Was the hajj disaster fate?

It is wrong to assume the Saudi regime does not care about hajj security, that it does not use modern technology and leaves the business to fate; it is also wrong to clear the Saudis of all wrong and say, "Such things happen in every country."

The incident is not black and white; it is complicated. The authoritarian culture and the authoritarian regime are a significant issue all by themselves.  

The head of the committee organizing hajj affairs in Saudi Arabia is the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Naif, who is also the interior minister. The visiting Saudi chief, Mufti Abdulaziz bin Abdullah, has told the prince, "The stampede is an incident beyond human control. You are not responsible. Fate and destiny cannot be prevented."

Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Hamaney, on the other hand, accused the Saudis. While the Saudi Chief Mufti acquits the Saudi regime with his statements, the Imam of the Shiite Iran blames Saudi Arabia. The two countries also fight geopolitically. 

These stances are a tiny example of religion, sect and political perceptions in the Middle East.  

The Guardian newspaper wrote that the number of pilgrims in the 1920s was around 58,000. With the development of air travel, in 2013, 3 million Muslims went to on hajj. This year, even though this figure has been decreased to 2 million, disaster happened. 

Thus, the only reason cannot be "the crowd."

The British paper quoted Professor Ian Reader's views: Emergency measures were not adequate. The professional capacity of the officers was inadequate. Emergency measures and professional capacity are technical terms. When you regard the situation from these points of view, you would take measures but when you say "fate," then there is nothing to...