Speech [Transformation in society; toward realization of genuine Islam]

I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

I must thank this gathering for having come here under the leadership of this gentleman. I am fond of this man for two reasons namely: one, because he comes from a great family and I am fond of that family, and two, for the liking I have for the persona of this gentleman who over a long period has encountered dangers in the path of Islam. These dangers are an honor for you and a source of pride for us.

Our nation has been afflicted with extraordinary catastrophes over a long period of years; afflicted by foreign domination; afflicted by the oppression of an ominous regime; afflictions that defy expression; troubles and treacheries that even history cannot record because most of these were hidden and have not been discovered by anybody yet and may not be discovered at all. But, by the grace of the Blessed and Almighty God and thanks to Him for availing this favor on the nation and abetting this nation for the realization of justice- and this would not have been possible except with the guidance of the Blessed and Almighty God and the assistance of the Master of the Age, may God's peace and salutations be upon him, and with the assistance of Master of the Age and the guidance of the Divine Essence of the Truth, a great transformation was achieved by our nation; a spiritual transformation; a transformation for which I cannot put a name except to call it a miraculous transformation. It was a miracle in that within a short period a nation that was frightened of the shadow of a police officer, pushed back the Shah, and everyone together- big and small- challenged his power, and with clenched fists cried out" death to the Shah". Those who are familiar with the environment of Iran over the past fifty years and know what this nation has faced, and what deals have been struck with foreigners and what plight this nation was caught in, and what state of mind they have had, must admit that a miracle had occurred for this great upheaval to have been taken place. This very upheaval drove our nation ahead and caused it to triumph; an upheaval in which our youth wished for martyrdom and even now, they crave it. An upheaval in which old women- who had lost their children- felt honored and were ready to sacrifice their other children too. This transformation resulted in our nation being intimidated at all, and advancing- in spite of not having anything- in the face of the satanic power that was backed to the hilt by America and other big governments and superpowers, until it was able to smash this barrier. Now the barrier that hampered the movement has been obliterated; but we have extremely difficult stages ahead that must be overcome with the participation of the whole nation and the supplication of all nations.

They- these atheists- destroyed our country and fled. In the name of" great civilization" they wreaked such havoc and drove back the country to a place that it will take long years for it to come back to its own magnitude. They destroyed our economy; they destroyed our agriculture in the name of" land reforms"; they caused our military to become dependent on others; they had pushed back our culture; and worst of all they did not allow our human resources to develop. We now need manpower for reconstruction; and for tasks that require manpower we need to search to find them because for centuries they- and of late it is some fifty years- endeavored with all their strength to destroy our manpower resources.

Nevertheless, I am hopeful that the Blessed and Almighty God, who by His favors caused this weak nation to prevail over the arrogant people, will cause it to overcome its problems. Moreover, we should reform our culture, and to revert all those things that we have in mind- that are in non-Islamic mould- into Islamic mould. In addition, introduce Islam in the manner it should be and as it was at the advent of Islam, not the manner in which it has been introduced by foreigners and our youth have accepted and have been taken in by them.

If the Blessed and Almighty God grants His favor to us and our nation safeguards this secret, we are hopeful to be able to install an Islamic government and apply the commandments of Islam; However, we are in need of unity of expression, our nation should have unity of expression. Our people who are in different lands must join us in our efforts. Everyone together with one voice and one call forward march toward an Islamic republic and application of the sacred Islamic principles. And I thank all the gentlemen. May God protect all of you, and under His shelter and protection, honor us with your existence.

May God's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.