TEHRAN (FNA)- The House of Saud is at fault for what happened in Mina on Thursday, September 24. They must abandon idle chatter, accept accountability, and apologize gracefully to the Muslim world.
As Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei holds, “The Muslim world has many questions in this regard. The death of more than 1,000 people is no small matter. Instead of projection and incriminating this or that, Saudis must accept their responsibility and apologize to the Muslim Ummah and bereft families (of the victims)…”
Undoubtedly, the Muslim world expects all this and more. They will never forget the Mecca tragedy; nor will they ever forgive those responsible. They want answers and they want solutions now. The Saudis must stop the blame game and idle talk:
They first blamed some “noncompliant” and “inexperienced” pilgrims for the crowd crush; then they blamed “heat” and “exhaustion”; then they blamed “two groups of prospectus pilgrims that crossed each other”; then they blamed “a crowd walking in the opposite direction”; then they blamed “the Africans”; then they blamed “the Iranians…” But Wait until you hear this: Amid the growing public backlash, the Saudi Grand Mufti came up with a perfect excuse: He declared, “Saudi authorities are blameless. The crowd crush was fate, an act of God!”
It’s a terrible way of blaming God for what happened in Mecca due to systematic negligence and error. Conceivably, Saudis will even blame ‘gravity’ if that helps them escape liability! Because why not?
In this particular case, they persist in a dissatisfying relationship with the Muslim world, unwilling either to work toward solutions or end it and move on. They know changing will lead to the unknown (change in the authority in charge of administering the Hajj pilgrimage). They also know the unknown will be much more painful than what they’re already experiencing in the aftermath of Mecca tragedy - in which their half a truth is a whole lie.
This is not an attempt to “politicize” a horrific tragedy - as Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir would like to allege “Iran is doing.” It’s just a polite way of saying you are not fit to administer Hajj. When you carelessly lead thousands of prospectus pilgrims to a death trap, it means you are not able to channel and protect one of the world’s largest regular human migrations. So the least you could do is stop insulting the intelligence of the Muslim community and step down.
Saudis should fear themselves because they refuse to do what’s best for them. Their hands are stained with the blood of innocent people and still they refuse to learn anything from the man-made disaster. Even if they have learned something, they will find themselves no wiser than before. They are full of murderous resentment and idle talk: of the mind, covetousness, hatred, and error.
As Ayatollah Khamenei holds, “The world of Islam should find a solution to this problem.” That solution has to include a change in the authority of Hajj administration. Al Saud foolishly believe they are still the guardians of Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, and that they should be allowed to run the Hajj pilgrimage anyhow!
This is absurd, because Mecca belongs to the Muslim world. It is not a Saudi possession. Lest they forget, this is not the first time they have been directly responsible for the horrific deaths of thousands of pilgrims either. They remind us of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when the sentence was about to be pronounced, pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was orphan. 
Source: english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940705001643