Speech [Origin of animosity of devils to Islam]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

To pay homage to our Imam `Ali Ibn Mousa ar-Rida is one of my wishes. Time and again, gentlemen from Khorasan have expressed their kindness and invitation. If I find the opportunity I also want to go and pay a visit to him and the people of Khorasan, but you know that I have preoccupations. It is not even feasible for me to visit large gatherings here. For this reason, for the time being I am temporarily excused. I hope that you would pray for me to succeed in such a great endeavor.

Islam has become a great thorn in the eyes of those who cannot see Islam from the very beginning. However, prior to the Revolution, since it was the government of taghout, the pens, deeds and words paid very little attention to Islam. Now, as the government of taghout was overthrown and cannot return anymore, and the Islamic Republic system was established, those for whom Islam is like a bone in the throat are determined not to let this reality to the realized. All these animosities you see they have with you, with the committees, with the revolutionary courts, that they have with the clergymen that they have with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards lie in their enmity to Islam. Those who cannot afford to hear the name of Islam now see Islam emerging and will be realized with its true substance. They have the apprehension that if this truth is realized, the devils will be discarded. For this reason, they have come to the scene, in the name of Islam, in the name, in the name of devotees of people and, under various names, employing all their power to undermine Islam. They have come to cope with God. They do not understand that if they all gather together and render service to the nation; this nation and this country will obtain soon the aim. If they all rise up in opposition, their opposition will come to naught, thou create problems.

If Kurdistan had not created this problem, now it would be peaceful like other places, and the Muslims living there, the government and nation could help flourish the region. However, those who do not want this tranquility to be realized- and the truth of the matter is that they do not want Islam- they create a sort of sedition there under different name in every center. They are those who do not want Islam. If ever some of them want Islam, it is a twisted Islam that these people distorts" the Islam of the Noble Prophet" and Islam" revealed through divine revelation."

Time and again I used to repeat this issue in Najaf and at times that there was a time when we were suffering in the hands of a single person from among the people and in the hands of the stratum of the people of knowledge which used to view Islam in a different light. They acknowledged the mystics of Islam, but they used to interpret all issues in a mystical manner; they did not deserve to deal with the issues of the day. Even if there were an hadith or a ayah that deals with jihad, they would still interpret it as referring to the combat with the self. And they used to view Islam in another form, which is different from its real form, which is universal in all its dimensions. I said that there was time when we afflicted with it. Of course, they were righteous but they are viewing Islam in a certain form. They used to view Islam in one dimension. And recently, there was time when we were afflicted with a group, which is the opposite of the former. They are interpreting all spiritualities in material light! They are claiming to be Muslims but their monotheism is not the Islamic monotheism. Neither their monotheism is Islamic nor their prophet hood or resurrection, Islamic, nor their prophetic mission is according to Islam. They are all against Islam. They have not emerged only recently; it goes back to ten or fifty years ago from the early years of establishing of Qum theological school. Once some of these people came and told me that what they have perceived is that resurrection is in this world. So is reward. There were such people. Today they are legion in number. When I was in Najaf, and stayed for 20 or as some said for 24 days. Every day he came to me. I gave him chance to speak for an hour or more. All his speech was larded the Qur'an and Nahj al-Balaghah. I felt suspicion of him. «1» A story of the deceased Sayyid `Adul-Majid Hamidi, it is narrated that a Jewish went to him and professes to Islam, after a while, he saw that he had become a Muslim! The Sayyid had summoned him and asked the convert in the following words!" Do you know me?" he replied: yes, you are of `ulama'."" Do you know that I'm, for example, from the Prophet descendants? Do you know my forefathers were Muslim? All this and that and now am I" a religious, scholar, among this population?" Yes, I know all that.""Do you know yourself?" "Yes, I am a Jewish-born child."

