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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

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والحمدلله رب‌العالمين والصلاة والسلام علي سيّدالخلق اجمعين

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محمّد و آله الطاهرين و صحبه المنتجبين

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و علي التابعين لهم باحسان الي يوم الدين

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Greetings to the holy Ka’aba,

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the base of monotheism and pilgrimage place of the faithful and the place on which angels land,

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and greetings to Masjid al-Haram and Arafat and Mash’ar and Mina,

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and greetings to humble hearts, and tongues mentioning [God],

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and eyes opened with insight, and thoughts which have set examples to others,

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and greetings to you blissful Hajj pilgrims,

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who have succeeded in answering positive to the divine call

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and are taking advantage of this bountiful occasion.

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The first duty [of Hajj pilgrims] is to muse on this global and historic and eternal positive response [to the divine call]:

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“Verily all thanks and blessings are yours as well as [absolute] rule, [and] there is no partner for you, [and I] accept [your call].”

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All eulogies and thanks belong to Him,

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all blessings come from Him,

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and all the rule and power belong to Him.

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This is the viewpoint that is given to a Hajj pilgrim

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at the first step of this rich and meaningful obligation

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and continuation of these rituals takes place in coordination with it

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and then, like a lasting teaching and an unforgettable lesson,

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is put in front of him and requires him to regulate his life plan on its basis.

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Learning this great lesson and acting upon it

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is the same blessed spring which can

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impart vivacity and liveliness and dynamism to the lives of Muslims

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and relieve them from the problems

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with which they are grappling – both at this time and in all [other] times. T

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The idol of [human] proclivities and vanity and lust,

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the idol of seeking dominance [over others] and submission to dominance, the idol of the global arrogance,

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the idol of laziness and irresponsibility, and all idols that bring humiliation to the endeared human soul

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will be shattered with this Abrahamic outcry, when it comes from the bottom of one’s heart,

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and turns into a life plan,

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and will substitute freedom and dignity and health for dependence and hardship and affliction.

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Brethren and sisters who are performing the Hajj pilgrimage, from any nation and any country,

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think about this wise divine word

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and through a painstaking approach to problems facing the Islamic world,

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especially in West Asia and North Africa,

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define for yourself, in view of your personal and environmental capacities and potentialities,

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a duty and responsibility and [then] strive toward [fulfilling] it.

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Today, the mischievous policies of America in this region,

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which are the source of war and bloodshed and devastation and homelessness

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as well as poverty and backwardness and ethnic and religious differences,

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on the one hand, and crimes [committed] by the Zionist regime,

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which has taken its usurping behavior in the country of Palestine to the ultimate degree of ruthlessness and evilness,

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in addition to repeated violations of the sacred sanctuary of the al-Aqsa Mosque

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and trampling on the lives and property of the oppressed Palestinians, on the other hand,

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are the foremost problem for all of you Muslims,

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about which you must think and in the face of which you must know your Islamic obligation.

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And religious ulema and political and cultural elites shoulder a much heavier responsibility, which

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is unfortunately ignored by them most of the time.

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The ulema, instead of fanning the flames of religious discord,

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and the politicians, instead of passivity in the face of the enemy,

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and the cultural elite, instead of being preoccupied with marginal issues,

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[must try to] know the great ailment of the Islamic world

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and accept their mission, which they are responsible to fulfill before God,

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and try to cope with it.

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The regretful incidents in the region,

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[including] in Iraq and the Levant and Yemen and Bahrain,

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and in the West Bank and Gaza, and in some other Asian and African countries,

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are major problems of the Islamic Ummah

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in which the plotting hands of the global arrogance must be seen

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and for which a remedy must be sought.

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Nations must demand this from their governments

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and governments must remain loyal to their heavy responsibility.

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And Hajj and its glorious gatherings

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are the loftiest place for the rise and exchange of this historic obligation.

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And the opportunity to denounce [infidels],

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which must be valued through participation of all Hajj pilgrims from all places,

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is one of the most expressive political rituals in this overarching obligation.

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This year, the bitter and devastating incident of Masjid al-Haram, brought bitterness to [all] Hajj pilgrims and their nations.

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It is true that those who passed away in this incident, who went to meet their God while saying prayers and going around [Ka’aba] and worshipping [God],

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have achieved great bliss and are,

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God willing, resting in the sanctuary of divine safety and observance and mercy,

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and this could be a great source of consolation for their families,

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but this [issue] cannot reduce the heaviness of the responsibility of those people who are committed to [providing] security for the guests of the Beneficent God.

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Acting upon this commitment and fulfilling this responsibility is our ultimate demand.

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May God bless those doing good deeds

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Seyyed Ali Khamenei

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4 Dhul-Hijja 1436

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September 18 2015