In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Felicitations to all the oppressed people of the world on the occasion of the propitious and blessed `Id of the auspicious birth anniversary of the Leader of the Oppressed!
This noble day, which marks the beginning of the revival of the bi`that of the last Messenger of God (s) has always and shall always continue to be auspicious. Had it not been for the day of `Ashoura and the sacrifices of the family of the Prophet (`a), the bi`that and all the agonizing endeavors of the Noble Messenger of God would have been destroyed by the taghoutis of those times.
But for the incident of `Ashoura, we could never be sure as to what the fate of the Holy Qur'an and Islam would have been at the hands of the family of Abou Sufyan and especially Yazid, the symbol of the dark age of idol worshipping who hoped to uproot Islam by declaring that" there was neither any message from God nor was there any revelation," «2» and their jahiliyyah logic which intended to obliterate the Book and the Revelation and to destroy the very foundation of the divine rule. However, divine will was and is to keep alive the liberating (religion of) Islam and the guiding light of the Qur'an and to revive and support them through the blood of the martyrs like the offspring of divine revelation and to protect them from any harm. And to bring forth, Husayn ibn `Ali (`a) - that essence of Prophethood and the reminder of Wilayah- so that he would sacrifice his own life as well as the lives of his beloved ones for his faith and for the great ummah of the Noble Prophet (s) so that his pure blood would surge forth till the end of history and revive the religion of God and protect Divine Inspiration and its fruits!
Now that our revolutionary guards from the Guard Corps and the Committees of our times have declared this great, blessed, and everlasting day as the" Pasdar Day", they have chosen to take on a great responsibility and duty. It could be said that they have chosen this day in memory of the guards of the day of `Ashoura and the struggles and sacrifices of Karbala'. What a noble choice and what a grand responsibility! It is noble because it keeps alive the memories of the pure blood of the Shi`ah and it is a grand responsibility because of all that sacrifice and chivalry. This pure blood of sacrifice has won such deep divine grace that it is called as" Thar Allah" (lit. the blood of Allah) that flowed from beyond the veils of darkness and light, completely untainted by any kind of egotism and selfishness, and had reached (its owner to) the very precincts of" servanthood of Allah is a gem, whose essence is Divine Lordship," «1» where all our hands fall short. However, do not lose hope; strive hard so that (your works) can take on a deeper Islamic and sacred color. And ensure that all your sacrifices remain pure, just as they are now, by the grace of God.
Since you dear ones have, right at the beginning of the Revolution, emerged forth from the midst of society and have striven in the battle of truth against falsehood and the monarchial regime and are now making brave sacrifices against the kufr of Saddam's armies or the blood-thirsty America along with your brothers from the army and the other armed forces from the basijis to the brave ethnics and are bringing great honor to Islam and this nation, you should know that God is the supporter of His armies and the final victory is always with the truth!
Let the world-devouring America know that this beloved nation as well as Khomeini will never allow it to rest in peace unless they destroy all its interests (in Iran) and that they will continue their divine struggle till they sever both its (American) hands. As it has already demonstrated, our nation is willing to suffer all kinds of paucity in order to protect its dignity and self-respect. Our resilient nation knew from the very first day of its struggle that it would have to confront all the powers and the superpowers and it should know that these superpowers, and especially America, as well as their internal and external stooges will use all their means to defeat us. But we are left with no choice but to bear in mind that even the greatest of difficulties are like mites against our Islamic-Iranian dignity and our people should prepare themselves to face this" Husayni" conflict until victory is finally achieved because the death of a martyr is better than a life of disgrace.
We have chosen to accept martyrdom today so that our children can stand up proudly tomorrow in the face of global kufr and so that they succeed in shouldering the responsibility of true independence with all its various dimensions and can proudly champion the cause of the oppressed peoples of the world. You valiant soldiers and the army of the Islamic Revolution of the Iranian people have, from the early days of the Revolution, been unfairly targeted by the deviant groups and this has added an honor to your earlier achievements. Even today, those who are more averse to Islam are your greatest enemies. Strive hard to ensure that the hypocrites [munafiqin] do not infiltrate into your ranks and cause differences among you and your other combatant brothers because now you and the other popular armed forces are brothers and constitute the army of Islam.
Keep alert so that you do not face damage at the hands of the vestiges of the taghouti regime and the deviant ideologies because the enemies of Islam are lying stealthily in wait and have prepared their venomous pens to sidetrack the Islamic Republic from the scenes and are willing to accept any other government but the Islamic Republic. They were always fearful of even the name of the" Islamic Republic" and still continue to do so and are thus striving with their pens and their acts to eliminate your popular government. They should, however, know well that this great wave (of the masses) will cast them aside like a tiny piece of straw. The divine power of Islam is much greater than what their hollow heads can imagine. You should know that this nation will deal with them, as per its divine obligation, whenever it deems it necessary. I congratulate you and the other strata of the nation as well as all the oppressed people of the world on the occasion of the" Pasdar Day" and pray for their prosperity as well as the grandeur of Islam and the Muslims.
Long live the combatant of Islam! Long live the Revolutionary Guards Corps! Long live the Revolutionary Committees! Peace be upon the Martyrs of Islam! Long live the survivors of the martyrs! Long live those afflicted by the imposed war and long live the Iranian nation!
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini