In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
I deem it my religious and moral duty to point out certain matters to the armed forces and the honorable, oppressed people of Iraq. Perhaps God, the Blessed and Exalted, will remind them and deliver the people of Islam and the Holy Qur'an from the evil of their enemies who seek fame, and their enemies' masters who seek gain." Verily He is Omnipotent."
The Iraqi Armed Forces know better than anyone else how much loss of life, property and reputation that this war, imposed on Iran by the big powers, has, so far, caused you. I am really sorry to see so many valiant Iraqi youths being deceived and forcibly sent to fight their Muslim brothers because of the desire and lust for fame of one or more godless persons. They have, so far, caused thousands of these youths to be killed in serving the enemies of Islam- while they ought to be serving Islam by rising to fight the unbelievers- and to be sacrificed for the sake of their satanic motives.
O Iraqi army! You know better than us what youths, who were your nation's assets, you have lost. You have no excuse to offer the All-Powerful Lord, the Muslim nations of the world and your own noble nation. Have you ever asked yourselves to what purpose you are losing your friends and loved ones? Do you know what you are doing to yourselves and your Islamic country? You know better than we do what huge material losses have you been inflicted on your country because of this ruinous war. Do you know that the damage done to your reservoirs and military equipment runs in billions of dinars «1», and that it is all to the advantage of the superpowers and to the detriment of your people? Do you know that in order to make good the loss and damage of military equipment, you will have to pay the superpowers billions of dinars belonging to your oppressed people and country? Do you know that you have lost all your honor and dignity in the eyes of the world and even among your own nation? Do you know what has been the reason for all this loss? If you do not know it, we do! The big powers that have lost their grip on the huge reservoirs of Iran, and their control and power over the country, because of the efforts of the people and armed forces of Iran, are now making every effort to re-establish their control and resume their plundering by triggering a war between brothers. And you the army of Iraq have become a tool in the hands of the devoted servants of the superpowers and the enemies of the weak nations. You know this heathen Ba`ath Party and Saddam better than we do, and have observed his atrocities. You ought to know that you, too, are not safe from the mischief of this man. You have seen this man executing in the worst manner, even his closest associates on the slightest suspicion. Until when are you going to put up with this servitude and ignoming? Until when do you want to see your youths getting killed, your resources being plundered and your dignity disappearing?
O zealous ones! Rise and crush this criminal party. Send Saddam and his wicked comrades to hell and, in cooperation with your nation, set up an Islamic and humane government. Do not lose the opportunity while there is time. God is with you if you rise for his sake, just as you saw that the Omnipotent Lord stood by the Iranians, who had struggled for His sake, and is still supporting them.
And you the noble and oppressed people of Iraq, who witnessed, and are witnessing daily, the atrocities of this party and its leaders, ought to know that if these persons, who seek to make a name for themselves and are the devoted servants of the aliens, find the opportunity, it will not be long before they destroy Islam and all its manifestations, and drag your Islamic country towards atheism while gifting your resources to their masters. If you give this heathen party the opportunity, it will not take them long to destroy the graves of the saints of Islam, as well as the Sunni and Shi`ah shaykhs and Imams. Their main enemies are Islam and the Qur'an. They consider Islam to be against their dogma and selfish desires. `Aflaq «2» and his followers do not believe in any faith or religion. Be alert and do not be deceived by Saddam's hypocrisy and trickery; because his prayers in the Shrine of the Doyen of Martyrs (`a) are like those of Muhammad Rida in the Shrine of Hadrat Rida (`a) [the eighth Shi`ah Imam].
This war gives you zealous people the opportunity to break your silence with the cries of" Allahu Akbar"; you must rise and give the enemies of Islam and the Qur'an the punishment they deserve.
O the youths of the universities! Dear university students! Go to the rescue of Islam, your country and your nation. Rise heroically; your deliverance is at hand and the party of God will overcome that of Satan. O valiant tribes of the Tigris and Euphrates! Do not lose time. Kill the enemies of Islam and of your beloved country by staging a heroic revolt, and thereby repay your debt to Islam and the Holy Qur'an. Many misfortunes will come your way if you lose this opportunity. All the strata of the people- the armed forces, the government departments, academics, workers, employees, merchants and cultivators- must realize the fact that helping and assisting this illegal, tyrannical and heretical government is one of the cardinal sins and against the pleasure of the Exalted Lord. Opposing it in word and deed, and obstructing it to the extent possible, is one of the divine obligations. Trust in God and rise unitedly against this government for God is with you.
I strictly warn all those governments that are extending cooperation- whether propagandistic, military or in any other form- to the heretical Ba`athist government in this imposed war and inhuman assault on Iran, to bear in mind not only the wrath of God and eternal disgrace that they will bring upon themselves, but also the swift retribution at the hands of their own people and the might army of our Islamic country. I am telling them not to destroy themselves because at the time when the punishment from God and the revenge of the Ultimate Avenger comes, none of the superpowers will respond to their cries for help. They must come to their senses and end their opposition to dear Islam and the Holy Qur'an while divine punishment has not yet descended on them and the way back to Islam is still open. I pray to God the Blessed and Exalted for the glory of Islam and the Muslims and the freedom of the deprived and oppressed nations from the bondage of the enemies of humanity. May God's peace be upon those who follow the right path.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini