duped into antagonizing Iranians.
Iranians have always been aware that "the real enemies are the US and Israel," the Leader noted.
He said some Islamic groups which came to power in certain countries faced failures as they, "unlike the Iranian nation, mistook friend for foe and suffered a blow accordingly."
The Leader then touched upon unity among Iranians, saying, "Iranian people, despite all ideological, intellectual and political differences as well as ethnic diversity, have maintained their national unity."