Speech [Divine favors in granting victory to the movement]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate the Merciful

In this noble verse that this gentleman recited, «1» one aspect pertains to the Sacred Essence of God, the Exalted, that has been realized while another aspect pertains to us. That which was related to the Divine Power transformed our fears into security. Previously we were afraid of the disciplinary forces, our nation feared the Security Organization (the SAVAK), the municipality and the city police, from all of these, and from the machinery of oppression. God, the Blessed and Exalted, transformed all these fears into security. Now, we are seated here in total peace and security. One aspect also is relevant to us. What must we do? Worship of God, and not to ascribe anyone as partner to Him. Neither should we ascribe the powers as partner and neither the carnal self and the devils. We should regard everything to be from Him and all the powers to be from Him. We should not consider anybody to be the possessor of power except Him; we should regard this victory to be from Him. We had nothing, no power, and no organization. We were a dispersed people where everyone was concerned about his own job and own situation and all were suffering at the hands of the tyrants. That which united us; that which turned all the hearts in one direction; that which combined all our different objectives into a single objective was the Sacred Essence of God, the Exalted. No man can create such a movement; a movement with various motivations, various groups, various objectives, locations faraway from each other and diverse individuals into a single community. Before, we were numerous communities; each person was a separate individual and each individual thought differently from the other. It was the power of God, the Blessed and Exalted, which gathered all the thoughts on a single thought and all the objectives into a single objective. I must say that each individual was like a drop; like raindrops that individually are ineffectual- these He transformed into a devastating and uprooting flood; a flood that confronted guns and tanks, and big powers and the world- and not only the satanic power of the regime but all the powers that were backing it. Some would specifically mention the likes of America, Britain and some others, but even if they would not mention, it was obvious that not only the powers outside the influence of Islam but Muslim powers also, Muslim governments also backed him totally. On the other hand, it was its power internally while the small and big foreign powers were backing it. Could we have been able to confront a power behind whom the whole world had rallied? Could we do anything? We who cannot unite even a locality; we who cannot even gather a few individuals and lead them on a single path, could we have been able to lead a nation from the center to the frontiers, from a child to the aged; from a cleric to a non-cleric and ignorant? Could any one except God be able to gather them in one place?

Do not be under the illusion that any person can bring about such a miracle; a miracle that nullified the words of all the theoreticians and organizations; the proposals that they would present were all nullified; everybody attested that this was other than those matters that they would propound. Those who would present proposals for issues in order to sustain their hold on power made a miscalculation in this regard. They calculated based on materialism; they spoke correctly on the basis of material calculations. On normal calculations it was obvious that we must not be able to take a single step; to be defeated. They did not calculate on the basis of spiritualism. They were unaware of the Power Who by His will transforms a nation. A nation that was afraid of a policeman was transformed into a nation that was unafraid of guns and tanks; not only the elders, even the children! One of my friends narrated to me how he had witnessed a young boy of thirteen or fourteen years of age astride a motorcycle or a bicycle and assaulted a tank with it! Even though he was crushed under the tank, the point is the morale that has been created. This fear that for more than fifty years had cast a shadow over the nation was transformed in a span of one or two years. Of course, this movement from its commencement to its conclusion is more than fifteen years old; but the uprising is approximately two years old. How was it possible for a person or that nation which lived in fear for fifty years and would shudder at the mere mention of the `Security Organization' be transformed in such a way as to pour out onto the streets and shout" Death to the Shah" and not be afraid of anything. How the youth of the nation was transformed into individuals that longed for martyrdom? Even now, although, God willing, the struggle has ended, some people came here in this very room- one person came here just a couple of days ago- and pleaded with me to pray that he be martyred; he even followed me to the open door pleading. I told him that I would pray that God grant him the reward of a martyr but he would insist that I pray that he be martyred. Who can create this spiritual transformation? Who is it that can transform the souls of the people? Who is the transformer of the hearts?

Be devoted to God and do not ascribe anybody as partner to Him. Not only in worship, in everything. These very cries that you hear are the cries of God; it is the power of God. This movement was carried forward by God otherwise, on the basis of normal criterion we were a few clerics and a group of bazaar traders whose occupation was trade and business while those people held all the powers in their hands. It was God Who when this movement was born caused those people to change side in multitude and come to our side. He caused them to abandon the thought of using their devilish powers, otherwise if a hundred aircrafts that they had purchased from America would have hovered above our heads and your heads and dropped bombs, we had no power to retaliate, but God caused them to abandon even this idea. He instilled a fear in them that paralyzed them on this issue. They were destroyed from within; their own forces reverted to the people; the lower-ranks no longer obeyed their superiors; the power to command had disintegrated. Everything was from God; do witness God in these affairs. God is more manifest than this sunlight. From now on, too, if we maintain this devotion to God; if we maintain this fraternity and unity; from now on, too, we shall carry it forward; we shall also carry it forward to its conclusion.

Pray that we would not become neglectful of God, the Blessed and Exalted; we are not neglectful of Islam; that we do not go after those things that we are in need of ourselves; these things shall pass; that we do not pursue issues such as, `What happened to my job? ', `What happened to my mosque? ', `What happened to my pulpit? ', and `What about my house? ' These are things that cross and pass away; what remains is the spirituality of human beings.

May God by His will never transform this peace and security into fear. May God enable us to be of the pious and of those who do not ascribe partner to Him for anything.

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