Speech [Spiritual transformation of the nation]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

I thank you gentlemen for coming here and meeting with me. The past is gone and today we must think of the future. In the future, there will be problems whose solution is the responsibility of the whole nation. The destructions that have occurred so far in the course of these fifty or more years and prior to that also for 2500 years, have left us a ruined country in every respect; ruins from the point of view of culture, economy- all are the legacy that have remained for us.

And no section can single handedly rebuild these ruins; just as one or two strata of the people were not able to obliterate the great barrier of evil. When all strata of the nation united and acted based on the tenets of monotheism and Islam, this impossible feat- in the view of individuals- became possible and happened. Many thought it was impossible to smash the taghouti monarchy that was armed with the most modern weapons and was supported to the hilt by the superpowers such as America and others. It was considered an impossible task under normal circumstances, but this was a disregard of Divine will. It was a total disregard because every impossible event in our view can be realized by the will of the Almighty God; and I do not regard this matter to be the work of an individual, or the work of the nation. A transformation occurred in this nation with the Hand of the Blessed and Almighty God.

It was the spiritual transformation that even now some young men come to me and tell me to pray for them to be martyred. At that time also, the noble young men made the same request to me. Some of them would plead with me to pray for them to be martyred. Mothers who have lost their sons, when they come to me, they express their gratitude. A few nights ago- two or three nights before- I met with a father who had lost his young son; I was not aware of the fact that he had faced this tragedy; I enquired about his health; I noticed that he was being excessively thankful and he said that he was feeling fine. Then someone told me that one of his sons had been killed and this gratitude was for that reason! The spiritual transformation that has occurred in the nation- a nation that was frightened of the shadow of a police officer- caused them to pour onto the streets and chant," Down with Shah"! This transformation was a divine one and not one of humans. A human being could do such a thing. Any person who fancies that so and so person «1» has accomplished this feat is not correct; God accomplished this feat. The invisible Hand cast a shade over this nation, enabled an oppressed nation, a nation that had no tools and weapons to triumph over a big power, and in the process smashed the barrier.

By the grace of God, this barrier has been smashed, but there is still work to be done. We still have work to do we need everybody. We need all you gentlemen; we need orators; we need writers; we need all the strata of the nation; because a single group alone cannot rebuild a ruined country. All must work hand in hand so that this ruin is rebuilt.

Everyone must work according to his own capacity; he should not think that he is a single person. A single person has the strength of one person. When this one person is placed alongside other persons, they create a crowd; just as when a drop of water joins other drops they create a flood. When the floods also join, a sea is created. These drops and in other words these human beings should not assume that well; I alone cannot do any thing. Not at all, you and I can each work according to our respective capabilities; equal to one person, and we are responsible to work to our own capacity. In other words, today, the situation is such- the situation is so sensitive in our country- that if we fail in our duty we are responsible to the extent that we have failed. Everybody must work together; all the strata of the people must work together and should not sit and wait for the government to improve the things. The government alone cannot do the job. Do not sit and wait for the clergy to do the job, the clergy alone cannot do it.

The clergy should not sit and wait for other sections to do the job. They too cannot work single-handedly. All should work together. When all are united, then in accordance with the narration of the prophet" The Hand of God is with the congregation." «2» When a congregation unites, the Blessed and Almighty God supports it; and when the objective is divine- and here it is important that the objective be divine- and all are focused on Islam, the work will progress.

You noted that in the movement, from the child who had just learnt to speak to the aged men who were on the verge of dying, everyone chanted together" Islamic Republic". Everyone wanted Islam. All this interest in Islam; all the focus on spirituality; the attention of everybody to God and the religion of God enabled you to triumph. Do not lose this focus; this is the key to success; it is the key to victory; hold on tightly to this key. Seek unity with your objective being God. When these two matters are discovered, it will resolve all the problems. In addition, we must all strive to reach all the divine objectives.

Of course, you gentlemen who run the marriage and divorce bureaus have a huge responsibility. If previously, a satanic power was governing you, now no power is ruling over anybody. The powers are present but hey are not governing; in other words, there is only the rule of law; there is only Divine law. Nothing must govern other than divine law. You gentlemen who are responsible for such a big issue, have a great responsibility between yourselves and your God. Of course, you have observed the conditions, and from now onward too, you should thoroughly observe the conditions, especially with regard to divorce where you must pay careful attention to the conditions for its performance. May God grant all of you good health and happiness; and may God grant all of us the blessing to serve the cause of Islam- all of us.