Speech [The cooperation of the different layers of community and its brilliant outcomes]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

What makes me feel more satisfied is the spirit of cooperation among different layers of community members of which have been pursed into taking up their tasks. Of course, along side this cooperation, there are some who are engaged in sabotage. But this cooperation is strongly felt everywhere, and in Qum, where, I have heard, it is perhaps better. According to some reliable narrations, science and knowledge stems from Qum and then has spread to other places. In the same way our movement and uprising took its root in Qum and then was spread. I hope Qum would provide a paragon for other places. I appreciate your hard work. I shall be very happy to see that various individuals, both men and women, in these deserts and other places have abandoned their school to go to areas of reconstruction have taken up responsibilities. This action is reason that gives us hope that, God willing, these affairs will be carried in a meritorious manner. More important than this, is that these tasks should be performed according to the sacred (Islamic) laws. That is every individual, whatever he is, is duty bound to his work in a way that God wants. Sometimes, some young people such as our revolutionary guards and those around committees want to do something for God, but they do not know how. They might even perform something against God's pleasure but they are not aware. What is crucial is that we should coordinate our issues with sacred (Islamic) canners.

The work you are doing is valuable, from one point of view assisting people and (young) brothers as valuable as an act of worship. An instance of this is when a group apparently from America, came here and said that they had come to assist in reconstruction activities. The value of this action is even loftier than the act itself because this group who was living in welfare and whose field of work is not in reconstruction endeavored to get involved in this activity. I told them:" You are students and are not versed in work and cannot carry out tasks as skillfully as farmers do. However, the fact that this group came all the way from America to do reconstruction work will energize the farmers. When you work on farms where farmers are harvesting crops, you will not be able to harvest an acre of crops as farmers do in one hour. Nevertheless, this act will make them several times stronger. When people see that a contingent of engineers, scholars, students and doctors abandon their own jobs, this gives them strength. Not only does this act carry weight, it also serves as an act of alms-giving and reinforcement. What of grater value is when hand-working people like farmers see that a group, which is supposed to be working somewhere else, comes and helps them.

This cooperation of yours is valuable in different ways. One is attending to the affairs of the oppressed, who have been suffering and in great tribulations for a long time. It is a proven fact that anybody who helps a faithful believer has in fact helped God. Another value of your good work is your presence in the villages. Engage in road making, even if it is not your job; true merit is when the villagers see that some well-wishers have come from cities to attend to their affairs. Another thing of value is that this act invigorates the people's spirits.

God willing, the whole nation, which rose up to rectify their country's situation, will hopefully build the ruins of several years a new. This very gathering of theirs has God's backing. God lends every gathering a hand," God's Hand is with congregations" «1» When a group wants to carry out a task, it is accomplished soon, and this is a cause for happiness. We will negligent of whatever tasks up. We will advance with power and might.

When I was in Paris, some of these pseudo-well-wishers tried to convince that" nothing can be attained, we do not have enough power and their power is supreme". They wanted to turn me aside from this way in their own mind's eye; I used to tell them that we have certain duties to carry out. Performing duties don't necessarily bring about success for me. If we succeeded, we would thank Allah. And if we failed, then we are not higher in rank than Imam `Ali (`a). He, too, failed, but he performed his duties. What if we face defeat while carrying out our duty; I am saying at such stage that that we do not fear any commotion. We hope, first of all, definitely believe that nobody can impose the contrary over a nation which is working together with right objectives. If these couldn't get control over those ones then suppose Secondly that the enemies could eventually dominate and destroy us; there cannot be imagined moreover of it. We would have lost our lives while serving and this is in itself a value. We will not surrender unnecessarily. Either they attack over, commit murders, and get us destroyed or we succeed. I wish you all success. Proceed with your Islamic belief power and God willing; export this Divine-gift to all over the countries of the oppressed. May God bless you.