SECTION THREE

If the Muslims had acted in accordance with this command: "Prepare against them whatever force you can muster and horses tethered" (Qur'an, 8:60), and, after forming a government, made the necessary extensive preparations to be in a state of full readiness for war, a handful of Jews would never have dared to occupy our lands, and to burn and destroy the al-Aqsa mosque without the people's being capable of making an immediate response. All this has resulted from the failure of the Muslims to rise up and execute God's law and set up a righteous and respectable government. If the rulers of the Muslim countries truly represented the believers and enacted God's ordinances, they would set aside their petty differences, abandon their subversive and divisive activities, and join together like the fingers of one hand. Then a handful of wretched Jews (the agents of America, Britain and other foreign powers) would never have been able to accomplish what they have, no matter how much support they enjoyed from America and Britain. All this has happened because of the incompetence of those who rule over the Muslims. Islamic Government, pp. 46-47.

If the heads of Muslim states were to abandon their mutual disputes in order to acquaint themselves with the lofty goals of Islam and to orient their policies in accordance with Islam, they would no longer be the abject captives of imperialism. It is those disputes among the heads of Muslim states that have allowed the problem of Palestine to arise and that do not permit it to be solved. If the 700 million Muslims, with the vast countries that they inhabit, had the political maturity to unite and organize in a single front, it would not be possible for the big imperialist powers to penetrate their countries, let alone a handful of Jews who are the servants of imperialism.

Imam's message dated 8 February 1971 (19 Bahman 1349 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 1,p .157.

If the Muslim states and peoples had relied on Islam instead of relying on the Eastern Western bloc and had paid attention to the luminous and teachings of the Noble Qur'an and then practiced those, they would not be enslaved today by the Zionist aggressors, nor I by American Phantoms, nor at the mercy of the satanic cunning viet Union. It is the gulf between the Muslim states and the Qur'an that has plunged our people into this dark and catastrophic and placed the destiny of the Muslim peoples and countries in the treacherous policies of imperialism of the right and the left.

Imam's message to students, dated 13 July 1972 (22 Tir 1351 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 1,p .186.

And then, at the head of all these disasters, there is Palestine. Differences of opinion and the mercenary nature of some of the leaders of Islamic have not given the seven hundred million Muslims of the world the chance nor the possibility, despite their wealth, minerals and other natural resources, to sever the hands of imperialism and Zionism and to limit foreign influence. Selfishness, servitude and the surrender by some 'Arab governments to direct foreign influence have prevented the tens of millions of Arabs from freeing Palestine from Israeli occupation and usurpation.

Imam's message calling for support for Palestine, 10 November 1972 (19 Aban 1351 AMS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 1, p.

As I have warned so many times, if the nation of Islam does not awaken and become aware of its duties, if the 'ulama of Islam do not acquire a sense of responsibility and do not rise up, if the hands of the foreigners' agents are allowed to keep true Islam - which produces the unity and movement of all Muslim denominations against the foreigners and guarantees the supremacy and independence of the Muslim nations and Islamic countries - hidden in this way behind the black curtain of imperialism, and if the flames of disagreement and divergence are kindled amongst the Muslims, then blacker and more catastrophic days than these lie ahead for the Islamic community, and the very foundations of Islam and the laws of the Qur'an face a destructive danger. The overt and covert assaults of the enemies of Islam and the international attacks against the Holy Qur'an and the freedom-bestowing laws of Islam are being vigorously pursued from every direction. Many governments of the Islamic countries, as a result either of their loss of countenance or the mission given to them, are the executers of the enemies' fatal and treacherous plans. Whether those who speak of Islam and establish the so-called "Islamic" Conference or those who abolish religion in Islamic countries and knock Islam from its official status, all of them, knowingly or unknowingly, are moving along one path, the path of implementing the malicious, imperialistic aims of the enemies of Islam who want to see this catastrophic situation of the Islamic community perpetuated; who want Israel to prevail over the lives, possessions and lands of the Islamic nation; who want imperialist supremacy and rule preserved in the Islamic world for ever and the destructive expansionist programmed of Zionism reach the stage of implementation in the Islamic countries; who want to see the nation of Islam and the governments of the Islamic countries remain always abject and humble, the captives of international aggression; who want to see them stretch out a begging hand and turn a pleading eye to the criminal imperialists and never enjoy independence, freedom, peace and security.

Imam's reply to students dated 15 March 1973 (24 Isfand 1351 AHS). Sahifeh Noor Vol. 1, pp. 195-196.

Many more Muslim countries are also beset by unending difficulties. Lebanon, which has been reduced to a heap of dust. What damage S property has the Muslims there, especially the Shi'ites, not? The foreigners and their treacherous agents fan the flames of wars and deprive the people of their possessions. Then there is the situation in Palestine and the problems there which increase daily. That which is a source of great regret is the lack of maturity on the part of the governments and the leaders of the people who rise up in disagreement another because of the foreigners.

Imam's message on the occasion of the auspicious 'Id al-Fitr⁽²²⁾, dated November 1977 (Aban 1355 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 1,p .224.

The deplorable situation in Lebanon and the tragedies inflicted upon our t brothers in faith in the southern region of that country, have is great suffering and pain. Presently, tens of thousands from the tipped and criminal army of Israel - this germ of corruption - are in control the lands of southern Lebanon, the base of our brothers in faith, I with arms, artillery, tanks and aeroplanes. They are driving the inhabitants of this area out of their homes, destroying their houses and burning their crops, while the Muslim governments remain largely indifferent in the face of these crimes even occasionally assisting in them 'I or busing themselves with unproductive talks, leaving the brave an freedom fighters, who are courageously resisting Israel, to battle alone. Perhaps this shows that there is a plot devised by the superpowers. At present our brothers and their defenseless children are burning the flames and are facing many dangers.

Imam's message on the deplorable Situation in Lebanon, dated 22 March 1978 (2 Farvardin 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor Vol. 22,p .123.

These differences have arisen either because of the acts of betrayal committed by the leaders of these countries, of these Islamic countries, or because of their ignorance and unawareness whereupon they have failed to reach any mutual understanding or to combine like the roaring waves of the sea in order to smash whatever confronts them. Indeed, you can see for yourselves how in Palestine a certain number of Zionists, a limited number of Jews, have intimidated the Arab countries, with a total population exceeding 100 million, such that some of them have surrendered to them whilst others, although not surrendering, can't actually do anything about the situation. How many years is it now since Israel usurped this land, which belongs to the Palestinians? Yet throughout all this time this vast Arab population and all of these Arab countries haven't been able to free Palestine. They say that America is supporting her (Israel) and they can therefore do nothing. But this is not so, it is you (the Arabs) who are feckless! Yes, they are feckless.

If this one-hundred-million-strong Arab population were to join forces, then even America wouldn't be able to stand in their way and neither would the European countries. No country would be able to stand in their way. But the fact is that they are not united. Yes indeed, what the foreign powers do is to ensure that these Arab nations are prevented from joining forces. If at any time they suspect that these Arab governments plan to unite, what they do is to act so as to foil these plans. Hence, for example, they take the Egyptian President to America where they sign a treaty with him or whatever. They thus lead him along a path, which is not open to others, whilst they lead another Arab leader along a different path, which, again, is not open to anyone else. It is because of our lack of understanding and our inability as Muslims to do something that we are all under foreign domination and that America, Russia and other countries like them are taking away whatever is of worth e East.

Imam's message dated 31 October 1978 (9 Aban 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 2,p .246.

My opinion of the Arab governments is not a good one. The Arab governments have not been able to preserve their independence nor create unity amongst them in order to destroy Israel. Differences among them along with the treason of some of the Arab heads of state have resulted in the Zionists being here and establishing themselves here, and unfortunately in the Egyptian president recently doing what he did. ⁽²³⁾ Of course, possibly some of the governments are, relatively speaking, not that bad, but on the whole they could not bring about unity amongst themselves ugh which to free themselves both from the imperialists and their henchmen, amongst them Israel. However, as far as the Arab nations are: concerned, they are our brothers and we treat them as such.

Imam's interview with an Egyptian reporter dated 12 November 1978 (21 Aban 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 3, pp. 118-119.

I must say that the enemies of Islam, those countries which hold sway over Islamic countries and the Muslims, comprise men of action, not words, Le the Muslims, after the early period of Islam, have been men olfaction, not action. They were deft at reciting poetry, adept at preaching sermons, when they discussed problems they did so expertly, but they did exceed the bounds of words, they did not reach the stage of action. If had done, then it would be hard to believe that more than a hundred million Arabs could be so helpless before Israel, and with everything they possessed along with the West's dependence in many areas on the Islamic countries, they could fall under its sway, particularly when one considers their huge populations and their many resources. This is down to nothing other than the fact that we have now lost that spirit which existed in the early age of Islam and was the cause of supremacy.

Imam's remarks to a gathering of ambassadors Of Islamic countries dated 10 July 1979 (19 hr 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 8,p .95

Many of the calamities, which befall the Muslims, stem from the Muslim governments, these Muslim governments who should speak with one voice, who should share the same views, who are all of one and the same religion and the adherents of the same book. They all see how their differences have benefited others, they know what the affliction is but they don't seek a cure. Rather, every day their differences increase and the gulf between them widens. This is what the big powers want, for us to be disunited, even become enemies, and become occupied with one another's affairs so that they can take advantage. The Muslims should think of a basic solution to their problems and the Muslim governments should do likewise. They shouldn't think only of remaining in power in their countries and of living a prosperous life, they should cure this affliction of disunion for there is no other solution; no assembly, no conference and so league will be effective. I ask God the Blessed and Exalted to awaken Muslims in general and the Muslim governments in particular and help them to overcome their problems, and for Islam to be materialised in the Islamic countries the way it truly is, the way it was in the early age of Islam. Another problem the Muslims have is that of the (relationship between the) government and the nation. To the best of my knowledge, and as you yourselves are also aware, the governments are ones which are not in agreement with their people, they treat the people as an enemy would treat art enemy, the nation turns its back on the government and the government tries to impose itself upon the nation, for this reason the nations do not support their governments, rather they treat them as an enemy would treat an enemy and this is the cause of the weakness of these governments.

Imam's remarks to a gathering of ambassadors of Islamic Countries dated 10 July 1979 (19 Tir 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 8,p .95.

There is something which puzzles me and it is that all the Muslim governments and nations know what the problem is, they know that the hands of foreigners are involved in disuniting them, they see that this disunity will weaken and destroy them, they see how the frail government of Israel has stood against the Muslims, and they know that if united and one of them threw a bucket of water over Israel it would be washed yet still they are helpless before it. I am puzzled as to why, when know this, they do not turn to the sure remedy, which is unity and alliance? Why do they not neutralize the plots, which the imperialists use to them? At what time will this puzzle be solved and who is to be the one to solve it? Who should neutralize these plots other than the governments and the Muslim nations? If you have the answer to 'puzzle and have solved it, then tell us too.

Imam's remarks dated 16 August 1979 (25 Murdad 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 8, pp. 235-236.

We realize and the Muslims realize, although it is important that the Muslim governments realize too, that that which befalls us and has befallen the past stems from two problems: one is the problem which the governments face and which sadly until now they have not been able to and that is the differences which exist among them and the fact that know all the difficulties of the Muslims spring from these differences. For nearly twenty years now I have told them to do something Problem. I have spoken and written about this matter and I have called on heads of governments to unite, however, unfortunately hitherto to no avail. And the second problem is that which the heads of governments to unite, however, unfortunately hitherto to no avail. And the second problem Is that, which the governments have with the people, for they have treated their people in such a way that now they do not enjoy their support. Because of this lack of concord, when a problem arises for the governments, which must be solved with the help of the people, the people either aggravate the situation further or at the very least remain indifferent. And I have said, perhaps repeatedly, that it is a good idea for the governments to learn a lesson from the experiences of our former and present governments. If a problem arose for the former government under the taghuti⁽²⁴⁾ regime, the nation either aggravated it further or was indifferent towards it.

Imam's remarks at a gathering of some Members of the Islamic Council and the Palestine Resistance Organization, 15 September 1979 (24 Shahrivar 1358 AHS). ). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 9,p .133.

All these difficulties, which have arisen for our brothers in Quds throughout this long period, have been the result of the carelessness of the Arab leaders. For more than twenty years now in my sermons and speeches I have advised the heads of state to put aside these petty regional differences, to think as one, to unite for the sake of Islam and to advance the aims of Islam. It shames me to say that a small number of people can come and, in the face of an Arab population of more than one hundred million and an approximate seven hundred or eight hundred million Muslim population, commit such deeds. The fact that America is behind them is no excuse, for America was behind the Shah too. When a nation came together for a cause, neither the satanic might of the Shah could resist it nor the support of the superpowers. If the Arab community brings together all its forces and, more importantly, if the leaders of this Community unite, then without a doubt neither America nor the other Powers can do anything to them.

Imam's remarks at a meeting with Abu Jihad, 14 October 1979 (22 Mehr 1358 AHS). ). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 10,p .5.

He problem for the Muslims is their government. It is these governments that have brought the Muslims to this state of affairs. Rations are not the Muslims' problem; nations, with the innate character they possess, can solve the problems, but the problem is with the governments. When you look at all the Muslim countries, you can find very few places where their problems have not been created by their governments. It is these governments, which, as a result of their relations' with the superpowers and their servitude to the superpowers of the left and right, have created problems for us and for all the Muslims. If this problem is removed, the Muslims will attain their aspirations. The solution lies in the hands of the nations.

Imam's remarks at a gathering of Participants in the Congress for the Freedom of Quds, 9 August 1980 (18 Murdad 1359 A. H. s). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 12,p .278.

Why are the Muslims unaware of this power? Why are the Muslim governments unaware of this power of Islam? Why have the Arab governments, throughout these long years, taken a slap in the face from Zionism? Why should they be in the control of foreign powers? Sadly there are differences among them and this is the problem for the Muslims.

Imam's remarks dated 20 October 1980 (28 Mehr 1359 AH. S). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 13,p .126.

We shouldn't complain too much about America, even though it is the source of corruption, but we should complain and cry out about the Islamic countries and the Muslim governments. Islam strongly communicates the need for coming together and having unity of purpose, not only that, it actually brings it into practice too. There are days commemorated in Islam whereby unity is strengthened by their very existence and by the motives behind them, days such as 'Ashura and Arba'in. The Noble Qur'an has insisted upon this point that the people, the Muslims, should not be disunited, they should be like the fingers of one hand and hold fast to the rope of God. America's doctrine, however, is that it must sow dissension among the Muslims, exploit them, strip them of their dignity, plunder their wealth and resources and keep them a consumer society, this in order to pursue its foul aims. We don't expect anything else from America. But as far as the Muslims are concerned, that is the Muslim leaders, these we do have a complaint about, and we must cry out because of them, for they present themselves as supporters of Islam, yet they act against the text of the Noble Qur'an, against the sunna (traditions) of the great Prophet of God and against the interests of the countries under their control. The problem for the Muslims is these governments, which are governing over them and these differences, which are created by them. If it weren't for this plan of America's⁽²⁵⁾ and its second plan drawn up by Fahd, ⁽²⁶⁾ along with the other plans which will be formed later, Israel would not have dared to annex the Golan Heights. These plans have created dissension and have opened the way for Israel.

Imam's remarks dated 16 December 1981 (25 Azar 1360 A. H. S). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 15,p .262.

The problem lies in the inattentiveness of the governments who give away their resources, proffer their wealth, and in return bring the gift of obsequiousness for themselves and their people. The problem for all the Muslims and Islam lies in this inattentiveness or the treason of some of the heads of state. If the nations are sitting back waiting for these governments to restrain Israel for them and restrain the other powers who want to rob them of their wealth and drag them into abjection, then they are waiting in vain. You can see how they have sowed dissension among the Arabs with this plan, well now they want to create differences among our Muslim governments with this one piece of propaganda: they (the Iranians) buy weapons from Israel, they are playing terrorist games and have done such and such in Bahrain. This is all part of the plan fog Muslims that they have drawn up which today opens the way even furthe1 for dissension and widens the gulf between the governments daily. And ii has begun to produce results. This annexation of the Golan Heights by the usurper Israel is just a taste of things to come. Israel, with the backing it has from America, pays no heed to these American-installed organization however much they may protest, it carries on doing what it wants to do.

Imam's remarks dated 16 December 1981 (25 Azar 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 15,p .263.

That which afflicts Islam today is that the ears, which should listen to the problems of the Muslims, have become deaf, the tongues, which should speak in the interest of the Muslims, have become dumb, and the eyes, which should see the calamities that have befallen the Muslims, have become blind. What should we say to these deaf, dumb and blind people? Don't the governments of the region view the Lebanese problem as a disaster? Don't they see it as being a disaster for Islam? Don't they see it as being a disaster for the Muslims of the world? Isn't the attack by Israel on Lebanon and the numerous killings perpetrated there a disaster? Do they not constitute a disaster for Islam, a disaster for the Muslims? Does the statement that this attack took place with the approval of America go in one ear and out the other? If they are not deaf, then why do they not hear these cries and moans of our dear ones in Lebanon? If they are not blind, then why do they not see these killings, which are taking place every day in Lebanon and Iran? Why do they not see the dear youths being killed at the warfronts and the women, children and old men being killed away from the warfronts in the towns and cities? If they see these things and view them as a catastrophe, then why is nobody speaking out? If they care about the state of Islam, if they care about the Noble Qur'an, if they care about the noble cities, then why today, when these religious guideposts are being trampled upon, when Islam, the Qur'an and the noble cities (of are being threatened, do they not speak out? Why do they still help (to the enemies of Islam)? What has happened to them that calamities take place in their presence, such crimes are committed in presence and yet not only do they remain silent on the matter but they their support too? Once again they want to endorse the Camp agreement; once again they want to endorse the Fahd plan; once again they want to officially recognize Israel. To whom should we turn with these tragedies? To these governments who have closed their eyes and ears to the matter and have faint-heartedly surrendered themselves to America? Or to these innocent nations who are writhing under the yoke of their repression?

Imam Khomeini's remarks dated 13 June 1982 (23 Khurdad 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor Vol. 16,p .197.

To whom can we turn with our complaints about these governments other than to God the Blessed and Exalted? Where should we begin with our complaints about those who call for a holy war against Iran? They call for a holy war against Iran which has risen up and means to stand up to all the powers and to carry Islam into effect globally, yet they remain silent when it comes to Israel which has risen in battle against Islam, which states clearly that the lands from the Nile to the Euphrates belong to it and views the noble cities as its own. To whom can we turn with these problems? With whom should we discuss these tragedies? Whom should we petition about this lethal silence, this silence, which endorses the criminals, this silence which encourages the oppressors? To whom can we turn for help to break this silence? Are you few in number? Is your wealth little? Is your oil insignificant? Are your lands few in number? Do you not possess important centers, which are of strategic value? All the means are there, only one thing is missing: faith. There is no faith.

Imam Khomeini's remarks at a gathering of representatives from some of the world's freedom movements, 13 June 1982 (23 Khordad 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .198.

We are from God and to Him is our return As we commemorate Quds Day for the year 1982 (1361 AHS), we are going through the saddest and most painful of days and we are leaving behind us the most regrettable and disastrous of times. Our sadness and pain are not only on account of the innocent, defenseless people who have been martyred in the oppressed country of Lebanon; nor do our distress and feeling that a disaster has occurred stem merely from the extensive attack that the criminal Israel carried out on the Arab inhabitants and Muslims of Beirut using cluster and fire bombs, causing the martyrdom and injury of thousands of innocent and defenseless men and women, young and old alike, and children; nor are we grieved simply because of the malicious plans of America, the super criminal, to destroy the foundation of Islam in Iran and other countries; nor because of the material and psychological help that Egypt and Jordan and their colleagues give to the two unrestrained criminals, Begin and Saddam, who have brutal and criminal natures and whose material life and existence depend on infringing upon the rights of the nations and the weak of the earth and who pride themselves on tyrannizing and suppressing the oppressed nations; nor on account of the ruthless aggression of the Aflaqite Saddam and the Ba'ath party of Iraq against the Islamic country of Iran, the murder of thousands of children, old men and women, and the razing of the verdurous, populous Arab- and Persian-inhabited cities of Iran - for this infidel party cannot bear Islam thus its plan is to overthrow Islam and its supporters. No, our affliction, distress, sadness and pain stem from the fact that the Muslims are scourged by these governments who have sold themselves and lost themselves to the superpower America and who blindly follow the commands of the enemies of Islam and Muslims. They (these governments) use excuses to try to justify their opposition to the Islamic Republic and for supplying arms to Saddam - to a man who sees Islam as his enemy - along with the other military, material and psychological help they give him. They bring up this matter of us being Persians and them being Arabs, which totally contradicts Islamic precepts

Those of the Noble Qur'an, and over their propaganda loudspeakers in their media, which is in the service of the superpowers, they use the lie that Israel is supporting Iran as an excuse for helping Saddam. Excuse do they have for their lethal silence today when Israel has an Arab Muslim country and is shedding the blood of Muslims excuse can they come up with before God the Avenger and the nations for the help they give to Israel and its criminal master? What excuse do they have for following up the demeaning Camp David proposal and the Fahd plan?

