In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
The need for steadfastness and sacrifice in the cause of Islam
When we were in Paris at the height of the struggle between the Muslims and the taghout, various groups, including the Telecommunications one, rendered great service. Our messages would not have reached Iran had it not been for them. They communicated our message to Iran with the utmost sincerity. They have a rightful share in the campaign and in its victory. I am your well-wisher and pray to God the Almighty for your prosperity. From now on, too, we have the same duty. We now have to put in much effort for Islam. The issue is not one of the economy, the country or Iran; it concerns Islam. People can disregard other matters: their homes, their children and other things. But Islam cannot be ignored. Nobody has the right to ignore Islam. The people have no right to disregard, and should not disregard, this government in which lie all blessings and everything that nations want.
All together in rebuilding the devastated country of Iran
We are now in a situation where the different groups are acting in various ways against this movement, whether in the factories and workshops, or in the agricultural sector, etc; whether in the universities, offices or other places. Though these powerless groups cannot do anything much, they are, nevertheless, creating trouble for us. It is now the duty of all of us, whether the ladies or the gentlemen present here, in whatever field, position or job, to keep this movement going. We are now in such a situation that the continuation of the movement lies in their carrying out, in the best manner, the tasks they want to perform. The factories should continue working, the cultivators should continue with their agricultural activities, and every group engaged in its work should do it well. There should be no disruption in their work; they should not work less than they ought to. There should be no negligence either. All this is detrimental to harmony and to the reconstruction of Iran. After you had smashed this big dam, you saw what devastation there was on the other side of it. You saw the situation of the country. We now have to build a devastated Iran anew. It is not possible for just one group to rebuild a country. It is not right to hand over the task to the government or the clergy because they do not have the capacity for it. It is the duty of all the groups, all the people and every individual to serve this movement.
The need for everybody to be present in the arena of reconstruction
As was mentioned before, everybody was involved in smashing this dam. Nobody could say that he would step aside as he was able to bring down the regime single-handedly. Drops gather to form a sea, a river and a flood. The people are also like drops with each person doing what little he can. We cannot expect a drop to smash a dam. But in the absence of these drops, the dam will not crumble. When drops collect, they form floods, big floods. The big floods arise from those raindrops. It is these raindrops that fall on the highlands, creating floods, and the floods can, in turn, destroy the hills. The people are also like these drops in that they cannot singly accomplish anything important. But each one of them is involved in the task that is to be carried out. Just as every individual was involved in breaking that dam, so also should he be involved in rebuilding the country, each one according to what he can do. He cannot say that he will not carry out his task or that he will do it badly. We have to work now, and work well. Safeguarding this movement lies in all of us cooperating in the reconstruction process. All of us, together, should get busy with undoing the damage that they had inflicted.
Just as you employees of the Telecommunications Company fulfilled the requirements of much of our work when we needed your help- which God has registered in your book of good deeds- now also, we need you. We need everyone; each and everybody. It is the duty and responsibility of every individual. All of us are responsible in front of God, the Blessed and Exalted. Islam is the issue; not the issues that we can overlook. We must all exert efforts for it by which, God willing, this Islamic Republic will become a certainty, resulting in the realization of your aspirations.
The necessity of the sovereignty of Islamic laws becoming a reality
Except for a short period of time upon its advent, Islam has, so far, not manifested itself as it should have. Even now that we desire to have an Islamic republic, we have only mainly managed to remove the obstacles up to now, the way that the nation has acted hitherto has resulted in the removal of the impediment- the monarchial regime- to the establishment of an Islamic republic. All of you voted for an Islamic republic which is now the country's (form of) government. However, Islamic aspirations cannot be realized just by voting for an Islamic republic. The vote must be followed by action. Religious injunctions should take effect one by one. The judiciary, education, the bazaar, schools and all other institutions should become Islamic, and Islamic laws put into effect, God willing. If we reach this goal, the country will become an exemplary one, God willing.
The role of the monotheist schools in building man
Do not think that the Westerners have progressed. They have done so from the material aspect but are lacking in spirituality. The intention of Islam and, likewise, the monotheist schools is to build man, the West being absolutely far from it. The West had discovered the substance that occur in nature and the forces of nature, and, that too, for using these forces against people, for annihilating humanity, and destroying cities and countries. As you see, the countries that are more advanced exert more pressure on the people! We had problems with a country- America- that is, in their own words," advanced". Even now, many countries are involved in difficulties with this" advanced" country. They would apply those things, in which they had made progress, against the aims of humanity. They are promoting the killing of human beings in the world! They are also promoting conflict and war in the world. The progress they have made is for war and for killing people. But the progress made by an Islamic country is at the disposal of spirituality, of humanity and for molding human beings. If we succeed in making our educational centers Islamic, then the people who have been brought up and trained by this system and these schools will be (good) human beings. A good human being is trustworthy and compassionate. The behavior of such people with their own brothers and sisters is kind and affectionate. We hope that you will continue your activities as you had been doing before. I hope that you- wherever you are- will be successful in doing what you have to do for serving your country and Islam. May God make all of you prosperous and bestow honor and His blessings upon you.