In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Strengthen spiritual power along with sporting activities
I request God the Almighty to hasten the advent of the Master of the Age (`a) and brighten our eyes with his holy charm. All of us await the advent and must serve during this period of waiting. Awaiting the advent is to await the power of Islam. We must strive to have the power of Islam realized in the world and the preparations for the advent made, God willing.
I would like to thank you, the youth and the sportsmen who have come here from the Quds (holy) province. «1» I wish to tell the friends of Islam and the Muslims, and the friends of the Master of the Age (`a), and also the sportsmen of Quds province that just as you strengthen yourselves physically through sports activities, you must also strengthen and prepare yourselves spiritually. Just as you make efforts to keep your bodies strong, you must also try to keep yourselves spiritually strong. At that time it was spiritual strength and the power of faith that make you overcome the satanic army and the taghout. That power of faith and inner strength of yours ought to make you overcome the satanic army that is within man and that leads him astray. Reform yourselves just as you strengthen your bodies.
You who are in the proximity of the Imam (`a) and visit that Hadrat's shrine, perhaps have a greater duty than those that are far away. You are his intimate servants; you are close to him. And the ones that are physically close to the Imam in distance should also be close to him in spirit and dignity. You have to see what sacrifices our Imams (`a) made for the sake of Islam and gave whatever they had for its cause. If we are their partisans and followers, we, too, should give whatever we have for the cause of Islam. Islam is dearer than everything and because it is so, the Noble Prophet and our Imams gave whatever they had for its cause.
The Constitution: the basis of Islam and Iran
May God grant us success in maintaining this unity of expression that has brought honor to Islam. This unity of expression, power of faith and concern for Islam has brought you victory so far. You must, henceforth, go forward with this same unity of expression, this same Islamic power and might. Think less about your own worldly problems and pay attention to Islam. Consider the difficulties that also beset Islam at this time because of these groups that do not want the Islamic Republic to turn into a reality, and are trying to make it non-existent. You must endeavor to counter their efforts. And just as all the powerful countries were tied up in knots by your endeavors and were unable to retain this satanic power, we shall proceed along this path from now on as well, God willing, with the help of your power and strength of your faith, and the might of Islam. Everybody should vote for those upright, pious and committed people- the ones nominated by the `ulama' of your region- that have to be appointed to deal with the Constitution so that a constitution that meets the approval of Islam is drafted and the difficulties removed, God willing.
I pray to God, the Blessed and Exalted, to give you physical and spiritual strength and to the whole nation, including your friends and all the sportsmen in Quds province.
May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.