What excuse do they have for compromising with these congenital and professional bloodthirsty criminals? Is today's America any different from the America of yesterday with which they (the Arab governments) falsely accused us of compromising? Or is this Israel any different from the Israel which they said was arming the Islamic republic and then used this false claim as a pretext to rush to the aid of Saddam and demonstrate animosity towards us as they hurried to save the Aflaq Ba' ath party? Oh God, the Muslims of the region have to contend with such rulers just as their lord 'Ali ibn abi Talib had to contend with the hypocrites - who put on a show of being good and pious - at whose hands during this period he was sent to meet You, thus being relieved of his burdens.

Oh God, today Islam is beset by hypocrites more criminal than those people at Nahrawan (the Kharijites), hypocrites who, in the name of Islam, crush Islam and co-operate with the enemies of Islam to, in effect, plunder the oppressed, deprived nations and fetter the freedom-seekers of those nations. Oh God, these ignorant men of power carry upon their shoulders the burden of the knowledge that they bear the humiliation Israel brings upon them so they can rule over the Muslim nations for a few days. Oh God, these ignorant governments, with all the means at their disposal for victory over the superpowers, endorse the crimes of America and Israel and work day and night to strengthen the foundations of unbelief.

Imam's message dated 16 July 1982 (25 Tir 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16, pp. 226-227.

It is the duty of the nations, with the arrival of Quds Day and the anniversary of the martyrdom of that great man in the history of mankind (Imam 'Au pbuh ), in their gatherings and marches to earnestly demand that their governments rise up against America and Israel using their military might and their oil weapon. And if they (the governments) pay no heed to this demand and instead support the criminal Israel which threatens the whole region, even the noble cities, and the depth of whose aspirations is now apparent, they must force them into action through pressure, strikes and threats. In a situation where Islam and its holy sites are under threat of aggression, no Muslim can remain indifferent. That which the governments of the region are doing at this time, when Israel is encroaching extensively on Muslim lands and is killing innocent, defenseless Muslims, is nothing other than uttering empty, conciliatory words. And more disastrous than this is that they turn to America, the criminal kingpin, for protection against Israel, in effect like turning to a dragon out of fear of a snake, and even though they have the means with which to fight them, they are not prepared even to utter a hostile word against them or threaten them. In such a situation, everyone should prepare himself for obliteration and throughout his life consent to any form of humiliation.

Imam's message dated 16 July 1982 (25 Tir 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16, pp. 226-227.

Self-love is what makes these leaders of Muslim countries indifferent to the crimes perpetrated by these powers and their dependants. If they didn't possess this self-love and this love of position and power, then they wouldn't sit by watching as these tragedies took place, as these unjust acts were perpetrated against Iran and Lebanon where the situation is even worse. All of them are afraid that their power, which I must say is imaginary and worth nothing, will be taken from them. For this reason, they humble themselves so before America and even worse and more disastrous than this, before Israel. Presently, all the commotion, which is Being made in most of these Islamic countries is in order to get Israel officially recognized and to consolidate the Camp David agreement. If it weren't for love of these few days of presidency, for these few days of rule, who would have imagined that Israel could do such things with Muslim lands and could humiliate the Muslims so presumptuously before everyone.

Imam's remarks dated 31 August 1982 (9 Shahrivar 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .272.

Oh God the Blessed and Exalted, make these nations pay attention to these matters and awaken these governments in Islamic countries from their slumber. They think that Israel, Israel, whose very basis lies on its grabbing Arab lands, is their protector that is why they help it, or they think America is their protector, America which only wants their oil, wants to gain from them and wants them to be a market for it.

Imam's remarks dated 18 September 1983 (27 Shahrivar 1362 Al-IS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. l8,p .109.

Is it not regrettable that in the face of this catastrophe, the heads of Arab countries are presently either sitting back and not saying anything, thus opening the way for (the implementation of) this malicious plan, or, in order to please America or safeguard their transient positions, are supporting Israel? In order to perform my Islamic duty, I have at every opportunity carried the cry from the heart of the regions deprived and oppressed to the world, including the governments of the Islamic countries, and henceforth whenever the opportunity presents itself, I will, God willing, continue to do so. Perhaps my words will have an effect on the governments of these countries, some of whom busy themselves in the pursuit of hedonism while others persist in quarrelling and wrangling with their brothers or are so afraid of America that they have surrendered Themselves to it. Perhaps they will be roused from this sleep of ignorance to an Islamic awakening, perhaps they will come to their senses, act like human beings and bring an end to this disastrous situation of theirs, and like Iran the brave reject all the superpowers. Our Lebanese brothers are presently in the clutches of Israel and the bloodthirsty Lebanese government, and even worse, of the aggressor America. Every day a group of them are either martyred or made homeless, yet most of the governments in the region are busy making compromise with Israel or supporting the Lebanese government.

Imam's message dated 22 September 1983 (31 Shahrivar 1362 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 18,p. 121.

Unfortunately, they use the foolishness of some of the leaders to turn all of them against one another. They force this one to attack Iran, causing the Iraqi nation to suffer so much loss and pain. They bring so much hardship upon them for the sake of a stupid person whom they told: "Go, be the commander of Qadissiyeh⁽²⁷⁾ On one side they turn the Palestinians against one another s you witness in the battle which is taking place between them - and on the other they create differences between the Muslim governments. Why should it be this way? If these Muslim governments truly awaken from their slumber, if they realize what power they hold in their hands, what resources they possess, resources which are their (the superpowers') lifeblood, they would establish relations with one another, friendly relations. We are all the time shouting out: "Come, let us be friends," even though they keep saying: "No, Iran wants to destroy every country in the world. " Why should Iran want to do such a thing? Iran wants to put things right, she wants all the Muslim governments to come together, to be as brothers. Unfortunately, they don't understand this. I hope that the nations at least will gradually awaken and that the people themselves will rectify this matter.

Imam's remarks dated 20 December 1983 (29 Azar 1362 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 18,p .169.

THE DIVULGENCE OF PLOTS AND TREACHEROUS PLANS

Camp David: a plot to legitimize Israeli aggression

Question: Do you oppose the Camp David agreement as the other Muslim leaders do?

Reply: The Camp David agreement⁽²⁸⁾ and others of that nature are but plots to grant legitimacy to Israel's aggression and have resulted in the situation being turned in favor of Israel and to the detriment of the Arabs and Palestinians. The people of the region will not accept such a state of affairs.

Imam's interview with Associated Press News Agency dated 7 November 1978 (16 Aban 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 3,p .56.

Question: How do you appraise the Camp David accords and Sadat's? Backpedaling on Beit ul-Moqaddas?

Reply: I condemn it absolutely. imam's interview with the Libyan news agency, 17 November 1978 (26 Aban 1357 AHS). Sahifa-yi Noor, Vol. 3, p.

Question: What effect have the Camp David accords and Sadat's treason had on the revolution in Iran? Reply: The Camp David agreement, and indeed any move which strengthens Israel's position, is basically not only to the detriment of the Palestinians and Arabs, but also to the detriment of all the countries in the region and will as a consequence bolster all the reactionary forces of the region.

Imam's interview with the Libyan newspaper Al-Safir, dated 23 November 1978 (2 Azar 1357 AHS). Sahifa-yi Noor, Vol. 3, p. 238.

Question: What is your opinion of Camp David? What do you see as the solution to the Palestinian problem? Reply: Camp David is nothing other than a trick, a political game meant to perpetuate israel's aggression against the Muslims. For more than 15 years, in my directives and speeches, I have condemned Israel and defended the Palestinian people and (their right to) their land. Israel is a usurper and must leave Palestine, the sooner the better. The only solution is for the Palestinian brothers to destroy this corrupt entity as quickly as possible and pluck the roots of imperialism out of the region so that peace can return once again to the region.

Iran sees itself as being in step with its Muslim brothers in Arab countries and as sharing in their decisions. Iran considers Sadat's peace agreement with Israel to he an act of treason against Islam, the Muslims and the Arab brothers and endorses the political stance of those countries, which oppose the agreement.

Imam's message dated 25 March 1979 (5 Farvardin 1358 AHS'). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 5. p .208.

I have, for more than 15 years now, been pointing out the danger of the usurper Israel and have informed the Arab governments and people about this fact. Now, with the imperialist plan for peace between Egypt and Israel, this danger has become greater, closer and more serious. By accepting this peace, Sadat has revealed further his dependence on the imperialist government of America. One cannot expect anything else from a friend of the former Shah of Iran.

Imam's message dated 25 March 1979 (5 Farvardin 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 5,p .208.

From about 20 years ago until the present, I have spoken of this problem and have advised the Arab governments and other Muslims to work together on this matter. If the Arab governments, whose populations and groups are many in number, had united on this issue, then these disasters, which have taken, place for Palestine and Quds would not have occurred. Unfortunately, however, the Arab governments did not heed my words of advice and did not turn their attention to the differences, which existed among them, differences which the hands of foreigners created and which still exist today, indeed which increase with each passing day. Among these are the differences which the agreement between Egypt and Israel, Brought about by the hands of foreigners, caused. This agreement aggravated the differences among the Muslims and the Muslim governments and because the latter are not politically mature, they could solve this problem and thus they gave in on such a grave issue, on such; t of treason. Subsequently, the differences among the Muslims and Muslim governments became greater. This is a cause of great sorrow for us.

Imam's remarks at a meeting with the Somalian ambassador dated 7 May 1979 (17 Ordibehesht 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor Vol. 6,p .125.

In view of the treacherous treaty between Egypt and Israel, and the Egyptian government's unquestioning obedience to America and Zionism, provisional government of the Islamic republic of Iran announces the severance of diplomatic ties with the Egyptian government.

Imam's decree concerning the severance of ties with Egypt dated I May 1979 (11 Ordibehesht 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 6,p .108.

The Egyptian nation must sever the hands of this traitor (Sadat) from their country and erase the shame of submission to America and Zionism from face of) the nation.

Imam's reply to a message from Qaddafy, the Libyan leader, dated 1 May 1979 (17 Ordibehesht 1358 MIS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 6,p .123.

The Islamic countries must adopt an inimical stand against the occupying regime in Israel, which has caused most of the problems they now face, and must uphold the aspirations of the dear Palestinian and Lebanese people with all their might. The Islamic countries must defend those organizations worldwide, which seek to implement freedom. We thororough1y condemn the plot of Egypt, America and Israel to suppress the great movement of the militant people of Palestine. Leaders and representatives of countries gathered in beloved Algeria, come let us unite and sever the hands of the criminals of the left and right -at whose head stands America - uproot Israel and entrust the rights of the people of Palestine to their own hands. I ask God the Exalted to awaken the Muslims and grant the Islamic countries unity and greatness.

Imam's message dated 30 October 1979 (8 Aban 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 10,p .79.

Yes, Mr. Sadat is obedient, he is obedient to America. Like the Shah of ours, he has succumbed completely. How much longer do I have to go on expressing regret that someone who calls himself the head of an Islamic country sits at a table with two people who are both the enemies of Islam -the Israeli regime is the enemy of Islam and Carter is their brother - and enters into an agreement against Islam while we sit back and listen, while the Egyptian nation sits back and listens and while you writers sit back and listen. How regretful this is. How much longer do I have to deplore this situation, this union they have formed with the enemies of Islam, with people who have trained their guns on the Muslims? They sit together at one table and come to an agreement against the Muslims, and worse than that, the Muslims sit back and watch, the Muslim governments sit back and watch and the nations sit back and watch.

Imam's interview with Hassanein Heikal, 19 December 1979 (28 Azar 1358 AHS) . Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 11,p .54.

At a time when criminal Israel is unleashing a comprehensive onslaught against the Muslims in beloved Palestine and Lebanon, and is laying its criminal plans to transfer its capital to Beit ul-Moqaddas; when it plans to intensify and extend its crimes against the Muslims it has driven from their homelands and brutally kill them in even greater numbers; at a time when he Muslims stand in greater need than ever of unity, Sadat, the traitor and servant of America, the friend and brother of Begin and the dead, deposed ;hah, and Saddam, another humble servant of America, are trying to sow dissension among the Muslims and will not hesitate to commit any crime heir criminal masters enjoin upon them in order to achieve their goal. America is engaged in continuous attacks on Iran, sending spies in the hope of defeating our Islamic revolution and conspiring with Sadat to diffuse (by way of Iraq) lies and false propaganda concerning the leaders of the Islamic government. The Muslims must beware of the treason to Islam and the Muslims in which these agents of America engage.

Imam's message dated 12 September 1980 (21 Shahrivar 1359 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 13,p .81.

We don't expect anything else of Saddam other than to say such absurd things at the Ta'if⁽²⁹⁾ conference. We don't expect anything else of some of the heads of state that have fallen into their hands (the superpowers) and those heads who supported the Shah in his time and helped him in his crimes and who today help Saddam in his. They act as their inhuman nature dictates. Instead of thinking about (the situation of) Islam, the Islamic countries, Palestine and our Islamic movement when they sit down Together, they are interested only in devising plans against an Islamic country which wants to put Islam into practice in all its affairs and wants to implement the laws of Islam throughout the land, and in coming up with various plots to make the different groups Upon one another and to turn Sunni and Shi' ite brothers against each other.

Imam's remarks dated 31 January 1981 (15 Bahman 1359 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vo1. 14,p. 39

Don't these so-called Islamists see that 'Islam is being trampled under the boots of the superpowers and their depent~t5 in all the Islamic Countries? Don't they know what is going on in the south of Lebanon, in Palestine, Iran, Iraq and in the other Islamic country? Don't they know what they have done to the people there, what young, innocent children they have made fatherless and homeless? Was the Ta'if conference not aware of these things? The participants came together at this conference in the name of Islam, but there was not even whiff of Islam to be had there, only exorbitant expense and aristocratic living; no attention was paid to Islam and to taking care of the affairs of Muslims Have they not heard the saying of the Prophet that he who rise in the morning and shows no Concern for the affairs of Muslims is hin~1f not a Muslim? "Whoever rises in the morning and does not strive to help in the affairs of the Muslims is not a Muslim. " Did they strive to help in the affairs of the Muslims of the world? These heads of late who came together at the Ta'if conference in an area, in a country where the Messenger of God, the Prophet of Islam had lived and where he propagated his message, what did they say about Islam? What concern did they show for the Muslims and their affairs? What did they achieve Based on the wording of the honorable tradition can we count them as being amongst the Muslims?

Imam's remarks dated 18 February 1981 (29 Bahman 1359 Al-IS). Sahifeh Noor Vol. p .90.

From the beginning of the struggles, issues relating to Lebanon and have been among our main aims and have not been separate from Iran. In general, a Muslim should not only take one Muslim group in to consideration The region is on the verge of a general Islamic uprising; America is to certain plans in an attempt to prevent the defenceless people of from taking control of their own destinies, and, unfortunately, some governments, which aid the US in this regard. The plans of d Fahd constitute one such aid. Even if we assumed that America had proposed a one hundred percent Islamic and humane plan, we would believe that it would take steps for peace and our interests. Even if America and Israel were to recite the profession of faith "La ilaha illa llah (there is no god but God), we would not accept it, for they want deceive us. They speak of peace but seek to create warfare in the Do you expect us to remain indifferent towards America, Israel other superpowers who want to devour the region? No, we will, compromise with none of these superpowers or powers. We are Muslims end to live as Muslims. We prefer a poor life if it means that we e and independent. We do not want this progress and civilization calls for us to stretch out our hands to foreigners. We want a civilization, which stands firmly on the foundations of dignity and humanity, and it is on this basis that we want peace preserved. The superpowers wish to control the humanity of human beings and you and I Ly bound to resist, to refuse compromise and reject such plans as those if Sadat and Fahd, as indeed is any Muslim. It is incumbent on us to condemn such plans, which are not to the benefit of the deprived. I can you that the issues which concern us are not separate from those concern you, but as you know only too well, America and its local do not leave us alone for a moment, consequently, if we are not i give you the help you deserve, it is because we are preoccupied with these criminals criminals. We consider Lebanon to be a part of us. The s of Lebanon and Iran and all Muslims of the world are one, and I hope that we can preserve our unity.

Imam's remarks at a gathering of Members of Amal, 28 October 19B1 (6 Aban 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 15,p .209.

Regarding regional issues, these plans, which America, the Zionists and some of their lackeys have devised, are the most important topic of conversation at the moment. They are plans, which the Muslim governments, the Arab governments that is, want to draw up and impose on everyone. This plan has no positive points about it. Those who think otherwise have either paid scant attention to the issue, or have other ideas. There are no positive points in such plans.

Our country, our nation, gave so many martyrs and so many were maimed and crippled - a large number of who are here today (may God heal them) - for the sake of Islam. We do not regard Islam as being confined to Iran. Islam is Islam everywhere. It is the same Islam in Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, the Hijaz, Syria and other places. We cannot separate our fate from of other Muslims. All these damages that have been inflicted upon us, the martyrs we have given, all the people who have been maimed and crippled, all those who became homeless, all this we sustained for the sake of Islam. It is because Iran is an Islamic Country that we go through so much for it. We cannot consider the Arabs or the destiny of the Arabs, nor that of the other (Muslim) countries, as being separate from ours. Everywhere it is Islam, and all Muslims - and we are included in there are duty bound to protect Islam wherever it is. We are duty guide these Islamic countries which today are contemplating this extremely pernicious plan and want to approve it, to the best ability. We must remind the Muslim peoples and Islamic countries acts. I hereby give warning of the danger posed to Islam by this those who have proposed it are either ignorant or under the of America and Zionism. This is also true of those who regard Plan as having Positive points. If there were not one negative point in from that calling for Israel to be officially recognized - one of the of this proposed plan is that Israel be officially recognized and be guarantees - even if all the points mentioned in it were positive apart this one clause, it alone would be enough to negate any positive point.

The meaning of giving such guarantees to Israel is that the Muslims would have to ensure the security of this Israel which for many long years has usurped Muslim lands; has carried out mass killings in Palestine, Lebanon and other places; has made Muslims homeless, has endangered the properties and lives of Muslims, and has subjected them to its corrupt goals! It means that were someone to attack this usurper, this usurping, criminal government, all Muslims and all governments in the region would be obliged to oppose him in order to protect Israel. Israel, which has sucked the blood of the Muslims. Which has done all that it has to Palestine and Quds, which has given Lebanon the appearance it has today, which has murdered Muslims and plundered their possessions, from now on all of us, would be obliged to be its protectors. To safeguard it, in order to recompense it! From now on we would be obliged to officially recognize those who, from the first day they entered Palestine and Quds, have done nothing but usurp! The Arab countries would have to officially recognize this corrupt regime, this nefarious, infidel regime and recompense it after all those crimes it has committed.

As some would have it, one of the positive points in this plan is the clause which calls for Israel to withdraw to borders which existed before the war of whenever, but this too is one of its negative points. For it means that providing it withdraws from a few areas, it will keep all the lands it occupied up until that period. It is like us reaching a settlement with Iraq that a part of Khuzistan remains ours while another part becomes theirs.

