Nouri: Recruitment Exam for Clerics for Hajj Caravans to Be Held in North Khorasan

Bojnourd – The representative of the Supreme Leader in North Khorasan announced plans to hold a recruitment exam for local clerics to staff Hajj caravans and facilitate communication with pilgrims.

According to Mehr reporter, Hojjat-ul-Islam Reza Nouri, on Saturday morning, at the North Khorasan Hajj and Pilgrimage Agents Conference, which was held at the Bojnord Chamber of Commerce, pointed out the spiritual impact of the Hajj journey on human life and stated: The Hajj journey is an important phase in human life, which provides spiritual preparation, examination of the rulings, asking for righteousness from people and taking care of behavior and actions in a person.

He added: "Being in the house of God and seeing the Kaaba can crush pride, ego and selfishness in a person and provide the basis for a review of a person's behavior and attitude towards life." Also, Hajj rites, from Arafat and Mash'ar to other stages of this journey, are a special experience and a reminder of the Day of Judgment and the Day of Judgment.

The representative of Wali Faqih in North Khorasan emphasized the need to be grateful for the blessing of converting to Islam and visiting God's house and said: Pilgrims should appreciate this success and the agents who provide the ground for pilgrims to attend and perform rituals should also take advantage of the opportunity to serve the guests of God's house.

Hojjat-ul-Islam Nouri, referring to Imam Sajjad's life in serving the people and also a memory of Imam Khomeini's youth during his pilgrimage to Mashhad, emphasized the importance of serving pilgrims and said: In the narrations related to the life of Imam Khomeini, it is stated that he used to serve his companions and prepare tea during his pilgrimage to Mashhad. Because they considered serving the pilgrims of Imam Reza (a.s.) as having spiritual value.

He continued: Hajj and pilgrimage agents and caravan clergymen perform a valuable service by guiding pilgrims and taking care of the correctness of their religious rituals, and they should know that this responsibility is more than an administrative duty.

Appreciating the presence of Hajj and Pilgrimage officials in the province, the representative of the Supreme Leader in North Khorasan also emphasized the need to strengthen the capacity of local clerics to accompany the Hajj caravans.

Referring to the linguistic and cultural differences of the province's pilgrims, Hojjat-ul-Islam Nouri said: Using local clerics can establish a more effective relationship between pilgrims and clerics. Because some pilgrims, especially in rural areas and among different language groups, communicate more easily with people who know their local language and culture.

He added: In addition to facilitating communication during the journey, before and after the Hajj, the presence of local clerics can also provide the basis for the continuity of communication between pilgrims and clerics and answering their religious questions.

Hojat-ul-Islam Nouri, referring to the follow-up of the special examination for the recruitment of clerics in the province, expressed his hope that with this possibility, more local forces will enter this field and part of the problems related to the supply and movement of clerics for caravans will be reduced.

In the end, he appreciated the presence of officials and representatives of Hajj and Pilgrimage in North Khorasan and emphasized the need for cooperation and participation of clerics and brokers to improve the quality of services to pilgrims.