In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
The invincibility of the army of Islam
I do not like to keep my dear friends, who are sweating under sunshine, waiting. However, there are a few issues that I would like to bring to your attention and I hope for the gentlemen to be set free very soon and leave for their whereabouts in good health.
I have my hope in this movement- and I already had- I have my hope in this change that you young people are going through and I see your victory in sight with all that humane change, this Islamic change. I see in you the soldiers of the early period of Islam. I am fond of these luminous faces. I salute these luminous and Islamic faces that are prepared to serve Islam. You are serving Islam like the army of Islam in the early period of Islam and you are in favor with the Imam of the Time (`a). Be happy, for Islam accepts you. Be happy, for you will not face defeat, either in your lifetime or after your martyrdom. Martyrdom has been an honor for the saints and indeed an honor for all of us; it is a salvation. Whether you become victorious in this world or be martyred, you are victorious in the same way that the army of Islam saw themselves victorious, whether they are killed or they kill. Today you are the same soldiers. I give you the glad tidings of victory and I extend my congratulations to you. You are in favor with God, the Exalted.
The Qur'an: a source of Muslims' refuge
It was only God's favor that made you victorious over the superpowers in spite of your not being well organized and with no military equipment. It was a favor of God, the Blessed and Exalted, and Islam's confirmation and it was a favor from Islam that has made you change and there you are wishing to be martyred. Until you are in this state of mind- and I hope that you always are- you are victorious. God is on your side. We are all under the protection of the Holy Qur'an. We do and did rise up for the sake of the Qur'an and we thus will be victorious. You are right and you are opposing falsehood and truth always wins. You rose up for Islam and Islam is your supporter. And he who has the Qur'an and Islam as his supporters will win.
I pray to God, the Blessed and Exalted, for good health and victory for all of you. These groups of insurgents, who are at present busy with their vicious acts, are nothing to take into account; they will be buried. May Almighty God make you victorious over the insurgents. I thank all of you and the gentlemen who have come here and to the gentlemen who came over- whether from Mashhad, Shemiran or other places- and send my regards to them all. And I am the servant of everyone.