This is one of the negative points of the plan. Indeed, all its other points serve to benefit Israel and to bring about Israeli domination over the Arabs. I hereby warn the Islamic nations, in particular the Arab nations, and also the Islamic and Arab armies, that approving this plan behind closed doors without allowing the people to have a say in the matter will result in nothing but your enslavement by Israel, in making you the slaves of Israel till the end of your lives and placing you blind and powerless at the mercy of Israel and America. There is no greater shame for the Islamic and Arab nations than to submit to this vicious, corrupt plan, which is one hundred percent against Islam. It is a disgrace for the Arabs to accept the dominion of Israel. I caution you all that if this plan is approved, tomorrow Israel will take Mecca and Medina out of your hands. The nations should be vigilant; they should awaken their governments and make them oppose this infidel, immoral plan. While this plan is being put together, America is showing its teeth and claws in an attempt to make them (the Arabs) accept It. It has sent its commandos and troops to the region and has carried out man oeuvres, bringing its performers to put on a show (of power) to frighten the inhabitants of the region. If the governments are afraid of such moves, the people should be full of spirit and brook no fear. It would be better for us all to die than to live in disgrace under the control of Zionism and America. And this is a huge step taken on the orders of America to humble the Arabs and Muslims. Shame upon those Arabs who, for the sake of a short duration in power over a country and because of the profits they gain, submit them to such humiliation. And shame on us all if we sit back in silence. Even if the governments those that are heedless of the facts or those that intentionally mean to commit treason against Islam, the Arab nation and the Muslims, approve of this plan, still it will have no value.

Imam's remarks dated 17 November 1981 (26 Aban 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 15, pp. 224-225.

If it weren't for this plan of America's⁽³⁰⁾ and its second plan drawn up by Fahd⁽³¹⁾, along with the plans that will be proposed at a later date, Israel would not have dared annex the Golan Heights. These plans have created dissension and have opened the way for Israel.

Imam's remarks dated 16 December 1981 (25 Azar 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 15,p .262.

Today, Saddarn the traitor understands only too well that he will not be saved from this trap they have laid for him, and he and the atheist Iraqi Ba'ath party face no other fate than downfall and destruction. On account of this, he has, today, despite all his boasting, his absurd rogation of the title commander of Qadissiyeh, his beating on hollow rum for revolution and his claim to bear irreconcilable enmity towards Israel, sought refuge in the arms of governments devoted to America, the friend and colleague of Israel. He has stretched out the hand of humility and medicity to the enemies of the Arabs and Islam, first (to try) to save himself from this fatal situation that he has made for himself, and secondly to turn attention from the main enemy of Islam and the usurper of Muslim Lands, and by returning Hosni Mubarak to the Arab fold, enforce the shameful Camp David accord or implement the Fahd plan which will bring shame to the Arab nations and, more importantly, to Islam.

I warn the Arab governments of the region that by submitting to such plans they will, in addition to accepting their own bondage at the hands of. America - and even more shameful than that at the hands of Israel - evoke the eternal enmity of the nation, government and powerful armed forces of an. If you don't return to the lap of Islam, tomorrow will be too late. Don't let the tricksters of America and the boasters Hosni, Hassan, Hussein and Qabus⁽³²⁾, who truly are in need of a custodian and who foolishly use the youth of their countries and the arms and munitions of their armies against Iran instead of using them in the way of freeing themselves from the clutches of Israel, trick you into provoking contention with an Islamic country which sent the now annihilated Shah - with all that diabolical power and support he had from the great and the small Satans - and Saddam, who is more of a criminal than the annihilated Shah was, to hell.

Imam's message dated 27 May 1988 (6 Khurdad 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .158.

The Iranian nation, like the other Muslims of the world, will be responsible before God for the problems and dangers, which are being created for Islam. And one of the greatest dangers today comes from the Camp David accord and the Fahd plan⁽³³⁾ which will strengthen Israel and it intensify its crimes. All of us, particularly the Saudi Arabian goverflmeh1t~ are responsible before Islam, the Noble Qur'an and the future generations. And I fear that the day will come when the Muslim goverflmel1ts and nations realize that, at the hands of the criminal America, Israel has, God forbid, achieved its unjust and criminal aims and the Muslims will not be able to do anything about it. I consider support for the plan for the independence and recognition of Israel to be tragic for the Muslims and explosive for the Muslim governments, while opposition to it I view as a great Islamic duty. I seek refuge in God Almighty from these plans, which are being drawn up for Islam by pseudo-Muslims.

Imam's message dated 5 June 1982 (15 Khurdad 1361 AHS). Vol. 16,p .181.

Today, the dear nation of Iran, relying on divine power~ advances despite the ignorant ones who thought that because of their inhuman crimes and the martyring of the nation's esteemed personalities the people would leave the scene, and who could not and cannot understand the secret of their presence (on the scene) - We hope that by defeating America's recent plot for preserving Saddam and the Aflaqite party, our brave forces will, with the final defeat of the Iraqi government, pave the way for an advance towards Beit ul-Moqaddas, just as it is hoped that we will not witness indifference from the countries of the region whose every possession is LOW in danger of destruction after the recent attack by Israel on the Islamic country of Lebanon and the murder and plundering perpetrated there. The Muslim nations should realize that with this lethal silence of some of he regional governments and this unquestioning submission of theirs to America and Israel, today beloved Lebanon is being put into the gullet of these world-devourers and their vassals, and the same will happen to the other dear countries in the near future. If today the regional governments stood against these criminals using the oil weapon and guns, the problem ~f Israel, and subsequently of America and any other rapacious power, would be solved. We express our severe disapproval of some of the Muslim governments who have stretched out their hands to America, which is the original criminal and the main plotter, in an attempt to seek heir deliverance from something, which is nothing other than a man-eating wolf, and we condemn them absolutely. Indeed, if it were not for this problem of the war with Iraq, this plot to distract us from the existing problems that face us, and the plan to defeat us on two fronts, the brave ration and revolutionary government of Iran would adopt another course) of action.

The umpteenth time we turn to the Muslim governments, particularly he regional governments, and ask them, indeed advise them most categorically to rise up to preserve the dignity, lives, honor and wealth of he Islamic nations; to unite with us, the Syrian government and the palestinians and present a single front to defend the glory and honor of slam and the Arabs; and to sever for evermore the hands of these criminals from their rich countries. Do not miss the opportunity, for tomorrow will be too late.

Imam's message dated 27 June 1982 (6 Tir 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .217.

Today, Israel is gradually gaining sovereignty over these Islamic countries, and if this indifference, this aid and this procrastination in order to get Israel officially recognized is efficacious, then Israel will become the ruler) f them all, and just as now it has been able to humiliate and abase them fore itself on the orders of America, so too, according to the plan of Rica, this affair will continue, will spread, and will become rooted everywhere.

Imam's remarks of 31 August 1982 (9 Shahrivar 1 361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .273.

Do you know what went on at the Fez summit? ⁽³⁴⁾ and what Israel did after it? Many things have been said about Fez and I will not repeat them here. One thing I will say, however, and that concerns the seventh clause which some claim does not officially give recognition to Israel. Is this the case? Or does it indeed recognize Israel, even going further than simply recognizing it? When the Islamic countries come together and ask the Security Council to guarantee peace and secure borders among all countries of the region, is Israel considered as one of these countries or If it is, then was it considered the exception at this Fez summit or not? No it wasn't, it was included as one of the regional countries. Well, when you say that Israel, like the Hijaz, like Lebanon and like all the other Should have its security guaranteed, such that if one of them tries to attack another, the Security Council will stop them, this means that if one of the regional countries tries to deal a blow to Israel or take some kind of action against it, the Security Council must, at the behest of these men who came together at Fez, stop it. This constitutes not only recognizing Israel, but also guaranteeing its existence then what did Israel do afterwards? In the Israeli parliament it was subsequently said that this plan is not worth looking at, is not worth reading. And then just in these past two days, Israel perpetrated this rime, a crime, which according to some of these gentlemen was, described y America as butchery. Just imagine what must have happened there for America, the head of all butchers, to describe it as butchery. What happened to those innocent people of Lebanon, of Beirut, and other places like them? What did they do to deserve this? The gentlemen guaranteed the security of Israel, but it paid no heed to them.

I want to say just one thing and that is if Israel, throughout the whole of its life, has ever uttered a word of truth it is that this agreement is not worth 'ten looking at. Why? Because those who signed it are worth nothing, if they were, would Israel have said such a thing? If such an insult is hurled t someone, if your ordinary man in the street is told by someone that essentially what he is saying is not worth listening to or his written word is not worth reading, he will be the enemy of that person until the end of his days. These gentlemen have sided with people who have insulted them in this manner, have humiliated them in this wa~ and following that have set Beirut, Lebanon and the south of Lebanon alight the way they have. At the same time as Israel has humiliated you so, the police in the Hijaz, out of support for America, out of support for Israel, have arrested our youth, our old men, our women and our children, and returned them to ran. What had they done wrong? Are they not Muslims? What did they ~y? They said 'Death to America! Death to Russia! And Death to Israel!' 'Hey said death to these three, so does that mean they are not Muslims? ) Id they not go there to worship God? What did they do wrong? All they did was shout for Islam. They came to say death to Israel. What's so important about Israel anyway? Is it our friend? Is it friendship when it tells you that you are not worth listening to? Is this how a friend acts? Or this more likes the action of an overlord? America has never said such lings to you. America with all its might has never said such a thing, it as never said that the proposals of a group of people who all lay claim to something or other are not even worth listening to. America has never said such a thing to you, yet you accept this from Israel. Well now you lust expect humiliation in this world and the next.

Imam's remarks dated 19 September 1982 (28 Shahrivar 1361 AH5). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 17, pp. 22-24.

With the arrival of the Feast of Sacrifices (' Id al-Qurban), when, under normal circumstances, I would congratulate all the Muslims of the world, in particular the pilgrims to the sacred House of God, those going towards the site of the great sacrifice of the father of the prophets, Hazrat Abraham, the friend of God (may the peace and blessings of God be upon him and his descendants), this year, unfortunately, because of the disasters which have been brought upon the Muslims, instead of congratulating them Must offer them my condolences. Condolences not only for the violation by the Great Satan, America the criminal, of the Muslims' sanctuary, nor just for the attack by the terrorist and criminal leaders of Israel on the beloved Islamic country of Lebanon, nor even for the crimes of the Aflaqite Saddam, this spineless servant of America and Israel, perpetrated against the Arab and non-Arab Muslims in the south and west of Iran, nor for the rejoicing of the heads of the countries of Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Morocco and others over the victory won by the enemies of Islam and mankind over the innocent people of Lebanon and Beirut and the killing of thousands of young and old people, of children, of innocent men and women - even though these are all calamities and call for condolences. No, I must offer them my condolences for an even greater disaster and more significant catastrophe which makes all others pale into insignificance beside it, and that is that a handful of contemptible Zionist terrorists could carry out an assault on Muslims in the most odious of manners in the face of the rest of the Muslim world, which has such huge material and spiritual resources at its disposal and which, with a little bit of browbeating, could even drive America, let alone Israel, out of the Arab regions. It is not only the plight of a group of innocent people who have been driven out of their land and are now homeless and shelter less which grieves us, for the great disaster is that these crimes were carried out by Israel in full view of the governments which claim to be Islamic. And the great catastrophe is that these governments which claim to be Islamic work for the gratification of America and Israel and implement the Camp David plan, or others of a similar nature, to the letter, and in the wake of this terrible crime, they formally recognize Israel or its dominion. The tragedy for the Muslims is that when these terrible events occur, some of the so- called Muslim governments prevent the tyrannized from even moaning about the tyrant.

Imam's message on the auspicious occasion of the Feast of Sacrifices ('Id al-Qurban) dated 20 September 1982 (29 Shahrivar 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 17,p .27.

If the Muslims of the world come to understand the motives of the prophets, upon whom be peace, the main one of which is in the last book designed to produce true human beings, the Noble Qur'an, this book of guidance which shone from the origin of light "God is the light of the heavens and earth" (24:35) lighting up the lamp in the niche of the effulgent heart of the Seal of the Prophets, peace and blessings of God be upon him and his descendants, so that the hearts of mankind may be delivered from the veils of darkness and light and the world illuminated with light upon light, and if they join the ocean of light, they will never be enslaved by Satan and his offspring. They will never accept the brand of shame and abjectness on their foreheads for the sake of a few days of chimerical rule or presidency, and will not leap up and down in joy over the subjugating Camp David plan and others like it in order to ingratiate themselves with the Great Satan. Beware oh droplets estranged from the ocean of the Qur'an and Islam! Come to your senses and join this divine ocean, seek light from the absolute light so that it can turn the avaricious eyes of the world devourers away from you and sever their hands of usurpation and aggression so that you can acquire an honorable life and attain human values. Free yourselves from this shameful life in which a handful of Israeli hucksters can rule over you and trample on innocent Muslims in your presence. Oh God, awaken us sleepers and bring the leaders of the Islamic countries to their senses so that they rule the Muslims according to Islamic criteria and crush the ill-omened idols and the taghuts.

Imam's message dated 20 September 1982 (29 Shahrivar 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor Vol. 17, p. 30.

It is not surprising that America and its devotees knock on any door in order to get Egypt returned to the Arab fold. What is both surprising and regrettable is the attitude of the Arab leaders who, after those lengthy preparation5~ all that propaganda, the meetings both behind the scenes and those which are public knowledge, the amazing hullabaloo and all those formalities, sat down together then rose from their seats concluding that all the problems of Islam and the Muslims would be rectified with the return of Egypt, who has an agreement with Israel, to the Arab fold. One day they ostracize Egypt because of its agreement with the Zionists, then the next they welcome it back for consolidating Israel's position and recognizing it. Yesterday they ostracized Egypt for turning its back on Arab demands, and then today they welcome it back for kissing America's hand. Yesterday they ostracized Egypt because it betrayed the aspirations of Palestine, and today they welcome it back so they can collectively support that act of betrayal. And more regrettable and shameful than this is that Egypt, with complete indifference, did not accept any of their conditions for its return. One of the top officials from Cairo even said: 'The Arab heads of state should admit their mistake'! The Lebanese question, the Afghanistan issue and other problems besetting the Arab nations are not matters on which the so-called heads of the Islamic countries should waste their precious time! How can the innocent and respected Arab and non-Arab nations, indeed how can the Muslims tolerate such shame and allow them to be their rulers? Hasn't the time arrived for the Islamic nations to rise up and make their leaders either yield to the superiority of Islam or be treated in the same manner, as was the Shah of Iran?

Imam's message dated 11 February 1983 (22 Bahman 1362 AHS). Sahifeh Noor Vol. 18, pp. 228-229.

They have all joined hands together to prevent the Palestinian nation from continuing with this course of action upon which it has embarked. They Are shedding crocodile tears for Palestine and are saying 'It's a pity what i~ happening to Palestine. It is a good idea for them (the Palestinians) to accommodate (the Israelis) until things are put right. ' The Palestinian nation should realize that if it takes a step backwards on the present issue the situation will revert to what it was. At present the Palestinians are o~ the verge of crushing the Jews (the Zionists) and I hope they achieve this. The words of those who believe they are doing good or those who mean to deceive, those who say there should be a short cease-fire, a five-month cease-fire, and other such talk of which you are all aware, are all aimed al stopping Palestine from continuing what it has started. They want to quieten it and suppress it once again.

Imam's remarks dated 10 February 19& (21 Bahman 1366 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 20,p .179.

The Muslim nations should devote thought to the deliverance of Palestine and should repeatedly announce to the world their repulsion for and aversion to the conciliatory and reconciliatory policies of the ignoble leaders, who have sold themselves and who, in the name of Palestine, have destroyed the aspirations of the people and Muslims in usurped lands. They should prevent these traitors from sullying the dignity, respect and honor of the brave Palestinian nation at the negotiating table and in their meetings, for these tergiversating pseudo-revolutionaries of little dignity have, in the name of freeing Quds, turned to America and Israel.

Imam's message dated 28 July 1988 (6 Murdad 1366 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 20,p. 114.

The Muslims do not know where to turn with this pain they are suffering. The house of Saudi, the servants of the sanctuary, give Israel assurances that they will not use their weapons against it, and in order to prove what they say, they sever relations with Iran. Really, how warm and close do between the heads of the Islamic countries and the Zionists have before the pretence of doing battle with Israel is taken off the agenda in conferences and meetings of the heads of Islamic states. If they had an ounce of self-respect and ardent zeal for Islam and the Arab cause, would never be prepared to sell themselves and their countries out by nut such a vile political transaction.

Imam's message on the anniversary of the bloody killings In Mecca, 20 July 1989 (29 Tir 1367 Al-IS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 20,p .231.

THE REJECTION OF ISRAEL'S EXISTENCE AND THE:
ALL FOR UNITY AND SUPPORT FOR THE STRUGGLE AGAINST ISRAEL

Permission is given to use religious funds to back
the Palestinian and Lebanese struggle

It is necessary that the benevolent Muslims, in particular the honorable people of Iran who are in the forefront of charity giving, set about as soon possible this crucial task of saving the defenceless refugees. They should rush to their aid with whatever means possible, and with a sense of responsibility before God the Almighty they should not refrain from giving n any kind of honorable assistance. If so desired, they are permitted to use up to a third of the monies from the blessed share of the Imam (sahm-i imam⁽³⁵⁾), upon who is peace, to help the refugees and those affected by the war.

Imam's message marking events in Lebanon, 22 March 1978 (2 Farvardin 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 22, p. 123.

One of the great disasters to have struck the Muslims is the aggressor el, which is presently in a state of war with the Muslims and is busy advancing on Lebanese soil while receiving help from the Shah. The Muslim governments are mainly indifferent to this vital issue, heedless of fact that if Israel is successful in its advances, God forbid, it will treat other countries in exactly the same manner. These disasters which befallen us stem from America and its henchmen.

Imam's message dated 24 March 1978 (4 Farvardin 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 2,p .41

Question: Do you wish Iran to close ranks with the Arab countries against?

Reply: have always and persistently expressed my desire that the Muslims of the world unite in a struggle against their enemies, Israel being one of them. Unfortunately, however, the different regimes that has To power in the Muslim countries have not heard my calls. I hope finally these calls will be heard. As for myself, I will persist with this se of action.

Question The last series of military attacks by Israel resulted in the occupation of another Arab land, that is the south of Lebanon, where the people are Shi' ite s. What are you going to do about this?

Reply: The people of south Lebanon must return to their homes through whatever means it takes. It is their duty to struggle for the restoration of their land before the Israelis settle their own people there.

Imam's interview with Le Monde, 6 May 1978 (16 Ordibehesht 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 2,p .48.

For approximately twenty years now I have been exhorting the Arab countries to come together and drive out this corrupting element. If Israel gains power, it will not be content with Beit ul- Moqaddas. Unfortunately, however, my advice has had no effect on them. I ask of God to awaken the Muslim

Imam's remarks dated 7 May 1978 (17 Ordibehesht 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 6,p .116.

Abu Ammar⁽³⁶⁾: Have always opposed the Shah, Israel and their supporters on the issue of Palestine, while agreeing with you on this matter and making the nations re of Israel's tyranny. Now that the Iranian people are being trampled ~ath the boots of the Shah's executioners, are besieged by tanks, guns machine guns, and Israeli soldiers are helping by Positioning themse1ves in the streets of Tehran to kill the defenceless people of Iran, t one with our innocent people and make our voices reach the world ugh your propaganda machinery.

Imam's reply to Yassir Arafat, 19 September 1978 (28 Shahrivar 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 2,p .107.

Question: What is your position on the Arabs?

Reply: We extend our hands to the Arab countries who are Continuing their struggle against Israel, and indeed have always supported them 1st Israel. It is hoped that the Arab nations will defend the struggles e Iranian nation.

Imam's interview with a representative of The Arabic language Al-Qaumi al-Arabi Magazine, 11 November 1978 (20 Aban 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 3, p. 103.

Question: What is the view of His Holiness, the Ayatullah, on the Palestinian movement and the Palestinian people on the whole and in particular on Beit ul-Moqaddas? What relations exist between you and the me Liberation Organization?

