Speech [Distinction of the Iranian Revolution with all other revolutions in the world]

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

Although the place is very tight, and the air too hot, yet I would like to tell you a few words. The revolutions taken place in the world or will take place later were either by the people themselves or the governments which is coup d'etat. Most of the revolutions were coup d'etat. The revolutions done by the nations were mostly at the guidance of the parties or in the line drawn by the parties. You will never find one among the revolutions if you search all of them that it has happened purely by the nation without intervention or guidelines of any political party or a group or a sector. Next, you will never spot one that has had a school of thought and a divine school too. You will never find one similar to the revolution happened in Iran among all the revolutions of the world. The revolution of Iran had an Islamic dimension and still it has. People are Muslims throughout the country. They campaigned with the Islamic thought. All have witnessed that at the time of assault by the corrupt regime all went out with a cry of Allahu Akbar (God is the greatest). This they did all over the country. All were against that arrogant regime. All demanded an Islamic regime. It was not to abolish one tyrant regime and to replace another tyrant one. There was no role for any political party. There was never any thing like this. This revolution was in the shadow of Islamic thought and idea. Islam has everything. Our nation never came out in the streets to demand such and such regime. It came out to demand Islam. All were together at the word of Islam and the Republic of Islam. No group, political or non-political, had a say in the campaign. The campaign progressed in a miraculous way. The reason was that it was an Islamic movement. The nation's aim is God, so that nation will progress and triumph. It has no fear of death. It is divine. Those who are divine do not fear death. They have risen to establish God's command. No person, no group, no party has a right to claim it is his creation or doing. This is done and achieved by the nation. This a God's doing. It was a miracle happened by the will of God.

As long as this dimension remains divine, the nation cannot be harmed or scathed.

Particularity of an uprising originated from the masses themselves is what happened in Iran. The revolution succeeded to a certain extent. Some people throughout the country have come forward to make the people aware. In the meantime, there is neither regulation nor a discipline. The people themselves have taken the responsibility of forming organizations. They have formed groups. The nation has created courts across the country. A clergy has become magistrate in every town and sub-town. A few have become prosecutors. All this has taken shape without any formal orders from the center. Across the country, various institutes are formed. All these institutes are the effusion sprung from within the masses. The nation stands a security to them. Jihad Sazandegi, Committees, and Guards- all these organs are fresh and new. The people themselves have brought these things into existence without systematic organization. Such a responsibility for construction exists as long as there is cooperation among people. If the passion that the nation had since the early days of the revolution vanishes, God forbid, that day will be a destructive one to the nation. Why should it vanish? If differences, divisions, self-lust, creep in it will serve as a ground for disappearance of that divinely dimension- the secret of the victory- from amidst the people. This will be the reason. The Mercy of God will be lifted up. Therefore, act in a way that" The hand of God with a group «1» may not lose its sense. If the groups be together and the Islamic thought be alive, God shall be with you.

The organizations that came into being in Iran were initially based on true divine purpose and took a divine appearance. If this divine purpose get belittled and lowered by you, the hand of God will be lifted up. So, try to make your service divine. I mean the service you are rendering in the organization you are in. Your service is of much value and worth. Let your service be for the sake of God, for the victims and the oppressed ones. God is pleased with such a service.

Try to keep away from the selfish lust. Don't pollute your service with the undesired or obscene things. Satan is in ambush to speck these Islamic organizations. Betrayers are working hard. The treacherous hands are busy.

All want to represent these Islamic organs to the world in a way which they are not. God forbid, if anything bad happens for these organizations it will be an opportunity for the adversaries. They will bring ignominy and odium to you although you are rendering service to God. The courts all over the country should be mindful of the court and the justice of God. They will ward themselves off deviation, errors and blunders. Furthermore, as for the properties of the people they should act with much prudence. If, God forbid, an innocent is treated as a criminal and punished accordingly, it shall be a great sin before God. There will be no justification for God. You, gentlemen! You are in the Jihad-e Sazandegi, try to make it a real" sazandegi", i. e. construction. There should not be any deviation. If the Jihad be a real one constructive it will be espoused with the Jihad-e Akbar (i.e. The Greatest Jihad). I appreciate you youths and all the youths across the country. You are taking pain and undergoing fatigue as you are working in the Jihad of Reconstruction. As you are in the Jihad of Construction, I want you to try to be in the Jihad of self (i.e. a holy war against the selfish motives). The present job you are doing, if it be sincerely for the sake of God a Jihad against the self too has taken place. I finish the speech because you are sitting in a troublesome pressing gathering. I wish from God that you be honorable in the presence of God. Peace, blessings and the mercy of God on you.

May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.