Quranic Circle Held to Remember Mina Disaster Martyrs
A number of qaris, including Amir Hossein Rahmati and Seyed Mohammad Tahaei recited verses from the Holy Quran at the Thursday program.
It also included Tawasheeh (religious singing) performances by the Baqir al-Olum group and recitation of Iftitah Supplication.
Also, Qassem Raziei, the head of the Noor Convoy, in an address underlined the need for continuing the path of the Quran reciters who were martyred in the disaster.
On September 24, 2015, thousands of people lost their lives in a deadly crush after Saudi authorities blocked a road in Mina, ear Mecca, during a ritual, forcing large crowds of pilgrims to collide.
The crush was the deadliest incident in the history of the pilgrimage. According to an Associated Press count based on official statements from the 36 countries that lost citizens in the disaster, more than 2,400 pilgrims were killed in the incident.
Saudi Arabia claims nearly 770 people were killed, but officials at Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization say about 4,700 people, including over 460 Iranian pilgrims, lost their lives.
Among those martyred were members of the Iranian Noor Convoy Mohsen Hajihassani Kargar, Hassan Danesh, Mohammad Saeed Saeedizadeh, Foad Mash’ali ad Amin Bavi.