Reply: For many years now, we have always spoken of Israel and the fact is a usurper. Our intention has always been to stand by our brothers, and whenever we gain power, we will join them in defending their rights like brothers standing as equals in the same line of as them. Beit ul-Moqaddas must be returned to the Muslims, the are usurpers. Unfortunately, I cannot understand why, despite large populations and all the kinds of vast material means they have at disposal, the Arab governments cannot regain their rights and their and defend their homeland. This is because of the differences that among them. I hope they will put an end to these differences and will attention to Islamic issues, so that, God willing, they will tear this Element out from their lands.

Imam's interview Nahar daily, 11 Aban 1357 AHS). Pp. 104-105.

Under the present circumstances, the Shah's regime supports Israel. For nearly twenty years now I have, in my declarations and speeches, opposed this policy and have declared my support for the rightful struggles of the Arab and Palestinian people

Imam's interview with the German Third World daily, 15 November 1978 (24 Aban 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 3, P 161.

Neither the Muslim people of Iran, nor indeed any Muslim, and in general no freedom seeker officially recognize Israel, and we will always support Our Palestinian and Arab brothers.

Imam's interview with the Middle East News Bulletin, 17 November 1978 (26 Aban 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 3,p. 178

Question: What is your view on the fate of Quds?

Reply: Quds belongs to the Muslims and must be returned to them.

Imam's interview with the Lebanese Newspaper Al-Safir, 23 November 1978+ (2 Azar 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 3p .238.

Question: Do you have a message for the Arab people?

Reply: My message for the Arab and Muslim brothers is this: put your differences aside and offer each other the hand of brotherhood, be in step and unite with all the Muslim brothers, even the non-Arab brothers. Make Islam your only point of reliance. Only by having uncountable material resources and, more importantly, by possessing divine and spiritual resources which are to be found in Islam, can you become a power over which the superpowers will never aspire to dominate and will not subject to attacks from the left and the right in this manner and plunder everything you have.

Imam's interview with the Lebanese Newspaper Al-Safir, 23 November 1978 (2 Azar 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 3p .238.

We will throw these American military men out of Iran, we will throw these military advisers out of Iran along with those from Israel and those others who are swallowing up the people's land and destroying the Muslims' resources. God willing, we will throw them out, and it will be the hand of God, which will do this.

Imam's remarks, 19 November 1978 (28 Aban 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 3,p .206.

Question: If the Shah goes and the government Your Holiness envisages is established in power, what changes will appear in The relations between your government and Israel?

Reply: We will reject Israel and will have no relations with it. It is a usurping government and our enemy.

Question: Does that mean that Israel will not be supplied with oil from Iran9? Reply: It will not.

Imam's interview with an American Reporter, 1 December 1978 (10 Azar 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 3,p .275.

Question: Is it true that you support the aims of the Palestine Liberation Front?

Reply: We support the oppressed. We support whoever is oppressed wherever they may be, and the Palestinians are oppressed, the Israelis oppress them. For this reason, we support them.

Imam's interview with an American Reporter, 1 December 1978 (10 Azar 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 3,p .275.

Question: In their defence against Israel's continual aggression, Amal has given a lot of martyrs. What advice do you have for the people of south Lebanon?

Reply: Everyone should unite and stand in a united front against these aggressors. They should act and chop off their usurping hand. This is the duty of all Muslims in general, to free Quds and put an end to the malice of this germ of corruption in Islamic lands.

Imam's interview with Amal, 7 December 1978 (16 Azar 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 4,p .31.

It is prohibited for anyone to scatter to the winds the wealth of the Muslims, that wealth which belongs to a nation, or sell it to the enemies of Islam such as Israel who is presently at war with the Muslims. It is said that most of Israel's oil is supplied by Iran, and in exchange, so it is said, Israeli soldiers murdered many of our number killed.

Imam's remarks dated 9 December 1978 (18 Azar 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 4, pp. 43-44.

We have rejected Israel and never will we supply it with oil, nor will we, under any circumstances, officially recognize it.

Imam's interview with the American CBS channel, 11 December 1978 (20 Azar 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 4,p .52.

Question: Would you say that you have links with all the freedom movements in the different Arab countries, each one of which fights for independence (like the people of Palestine), autonomy, political, economic and ideological freedom in its own special way and its own particular circumstances?

Reply: The sacred Islamic movement-taking place in Iran has no ed links with groups outside the country. However, we hope that because the Iranian people always supported the struggle of all freedom; in particular that of the Palestinian brothers against the aggressor and because for more than fifteen years in my directives and speeches I have always endorsed their movement and assisted them as possible, they, and indeed all freedom-fighters throughout the world, today support the justice-seeking struggles of the Iranian nation. We that this will happen as soon as possible and to the greatest degree.

Imam's interview with the Italian communist Party newspaper Unita, 14 December 1978 (23 Azar 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 4,p .70.

Question: In 1948, Palestine was seized unlawfully and, with the cooperation of the big imperialist governments, Zionist dreams were realized.

How did this tragedy affect the people of Iran at that time and what reaction did it provoke?

Reply: Actually it must be said that the usurpation of Palestine by the aggressor Israel with the co-operation of the big imperialist governments was a tragedy for all Muslims including those in Iran. It was a very painful tragedy in which it must be said the imperialist governments of the time were the main aggressors for they were the ones who devised this plot against the Muslims in this region. Indeed, the Islamic countries have suffered many disasters at the hands of the superpowers and this was just one of those huge disasters, only this time it was perpetrated by the Zionists. Because of the people's deep Islamic sentiment, the loss of Palestine for the Iranian nation - and that does not include the Shah and his government Was like losing one of its own limbs. For this reason, and despite the cooperation of the Shah and his puppet governments with Israel, the Iranian nation has always offered its deepest and sincere sympathies to the Palestinian fighters.

For more than fifteen years I have repeatedly protested against the cooperation of the Shah and his government with Israel, and so many Iranians, clergymen and laymen alike, have gone to prison and been tortured for protesting about Israel's aggressions. We have always defended Palestine to the best of our ability as part of our Islamic duty, and, God willing, we will always carry out this divine duty alongside other Muslims.

Question: Could you talk about the kind of relations that exist between you and the Palestine resistance? It is well known that open relations exist between the Shah and Israel in different areas and in particular that the Shah helps Israel to a great extent by supplying its oil. Could you elaborate on what your relations with Israel will be after Iran has been freed from the Shah's rule?

Reply: As I pointed out before, we will always, to the best of our abilities and with all our might, help our Palestinian brothers to bring an end to Israeli aggression and free Islamic lands from the hands of the usurper Israel. We will never assist Israel even in the smallest degree.

Imam's interview with a journalist from The Palestinian vefa news agency, 15 December 1978 (24 Azar 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 22, pp. 151-153.

Because of his actions against the interests of the Muslims, the Arab countries and the Palestinian brothers, the Arab and Islamic world have ostracized Sadat. According to Islam, the Muslims and indeed all-international criteria, Israel is a usurper and an aggressor, and we will not allow even the slightest bit of negligence or weakness in putting an end to its aggressions. At appropriate times, I have supported Yassir Arafat's measures and attempts to obtain rights for the Palestinians and have Islamic lands returned to the Muslims.

Interview dated 31 December 1978 (10 Dey 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 4,p .114.

Question: Will the Ayatullah and the new government change Iran's ~1icy on Israel and South Africa? Will the sale of Iranian oil depend on? The past and present political stance of the purchasing country on Iran?

Reply: Israel is a usurper and no kind of relation will exist between Iran rid a handful of usurpers. Who on earth would be prepared to sell oil to a racist, criminal country?

Interview with foreign journalists, 4 January 1979 (14 Dey 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 4,p .134.

Question: When you return to Iran, what decision will you make on the issue of oil supplies to Israel and South Africa?

Reply: Israel is at war with the Muslims and is the usurper of our brothers' lands; we will not supply it with oil. Other countries, however, which have dealt with us in a just manner, will benefit from our oil.

Imam's interview with a reporter from The BBC, 5 January 1979 (15 Dey 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 4,p .140.

Question: In the field of foreign policy, what position will Your Holiness adopt on countries such as the United States, Russia and Israel?

Reply: We will not have relations with Israel because it is a usurper and is at war with the Muslims. However, as regards America and Russia, if they do not interfere in our internal affairs and seek proper relations with us, we will establish relations with them.

Imam's interview with French Television's Channel 2, 8 January 1979 (18 Dey 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 4,p .172.

Question: If those governments, which throughout the present revolution in Iran have openly supported the Shah, express their regret, would you continue relations with them?

Reply: Yes, apart from Israel. Israel is the exception, as is South Africa and any country, which supports racism.

Question: In your comments you have said that Israel is the enemy of Islam. Is then it possible that an Islamic government will declare war on this country?

Reply: It depends on the circumstances at the time.

Imam's interview 23 January 1979 (3 Bahman 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 4,p .260.

Question: What is your view on relations with Israel and the collaboration of the army with the Arab army against Israel?

Reply: The Arab countries will not need us in a war against Israel. They must not allow the entity Israel to become deeper rooted. We will cut off all relations with Israel because there is no valid reason for its existence.

Imam's interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel Kayhan newspaper, 5 February 1979 (16 Bahman 1357 AHS).

Even though the material strength of our revolution is little, its spiritual power is what has caused its progress. So it was that our people with only their fists and blood prevailed over a great satanic power which was supported by the superpowers equipped with all kinds of satanic paraphernalia~ and over those powers which before this victory supported the Shah and expressed loyalty to him. It was the power of the people's faith that caused them to be victorious over all of these with only their fists and blood. And in addition to the power of faith, which existed, the true secret of this victory, indeed something that was a consequence of this power of faith, was the people's ideological unity.

Because this was an Islamic and human revolution, it spread like wildfire throughout all the regions of Iran, from the remote villages to the major cities, and through all sections of society. It was because of this ideological unity that these satanic powers were unable to resist it and one stronghold after another was relinquished. Of course, we still have many problems to face; they plundered our country, they turned our country upside down and perverted all signs of civilization. In the name of a great civilization they put our educational system in a state of backwardness; in the name of progress they completely destroyed our agrarian economy; and in the name of freedom they suppressed the freedoms of all our newspapers and propaganda organs. We have inherited a country, which is in a terrible mess. Everything in it is ruined and must be built anew. However, through God's grace, because the affair is a divine one and I feel that it is God's intention that the weak will be victorious, all sections of the nation are united to overcome these difficulties of ours, and, God willing, through the efforts of our people we will solve our problems. Ask of God the Blessed and Exalted that our brother's nation of Palestine will overcome their difficulties. We are their brothers. From this movement's inception more than fifteen years ago, I have always, in my writings and speeches, spoken of Palestine and called attention to the crimes that Israel has perpetrated there. God willing, after we are freed from these fetters then to the same degree that we stood with you at that tune and are now standing with you, I hope that we will confront the Together like brothers. I beseech God the Blessed and Exalted to Ti and the Muslims and to return Quds to our brothers.

Yassir Arafat addressing Imam: It was my misfortune, or good fortune, to n born there; it is my homeland. Fate decreed that I be born t that does not mean I alone am responsible for freeing Beitulmoqaddas. You are all responsible. After this great victory in Iran, your nothing is greater than mine, even though I was born there. I have o offer in the way of freeing Quds apart from my blood, but you, great victory and the means at your disposal, have a great flood at your command; you must do something so that you can all pray in Quds. Imam: god willing. Yassir Arafat: An earthquake is now in the offing and may have even "When thou threwest a spear, it was not thy act but God's. " (Qua an 8:17). In reply to Dayan and Begin, I told them they could go use a patron and rely on America, but I too could find support and indeed have done so: I rely on the Iranian nation under the leadership of mess the Grand Ayatullah Musavi al-Khomeini.

The Shah too relied on America, Britain, China, Israel and the but these refuges are powerless. That refuge which is not ss, but powerful, is God. God is our refuge. I advise you, my own people and your people, to always turn to God, not to these powers. Rely on material things but on the spiritual. The power of God is than all these powers, thus it was that we saw a nation, which was weak, and empty empty-handed prevail over all the powers, and, God willing, will continue to do so. When we are with God, we are not afraid of anything, for if we are slain in the way of God, we are blessed, and if we slay in the God, we are also blessed. Yassir Arafat: Last year, a large force from the Israeli military was sent to the south of Lebanon to crush the Palestinian people and the Muslim people of south Lebanon. The fighters gathered to resist these large military units did not exceed 2,000. Facing them were 65,000 Israel' soldiers either reserve forces behind the front line or forces on the battlefield who believed that they would destroy them in two hours. We found ourselves in a very difficult situation. At the height of the difficulties, 1 turned to God and said: 'Oh God, if these people, this group of people are killed, there will be none of your worshippers left in this then victory arrived. That man, Mr. Brzezinski, had said goodbye to the Liberation organization, believing it to be lost, but we saw that God granted us a great victory, a victory in southern Lebanon. A year had not passed since that victory - and our victory in southern Lebanon was a small, simple victory - when we achieved the greatest of victories "Truth has now arrived and falsehood perished, for falsehood is by its nature bound to perish. " (Qur'an 17:81).

We struck terror into the hearts of our enemies. When Begin says that a dark period has begun for the Israelis, it has great meaning. This is the cause of their fear. When Kissinger says: 'the greatest event since the Second World War has occurred', he is referring to the victory of the revolution in Iran. How is the victory of the Islamic revolution in Iran dangerous for America? If America does not adopt the measures in Iran that it took in Vietnam, the revolutionary movement in Iran will be maintained until it reaches Israel. This is what Kissinger said yesterday. From his comments we can see just how dangerous it is for American interests in the region, and from the mouth of our enemy we can understand the truth of our situation. When I went to Baghdad, I told the heads of the Arab countries there, the Arab rulers, that the very least I had heard from them was: 'what do you have to do in Iran? What business do you have with Grand Ayatullah Khomeini?' This was the least of their remarks. Others told us our interests would best be served with the Shah in power. 'Keep the Shah and your interests may even be furthered,' they said. In the last meeting with the leaders of the Persian Gulf states in the Persian Gulf, just a few days before your victory here, they said information had reached them to the effect that Bakhtiar would be victorious and the Americans could keep him in Iran

Imam Khomeini: All the estimations that the big governments made turned out Wrong because this was a divine affair Yassir Arafat: "And the unbelievers plotted and planned, and God too and the best of planners is God. " (Qur'an 3:54) Imam: They continue to make these appraisals and will do so in the future, but they will all turn out to be wrong.

Yassir Arafat: They say an earthquake has taken place, we say an explosion of light has occurred. We say the time has come when our people and our region will be free and independent. Many problems lie before us, but nevertheless I am optimistic about the future. A greater jihad and even more exhausting struggles lie ahead of you, rebuilding a society is more difficult than fighting and achieving victory. The Shah has ruined this place. Imam: We place our hopes in God and do not despair of Him. God willing, we will overcome our problems, but we don't believe we will overcome them through material means, victory is attained through spiritual means. As long as our people put their trust in God the Blessed and Exalted, they will progress, and if, God forbid, there is any deviation, then it will be the end for us all. Imam: They continue to make these appraisals and will do so in the future, but they will all turn out to be wrong. Yassir Arafat: They say an earthquake has taken place, we say an explosion of light has occurred. We say the time has come when our people and our region will be free and independent. Many problems lie before us, but nevertheless I am optimistic about the future. A greater jihad and even more exhausting struggles lie ahead of you, rebuilding a society is more difficult than fighting and achieving victory. The Shah has ruined this place.

Yassir Arafat: I don't think that the conspiracies of the enemies have ended. When we look at the flood of events, we are certain that the enemy will not let such a fortress collapse as easily as this. Imam: The enemy doesn't want this to happen, but God will act against him, if He so wills. Yassir Arafat: Even though I may smile now, the smile is only on my lips. My heart is bleeding because of the killings that have occurred in Iran.

Imam: God willing, your heart will be gladdened. Yassir Arafat: God is my witness that in my life I have not been as happy as I was when you achieved victory.

Imam Khomeini: May God protect the Muslims, God willing. Yassir Arafat: In Lebanon, shooting bullets into the air in celebration is not allowed. It has been forbidden for more than a year now, the commander-in-chief of the Palestine Liberation forces having given the command that no one must waste any bullets no matter what the occasion. Yet with all of Lebanon engulfed in flames, Abu Ammar himself broke this law for the first time by shooting five bullets into the air in celebration. The villages in the south of Lebanon, the Shi' ite-inhabited regions, these Shi' ite villages will undoubtedly be pounded in air raids now, for Begin is grieved about events in Iran. May God protect the south of Lebanon from the Israeli bomb attacks May He protect the forces of the Arab governments God willing, may He protect His Holiness the Grand Ayatullah and his people.Imam: I hope that God will protect them.

Arafat: It is true that Israel has friends, but we too have brothers and friends. Imam Khomeini: We place our trust in God the Blessed and Exalted. Yassir Arafat: The last week was the start of a new period.

Imam's remarks in a meeting with the Palestine Council, 18 February 1979 (29 Bahman 1357 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 5,p .92.

I ask God the Blessed and Exalted that just as our people triumphed through ideological unity and reliance on God the Blessed and Exalted, freeing themselves from the yoke of this dynasty and the people who supported and promoted them, so too may God Almighty free our Palestinian brothers. The important thing is that they have ideological Unity and rely on God the Blessed and Exalted. The secret of our victory was ideological unity, reliance on God the Blessed and Exalted and the power of faith. The power of our nation's faith was such that martyrdom was seen as a blessing. The people sought martyrdom, they had no fear of death, and thus it was that their fists prevailed over the tanks. The other nations, the Palestinian nation, must find ideological unity and place their reliance in God the Blessed and exalted. Wherever this secret of victory materializes, victory will ensue. Our dear Palestinian people must be united and rely on God the Blessed rid Exalted, they must turn their attention to the clergy, to spiritual matters and to God the Blessed and Exalted so that they will be victorious. Ask God the Blessed and exalted to grant victory to all the oppressed nations. For many years now, perhaps twenty years, I have repeatedly aired my views on Palestine and Israel, and I will say again: We condemn Israel. Israel is a usurper. The land it has taken it has taken unlawfully. Quds inst be freed and Israel driven out. The Arab governments must unite and drive Israel out of their lands and sever the hands of the colonizers. I ask God the Blessed and exalted to grant that we achieve these aspirations and we can meet in Quds.

Imam's remarks at a meeting with a Group of Palestinians and Bishop Cappucci, 2 April 1979 (13 Farvardin 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 5,p .242.

Do not wait for your governments to do something for you. For more than 15 years now, I have been exhorting the Arab governments to unite together and free Quds, but my words had no effect at all because they are not concerned about this problem. not one of them is concerned about he people, the people must think about themselves. If we were expected to sit and wait until the governments did something for us, we would still have that same state of backwardness that we had and the former Shah would still be ruling over us. It was through the power of faith that our people acquired that we opposed the superpowers and, praise is to God, was victorious and severed their hands. If you want to overcome your problems, if you want to free Quds, if you want to free Palestine, if you want to free Egypt and the other Arab countries from the hands of these agents, from the hands of the foreigners, then the people must rise up. The people must do this; they cannot sit by and wait for the governments to do something about these problems, for they only act when it is profitable for them. The people must rise up, they must realize that the secret of victory is to wish for martyrdom and place no value on material life, on the worldly, animalistic life. This is the secret that can take the people forward; this is the secret that the Quran has revealed.

Imam's remarks, 6 April 1979 (17 Farvardin 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 5,p .262.

Unfortunately, the differences that are evident in the region, particularly the Arab region, have made it possible for Israel with its small population to resist the Arabs with their large population and the vast means they have at their disposal. This germ of corruption covets the whole region, if it is not stopped it will not be content with just Palestine and the al-Aqsa mosque, it wants to conquer everywhere. It is up to the Muslims and the Muslim governments to unite and deracinate this germ of corruption and not allow those who support it to continue doing so. I beseech God the Blessed and Exalted to enhance the power of Islam, to exalt Islam and the Muslims and bring them unity

Imam's remarks dated 21 April 1979 (1 Ordibehesht 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 6,p .5.

