IQNA – Congratulating Eid al-Adha to Muslims around the world, an Iranian cleric described the Eid as the festival of unity for the Islamic Ummah and a celebration of worship and servitude.

IQNA – Eid al-Adha, one of the most significant occasions in the Islamic calendar, is rooted in a powerful event described in the Quran.

IQNA – The Islamic world needs to apply the lessons of Hajj now more than ever, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said.

IQNA – Mosques in the holy city of Mecca have been instructed to shorten the interval between the call to prayer (adhan) and the second call (iqamah) during the Hajj season.

IQNA – The Astan (custodianship) of Imam Ali (AS) in Najaf, Iraq, gifted Eid al-Ghadir flags to various religious, cultural and service-providing institutions in Iraq and several other countries.

IQNA – Hajj provides an opportunity for Quran reciters from Islamic countries to connect with one another and make the most of each other’s experiences, an Iranian qari said.

IQNA – Muslims in Singapore can perform Eid al-Adha prayers in forty-five mosques in the country.

IQNA – A total of 199 gates have been activated to improve the flow of pilgrims in and out of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Median during the Hajj season.   

IQNA – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said Saudi Arabia has agreed to increase Iran’s Hajj quota.

IQNA – Following the announcement of the start of the lunar Hijri month of Dhul Hijjah, the Saudi government reviewed plans for this year’s Hajj season in a session on Tuesday.

IQNA – More than one million pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia have arrived in the kingdom in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi authorities announced on Monday.

IQNA – Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on Muslims across the Kingdom to observe the sky on Tuesday, May 27, in search of the crescent moon that marks the beginning of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah.