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[[File:Hojjaj 66.jpg|240px|thumbnail|right|Hajj pilgrims' massacre of 1987]] | [[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 | '''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 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== | ||
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The killing of Iranian hajj pilgrims by Saudi Arabian police was followed by a strong reaction by Imam Khomeini, the then 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, | The killing of Iranian hajj pilgrims by Saudi Arabian police was followed by a strong reaction by Imam Khomeini, the then 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]]]] | [[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." | "If we ignore the issue of [[al-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. | 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. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/ | * The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/حج_خونین {{ia|حج خونین}}] in Farsi WikiShia. | ||
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