Many years now I have continuously spoken about Israel and its s in my sermons and writings, and have brought to the notice of the that Israel is a cancerous tumour in a corner of the Islamic which will not be satisfied with Quds and the other places. No, (the Zionists) intend to move on. They are the followers of America does policy and America does not simply aspire after one place, just all the superpowers wish to bring all the countries under their control if The Muslims must awaken. Today is not the day for the to be sitting in a corner, each living his own particular life, this Cannot be .At a time when it is the policy of the superpowers to swallow up every place , the Muslims must awaken. I hold out no hope for most of the government , but the people must awaken and come together under the banner of Islam and the command of the Qur'an. God be praised, the Muslims number about a billion, their countries are rich and their people are meritorious. However, those who seek to rule over these countries (the imperialists) have, through the distorted propaganda they have over the past few hundred years and the influence they have achieved the universities and the centres which educate the sons of Muslims, the Muslims lose hope in themselves, they have made lose themselves. Title Muslims must strive to find their greatness. Imam's remarks at a gathering of Shi' ite representatives from southern Lebanon, 21 May 1979 (31 Urdibihisht 1358 AHS). Sahifa-yi noor, Vol. 6, p. 218. We are by your side fighting Israel

Brothers, after offering you greetings and wishes for good health and peace ,I would like to say that the situation in Lebanon and the disasters Which are being brought upon our brothers have not escaped our attention. We are deeply grieved by these inhuman actions being carried out against Muslim countries , particularly against the people of Lebanon and our brothers by the Zionists with the help of America. We hope that God the blessed and Exalted, who is the supporter of the weak and oppressed~ will help you and all our brothers. We are fighting Israel and America by your hope that the forces of Truth will defeat the satanic and tyrannical ~0ur troubles and suffering are not new to Islam and the Muslims. The forces tyranny have always opposed Islam and fought with the I ask for your victory and the success of all the Muslims. Imam's message to the Shi' ites Of Lebanon, 6 June 1979 (16 Khurdad 1358 AHS).sahifa-yi noor, Vol. 7, p. 65

Now all the Muslims and the oppressed, particularly (those in) beloved Iran and (the) usurped (lands of) Lebanon and Palestine, are facing a sensitive period. Iran confronts agitators connected to the regime along with renegades and international Zionism, while Lebanon and Palestine stand against Israel the enemy of Islam and the Muslims and the man-eating corrupter. At present, our Muslim brothers in Palestine and Lebanon are bedevilled by the inhuman aggressions of Israel, and if. God forbid, Israel is victorious on that front, its aggressions will spread to other countries. It is required that in the gatherings during the holy month, prayers are offered for the Palestinian and Lebanese brothers.
Imam's remarks dated 21 August 1979 (30 Murdad 1358 AHS).sahifa-yi noor, Vol. 8, p. 218.

I have repeatedly warned the brothers in Islam in all countries, and particularly the Arab brothers and the great Arab nation who are the vanguard of Islam, of the great danger the foreigners, especially Zionism, pose to them. In the month of Ramadan, which is a month of Islamic assemblies, it is necessary that the believers pull back the curtain on the plots of this world-devouring monster in their public gatherings and reveal the dangers posed by this enemy of mankind.
Imam's remarks dated 25 July 1979 (3 Murdad 1357 AHS).sahifa-yi noor, Vol. 8, p. 219.

If the Muslims were united and each one of them threw a bucket of water Over Israel it would be washed away, yet still they are helpless before it. I am puzzled as to why, when they know this, they do not turn to the sure remedy which is unity and alliance? Why do they not neutralise the plots Which the imperialists use to undermine them? At what time will this Puzzle be solved and who is to be the one to solve it? Who should neutralise these plots other than the Muslim governments and the Muslim nations?

Imam's remarks dated 16 August 1979 (25 Murdad 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 8,p .236.

With the deepest of regret I must state that the governments and nations of in particular the Arab governments and nations, made a mistake. Stake that all the Muslims made, particularly the Arab nations and governments, was to give Israel a respite. The personal interests of the governments prevented them from stifling Israel's voice at the very start and stopping it from gaining power. Unfortunately, their interests prevented them from heeding our exhortations, which we have been loudly over the past 20 years, or a little less, along with our call to unite against Israel. They gave it a respite until the affair reached the has. Now its aggressive hands have reached out and set southern aflame, and it means to extend the borders of Palestine even further. We have said repeatedly that Israel, this germ of corruption, will not be with Quds, and will not content itself with Beit ul-Moqaddas. If it is given further reprieve, all the Muslim governments will be placed in the past mistake must be rectified through the Muslims' unity and through the formation of a 'Party of the Oppressed' to stand against the imperious ones at whose head are the criminal America and its most servant Israel. Is the mistake of the Muslim governments and the Arabs in . r; they must rectify this mistake and repent before God the and Exalted.

Imam's remarks dated 18 August 1979 (27 Murdad 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 8,p .250.

Dear sisters and brothers, in whatever country you may live, defend your Islamic and national honor! Defend fearlessly and unhesitatingly the peoples and countries of Islam against their enemies: America, international Zionism and all the superpowers of the East and West. Loudly proclaim the crimes of the enemies of Islam. My Muslim brothers and sisters! You are aware that the superpowers of the East and West are plundering all our material and other resources, and have placed us in a situation of political~ economic, cultural and military dependence. Come to your senses; rediscover your Islamic identity. Endure oppression no longer and vigilantly expose the sinister plans of the international bandits, headed by America. Today, the first qibla of the Muslims has fallen into the grasp of Israel, that cancerous growth in the Middle East. Today, it is suppressing and 5iaughtering our dear Palestinian and Lebanese brothers with all its might. Today, with all the diabolical means at its disposal, Israel is casting dissension among the Muslims. It is incumbent upon every Muslim to arm himself against Israel. Today, our African Muslim countries are writhing beneath the yoke of America and other foreign powers and their agents.

Imam' s remarks dated 29 September 979 (7 Mehr 1358 ANS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 9,p .226.

The Islamic countries must adopt an inimical stand against the occupying regime in Israel, which has caused most of the problems they now face, and must uphold the aspirations of the dear Palestinian and Lebanese people with all their might. We thoroughly condemn the plot of Egypt, America and Israel to suppress the great movement of the people of Palestine. Leaders and representatives of countries gathered in beloved Algeria, come let us unite and sever the hands of the criminals of the left and right - at whose head stands America - uproot Israel and entrust the rights of the people of Palestine to their own hands. I ask God the Exalted to awaken the Muslims and grant the Islamic countries unity and greatness.

Imam' s remarks dated 30 October 1979 (8 Aban 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 10,p .79.

How can Israel, with such a small number of people, come and prevail over these countries, which possess everything and have all kinds of powers, the way it has? Why should it be this way? Is it not because the nations are divided and stand apart from their governments, and the governments are disunited, that a population of one billion Muslims, with all the means they have at their disposal, are sitting by and watching as Israel perpetrates these crimes in Lebanon and Palestine? Is this what they should be, merely onlookers? The voice of our brothers there is raised so loudly yet we merely listen and sit back as spectators. When are we going to discover our own power?

Imam's remarks dated 1 November 1979 (10 Aban 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 10,p .93.

Oh Muslims of the world! Oh you Muslims who have risen up! Oh endless sea of humanity! Rise up and defend your national and Islamic existence. Israel has taken Beit ul-Moqaddas from the Muslims and has met only tolerance from the (Muslim) governments. Apparently America and its corrupt appendage Israel now intend to seize the holy mosque and the mosque of the Prophet. Still the Muslims sit back, indifferent onlookers. Rise up and defend Islam and the centre of revelation. Do not be afraid of this ballyhoo, for today Islam needs you and you are responsible before God Almighty. Trust in God Almighty and march forth united. As followers of the great religion of Islam, we support all the weak and oppressed and back you as we do any organization in the world, which has risen to save its own country. We completely support the struggle of the Palestinian brothers and the people of southern Lebanon against the usurper Israel. By the will of God Almighty we will be victorious over the enemy of mankind and Islam. It is hoped that God's help and the victory of the Muslims are close.

Imam's message dated 25 November 1979 (4 Azar 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 10,p .228.

Mr. Yassir Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee. I received your kind message while in hospital. I thank you for the concern you have shown over my illness. It is hoped that by the grace of God this indisposition will be remedied and we will be able to carry out the heavy responsibility we bear with greater strength and remove the difficulties that the enemies of Islam, namely the occupier Israel and the agents of Zionism, have created in our way, one after the other from the path of the Muslims of the world particularly the Palestinian brothers. Perhaps we can bring about even greater victories for them. I ask God Almighty to grant success to all struggling in this path.

Imam Khomeini's reply to Yassir Arafat's telegram dated 31 January 1980 (11 Bahman 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. ii,p .252.

We will defend the defenseless people of Lebanon and Palestine against Israel, this germ of corruption, has always been a base for America for nearly 20 years I have pointed out the danger posed by We must all rise up and destroy Israel and replace it with the brave Palestine.

Imam's remarks dated 11 February 1980 (22 Bahman 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 11,p .266.

We are at war with international communism no less than we are struggling against the global plunderers of the West, headed by America Zionism and Israel. Once again, I declare my support for all Movements and groups that are fighting to gain liberation from the clutches of the superpowers of the left and the right. I declare my support for the courageous people of Palestine and beloved Lebanon.

Imam's message dated 21 March 1980 (1 Farvardin 1359). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 12,p .19.

In any case, if the Muslims were united, then they would be faced with no issues such as Quds, Afghanistan or other issues, which have arisen and will arise for Muslims in other places (in the future).

Imam's remarks dated 6 August 1980 (15 Murdad 1359 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 12,p .272.

If the Muslims become conscious of the fact that we are from God and we t be for God, they will experience no harm and Israel will no longer e its way forward. We must determine to drive Israel out of these lands, not simply be satisfied with telling it not to establish anything in Beit ul-Moqaddas. No, and we must not be deceived by America and councils which have been created, nor by the dramas they direct with aim of devouring us. They must not deceive us. Each person must rise up himself. The Muslims must themselves rise up against these. They must not expect their governments to do this for them, for they won't do anything. The people themselves must act. You should not seek shelter in the arms of one expecting it to protect you from the other. No they are all wolves and they will devour all of you. You must protect yourselves. Turn your attention to God and Islam, rise up for God and for Islam, march forward for God and for Islam, then, God willing, you will be victorious.

Imam's remarks dated 6 August 1980 (15 Murdad 1359 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 12,p .277.

Until the time that we return to Islam, the Islam of the Prophet of God, our problems will remain. Until that happens, we can solve neither the Palestinian problem nor the problems besetting Afghanistan and other The nations must turn to the earliest age of Islam, if their governments do so with them there is no problem, otherwise the nations should detach themselves from their governments and do to them what the nation of Iran did to its government, so that the problems can be solved. Otherwise, we can commemorate Quds Day as much as we like, we can shout, the gentlemen can gather and talk, but shouting and talking will not stop them. Certainly sometimes it may, but we don't even talk.

Imam's remarks dated 9 August 1980 (18 Murdad 1359 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 12,p .282.

Muslim population is approximately one billion, so why then when we have a population of one billion, should the Zionists be able to take our and place the other governments under their control? If these governments were to unite, they would form one huge government. Each would still rule its own area, but all would be together under the banner of Islam.

Imam's remarks dated 5 March 1981 (15 Esfand 1359 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. l4,p .1l6.

Muslims of the world! Oh oppressed people under the sway of oppressors! Beware! Rise up and offer the hand of unity to one another. Defend Islam and your destiny and fear not the hue and cry of the superpowers, for this century, by the will of God the all powerful, is the century of victory of the oppressed over the imperious and haughty and of truth over falsehood. The world must know that Iran has found the way towards God and it will continue in an irreconcilable struggle against America, the global plunderer and the bitter enemy of the deprived of the Ed, until its interests have been severed. Only will events in Iran not set us back even for a moment, but they make our people more determined to destroy American interests. We have begun our decisive and unceasing struggle against America and we hope that our children, free from the yoke of the oppressors, will hoist the flag of divine unity (tauhid) in the world. We are sure that if we continue to closely pursue our duty, which is to fight against the criminal America, our children will taste the sweetness of victory.

Is it not a disgrace for the Muslims of the world, with all of this human, material and spiritual capital they have at their disposal and with such a progressive religion and divine backing, to surrender to the control of the arrogant powers and the sea and land robbers of this century? Has not the time arrived to put aside carnal desires, to offer one another hand the hand of friendship and brotherhood and drive the enemies of humanity t the scene, bringing an end to their heinous, tyranny-laden existence? Not the time arrived for the brave and militant nation of Palestine to strongly condemn the political games of those who claim to be fighting against Israel and, using weapons, tear open the heart of Israel, this staunch enemy of Islam and the Muslims?

What excuse will the Muslims have to give God Almighty who has called hem to hold fast to the rope of God and shun division and dispute? They not consider it their duty to support the nation and government of who through holy jihad have pulled down the banner of blasphemy and raised the great and noble flag of Islam?

The court-affiliated preachers consider crushing the Islamic revolution of Iran to be more imperative than opposing America and Israel? Call upon our brothers in Islam in the lands of the East and West to act in unison with the Islamic Republic of Iran for a single purpose, namely, With help from God the Exalted, to rid the Islamic countries and the deprived lands of the evil of these criminals and this policy of plundering, thus giving a positive response to God Almighty's call in this vital matter. We ask the pilgrims to the sacred House of God to pray for the victory of Islam while at the noble stations and to convey the message of the Iranian nation and the call of 'Oh Muslims' of this oppressed nation to their countries.

I most humbly beseech Almighty God to grant us all the blessing of unity and familiarity with Islamic duties.

Imam's message dated 6 September 1981 (15 Shahrivar 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 15,p .125.

Today, the Egyptian nation has the power in its hands. It is not certain that the army is with the government, except for those elements that are in the pay of America. The Egyptian army must be careful not to bring shame upon itself by supporting this government, which has announced that it is dependent on America and Israel and has openly asserted that it will suppress anyone who breathes a word about Islam. Do not give Israel the opportunity to once again tomorrow enter your country and lord over you, or for America and Israel to take your destiny into their hands.

Imam's remarks dated 9 October 1981 (17 Mehr 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 15,p .184.

The Muslims should not sit back waiting for their governments to act for them and save Islam from the hands of Zionism. They should not sit back waiting for the international organizations to do something for them. The people themselves must rise up against Israel. The nations must rise up and force their governments to stand against Israel, and not be content Simply with condemnation. Those who have a friendship agreement with Israel also condemn it, although their condemnation is in reality a farce. If the Muslims are sitting back waiting for America or its agents to do something for them, then this process will be held up for an eternity. One method which was chosen many years ago to encourage and strengthen the unity of the Muslims, the aware Muslims, was to bring them together in gatherings to commemorate festivals, among them the birthday of the Most Noble Messenger or other birthdays and other religious occasions.

Imam's remarks dated 16 December 1981 (25 Azar 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor Vol. 15, p. 263.

It is regretful that other countries do not follow the example set by Iran, Why don't they follow Iran's example and unite and work together with their people and with one another to stop Israel from prevailing over them? You saw how Israel took the Golan Heights paying no heed to any of you, and how it declared that no power could make it change its mind. Why instead of inviting everyone to make a united front against Israel, against an Israel which is the enemy of Islam, the enemy of humanity, which is your enemy, the enemy of the Arabs and which bears animosity towards you all, must you create such a state of disunion amongst yourselves? Why do you create divided communities amongst yourselves? Why do governmental groups create divisions? Why do you form different fronts? This front forming goes against Islam goes against the Noble Qur'an. The Noble Qur'an calls the Muslims to unity and you call them to disunion and confrontation with one another. You must let reason be your leader and Islam is your guide. All of you submit yourselves to Islam and act according to the rules of reason. Reason and Islam say that you should unite, for if you do, no country can commit an aggression against you and Israel will not dare stay in these countries, in these lands, it has usurped. Now that differences exist among you, Israel shouts out that no power can stop it, for it has America behind it. But our people have God backing them. What happened to make you start forming fronts? You know that forming fronts has no advantage for you; indeed it is to your detriment. Islam wants you to unite, it wants you to come together as one, and it wants you to hold fast to the rope of God. Why do you not hold fast to the rope of God together? Why do you each turn to one direction, either the East or the West? Come, stop doing such things, unite together and be as brothers to one another. Just as God the Blessed and exalted has stated that the believers are brothers, be as brothers to one another. Reject the opponents of Islam and be certain that if you unite, you will be victorious and no power of the East or West will be able to rule over you. I ask God the Blessed and exalted to grant unity to the Muslims and awareness of the laws of Islam and the interests of the Muslims to the Muslim leaders.

Imam's remarks dated 28 December 1981 (7 Dey 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 15,p .272.

Another problem concerns the Muslims it concerns the Muslim countries and must be solved by them. You all know, as does everyone, that the difficulties of the Muslims have been brought upon them by these great powers and that which can solve these problems is the Muslims' ideological unity. The Muslim governments and people should hold hands together and attack Zionism, this staunch enemy of Islam, which has attacked Islam and intends to take the Muslims' countries off them one after the other. But instead of uniting together and driving this germ of corruption and cancerous growth out of Muslim lands, cleansing them (of Zionists), they are all either sitting back simply talking, or sometimes even discussing things which are to their interests. All that worries some of these countries is the fact that Iran wants to establish Islamic rule. Every day they make such a song and dance about Iran, claiming different things along the lines that, for example, it is colluding with Israel, while from the very beginning it has shouted out: we must free Palestine, we must free Quds.

Imam's remarks dated 24 January 1982 (4 Bahman 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .20.

If there were not this division amongst the Muslims, would it have been possible for Israel with such a small population to be so presumptuous and trample over the dignity of all the Muslims the way it has? If these differences did not exist among the Islamic countries, among the Muslim vernments, could America rule over them and plunder their resources?

Imam's remarks dated 10 January 1982 (20 Dey 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 15,p .280.

Oh Muslim nations1 Oh oppressed nations of all Islamic countries! Dear nations who have been placed under the rule of individuals who hand over your wealth to America while you yourselves live in hardship and abjectness! Awaken and rise up! Oh oppressed of the world, rise up and behind against the superpowers! For if you stand against them, they cannot ~ anything. You saw how the Muslim nation of Iran united and rose up empty-handed, unarmed against those great satanic powers of Muhammad Reza and the superpowers who lined up behind him, pushing them all aside. They drove this corrupt government and this illegal and corrupt monarchy from the scene with the power of their faith and the cry of Allahu akbar (God is the Greater), sending them to hell. And as you see Jay, even though they had no financial, physical or military resources, only the power of their faith, in their place they established an Islamic government, a government that supports the weak and oppressed of the world. You assist God the Blessed and exalted, he will assist you. "Oh ye who lieve! If ye will aid ('the cause of) God, He will aid you, and plant your ~t firmly. " (Qur'an 47:7). To assist God, you must assist his religion servants and the oppressed. If you stand against the oppressors and mend justice for the oppressed. If you stand against the superpowers like America which comes from the other side of the world and seeks to Nile er us, to bring us all under its sway and destroy our resources, then God Help you. Unfortunately, the governments consent to their actions than they (the superpowers) expect or even want them to.

Is today suppressed, the Qur'an has been abandoned. The laws of the Quran have been abandoned. The call to prayer rings out from the minarets and you perform your prayers (namaz), but you pay no heed to of the political laws of Islam, and the Quran remains in its state of abeyance. Of course reading the Qur'an and its presence in all affairs of man's life is necessary, but it is not enough. The Qur'an must be acted upon in all affairs of our life. When the Qur'an states: "And hold fast all together to the rope which God stretches out for you, and be not divided among yourselves " (Qur'an 3: 103), and "Fall into no disputes, lest ye lose heart and yourpo Wer depart" (Qur'an 8:46) these are progressive political decrees which if acted upon will bring you world supremacy. We have all abandoned this Qur'an and have paid no heed to this problem. The Qur'an should be involved in all affairs (of man's life). It should be read; it should occupy the thoughts of all of us, everywhere, all of the time. The Qur'an should be involved in all aspects of man's affairs, not simply involved in some and not others. Amongst its political directives is the command to fight against those who are waging war against the Muslims, and today Israel is standing against the Muslims and wages war against them, America is standing against the Muslims and wages war against them, and Saddam, America's mercenary, is standing against the Muslims and wages war against them. God has commanded you to fight against those who have risen up against the Muslims or against a group of Muslims.

