Speech [The mental transformations of our people in the process of our Islamic Revolution; Azarbayjan and the wide spread plots of the agitators]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

The transformation that has taken place in our youth is far more significant than the change that has occurred in our country. The change in your country took place through your determination to expel the satans from this country. The result was the establishment of an Islamic Republic in place of the regime of the tyrants and despots. But what is of more significance and is paid more attention to by the foreigners is the human being itself. During the past years these foreigners have tried to deprive our people of their Islamic nature. They, in this way have attempted to stop the progress of human being in Iran, in particular, and in the east as a whole. They have used different techniques and procedures to divert our youth from the right path towards indifference and lethargy. The establishment of so many centers for prostitution and the propaganda delivered by mass media for such centers was part of a plot. Through these centers they tried to entice our youth towards such centers so that they would become sluggish and feeble. As you know the young persons, with vigor and lusts which they have, could easily be distracted towards the centers of corruption. And it is a proven fact that those who become addicted to heroin, opium, narcotics and alcohols will be lethargic people.

Now, you are engaged in the mobilization for construction. May God protect you for your hard work. But you have noticed that in your department a heroin addict could not perform his job properly. Actually, those who have become addicts to the narcotics would never be fond of doing the work that you are presently engaged in. Those who are cooperation with you are of different layers of our society: doctors, engineers, university students and business men. Even workers have joined this venture. These active people do not belong to that class of indifferent people. Of course, what our revolution did was to distract our youth from the corruption-centers towards the mobilization programs. Somebody was telling me the other day that a center for corruption which existed on a certain location does not exist anymore. God has helped our movement because it was Islamic in nature.

Regarding your victory over your enemies, God helped you since you did not have the equipments and weaponry and the expertise to use them. This was because we lacked the military training. What made us victorious was the power of our faith and our Islam.

The change which took place in our nation and which changed intimidation into might and power was a divine change. Man could never have been able to bring forth such a drastic change. A person who tries to attribute this movement to himself is either ignorant or selfish. This was God's power manifested in the uprising of small children, grown up people, men and women, who took to the streets and expelled the fully-equipped enemies. God intimidated them to such a degree that they could not employ their weapons against us. It was another divine sign that when you had taken to the streets, the soldiers joined you group by group. This was a mental and spiritual change within our nation. This change was exultant in nature. Each person overcame his or her timidity. Then suddenly this oppressed person changed into a vibrant and dynamic character, demanding the expulsion of the center of corruption. Another great change was the sense of cooperation among our nation.

A hidden power has been forcing you to engage yourselves in doing acts which are of benefit to your nation. A hidden power, an angel-propelled power, is driving you towards such programs. A divine power is forcing you, and those who have come from abroad, to engage yourselves in activities useful to your nation. The strange sensation of cooperation is in you to carry out plans of common interest. Everybody is putting forth his love and care in what he or she does. Sometimes I see on television some children, men and women working hard on the fields, using a lot of enthusiasm. This they will do voluntarily; nobody is imposing anything on them. They are eager to do what they are doing.

The change, which has been brought forth, through which our youth express their desires to get martyred, is not done by human; rather its source lies beyond man's power: it is divine. It is brought about by God. Yesterday I convened the contract of matrimony between a young girl and a young man. When the girl was leaving, she gave me a letter in which she had written she was fond of getting martyred. A newly-wed girl says such things. There are many cases like this. These are changed brought out in you by God. These changes have been bestowed upon you by God.

Now your sense of cooperation is admirable because you feel your country needs your help. The previous regime devastated our reserves and human work forces. They destroyed every asset of this country, but spent millions on propaganda. They spread the rumors that we have got to the Great civilization and that we are equal to the advanced nations. They claimed they would become another Japan by the following year. In this way, they deceived our younger generations. There have been complex issues between the despots and the super powers. We are ignorant of these issues, however. The previous corrupt regime has convened several contracts with the foreigners through which they have plundered our nation. They have made our nation dependent on the super powers. They have plundered our reserves completely. They have deprived our people of our human rights. Now it was God who decided to assist this nation. If these crimes had continued for several more years in this country it would have been impossible to rescue this nation. The spark of God fell on the people. It was a divine gift to people. God awakened people from a lethargic state into a dynamic one. As a result, suddenly we saw a nation who was previously intimidated by a policeman, now did not care for tanks. Those who were frightened by the batons did not fear the machineguns. These are issues pertaining to the hidden, unknown world; they are divine in nature. Now connect your hearts with that source of eternal power. Let us not be carried away by the illusion that we made the revolution possible. We ourselves are nothing. Let us disconnect with the worldly affairs and connect ourselves with that source of divine power. Let us join our drops of ourselves to the infinite ocean. We are even less than drops. But if we join that divine ocean, we can perform miraculous acts. God is with congregations. The Iranians should cooperate to salvage Iran.

I regret to see some agents trying to bring shame over Azarbayjan, which has always been a staunch defender of Islam and our integrity. You have been honored and revered both in Iran and abroad. You used to offset any plot against this country. You were the forerunners and pioneers in our constitutional battles against the despots both prior to and after the constitution. You have a lot of holy warriors. You have had Khiyabani, «1» Sattar Khan, «2» and Baqir Khan, «3» and the distinguished clerics. The deceased Mirza Sadiq Aqa «4» was among the holy warriors. The deceased Angaji «5» was a contemporary warrior with whom most of you are familiar. All of these were arrested, jailed and finally exiled. Later, the deceased Aqa Mirza Sadiq Aqa came to Qum and did not return to Tabriz. He died here and his tomb is here. You have had great men from all walks of life. Do not let the agitators bring shame upon you. Do not let them remove your badges of honor.

Now these corrupt agitators are ready to disturb everybody. In Azarbayjan, they leveled assaults over the Muslims when they were praying. They staged attacks against your mosques. They hit the Muslim worshippers. Are these atrocious acts compatible with Islam? Are the foreigners not assuming that these acts are done by the Azarbayjanis? This is not the case, however. There is a bunch of agitators who have deceived our people. Our young men have been deceived. Illuminate these people. Make true Muslims out of them. Keep up the prestige and honor of the Azarbayjanis. May God protect you all. May your plans in the mobilization for construction be fruitful. May your plans make Iran self-sufficient. Let us salvage our country out of the foreigners' claws with our hands. Let us manage our own affairs. May God bless you all.