Speech [Role of the oil industry employees in the Islamic Revolution; negating the plots]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

All sections of the nation have a share in this movement. All have made efforts; all have sacrificed; all have given blood; but the employees of the oil industry have a prominent share. They have cut off the vital artery of the foreigners; it was they who by their strike, and cutting off the supply of oil, caused the movement to triumph; it was they who were burnt to ashes in the Rex Cinema at the hands of criminals and traitors; but attained eternal life- divine life at the divine court. Our martyrs have eternal life. I am thankful to all sections of the nation; more so especially to the oil industry employees. I pray for all and for you; but you must know that from here onward too, we must move forward with the same strength with which we have come to this stage.

Islam showed its devastating power. With the devastating power of Islam, the hands of the criminal were chopped off. At the hands of Islam, the traitors were banished. The foreigners felt the massive power of Islam and want to create trouble in its constructive dimension. With the devastating dimension of Islam, we have reached to this stage; and at the hands of the nation and with the support of God, the Blessed and Exalted, we must start on its constructive course and take it to its end. The ill-wishers do not want to see the display of the constructive dimension of Islam in the world so that it succeeds in burying the other schools of thought. Ill-wishers do not want to allow the wheel that has started to twin to continue its journey and engage in constructing. You the people must be alert and with revolutionary patience, get busy with reconstruction.

The country is in turmoil. The country is in a post-Revolution period; and after a revolution, there is turmoil. And praise be to God, the Revolution of Iran was a great revolution that had limited losses and abundant rewards.

The reward was the severance of the hands of the stooges of the foreigners, and the amputation of the hands of the local and foreign traitors; and there are bigger rewards to be in reconstruction. The traitors do not want to see this reconstruction, and the prosperity of the nation. They see their success and happiness in our poverty and backwardness; and for this reason, their filthy hands are at work to sow the seeds of discord among workers, state employees, agriculturists and among the various sections of the people of Iran.

You the representatives of the workers, please convey my message to the workers and staff of the oil industry. My dear ones. It is Islam that cares for you; it is Islam that gave its dear ones for your sake; it is Islam that gave the Doyen of the Martyrs for your sake. Islam has come for the sake of your happiness. These that sow the seeds of discord among you are afraid of Islam; are afraid of the lofty teachings of Islam. They are afraid that if the lofty teachings of Islam are applied, it will block their way, and it will block their way. Negate their plots, their big conspiracies, among all sections and in all instances.

I had said before that the devils are creating strife- everyday in a different name. We must put a stop to these disturbances; we should be alert, pay careful attention to these disturbances, and negate them. May be after a few days, another disturbance will arise. May be one of my offspring or myself would be assassinated. These people must know that our movement is not founded on an individual; our movement is all-encompassing; all the nation are its leaders; all have been awakened. They should not assume that they can achieve anything by assassination. Our people have found their way. We are not afraid of these conspiracies.

I counsel you, the people of Iran, that if in a newspaper or in the Media or in any other place, they criticize or abuse me, no one has the right to speak a single word. I have made it illegal for you to reply, because it is a plot. Nullify the plots with your silence. And should the plots become too many then we shall nullify them with our fists.

Be fraternal with one another; do not be spiteful, do not hold a grudge; move ahead with your eyes wide open. Undertake useful works wherever you are, work for the good of your own society; regard the society as your own; regard the country as your own; work for yourself, work for your Islamic country; work for the Qur'an. The whole of Iran an all the Islamic countries are an Islamic association; a single association and that is a divine association. We must all be together for the sake of Islam and congregate together. Each one of these respectable associations is a branch of that great Islamic association under the leadership of the Imam of the Time- may God's peace be upon him. We are grateful to these Islamic associations.

May God grant you honor, health, and the favor to propagate the Islamic aspirations and the commandments of Islam among all sections of the people. You can attain happiness with Islam; you can march forward with Islam. May God grant happiness to all of you.

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