Imam's remarks dated 10 February 1982 (21 Babman 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .39.

As I and the officials of the Islamic Republic have announced time and again, the nation and government of the Islamic Republic of Iran submit to the holy laws of the Qur'an and Islam and, in accordance with the Command of the noble Qur'an, consider themselves to be the brothers in faith of all the Islamic nations in the various countries whatever their Cultural and geographical position. They seek peace and a peaceful Existence with all the governments and nations, and as long as a government does not violate their country's borders and adheres to the commands of Islam, they regard it as a brotherly government. They Want the countries and nations to unite together, to rise up with one Voice against the aggressors, whoever they may be, to deliver themselves from the clutches of the world devourers, and in accordance with the command of Islam, defend their rights against infringement, their borders against violation, and teach the aggressors a lesson. It is in this way that, by the grace of God Almighty, no power will be able to stop them in this holy defence. I exhort the governments to cease in this vindictiveness and muscle flexing and extend the hand of brotherhood to the Iranian nation and government so that together we can drive the usurper Israel out of the Islamic countries and occupied lands. Abandon this racism and these ideas about superiority of language, which Islam has condemned and rejected, so that happiness in this world and the next can be yours and no power can confront you.

Imam's message dated 11 February 1982 (22 Bahman 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .48.

Today, Iran stands firmly by what it said from the very first day: we do not seek war with any country, Islamic or non-Islamic, and we desire peace and harmony for all. Hitherto, we have been engaged in defence, which is for everyone a divine precept and a human right; we have never had the intention to attack other countries, nor do we have. We want the Islamic countries to stand together in an Islamic pact to defend the rights of the Muslims and the Islamic countries against aggressors and bellicose elements like the aggressor Israel. And if this long-standing wish of the nation and government of Iran is realized, no power, however great, can attack the Islamic countries or one of them, or bring their power and might to bear on them.

Imam's message dated 1 April 1982 (12 Farvardin 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .100.

It is right to speak as one with the oppressed people who have risen up in occupied lands of Palestine and actively support their demonstrations uprising against the injustices of Israel, So that in the same way as Iran its demonstrations and Islamic revolution brought down the tyrannical imperial regime, they too can triumph over this man-eating fiend and atheist usurper. It is hoped that the oppressed in the occupied centers. With their demonstrations and anti-Zionist activities until they achieve victory.

Imam' S message dated I April 1982 (12 Farvardin 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .103.

The Quds problem is not a personal one, nor is it a problem peculiar to just one country or to Muslims of the world in the present age. Rather it is Matter which has concerned the monotheists of the world and the believers from the day the foundations of the al-AqSa mosque were laid to the present, and will continue to concern them in the future.

How painful it is for the Muslims of the world in the present era that, even with all the material and spiritual means they have at their disposal, such presumptuous actions can still be carried out before their very eyes against Almighty and His exalted messengers, and by a bunch of criminal riffraff at that. And how shameful it is for the Muslim governments who, the lifeblood of the world superpowers in their hands, sit back and as America, the super criminal of history, establishes a corrupt, Less element in their midst and, with only a paltry few, unlawfully seizes their holy place of worship and their first qibla from them, and with the utmost insolence puts on a show of strength before them all. How heinous silence is in the face of this great tragedy of history, and how wonderful it would have been had the loud speakers of the al-Aqsa mosque sounded from the very day that Israel, this malicious element, set to perpetrating this great crime. Now that the revolutionary and brave Muslims of Palestine are, with great determination, roaring out from the place of ascension of the last messenger (peace be upon him and his descendants) with a divine call to the Muslims to rise up and unite in a movement against global unbelief what excuse does one have before God Almighty and the aware human conscience for remaining indifferent to this Islamic ordinance? Now that the walls of the Quds mosque are stained with the blood of the beloved Palestinian youth, their legitimate demand for justice having been answered with machine-gun fire from a handful of villains, is it not shameful if the zealous Muslims do not respond to their appeal and do not proclaim their sympathy for them? Let it be that their shouts of sympathy stir the governments to use the great power of Islam, to sever the hand of America - the word devourer, this criminal in history who, from the other side of the ocean in support of tyrants, clasps the unclean hand of the Israelis - and to save themselves and the oppressed nations of the world.

It is hoped that God the Beneficent will confer His favor on mankind and fulfill His promise as revealed in the Quran soon, and the weak and oppressed of the earth will triumph over the proud and arrogant ones. Blessings upon Quds and the al-Aqsa mosque. Blessings upon the people who have risen up against Israel the criminal and upon the Muslims and oppressed of the world. Ruhollah al-Musavi al-Khomeini

Imam's message on the occasion of the uprising of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, Dated 14 April 1982 (25 Farvardin 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16, pp. 128-129.

Iran does not intend to give up on the Muslim governments, it still hopes that Islam will be successful and that these governments will themselves conform to Islam. We have common ground. Repulse our common enemy, which today is Israel and America and the like, who wants to destroy our dignity (and resources) and once again bring tyranny upon us. WHEN you have done this, then each country can have their own government in their own land.

Imam' s remarks dated 3 Khurdad 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p. 175.

We say that unlike you, we are not bellicose and we speak the truth, the fact that we are defending ourselves (against you) is proof of this⁽³⁷⁾. You call yourselves peace-seekers~ your peace seeking is like that hitherto demonstrated by Israel. Even now Israel says 'Come, let us make peace', but what does it mean? It has entered Lebanon and taken its towns will be and it calls for a cease-fire. The day they force Israel out of their towns will be the day there is a cease-fire. It is on that day they can say 'very well, now let us talk of a cease-fire, let us sit down and see whom the culprit is'. There should not be peace at any price; it should be made clear who is to be held accountable. Can Israel just come, perpetrate whatever crime it desires then turn around and say 'very well, we've finished what we set out to do, you go about your daily affairs while the places we have taken will remain in our hands'? Is this what a cease-fire is all about?

Imam' s remarks dated 13 Khurdad 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p. 193.

So long as the Islamic countries, the Islamic nations, do not take what happened in Iran as their model and spill out into the streets demanding that their governments confront Israel, then do not expect these blind and deaf people to come to their senses. The nations must stand up and demand that their region's armies and governments help these Palestinians and Syrians who have been subjected to oppression~ until this cancerous tumour is destroyed. If they don't, if they simply act as observers, watching to see what happens, if they are indifferent and bring the excuse it is the governments who should act, then they will not be able to offer God a credible excuse. Iran is evidence for all countries. Perhaps in the hereafter, God the Blessed and Exalted will cite Iran as evidence for those who tolerated oppression, surrendered to oppressors and did not rise up. If they believe in God and the day of resurrection, they must prepare answer for God the Blessed and Exalted. On that day, America and Israel will not be able to come to their aid. And if they do not believe, still must provide an answer for the oppressed nations of the world and for future generations who may, God forbid, fall into the trap because of policy their predecessors had adopted. If religious values count for ing to them, then let them consider the values of their own system, national and human values and not succumb to abjectness for the sake few days of rule, abjectness under the heel of Israel at that! Muslims must rise up. God has said: "I admonish you to do one? Thing: to arise for God, it may be in pairs or it may be individually. "Qur'an 34:46). Thus, you cannot use the excuse that you are alone, for mist rise up whether alone or in a group. We must rise up together. Are all duty bound to rise up for God, to rise up to protect the Islamic countries against these two cancerous tumors, one of which is the corrupt Ba'ath party of Iraq and the other Israel, and both of which issue from America.

Imam's remarks dated 13 June 1982 (23 Khurdad 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .200.

I advise the Palestinian leaders to stop their shuttling to and fro, and with rice on God the Exalted, the people of Palestine and their own weapons fight Israel to the death. For these comings and goings will cause combatant nations to lose faith in you. Rest assured that neither the will be of use to you nor the West. With faith in God and reliance on weapons, wage war against Israel and be as the nation and armed forces of who, without relying on other powers or the superpowers and with in God the Exalted and His eternal power, will not lay down their arms until their legitimate demands have been met.

Imam's message dated 16 July 1982 (25 Tir t361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .228.

Israel is now standing against all the Islamic countries and telling them not to do a damn thing. Is this not deplorable? Those who run affairs are not human that they allow Israel to stand against them and tell them to stop poking their noses into its business. It took Beirut, perpetrating all those crimes; it threw the liberation organization into confusion forcing everyone to scatter. Know that the o turn will come of those of you who have remained silent in the face of these crimes and do not take a stand against them; Israel will come after you too.

Imam's remarks dated 22 August 1982 (31 Murdad 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16,p .257.

Observe how deplorable the situation is when Israel can bring such suffering upon the women, children and old people of Lebanon right before the very eyes of these governments who call themselves Islamic. It has killed so many people, made many more homeless and is now busy with its activities there. How deplorable it is that such things have taken place in the presence of these governments. Now unfortunately, they are on the point of accepting these plans that America is proposing, these conspiracies that it is plotting, for all its plans are anti-human and anti-Islamic. They intend to accept the proposals America made previously, such as those at Camp David and others of that ilk which followed, and all agree that the Muslims should now recognize Israel, which has perpetrated 50 many crimes, as a responsible, independent government. How painful this is for any decent human being.

I State categorically here and now that if these governments in the Persian gulf region and other areas approve such an action, as they did the American plan and subsequent plans that have been laid, and recognize Blessed, our people, our army, our revolutionary guards, Islam and God the Blessed and Exalted will not forgive them. They should fear the day when nation, this army and these revolutionary guards feel that they have the duty, the religious duty, to teach these people who have approved the camp David accords or similar agreements for the independence and recognition of Israel a lesson. What happened in Lebanon and Iran, the attacks on Iran and Lebanon were carried out in accordance with an American plan. Because it realized it had lost Iran, America laid the plan d contrived to create problems for Iran. (It created as many problems as could, however all to no avail). So then it created the problem of then in and sought to prolong it by not allowing the truth to be acted upon so could take advantage of the situation. The same was true in Lebanon It had a plan to execute there It brought Israel in to perpetrate those crimes, so that plans which are to America's advantage, and which make all countries be executed there. How much longer are these Islamic nations and so-called Islamic governments going to put up with this submissiveness and accept such humiliation? How much longer are they pinging to ignore the fact that an honorable life is better than a pleasant one, which lacks honor? They should come to their senses and give this matter due attention. If they give their approval to the Camp David cords and others like them for recognizing Israel, then maybe it will come our religious duty to deal with them in another manner.

Imam's remarks dated 5 September 1982 (14 Shahrivar 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 17, pp. 5-6.

You saw how a frail government of (a nation of only) two million people~ government of Israel, confronted a billion Muslims and attacked Lebanon, perpetrating so many crimes that the action was unprecedented history. Yet we see that the Muslim governments are presently trying to formally recognize it. We say Israel must be erased from the pages of history; Beit ul-Moqaddas belongs to the Muslims and is their first qibla.

Imam's remarks dated 8 September 1982 (17 Shahrivar 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor , Vol. 17,p .14.

The honorable clergy and the committed writers and speakers must defend Islam and the Islamic revolution of Iran in the presence of Muslims at every appropriate opportunity and show their true visage to the people of the world in order to counter the poisonous propaganda, rumors and lies busily being disseminated by the mass media aligned with America and Israel against Islam and the Islamic Republic of Iran. To prepare the nations, they must highlight the Islamic achievements gained through the unrelenting struggle of the committed nation of Iran in the face of all the problems and hindrances created by the enemies of Islam inside and outside the country. They must raise the curtain on the calumnies trumpeted against this nation over the enemies' propaganda loudspeakers and reveal the plans and machinations devised by America and those dependent on it. They must inform the people of the world about the attacks carried out by the army of the Aflaqite Saddam on the orders of America and with the support of countries dependent on it. They must notify the Muslims of actions taken by some American-controlled rulers against them and Islam, the worst of which is officially recognizing Israel followed by the savage attack on the Islamic country of Lebanon and the martyring and injuring of tens of thousands of innocent, defenceless people. Then perhaps the nations, with faith in God the Most High, can prevent this great tragedy in history, this tragedy that will bring shame upon the Muslims in the eyes of the world and the future generations, from taking place. Perhaps then they can save beloved Islam and the Muslims from this great disgrace and free themselves from this humiliation and this Undesirable abjection, the thought of which makes every self-respecting Muslim shudder.

Imam's message dated 20 September 1982 (29 Shahrivar 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 17,p .31.

And today we see that in different Muslim lands, Muslims are being subjected to tyranny and oppression. Lebanon is set aflame by America, troops are mobilized there by the US, France and their henchmen for the f a handful of innocent Shi' its, of innocent Muslims, yet the rest of Muslims sit back and look on. The most the (Muslim) governments as to refrain from celebrating the feast day. Is this enough? This is ion, but the tyranny continues. Our youth in Lebanon and Palestine ill being killed in their dozens, crimes are still being perpetrated in Afganistan, Iraq and against Iran. Is it enough to say 'we won't celebrate ast day this year'? Will this make things right? Will this lift the n of responsibility from the shoulders of these governments? They with bayonets, with guns and tanks while the tyrannized are left to on their own. Nevertheless they are hitting back. The governments, veer, sit back, watching, and the most they can do is announce that the day will not be celebrated.

Imam's remarks dated 26 September 1983 (4 Mehr 1362 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 18,p .128.

If these governments join hands together with their people, and their e are ready to do this, and if they surrender to the (will of) their e, then they (the superpowers) would not be able to perpetrate such us acts in this region and Israel would not be able to go there (to ion) and do such harm. Unfortunately, however, it is these governments themselves, which are paving the way for the great powers. ider how much wealth there is in this region, wealth which the powers are taking from these governments~ how much oil alone there t each day about twenty million barrels of it are taken and swallowed y different countries. Still these governments sit by. They have ~d into their home, for Lebanon is the home of Arabs, they have ~d into the home of Arabs and are perpetrating such crimes against yet the Arab nation sits back and says nothing. When Iran gets involved they retort: 'but they're Persians. ' Well, they (the Lebanese) are Arabs, but you don't care, you don't care if people are 'Persian' or 'Arab', all you care about is having the high life for a few days. But ask yourselves how long will this last? For how long can a human being sacrifice his reputation, his honor, everything for the sake of the high life? These big powers too, who have made you their agents and who are presently perpetrating these acts in Lebanon against the poor Lebanese people, should also realize that the people will not sit quietly by watching as these acts are perpetrated; eventually what happened in Iran will be repeated elsewhere. They should start thinking about it from now. The Americans should not suppose that they can tyrannies the people and they will sit by and accept it. The explosion at their base showed them this. The same thing can happen again, however hard they try to prevent it. The people have had enough, the Lebanese people have reached the end of their tether, the Palestinians have had enough and thus they are willing to commit suicide.

Imam's remarks dated 7 December 1983 (16 Azar 1362 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 18,p .176.

Today everyone knows that from the point of view of the world plunderers and aggressors our real crime is defending Islam and making the Islamic Republic government official instead of the oppressive, imperial regime of the taghut. Our crime and our sin is giving life to the traditions of the Prophet (may the peace of God be upon him and his descendants); acting upon the commands of the Most Noble Qur'an; promulgating the unity of Muslims in general, Shi'ite and Sunni alike, in the confrontation with the plots of global atheism; supporting the bereft people of Palestine, Afghanistan and Lebanon; closing the Israeli embassy in Iran and declaring war on this cancerous tumour and world Zionism; waging war on racism and defending the deprived people of Africa; and annulling the obsequious contracts made by the vile Pahlavi regime with America the world plunderer.

Imam's message dated 28 July 1987 (6 Murdad 1366 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 2O,p. 116.

Defending the honor of Muslims, defending the lands of Muslims and defending their resources is an imperative and we must ready ourselves for achieving these divine goals and for defending Muslims. In the present circumstances particularly, where the true sons of Islamic Palestine and Lebanon, that is the Hizbullah and the revolutionary Muslims of the usurped land and Lebanon, let out the cry of 'oh Muslims' as they sacrifice their lives, we should stand against Israel and the aggressors with all the spiritual and material strength at our disposal; we should confront all that bloodshed and savageness; we should intervene and hasten to assist them identifying the compromisers and introducing them to the people as we do so.

Imam's remarks in a meeting with Members of the central council of Hizbullah in Lebanon, dated 28 February 1988 (9 Esfand 1 366 AHS). Sahifeh Noor.

Our nation, indeed all Islamic nations and oppressed peoples of the world, are proud of the fact that their enemies, who are the enemies of God Almighty, the Most Noble Qur'an and beloved Islam, are rapacious animals who stop short of no crime or treacherous act in order to achieve their sinister, criminal aims. They recognize neither friend nor foe in their quest to attain leadership and realize their base desires. And at the head of these enemies are America, this terrorist by nature that has set the whole world aflame, and its ally international Zionism, which, in order to realize its designs, will commit crimes about which pens are ashamed to write and tongues to speak. It will stop short of no crime in its attempt to realize this stupid fantasy it has of creating 'greater Israel'. The Islamic nations and the oppressed of the world are proud that their enemies Hussein of Jordan, this criminal huckster, Hassan (of Morocco) and Hosni Mubarak share the same stable as felonious Israel, and who in order to serve America and Israel will perpetrate any act of treason against their own people.

Imam's last will and testament dated 5 June 1989 (15 Khurdad 1368 AHS) Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 21,p .172.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL QUDS DAY

Announcement of International Quds Day

IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL

For many years, I have been notifying the Muslims of the danger posed by the usurper Israel which today has intensified its savage attacks against the Palestinian brothers and sisters, and which, in the south of Lebanon in particular, is continually bombing Palestinian homes in the hope of crushing the Palestinian struggle. I ask all the Muslims of the world and the Muslim governments to join together to sever the hand of this usurper and its supporters. I call on all the Muslims of the world to select as Quds Day the last Friday in the holy month of Ramadan - which is itself a determining period and can also be the determiner of the Palestinian people's fate - and through a ceremony demonstrating the solidarity of Muslims world-wide, announce their support for the legitimate rights of the Muslim people. I ask God Almighty for the victory of the Muslims over the infidels.

Imams message announcing Quds Day, Dated 7 August 1979 (16 Murdad 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 8,p .229.

Quds Day is an international day; it is not a day devoted to Quds alone. It is the day for the weak and oppressed to confront the arrogant powers, the day for those nations suffering under the pressure of American oppression and Oppression by other powers to confront the superpowers; it is the day when the oppressed should arm themselves against the oppressors and rub their loses in the dirt; it is the day when the hypocrites will be Distinguished from the true believers. For the true believers acknowledge this day as Quds Day and do what they must do. The hypocrjt~5 however, those who are secretly affiliated with the superpowers and are friends of Israel, are either indifferent on this day or do not allow the people to hold demonstrations.

Quds Day is the day when the fate of the oppressed nations should be determined. The oppressed nations should announce their existence against the oppressors, and just as Iran rose up and rubbed the noses of the oppressors in the dirt, and will continue to do so, so too all the nations should rise up and throw these germs of corruption into the rubbish bin. Quds Day is the day when the followers of the former regime in Iran and those who conspire for the corrupt regime (Israel) and the superpowers in other regions, particularly in Lebanon, should be put in their place. It is the day when we must strive to rescue Quds and deliver our Lebanese brothers from these pressures. It is the day when we must free all the oppressed from the clutches of the oppressors, the day when the Muslim community, when all the Muslims should announce their existence and warn the superpowers . . . Quds Day is the day when the superpowers should be warned to stay at home and leave the oppressed alone. Israel, the enemy of mankind, the enemy of humanity, which is creating disturbances every day and is attacking our brothers in south Lebanon, must realize that its masters are no longer accepted in the world and must retreat. They must give up their ambitious designs on Iran, their hands must be severed from all the Islamic countries and their agents in these countries must step down. Quds Day is the day for announcing such things, for announcing such things to the satins that want to push the Islamic nations aside and bring the superpowers into the arena. Quds Day is the day to dash their hopes and warn them that those days are gone. Quds Day is the day of Islam; it is the day when Islam should be revived, so let us revive it and implement Islamic laws in the Islamic countries. Quds Day is the day when we must warn all the superpowers that they can no longer keep Islam under their control by means of their evil agents. Quds Day is the day to give life to Islam. The Muslims must awaken; they must come to realize the power they have, the material power and, the spiritual. What are the Muslims, who form a population of one billion, enjoy divine support and have Islam and their faith behind them, afraid of?

