In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Although it may have appeared that the uprising of the Iranian nation on Khordad 15- coinciding with Muharram 12 which is the 3 rd day of martyrdom anniversary of the greatest martyr in the history of Islam «2»- in which fifteen thousand martyrs sacrificed their lives in the service of God Almighty and through which the butchers of the criminal Pahlavi regime managed to add yet another eternally appalling feather to the cap of their past fifty years of dishonor, it actually marked the beginning of the victory of Islam and the nation. In the same way that the martyrdom of the Leader of the Oppressed as well as the supporters of the Qur'an, on the day of `Ashoura, marked the beginning of the everlasting life of Islam and the Qur'an and in the same way that the tragic martyrdom and captivity of the Al Allah [the People of Allah] uprooted the rule of the Yazidiyan, who in the name of Islam, naively believed that they could extinguish the light of divine revelation and in the same way that they ensured that the movement of the Sufiyanis found its way into the dustbins of history, the fearless martyrdom of the oppressed Iranians, too, succeeded in permanently uprooting the Pahlavi rule as well as the domination of others like them, who wanted to sidetrack Islam in the name of Islam and to replace the divine revelation with the Western and American ideologies, from the face of history.(It could be said that) the victory of Bahman 22,1357 AHS [February 11, 1979] truly was the fruit of the Khordad 15 uprising.
The vestiges of the previous blood-thirsty regime are trying their best to revitalize themselves to weaken the Islamic Republic and to portray it as an oppressive regime- worse than the Pahlavi regime- and to distort public opinion and to present the superpowers with an excuse to interfere in the internal affairs of our country with the help of the rejected groups and the West and East-infatuated writers and with their deceptive pens and words. Under pretexts like lawlessness in Iran and by claiming that the rule of the jungle prevails in this country and by claiming that all the institutions of the Islamic Republic are only involved in plundering and execution, these elements want to pave the paths for their lords and masters or the Eastern communist and the Western capitalist blocs, and to drag beloved Iran into muck in the name of freedom and to sidetrack the Muslim nation from the scenes in the name of freedom, which in their terminology, is tantamount to an absolute lack of restriction. They desire the freedom to arm themselves against the Islamic government and the freedom to create turmoil. They desire the freedom to use the G 3 (a kind of war weapon) for the elimination of Islam and the Islamic Republic and this is just the kind of" freedom" against which all the divine prophets (`a) as well as Islam and its leaders have fought and for which they have all sacrificed their lives throughout history. As their true followers, we too, follow suit. Those who are blindly infatuated by the West desire to spread the Western interpretation of" freedom" here, including their catastrophic levels of sexual freedom and the freedom to establish centers of moral corruption. Islam and the Islamic Republic are against their beastly ideologies.
These people are against the revolutionary guards [pasdaran] and their activities, the army, and all the armed forces. Our great nation needs to remain aware and should thwart all their conspiracies. These people are petrified of the Khordad 15 celebrations because this grand day marked the onset of the flowering of Islam and the independence and freedom of this nation. It is only under the auspices of Islam that independence and freedom in their truest sense can find manifestation. Although Khordad 15 is a day of national mourning for this oppressed nation like the day of `Ashoura, it is also an epoch-making day that marked the revival of the Muslims and the true message of Islam. The commemoration of the epoch-making day of Khordad 15 is the celebration of human values through the course of history, just as the commemoration of the decisive day of `Ashoura is the commemoration of Islam and the Noble Qur'an. No matter what our noble nation and in fact all the oppressed nations of the world neglect, they should make sure never to be negligent toward these two sacred days.
The `Ashoura movement eliminated the Yazidiyan from the face of history and sent them into the graveyards of history. Similarly, Khordad 15 eliminated the Pahlavis and others like them as well as the superpowers (from this country). The commemoration of Khordad 15 and its rallies are the overpowering cries of the oppressed over the oppressors and the call of the people committed to the progressive school of the Qur'an, against those who have unconditionally surrendered themselves to the deviated ideologies of the East and the West that are insidiously at work, trying to deviate our oppressed nation with their pens and words. It is upon our nation to strive with tooth and nail to safeguard these sacred days that have been presented to us from the divine unseen realm and to wholeheartedly confront the opponents of Islam and the servants of the big and small devils. They should tighten their ranks and should strengthen their hearts and should overcome the problems and conspiracies laid out by the East and the West with firm steps and an iron resolve and should arm themselves against difficulties with faith in God. It is upon the armed forces- the army, the police, the revolutionary guards, the gendarmerie, the basiji forces, and the ethnics as well as the other Islamic combatants- to remain united and consolidated and to confront the kafir enemies with divine strength and the call of" God is the Greatest" and to pray to God Almighty for victory, for the unseen Hand supports them! It is upon the beloved nation to support the armed forces and not to hold back their whole-hearted cooperation and help and to empower them in their sacrifices and valuable services. Triumph and victory are not far off with divine will! Dignity and honor belongs to you while the enemies of Islam face disgrace.
Long live `Ashoura! Long live Khordad 15 and Bahman 22! Long live the Ayyam Allah [Days of Allah] and the noble Iranian nation! Long live the combatants and those who strive at the warfronts and behind them!
May God's peace be upon His sincere servants.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Khordad 15,1360 AHS