All your forefathers were Jewish and you were Jewish too and newly you convert to Islam. Now, I am puzzled! How came that you are more Muslim than me? You express Islam more than us. I heard that guy went away and nobody saw him afterwards. It was revealed that there had been a catch in it. There are many examples of this. I saw that he submits himself to God exaggeratedly and, all his entire words are from Islam and Nahj al-Balaghah and so forth. I noticed his words that he presented crooked view of some issues. I said nothing and just listened to know what sort of man he was. He said that they wanted to launch armed struggle. I told him the time has not come for armed struggle because you would lose your power and could accomplish nothing.

A group of pretenders to Islam you see today probably expressing Islam more than you are of this kind. If they seek Islam, they do not want the Islam brought by the Holy Prophet. They desire a different thing. They want to present Islam in an untrue way and reverse it. Among them, there are some who point to Islam all the time and show their great concerns, but it is for their own Islam not ours. And some others do not have any belief in Islam as they did not have in the revolution but now they certainly are submitted to Islam and revolution. These days you cannot find one saying he is not revolutionary. All claim that they were revolutionaries from the beginning! All those who come here claim that they have gone to jail because of their expression of opposition during taghouti regime. At present, the name of that regime has become taghout but this is not so in their heart. They are afraid of Islam and that strongly. Islam is however good for all. But they are terrified. Of course Islam is not good for the traitor. No divinely revealed religion is good for traitors. Islam is against treason, against crime. It is and against efforts aimed to corrupt the youth in the name of Islam or by the name of progress. Our country was ended up into this current state under the pretext of the" Great Civilization". They claim that this Islam is similar to" Great Civilization" of that guy which ruined our country in a way that now although all people are cooperative they cannot reform it. By subterfuge to Islam they try to set aside Islam and put an entire mundane thing in return. Some of them promulgate materialism by the name of Islam. We wish for real Islam that is good for all people and it has both material and spiritual things, its spiritual teaching is unprecedented and its material programs are the safest ones so they must come and join us in this way. Come along with Muslims, with the young and with these dear clergymen spending their times and energy for this purpose. They have their own duty. Do not deem that they come here because they are jobless. Working in the committees is not their responsibility. But sometimes it is obligation.

The committee's existence is obligatory. It is wrong if one rejects the need for committee. Who can administer the country if there is no committee, no corps, or court? Who could manage the country when that guy went away and country was agitated? These very clergymen from all around the country, the youth and these committed people inspired by God have come to work and remove the disturbance. If they were not, now nobody and nothing was here. Nobody has the right to transgress or rule them. There must be these committees, corps and revolutionary courts. It is mandatory to have a revolution court. Administration of justice has no business to utter words to them; it must meet its own standards and of course those wrong standards need amendment. Some chiefs of administration of justice are taghout's puppets who must get out of our country and leave us alone. Do not sit and rule and pan our courts, corps, or our people of knowledge work in committees. They strike a false note. Those who must go to devil are coming here and criticize our agents. And it is true about others in provinces or other parts. They have no right to affront Muslims, the scholars serving mankind and IRGCs who stint. The committees and courts render service. In principle, they give you the chance to speak and say what you wish.

You, people of Khorasan, are powerful. Praise to God, you have a sanctuary, an Islamic sanctuary and holy shrine of `Ali Ibn Mousa ar-Rida. One who has such sanctuary is powerful. Committee must be strong, courts must be authoritative, and `ulama' in committee must be dominant. Do not cares for the loose talks of the revolution's opponents who look upon Islam like a thorn in their eyes? Certainly, I will again speak about some issues with the government and hope you move forward as before by the power of faith. These putrefying roots are rotting off under clay. If once they want to grub, we will uproot them.

May God preserve you and may you be successful, God Willing! I always pray for you. Know that calling me a servant is more pleasing to me than a leader. Leadership is not object at all; service is what counts. Islam obliges us to serve. We do it altogether and hand in hand from dear soldiers to dear men of knowledge, pulpiteers, komite forces and all people together. This is a country for all people. We are duty-bound to manage the country. At this time the country is ours and America or England cannot despoil our interests. Interests are for you as is the country. We must toil, cultivate and refund its benefits to people. God willing, may Allah assist you!