The governments of the world should know that Islam will not be Defeated, Islam and the teachings of the Qur'an should prevail in all Religion should be the religion of God and Islam is the religion God so it should advance on all regions of the world. Quds Day is the LY to announce such a matter, the day to announce 'Muslims, advance!

On all the regions of the world. Quds Day is not confined to, rest pertaining to) Palestine alone, it is the day of Islam, the day of the government the day when the flag of an Islamic Republic should raised in all (Islamic) countries, the day when the superpowers should made to realize that they can no longer advance on the Islamic see Quds Day as a day of Islam and a day of the Most Noble Messenger be upon him and his descendants). It is the day when we must muster all our forces and bring the Muslims out of the seclusion they (the foreign powers and their agents) forced them into, so that with all their Might and main they can stand up to the foreigners. And with all our strength we are standing against the foreigners and will not allow anyone else to interfere in our country's affairs. The Muslims should not allow anyone else to interfere in the affairs of their country. On Quds Day, the nations should caution those governments, which are traitors. Quds Day is the day when we shall discover which individuals and which regimes approve of the conspiracies of international groups and oppose Islam. Those who do not participate oppose Islam and are in agreement with

And those who participate are committed, are in agreement with Islam and oppose the enemies of Islam at the head of whom are America and Israel. It is a day when truth will be distinguished from falsehood, the day when truth and falsehood will be distinct. Beseech God the Blessed and Exalted to grant victory to Islam over all sections of the population in the world and to the oppressed over all the oppressors. And I beseech God the Blessed and exalted to deliver our brothers in Palestine, in Lebanon and in southern Lebanon, indeed anywhere in the world they may be, from the hands of the oppressors and plunderers. Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of God and the Imams of the Muslims

Imam's message dated 16 August 1979 (25 Murdad 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor , Vol. 8, pp. 233-234.

Quds Day is an Islamic day and a day for a general Islamic mobilisation. I hope that this event will be the precursor to the creation of a party for the oppressed throughout the world, which will go by the name of the party of the oppressed. I hope that all the oppressed will join this party to remove the obstacles that lie in their path; that they will rise up against the oppressors and plunderers of the East and West and no longer allow 'oppressors to tyrannize the weak of the earth; that they will make a reality slam's proclamation, Islam's promise which is that the weak will rule over the oppressors and will inherit the earth. Hitherto, the oppressed have been disunited, and nothing will be accomplished by disunity. Now ~at an example of unity among the oppressed has materialised in the 4uslim lands, this must find reality more extensively among all strata of mankind throughout history under the name of the 'Party of the) oppressed' which is the same as the 'Party of God' (Hizbullah). And it is i accordance with the will of God the Blessed and Exalted that the oppressed must inherit the earth. We invite all the oppressed of the world to join the Party of the Oppressed and solve their problems together with a firm determination and a common will, and through this party, remove any problem which arises anywhere 1 the world and for any nation.

Imam's remarks dated 18 August 1979 (27 Murdad 1358 AHS) Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 8,p .250.

He gentlemen must pay attention, all the Muslims must pay attention, 'Quds Day is a day to which all the Islamic nations together must direct their attention and keep alive. If a hullabaloo is raised by all the Muslim nations on the last Friday of the holy month (of Ramadan), which is Quds 'ay, if all the people rise up, if they stage demonstrations and hold marches as they are doing now, this will be the beginning, God willing, of our stopping these corrupt elements and kicking them out of Islamic lands. But we are apathetic, the Muslims are apathetic, the people remain ~willing to take a stand, they seldom rise up or hold demonstrations about This affair When Israel saw that the nations are at variance with one ~other, that the Egyptian government is its companion, its brother, and Iraq too is its brother, it advanced step by step. And you can be sure that if you remain apathetic then it will try to reach the Euphrates, for the Zionists claim that all of the land up to the Euphrates belongs to them. You must take a firm stand against them. And if it happens that the Muslim nations take a firm stand against the Zionists but their governments oppose them in this, then they should hit them in the mouth just as the Iranian people hit Muhammad Reza in the mouth. Muhammad Reza was stronger than any of the Muslim governments and enjoyed more (international) support than any of them, nevertheless, our nation rose up, made Islam their objective and shouting Allahu Akbar (God is the Greater), destroyed this and other powers. Even if all the powers came together, they would still never be able to hurt such a nation.

Imam's remarks dated 6 August 1979 (15 Murdad 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 12,p .275.

May God help us succeed in one day going to Quds and praying there? I hope that the Muslims will consider Quds Day an important day and that in all the Islamic countries on Quds Day, the last Friday of the holy month (of Ramadan), they will stage demonstrations, hold meetings, have gatherings and attend the mosques where they will shout out. When a population of one billion shouts out, Israel cannot do anything, it will be afraid of their shouts alone. If all the Muslims who are in the world today, and there are about one billion of them, come out of their homes on Quds Day and shout 'Death to America, Death to Israel and Death to Russia,' the very words will bring about the demise of these countries. You number one billion, your resources are so abundant that all the governments are dependent on them, and yet they force you to be divided and sow dissension among you while they take your resources telling you not to utter a word. It would be a good idea for the non-Iranian nations to follow the example of the Iranian nation a little, of this dearly beloved and noble nation of ours. And it would be a good idea for them to take a leaf out of the book of those youths who stage demonstrations in America, England and other western countries, braving the police who put them in tacks and chains and shouting out in this condition so that the truth prevail. We must learn from those youths who shout out for Islam as it is, the nations remain neutral, and there the youths shout out for while here we argue among ourselves. This is not right.

Imam's remarks dated 6 August 1980 (15 Murdad 1359 AHS). Sahifeh Noor "1) 12,p .276.

If on Quds Day, all the nations would rise up and shout out, that foolish government would not be able to stop them. However, only a small number actually rise up. If on Quds Day all the people of the Islamic. Countries would rise up and shout out. Not only for Quds but also for all the. Islamic countries, they would be victorious. Do you think we drove hammed Reza out with guns? We drove him out with our cries. With cries and shouts of Allahu Akbar (God is the Greater). Their heads pounded with the cries of Allahu Akbar to such an extent. That they gave up F fled the country. The Muslims must shout out. They must not suppose chanting slogans is useless. No. Slogans are effective if everyone chants them. For me to shout out alone would achieve nothing, likewise shouts of just one district or one city. You observe that the shouts, which rise from Iran today, are not confined to Tehran, Qum or Ahwaz. One time you see that the Revolutionary Guards give the command for all people to go onto their rooftops on a certain night and shout Allahu Akbar, and all obey.

Imam's remarks dated 9 August 1980 (18 Murdad 1359 AHS). Sahifeh Noor. Vol. 12. p. 282.

I wish success for you dear people who have come here for Quds Day. As I wish success for all Muslims. God willing, one day all the Muslims will brothers to one another, all roots of corruption will be deracinated troll1 Muslims lands, this root of corruption, Israel, will he plucked out of the al_Aqsa mosque and our Islamic country, and by the will of God the Exalted, together we will go to Quds and pray the prayer of unity there.

Imam's remarks dated 9 August 1980 (18 Murdad 1359 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 12,p .283.

The last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan is Quds Day and in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan it is very probable that the Night of Power⁽³⁸⁾ will fall. It is a night the commemoration of which is a practice sanctioned by God. Its value and station is superior to a thousand months under the hypocrites for it is on that night that the destiny of mankind is determined. It is necessary that Quds Day, which falls in close contiguity to the Night of Power, be commemorated by the Muslims, that it serves as the origin of their awakening and vigilance and delivers them from the indifference they have exhibited throughout history, particularly in the last few decades. So that this day of vigilance and awakening will be more valuable than decades under the superpowers and the hypocrites of the world, and the Muslims of the world will take their destinies into their own powerful hands and determine their own fate themselves. By staying awake through the night on the Night of Power and praying, the Muslims will free themselves from the shackles which bind them to anything other than God - which means demons whether in jinn or human form - and they will come to worship only God. On Quds Day, which falls in the last days of 'the great month of God' (Ramadan), it would be fitting for all the Muslims of the world to free themselves from the shackles of slavery and servitude to great Satans and superpowers, to join the eternal power of God. Sever the hands of the criminals of history from the oppressed. Deprived countries and break off any covetous ties these criminals may have created.

Oh Muslims and deprived of the world, rise up and take your destiny in your hands. How long are you going to sit by and allow Washington or Moscow to determine your destiny for you? How much longer must your Quds be trampled under the boots of the usurping Israelis, these worthless people whom America has put there (to see to their interests)?

How much longer must the lands of Quds, Palestine and Lebanon, must oppressed Muslims of these lands, remain under the rule of criminals while you remain onlookers and some of your perfidious rulers even make easy for these criminals? How much longer are about one billion Muslims worldwide - and about a hundred million Arabs - with their vast lands and endless resources going act merely as witnesses to the plundering by the East and West and the tyrannies and inhuman massacres perpetrated by them and their petty vassals?

How much longer is they going to put up with the horrific crimes perpetrated against their brothers in Afghanistan and Lebanon and not answer their calls? r how much longer are they going to ignore the use of arms and military id divine power to confront the enemies of Islam and liberate Quds, 'choosing instead to waste their time on political actions, conciliatory approaches to the superpowers and giving Israel time to commit its crimes? How much longer will they stand by and witness the massacres? To the leaders of the people not know, have they not seen, that political negotiations with powerful politicians and the criminals of history will not 'free Quds, Palestine and Lebanon, and that every day the crimes and tyrannies will increase?

I order to liberate Quds, machine-guns relying on faith and the power of lam must be used, and political games redolent of compromise and keeping the superpowers happy laid aside.

He Muslim nations, particularly the Palestinian and Lebanese nations, rust punish those who waste time with political man oeuvres and not tolerate political games which end in nothing but loss and disadvantage for re oppressed nations. How long will these myths about the East and West continue to fascinate the powerful Muslims and the hollow propaganda they trumpet over their loudspeakers frighten them? Today, despite the foreign loudspeakers and the propaganda apparatus of America, the Zionists and those who have been hard hit by the revolution, 'an is on its way towards its final constitution. This serves as an example )r the Islamic and deprived countries of the world, showing them that they must discover their Islamic power and not fear the hue and cry made By the East and West, by their dependants and their vassals. With faith in God the Exalted and relying on the power of Islam and the power of faith, they should rise up and foreshorten the hands of the criminals from their lands. They should give top priority to the liberation of Palestine and honorable Quds and remove the humiliation of Zionist control, control by the American vassal, from their lands. They must keep Quds Day alive.

It is hoped that by keeping this day alive, indifference will be obliterated, negligence eliminated and the noble nations, through their uprising, will remove from the arena some of those perfidious leaders - who, despite the Muslims and Islam, hand in glove with Israel and following the command of America, continue with their shameful political lives and their criminal existence against the interests of the Muslims - and bury them in the graveyard of history. Those usurping leaders, who in the war between the unbelievers, such as Israel and Saddam, and the Muslims have sided with unbelief and who deal a blow to Islam and the Muslims, must leave the Islamic scene and step down from their positions as rulers of the Muslims.

Imam's message dated 1 August 1981 (10 Murdad 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 15, pp. 73-74.

The nation, government, parliament, army and other armed forces of Iran, which today stand in unified rank demonstrating Islamic unity and divine order, are determined to stand against any satanic power and violator of human rights, to defend the oppressed and support beloved Lebanon and Quds until Quds and Palestine are returned to the Muslim fold. The Muslims of the world should view Quds Day not only as a day for all the Muslims of the world, but one for all the deprived, and from that sensitive point, they should stand against the oppressors and the world-plunderers and should not rest until the oppressed have been set free from the Oppression of the power-wielders.

Imam's message dated 1 August 1981 (10 Murdad 1360 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 15,p .75.

It is the duty of the nations, with the arrival of Quds Day and the anniversary of the martyrdom of that great man in the history of mankind (Imam ~A1i pbuh), in their gatherings and marches to earnestly demand that their governments rise up against America and Israel using their military might and their oil weapon. And if they (the governments) pay no heed to this demand and instead support the criminal Israel which threatens the whole region, even the noble cities, and the depth of whose aspirations is now apparent, they must force them into action through pressure, strikes and threats. In a situation where Islam and its holy sites are under threat of aggression, no Muslim can remain indifferent. That which the governments of the region are doing at this time, when Israel is encroaching extensively on Muslim lands and is killing innocent, defenceless Muslims, is nothing other than uttering empty, conciliatory words. And more disastrous than this is that they turn to America, the criminal kingpin, for protection against Israel, in effect like turning to a dragon out of fear of a snake, and even though they have the means with which to fight them, they are not prepared even to utter a hostile word against them or threaten them. In such a situation, everyone should prepare himself for obliteration and throughout his life consent to any form of humiliation.

Imam's message dated 16 July 1982 (25 Tir 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 16, Pp. 226-227

THE REPUDIATION OF POLYTHEISTS DURING HAJJ

Oh pilgrims to the House of God, inform the people of the world about the plots of America and Israel

Oh pilgrims to the House of God, inform the people of the world about the plots of the left and right, especially those of the plunderer and aggressor America and the criminal Israel. Seek their help, count the crimes of these criminals and seek the help of God the Exalted to remedy the situation of the Muslims and sever the hands of the criminals. Then, by the will of God Almighty, I will be able to give you glad tidings of victory.

Imam's message dated 21 November 1979 (30 Aban 1358 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 10,p .222.

The Hijaz was at one time the centre of Islam and the centre for the mobilisation of Islamic forces. But now all we hear is 'what has it got to do with us what goes on in the world and what Israel is doing?' Mr. Musavi Khueeniha⁽³⁹⁾ said that after a lot of pressure was brought to bear on the Friday Prayer leaders there to speak about Palestine, they contented themselves with a few words of prayer asking God to deliver the Muslims from the menace Israel. The motive behind all the beatings which our pilgrims received, the imprisonments and effrontery they were subjected to was to stop them mentioning Israel's name, for as the authorities put it, a pilgrimage of such a kind goes against the tradition of the messenger of God and is tantamount to introducing a heretical doctrine into Islam.

Imam's remarks dated 14 October 1982 (22 Mehr 1361 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 17,p .53.

These visitors (the Iranian pilgrims to the holy House of God) have come there so that along with performing the hajj ceremonies they can obey the call of Abraham, the friend of God, and Muhammad, the messenger of God - may the peace and blessings of God be upon him and his descendants - for obeying them is the same as obeying God the Exalted. Treat those who have migrated towards God and His great messenger from all directions with kindness, pleasantness, affection, and loyalty and as brothers in Islam. Do not torment the visitors of God and the Messenger. These people have come to perform the hajj ceremonies and to repudiate polytheists and unbelievers whom God and His messenger have also repudiated. Respect these committed visitors, use the power of a strong Islamic regime to crush the enemy of Islam and Muslims: the usurper Israel, and sever the hand of its overlord America, the leader of the enemies of Islam and the Islamic states, and with the help of the pilgrims from all over the world, change noble Mecca into a centre for shouts against tyrants, for this is one of the underlying reasons for hajj. And God has no need for man's obedience and acts of devotion.

Imam's message dated 3 September 1983 (12 Shahrivar 1362 AHS). Sahifeh Noor Vol. 18,p .94.

"When anyone leaves his home, migrating to God and His Messenger, and is then overtaken by death, it is incumbent on God to reward him.

Thanks are to God for all His blessings and may peace and blessings be upon all His prophets, especially the last and most excellent, and upon His Imams and chosen worshippers, especially the last and living one, to whose advent the inhabitants of the world will devote their souls. Pens, tongues, speeches and writings are unable to thank God for the endless blessings He has bestowed upon mankind. He is the Creator, who, With His own effulgent manifestation, has given the blessing of existence to the unseen and seen worlds, the secret and manifest worlds, and through the blessings of His chosen ones He has revealed them to us, for: "God is the light of the heavens and the earth," and by making visible these worlds He has unveiled His splendour for "He is the First and the Last, the Outward and the Inward. " (Qur'an 57:3)

Through His sacred books, which He revealed to His prophets from Adam to Abraham and from Abraham to Muhammad - upon whom is peace - He taught us the way to attain perfection and obliterate the self in absolute perfection. He pointed out the path we must follow to reach Him as in the Quranic verse: "When anyone leaves his home migrating to God" (Qur'an 4:100), and taught us how to treat our fellow believers, our friends, the unbelievers, the arrogant ones and our enemies in the verse: "Muhammad is the messenger of God and those with him are firm of heart against the unbelievers, compassionate among themselves. " (Qur'an 48:29).

Boundless thanks that He made us of the nation (umma) of His last prophet Muhammad Mustafa - peace and blessings be upon him and his descendants - the best and most noblest of his creatures, and followers of the sacred Qur'an, the greatest and most illustrious of the holy books, the written expression of the visage of God, and the place where all perfections are collected together in a unified whole. God alone has guaranteed to safeguard it against meddling by devils, human beings and jinn: "We have without doubt sent down the message, and we will assuredly guard it from corruption. " (Qur'an 15:9).

The Qur'an has neither a word added nor a word taken away. It is a great book which has showed us how the great divine prophets treated the oppressors of the world and the world-plunderers throughout history. It has informed us how the last Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him and his descendants - treated polytheists, tyrants, unbelievers and, at the head of them all, hypocrites. And this treatment serves as an eternal example, for all times and all lands. In this eternal book we see that God says: "Say, if it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates or your kindred; the wealth that ye have gained; the commerce in which ye fear a decline; or the dwellings in which ye delight are dearer to you than God, or His Apostle, or the striving in His cause, then wait until God brings about His decision and God guides not the rebellious. " (Qur'an 9:24). He is addressing the pragmatists, the compromisers and those who express sorrow when the young are martyred, when wealth and life are lost and other losses are incurred. It is interesting to note that after love for God the Exalted and the Most Noble messenger - peace and blessings be upon him and his descendants - striving for the cause of God (jihad) has been mentioned as one of the divine commands, and indeed it has been pointed out that jihad in the way of God is at the head of all the commands for it is the guardian of all principles. In addition, God has stated that if you refrain from jihad, then you must be prepared for the consequences which are degradation, bondage, having Islamic and human values scattered to the winds and the other things that you fear, from the massacre of your young and old to the captivity of your spouses and kinsfolk. It is self-evident that such are the consequences of refusing to wage jihad, especially one waged in defence like that in which we are presently embroiled. The following verse from the Qur'an refers to this: "Therefore let those beware who go against His order lest a trial afflict them or there befall them a painful chastisement. " (Qur'an 24:63). And which disaster or calamity is worse than that which the enemies of Islam, especially at this time, are doing to deracinate the foundations of Islam, establish governments like oppressive monarchies, return the predatory advisors and destroy the agriculture and progeny of the nation, and inflict upon the country and people of Iran that which they have brought upon the country of Iraq and its innocent people over these past few years.

