29 Mar 2024
Tuesday 6 September 2016 - 13:26
Story Code : 230205

Iran officially rejects Saudi royals as custodian of two holy Mosques

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Supreme leader of Iran Imam Khamenei called on the Islamic world to reject the Saudi royal family as Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina, according to an official statement issued by his office on Monday.

The statement, which included a letter to Muslims all over the world, carried sharp criticism of Saudi Arabias current rulers and accusations of them being infiltrated by Israel.

Saudi Arabia is a 'cursed tree'; its rulers involved the Islamic world in civil wars that resulted in the death of innocents by establishing takfiri [Islamist militant] groups, the statement read.

Ayatollah Khamenei also referred to past incidents during last years hajj when at least 450 Iranian pilgrims were killed in the 2015 Mina Stampede. He argued that such incidents are a [clear sign] of Saudi Arabias failure in managing the holy pilgrimage and its rituals.

Instead of providing an official excuse for the incident and holding accountable any officials who were responsible, Saudi officials simply evaded the matter, even refusing to formulate a fact-finding committee. This step showed apparent hostility towards the Iranian Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khamenei continued.

On 24 September 2015, about 7,000 pilgrims were suffocated or crushed, including 450 Iranian pilgrims and diplomats, in addition to thousands injured.

Iran supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, asked Muslims around the world to seriously consider a new Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and a new method of managing pilgrimage, as Saudi rulers have committed crimes against pilgrims.

By ABNA
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