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Statements [An objection to the government's heedlessness to the abolition of Provincial and District Councils Bill]

A`zam Mosque, Qum
An objection to the government's heedlessness to the abolition of Provincial and District Councils Bill
Qum's tradesmen and merchants, students of religious sciences and a group of pilgrims
جلد ۱ صحیفه امام خمینی (ره)، از صفحه ۸۶ تا صفحه ۸۷
[In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful]

`Ulama' of Islam not to remain silent

Those who are now making note of what I have to say, better tell those in the government not to play with the people's feelings and sentiments any more than they have already. The `ulama' of Islam are not going to give up the fight. If they think that by postponing and delaying things they can quieten the situation, «1» they are mistaken. There is no way that this matter will be allowed to rest, for it is a matter of grave importance. We are talking about Islam being in danger. The `ulama' of Islam cannot remain silent
This problem does not only concern the `ulama' of Iran, but rather the Iraqi `ulama', «2» the Egyptian `ulama' and the `ulama' in Yemen, and other Islamic places around the world are all with us on this. If the day should come when, with your help, we decide to take action against the government, then the number of those who will be actively involved will far outnumber those gathered here. On that day, the crowd of people will be so huge that it will have to gather outside the city of Qum, for there will be insufficient space here. But having said that, we expect the government to bear the possible consequences of their actions in mind and not to delay any further in reaching a decision. As for you, the people, you must continue to be patient for a few more days." «3»
«۱»- During the month of Mehr ۱۳۴۱ AHS (۲۱:۵۱:۰۵September/ October ۱۹۶۲), the government of Asadullah 'Alam presented a new bill concerning the Provincial and District Councils which was seen by the maraji' of Qum as being against Islam and the Constitution. In this bill, the government removed Islam as a prerequisite for candidates and voters and instead of swearing on the Holy Qur'an, any 'Holy Book' was to be acceptable. These changes were made in spite of the fact that according to Article ۹ of the Provincial and District Councils Constitution, the prerequisite conditions for a prospective candidate were to be the same as those for parliamentary candidates; and again, according to Article ۱۲ of the National Consultative Assembly's electoral law, candidates were to be followers of the true Islam (except for those of minority religions: Christians, Zoroastrians, and Jews), while according to Article ۱۱ of the Constitution, parliamentary representatives were to swear on the Holy Qur'an. 'Alam's government, by passing this bill, opened the way for the effacement of Islam, for the spread of Western culture, and for non-Muslims to be given a role in ruling the destiny and interests of the Muslim people of Iran.«۲»- The response of the Iraqi `ulama' toward the attack on the sanctity of the Qur'an, Islam and Muslim countries has made history in recent decades. Most of these `ulama' are now present in the theological center in Najaf. Details of the role played by the theological center of Najaf and the struggles engaged in by the theologians in this Shi`ah center during Iraq's occupation by British colonialists, are to be found in the footnotes of other speeches within this anthology, as are details of the `ulama''s opposition to the anti-Islamic measures taken by the Qajar and Pahlavi kings.«۳»- Nahdat-e Rouhaniyyoun-e Iran, vol. ۳, p. ۸۷.


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