Endless praise and thanks be to the divine being of godship that, through His spiritual teachings, has saved the Iranian nation from the tyrannical monarchy's whirlpool of corruption, and has showed them how to live independently in the shelter of the glorious banner of Islam. Today in the world there is no country apart from Iran which is free of interference from the superpowers, and which can reject foreigners and independently determine its own destiny based on the principles of Islam. God has indeed favoured us by allowing us to live in the shadow of these people. Endless thanks be for the favours of the Glorious and Exalted God, who, as the respected Iranian pilgrims set out for the temple of love and the shrine of the beloved on their migration towards God the Exalted and His venerable messenger - peace and blessings be upon him and his descendants - made it possible for the voice of Islam to ring out in even the most remote areas of the world; for the spiritual flag of Islam to flutter throughout the regions of the world, and for the eyes of the world to be turned towards the country of the friend (Imam Mahdi) of God the Supreme, may our souls be sacrificed for his advent. Contrary to the pipe dreams of those malicious people and those renegades - whose infamy is well known - which gave them and their overlords the promise of the downfall of the Islamic Republic within three months to a year, and much to their despair, today, many years on, our dear Islamic country of Iran is more stable than ever before. Its great nation is prouder, its armed forces more powerful, its young and old people more resolute, its sacred theological centers under the guidance of the august maraj'i and the learned 'ulama (may God increase their number) more spirited, the ties between the theological centers and the universities stronger, its three forces more active, and its political, cultural and military spheres more developed. Its enemies too, who in reality are the enemies of Islam and the independence of the country, have become weaker and have been rendered powerless. The palaces of the arrogant rulers are shaky and the ignominy of the 'Black' House has been made more public than ever before. The confusion and apprehension of those in the House have increased, and the bewilderment of the world's media -

Which reflects the confusion of those in the House - is more conspicuous. The Muslims, along with the oppressed and weak of the earth, should take advantage of these current circumstances in an intelligent and perspicacious maimer, and all Muslim sects and oppressed peoples should join hands together and free themselves from the shackles of bondage to the superpowers. Now I would like to make a few points: Declaring one's repudiation of polytheists, which constitutes one of the fundaments of monotheism and is one of the political duties of the hajj pilgrimage, must take place during hajj in the form of demonstrations and marches held with the utmost firmness and dignity. The respected Iranian and non-Iranian pilgrims, while co-operating fully with the pilgrimage officials and my representative Hujjat al-Islam Karrubi, must take part in all the ceremonies and let their trenchant shouts repudiating the polytheists and atheists of global arrogance, at the head of who stands the criminal America, ring out beside the house of monotheism. They must not fail to express openly their hatred for the enemies of God and humanity. Is carrying religion into effect anything other than announcing one's devotion and loyalty to truth and expressing one's anger at and repudiation of falsehood? The sincerity of the monotheists' love may not possibly be expressed in any other way save a vehement expression of hatred for the unbelievers and the hypocrites. And which house is more suitable than the Ka'ba, the sacred sanctuary for the people, at which to repudiate both by word and by deed all maimer of aggression, tyranny, exploitation, slavery, degradation and cowardliness, and in renewing the oath "Am I not your Lord who cherishes and sustains you? They said Yea! We do testify!" (Qur'an 7:172) break the idols and the different overlords and keep alive the memory of, indeed recreate the greatest and most important political movement of the Prophet: "And an announcement from God and His Apostle to the people (assembled) on the day of the great pilgrimage, that God and His Apostle dissolve (treaty) obligations with the pagans. " (Qur'an 9:3). For the traditions of the Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him and his descendants - and the declaration of repudiation do not age. Indeed, one's repudiation of such things should not be limited to the time and ceremony of hajj. Rather, the Muslims should create a global atmosphere, which overflows with devotion, and love for God. And a hatred for His enemies, which is translated into action.

The Muslims must not listen to the devilish insinuations of the tempters or the sophisms of the casuists, of the reactionaries and the apostates. They must not for one moment turn a deaf ear to this holy, monotheistic and global tune, for most certainly from here on the world plunderers and the enemies of the people will not sit by quietly but will resort to every trick in the book and all kinds of disguises to get what they want. They will turn to pseudo-clergymen and court-affiliated preachers, mercenaries hired by the court, nationalists and hypocrites, using them to deliver false and misleading philosophies, commentaries and interpretations of Islam. They will do anything to disarm the Muslims and deal a blow to the unyieldingness, pride and power of the nation of Muhammad - peace and blessings are upon him and his descendants. And many indeed are the ignorant ones who claim piety yet say that the holiness of the venerated Ka'ba, the house of Truth, would be defiled by demonstrations, marches, the shouting of slogans and declaring one's repudiation (of pagans), therefore this should not happen. They assert that the hajj is a time for worship and contemplation not a theatre for battle or arraying troops. Equally dishonourable religious scholars may also intimate that struggle, disavowal of pagans, battle and contention are things in which the worldly people and the materialists become involved and that to concern oneself with political issues, especially at the time of hajj, would be beneath the dignity of clergymen and the religious scholars. Such suggestions can themselves be considered part of the secret political strategy and machinations employed by the world plunderers.

The Muslims must use everything they need to rise up in a serious defence of divine values and of their interests. They must stand firm and strong in the battle lines of such a sacred defence not giving the unaware spiritless followers of Satan the opportunity to attack further their ranks of belief and dignity. From every place and every country, especially from the Ka'ba of Truth, they must join the armies of God. The dear pilgrims must set out from the best and holiest domains of love, awareness and jihad to an even loftier Ka'ba. Like the Lord and Leader of the martyrs, Hazrat Abi 'Abdullah al-Hossein (Imam Hossein), upon whom be peace, they must turn away from the sacred land of pilgrimage and head towards the sacred battlefield, they must leave the circumambulation of the Ka'ba and the sacred precinct to circumambulate the master of the house, and they must turn away from the ablution at the Zamzam well to bathe in martyrdom and blood, transforming themselves in the process into an unyielding nation exhibiting great cohesion such that neither the superpower of the East has the strength to confront nor that of the West. For most certainly the spirit and message of hajj is nothing other than to provide the Muslims with instructions for struggle against the appetitive Soul and a programmer for struggle against unbelief and polytheism. Be that as it may, announcing one's repudiation of polytheists during hajj renews the promise of struggle and provides an exercise in organizing the combatants for continuing the battle with unbelief, polytheism and the idol worshippers. It will not end with slogans, for these are only the beginning and make known the decree for battle and organize the armies of God against those of Satan and his people, this being considered one of the basic principles of monotheism (tauhid). And if the Muslims cannot declare repudiation of God's enemies in the house of the people and the House of God, then where can they do so? If the sanctuary, the Ka'ba, the mosque and the mihrab⁽⁴⁰⁾cannot serve as a fortress and buttress for the soldiers of God and the defenders of the sanctuary and sanctity of the prophets, then where is their place of safety and refuge?

In short, the declaration of repudiation constitutes the first stage of the struggle and is a continuation of those other stages, which it is our duty to perform. In each period of history, the form this struggle takes and the strategies and programmers involved are determined by the conditions of that time. One must see what one must do in a period like today when the leaders of unbelief and polytheism have endangered the very essence of monotheism (tauhid) and have made all the national, cultural, religious and political aspects of the nations a plaything of their fantasies and carnal desires. Should one sit at home and through incorrect analyses, through affronting the position and rank of human beings and inspiring a spirit of helplessness and weakness in Muslims, in practice actually tolerate Satan and his offspring and prevent society from attaining purification which is the utmost degree of perfection and the ultimate aim? Should one give the impression that the struggle of the prophets against the idols and the idol-worshippers was limited to inanimate stones and wood, and that, God forbid, prophets such as Abraham, although the pioneer of idol-smashing, left the battle scene when it came to waging war against the tyrants? Whereas in fact the destruction of the idols, all the struggles and battles of Hazrat Abraham with the followers of Nimrod and the worshippers of the sun, moon and stars, were a prelude to a great migration. And all those migrations he undertook, the hardships he endured, such as settling in a barren valley, building the House (the Ka'ba) and the trauma of the sacrifice of Isma'il, were a prologue to a mission or message in which the words of the first and last builders and founders of the Ka'ba are repeated by the Seal of the Messengers and whose eternal message is conveyed with the eternal words: "And truly I am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him. " (Qur'an 6:19). For if we offer any other analysis or explanation, then in the contemporary period idols and idol-worshipping would not be seen to exist at all, whereas in truth which right-minded person has not recognized the new and modern type of idol-worshipping in all its bewitching and beguiling forms, and who is not aware of the domination such idol-temples as the 'Black' House have acquired over the Islamic countries and over the blood and dignity of the Muslims and the people of the third world.

Today our cries repudiating the polytheists and the unbelievers are cries against the oppression of oppressors. They are the cries of a people whose homes, countries and wealth have been plundered and who have now had enough of the aggressions of the East and West, at whose head stands America and its henchmen. Perform. In each period of history, the form this struggle takes and the strategies and programmers involved are determined by the conditions of that time. One must see what one must do in a period like today when the leaders of unbelief and polytheism have endangered the very essence of monotheism (tauhid) and have made all the national, cultural, religious and political aspects of the nations a plaything of their fantasies and carnal desires. Should one sit at home and through incorrect analyses, through affronting the position and rank of human beings and inspiring a spirit of helplessness and weakness in Muslims, in practice actually tolerate Satan and his offspring and prevent society from attaining purification which is the utmost degree of perfection and the ultimate aim? Should one give the impression that the struggle of the prophets against the idols and the idol-worshippers was limited to inanimate stones and wood, and that, God forbid, prophets such as Abraham, although the pioneer of idol-smashing, left the battle scene when it came to waging war against the tyrants? Whereas in fact the destruction of the idols, all the struggles and battles of Hazrat Abraham with the followers of Nimrod and the worshippers of the sun, moon and stars, were a prelude to a great migration. And all those migrations he undertook, the hardships he endured, such as settling in a barren valley, building the House (the Ka'ba) and the trauma of the sacrifice of Isma'il were a prologue to a mission or message in which the words of the first and last builders and founders of the Ka'ba are repeated by the Seal of the Messengers and whose eternal message is conveyed with the eternal words: "And truly I am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him. " (Qur'an 6:19). For if we offer any other analysis or explanation, then in the contemporary period idols and idol-worshipping would not be seen to exist at all, whereas in~ truth which right-minded person has not recognized the new and modern type of idol-worshipping in all its bewitching and beguiling forms, and who is not aware of the domination such idol-temples as the 'Black' House have acquired over the Islamic countries and over the blood and dignity of the Muslims and the people of the third world.

Today our cries repudiating the polytheists and the unbelievers are cries against the oppression of oppressors. They are the cries of a people whose homes, countries and wealth have been plundered and who have now had enough of the aggressions of the East and West, at whose head stands America and its henchmen.

Our cries of repudiation are the cries of repudiation of the people of Lebanon and Palestine and all the other nations and countries to which the superpowers of the East and West, in particular America and Israel, have turned a covetous eye, whose wealth they have plundered, on whom they have imposed their servants and agents, into whose lands they have dug their claws from distances of thousands of kilometres and whose countries' borders, both on land and at sea, they have occupied. Our cries of repudiation are the cries of repudiation of all the people who can no longer tolerate the haughtiness of America, and in particular its hegemonic nature; who don't want their anger and hatred to remain stifled and stuck in their throats for ever; and who have resolved to live in freedom and die in freedom and be the rescuers of future generations.

Our cries of repudiation are cries defending honor, dignity and a school of thought, they are cries defending resources and wealth, they are the painful cries of nations whose hearts have been lacerated by the dagger of unbelief and hypocrisy. Our cries of repudiation are the cries of the indigence of the hungry, deprived and destitute who after working night and day have the product of their sweat and toil stolen by the international thieves. Greedily and in the name of capitalism, socialism and communism these thieves have sucked the blood of the poor nations, of the farmers, laborers and others who toil, have grafted the world's economic jugular vein onto their own, and have prevented the people of the world from attaining the least of their legitimate rights.

Our cries of repudiation are the cries of a nation for whom all the unbelief and arrogance (in the world) are waiting in ambush ready for the kill, all their bows, arrows and bayonets aimed at the Qur'an and the great family. How preposterous it is to imagine that the nation of Muhammad - peace and blessings be upon him and his descendants - those satiated with the waters of the Kauthar⁽⁴¹⁾ of 'Ashura and those awaiting the inheritance of the virtuous ones would yield to a humiliating death and to servitude to the West and East. And how preposterous to imagine that Khomeini would remain quiet and calm in the face of attacks by the fiends, the polytheists and the unbelievers on the inviolability of the Most Noble Qur'an, on the family of the Messenger of God and the nation of Muhammad - peace and blessings be upon him and his descendants - and the followers of Abraham, the true believer, or that he would be simply an onlooker to the humiliation and degradation of the Muslims. m prepared to spill my valueless blood and sacrifice my unimportant life order to carry out the obligatory duty and the precept of defending the Muslims. I am waiting to achieve the greatest accomplishment. Martyrdom. The powers, superpowers and their servants can rest assured that even if Khomeini were to be left to stand alone, he would continue along the same path, which is that of struggle against unbelief, tyranny, polytheism and idol-worship, and with the help of God, alongside the crusaders of the Islamic world - these bare-footed people exposed to the ath of dictators - he would still not let the world plunderers and their agents who persist in their oppression and tyranny rest peacefully. Yes, our slogan 'neither East nor West' is the principal slogan of Islamic revolution in the world of the hungry and the oppressed. It is the designer the true policy of non-alliance for the Islamic countries and those which the near future, with the help of God, will accept Islam as the only. School of thought capable of saving mankind.

Is policy will not be deviated from in the slightest. The Islamic countries and the Muslim people of the world must not be dependent on West, on Europe and America; neither must they depend on the East, Russia. God willing, they (are not and instead place their trust in God, Messenger and the Imam of the Age. To turn one's back on this international policy of Islam would most surely and decisively mean turning one's back on the aspirations of the school of Islam and betraying Messenger of God - peace and blessings be upon him and his; descendants - and the guiding Imams - upon whom be peace; it would end in the death of our country and nation and that of all the Islamic countries. No one should suppose that this slogan is a temporary one. For this is the eternal precept on which the actions of our people, our Islamic Republic, Ed all Muslims throughout the world are based. For the condition for ring the path which leads to God's blessings is that one repudiates idols distances oneself from the path followed by those who have lost the and this should be put into practice in all areas of the Islamic world in every Islamic community. After participating in the marches to declare their repudiation of idols and announce their solidarity with the brave people of Iran, the Muslims must direct their thoughts to ridding their Islamic lands of imperialism and must strive to drive the armies of Satan out of their countries and extirpate the Western and Eastern military bases there. They must not allow the world-devourers to use their facilities for their own advantage and deliver a blow to the Islamic countries. For the greatest disgrace and shame for Islamic countries and their leaders is for foreigners to find their way into the Muslims' top secret and military centers Let the Muslims not fear the hullabaloo and the tormenting but hollow announcements they make, for, like a spider's web, the palaces and military and political powers of world arrogance are fragile and are falling apart.

The Muslims of the world must direct their thoughts to educating and controlling those heads of state who have sold their souls to the devil and to making them reform themselves. They must awaken them, through either advice or threats, from the deep slumber, which is destroying both themselves and the resources of the Islamic nations. They must warn these agents and servants. Indeed they themselves must also be alert to the danger posed by the hypocrites and the middlemen of world arrogance, they must be perspicacious and must not be heedless of this danger. They must not sit idly by, spectators to scenes of Islam's destruction and the plunder of the wealth, resources and dignity of the Muslims. The Muslim nations must direct their thoughts to freeing Palestine and show the world the extent of their repugnance for the conciliatory and compromissorial policies adopted by the shameless, venal leaders who, using the name of Palestine, have dashed the hopes of the people in the occupied lands and the Muslims of this region. They must not allow these traitors to sully the reputation, esteem and honor of the heroic people of Palestine at the negotiating tables and in the various meetings, for these venal, pseudo-revolutionaries of little dignity have, in the name of freeing Quds, turned for recourse to America and Israel. How strange it is that with each day, which passes on the bloody tragedy of Palestine's usurpation, the silence and conciliation of the heads of the Islamic countries and the accommodating plans with the usurper Israel increase and nothing more is heard of the slogans about Beit ul-Moqaddas. And if a government or a people of a country such as Iran, which has itself presently been laid to siege and is fighting a war to defend itself against aggression, should rise up and shout in support of the Palestinian people, (the heads of Islamic states) condemn them. Not only that but the fact that a day should be called 'Quds Day' strikes fear into their . s. Perhaps they think that the passing of time has changed the nature rm They (the heads of Islamic states) condemn them. Not only that but the very fact that a day should be called Quds day strikes fear into their hearts. Perhaps they think that the passing of time has changed the nature of Zionism s have stopped thinking about making inroads into and Usurping ands from the Nile to the Euphrates. The respected authorities of our people and the Islamic nations will not give up their struggle to deracinate this evil tree.

Dispersed groups of Islam's followers, the spiritual power of the n of Muhammad - peace and blessings be upon him and his descendants - and the means which the Islamic countries have at their disposal must, with the help of Almighty God, be put to use, and, through forming Hizbullah centers of resistance throughout the world, Israel must be force to repent its criminal past and the Muslims' usurped lands snatched back from its clutches. Have warned many times before over the years both before and after evolution, I once more point out the danger of this filthy, cancerous tumour of Zionism enveloping the whole body of the Islamic countries. I re my unsparing support, along with that of the nation, government and officials in Iran, for all the Islamic nations, the zealous youth and the Muslims in their struggles to free Quds. I thank the dear youths of Lebanon who have brought honor to the nation of Islam and abjectness ignominy to the world plunderers. I pray for the success of all the ed people in the occupied lands and those in areas neighboring this occupied country who by relying on the weapon of faith and holy war ~r blows against Israel and its interests, and I assure them that the e of Iran will not abandon them. Rely on Almighty God, utilize the spiritual power of the Muslims and attack the enemy with the weapons of holy war, steadfastness and resistance, for "if ye will aid the cause d, He will aid you, and plant your feet firmly. " (Qur'an 47:7).

The message for repudiation, dated 28 July 1987 (6 Murdad 1366 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 20,p .109.

This year, God willing, 150,000 people will leave Iran for the pilgrimage (hajj). There, these pilgrims will execute their duty, which is to express their repudiation of polytheists, America and Israel. It is not possible for our pilgrims to go to hajj and not embark on demonstrations against world arrogance. Repudiation of polytheists is one of the fundamental political duties of hajj, without which our pilgrimage would not be a true pilgrimage. The Saudis should know that if they act against this, they will be standing against all the Muslims of the world, but if they act correctly, it will be to their advantage.

Imam' s remarks Farvardin 1367 dated 11 April 1988 (22 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 20,p .202.

The beloved, brave nation of Iran can rest assured that the incident in Mecca⁽⁴²⁾ will spark great changes in the Islamic world and will provide suitable grounds for the eradication of corrupt regimes in Islamic countries and for the removal of pseudo-clergymen. Even though not more than a year has passed since the epic repudiation of polytheists demonstration, the scent of the innocent blood of our dear martyrs has spread throughout the whole of the world and we are seeing its effects in the farthest reaches of the earth. The epic events, which have occurred for the Palestinian people, are not accidental. Could the world ever imagine who has composed this epic and at present what ideals the people of Palestine lean towards such that fearlessly, with bare hands, they resist the brutal attacks of the Zionists? Are the only causing that of nationalism, which has made them so strong? Is it from the tree of those political players who have sold their souls that the fruits of perseverance and the olives of light and hope fall into the lap of the Palestinians? If this were the case then for years no~ they have been alongside the Palestinians and getting their daily bread in the name of the people! Without a doubt it is the call of 'Allahu Akbar', which has achieved this. It is the same call that rang out from our people and that brought the Shah in Iran and the usurpers in Beit ul-Moqaddas to despair. This call is the fulfillment of the slogans of repudiation shouted loudly by the Palestinian people, who shoulder to shoulder with their Iranian brothers and sisters took part in the demonstrations during hajj, slogans calling for the freedom of Quds and death to America, Russia and Israel. They too sacrificed their blood on the same land of martyrdom that the blood of our dear ones was spilt, and as martyrs lay down to rest. Yes, the Palestinians found the path they had lost by going along our path of repudiation. And in this battle we witnessed how iron fortifications fell apart, how blood triumphed over swords, faith over unbelief, raised voices over bullets; how the dream of the Bani Israel (the Jews) to occupy the lands from the Nile to the Euphrates was shattered and once again the Palestinians' star of knowledge shines brightly (this time) from our blessed tree of neither East nor West. Today, in the same way that widespread activity is taking place throughout the world in an attempt to make us compromise with unbelief and polytheism, so too in the same manner efforts are continuing to dampen down the flames of anger of the Muslim people of Palestine. This serves as just one example of how the revolution has progressed.

Imam's message dated 20 July 1988 (29 Tir 1367 AHS). Sahifeh Noor, Vol. 20,p .233.