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The Bloody Hajj refers to the slaughter of hajj pilgrims in Mecca by Saudi Arabian forces. The slaughter took place on days of hajj al-tamattu' in 1366SH (1987) during the demonstrations known as | [[File:Hojjaj 66.jpg|240px|thumbnail|right|Hajj pilgrims' massacre of 1987]] | ||
'''The 1987 Bloody Hajj''' (Arabic: {{ia|حادثة الحج الدموية}}) refers to the slaughter of hajj [[pilgrims]] in [[Mecca]] by [[Saudi Arabian]] forces. The slaughter took place on days of [[hajj al-tamattu']] in 1366SH (1987) during the demonstrations known as "[[Dissociation from the Polytheists]]." According to a statement by the Foreign Ministry of the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]], in this event 325 Iranians, mostly women, were killed. Moreover, according to a statement by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Interior, forty five pilgrims from other countries were also killed. The event led to a strong reaction by Iranian officials, including [[Imam Khomeini]], and in its consequence, political ties between the two countries were severed and the dispatching of Iranian hajj pilgrims to Arabia was halted. | |||
==Slaughter of Hajj Pilgrims== | ==Slaughter of Hajj Pilgrims== | ||
On July 31, 1987, coincident with Dhu l-Hajja 6, 1407, during the demonstrations of Dissociation from the Polytheists on days of hajj, the Arabian police attacked the demonstrators, and according to reports by media in Islamic Republic of Iran, they threw stones and bricks to hajj pilgrims from roofs of buildings surrounding the path of the demonstrators. After that, the Saudi police targeted hajj pilgrims with poison gasses and guns. | On July 31, 1987, coincident with [[Dhu l-Hajja]] 6, 1407, during the demonstrations of Dissociation from the Polytheists on days of hajj, the Arabian police attacked the demonstrators, and according to reports by media in Islamic Republic of Iran, they threw stones and bricks to hajj pilgrims from roofs of buildings surrounding the path of the demonstrators. After that, the Saudi police targeted hajj pilgrims with poison gasses and guns. | ||
In his diaries, | In his diaries, Ezzatullah Sahabi points out the complicity of [[People's Mujahedin Organization of Iran]] (MEK) in the event. | ||
The event is deemed the biggest slaughter of hajj pilgrims during hajj rituals in the contemporary history. It is also known as the Bloody Friday. | The event is deemed the biggest slaughter of hajj pilgrims during hajj rituals in the contemporary history. It is also known as the Bloody Friday. | ||
==Casualties== | ==Casualties== | ||
According to the official statement of Saudi Ministry of Interior, in this event 275 Iranian hajj pilgrims, | According to the official statement of Saudi Ministry of Interior, in this event 275 Iranian hajj pilgrims, eighty five Arabian nationals, including police forces, and forty five pilgrims from other countries were killed, and many people were injured. The statistics was questioned by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iranian sources reported that 325 Iranians (203 women and 122 men) were killed in the event. | ||
==Reactions== | ==Reactions== | ||
The killing of Iranian hajj pilgrims by Saudi Arabian police was followed by a strong reaction by Imam Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. He believed that the event has broken the heart of the Prophet | The killing of Iranian hajj pilgrims by Saudi Arabian police was followed by a strong reaction by Imam Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. He believed that the event has broken the heart of the [[Prophet (s)]]. Also, in his speech, he said, | ||
[[file:Yadbood shohaday hajj 66.jpg|240px|thumbnail|Monument to the 1987's hajj [[martyr]]s in [[Tehran]]]] | |||
"If we ignore the issue of [[Quds]], if we forgive [[Saddam]], if we forgive everyone who did wrong to us, we cannot forgive the [[Hijaz]] incident. The Hijaz incident is something else." | |||
In protests against the slaughter of Iranian hajj pilgrims, the Saudi Arabian Embassy in [[Tehran]] was attacked and one of its agents was killed. After the event, ties between Iran and Arabia were severed, and Iranian hajj pilgrims were not dispatched to Arabia for four years. Moreover, the supervisor of Iranian hajj pilgrims, Mahdi Karroubi, was expelled from Saudi Arabia. | |||
==External Links== | |||
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/02/world/400-die-iranian-marchers-battle-saudi-police-mecca-embassies-smashed-teheran.html?pagewanted=all NYTimes' story on the incident] | |||
==See Also== | |||
* [[2015 Mina Tragedy]] | |||
==References== | |||
* The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/%D8%AD%D8%AC_%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86 {{ia|حج خونین}}] in Farsi WikiShia. | |||
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