In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Everyday we are being confronted with the crimes that are being committed by the remnants of the former regime; everyday we must become saddened with these tragedies that are being inflicted upon us and upon our sisters and brothers. But that which gives solace to you and to us is that these things were done for the sake of God; and the thing which is for the cause of God remains secure. Islam has had many such martyrs; and at the dawn of Islam, the Noble Prophet has witnessed the martyrdom of many great persons. And after him, Hadrat Amir (`a) was both martyred as well as witnessed the martyrdom of great people. And after him also His Holiness, the Doyen of the Martyrs (`a) was martyred as well as was witness to the martyrdom of great martyrs. Islam has always had these self-sacrifices. The Holy Qur'an which has a right over all of us and to which we are all indebted, deserves that we sacrifice in its path.
I pray to God, the Blessed and Exalted, to bless that martyr and to grant patience and reward for the mother and spouse and the rest of the family members that he has left behind. May God grant patience to all of you; and may He include this martyr- who is a consequence of your virtuous deeds- in the list of the martyrs that sacrificed their lives in the path of Islam. I express my condolences to you and share in your grief and in these sufferings. And this is a burden that weighs heavily upon our shoulders, but the important thing is that it was in the cause of Islam. I hope that Islam stays secure for all; and may our sacrificing martyrs be positioned in the frontline of the martyrs of the era of the advent of Islam. May God protect all of you and may you all succeed.
May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.