Jeddah, 29 Dhu-AlQa'dah,1436 , 13 September,2015, SPA -- The Minister of Hajj Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed Hajjar will patronize on Monday the Grand Hajj Symposium in its fortieth session to be held this year under the title "the culture of Hajj, religious objective and human demand" with the participation of more than 200 researchers, scholars, thinkers and specialist in religious teachings and Hajj affairs. The Symposium's Secretary General Dr. Hisham bin Abdullah Al-Abbas confirmed that the Ministry of Hajj used forty years ago to organize and hold the symposium at the beginning of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah every year with the participation of leading scholars, thinkers, intellectuals and writers of the Islamic world during the Hajj season. -- SPA 11:15 LOCAL TIME 08:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w