Speech [The isolation of Islam and the Qur'an and the oppression faced by the world Muslims]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

I am grateful to the gentlemen who have come from different countries closely observed the situation in Iran and who, to a certain extent, perceived that the Islamic Republic has been tyrannized in the world. I particularly thank the dear children who have come from Lebanon and are heirs of the martyrs and their families. I beseech God the Most Blessed and Exalted to grant all of them health and happiness and hope that the Islamic Republic is materialized in all Islamic countries in the same way that it found reality in Iran. Of course, I cannot express my appreciation for all the groups separately, but there are reciters, families of martyrs and generally all the gentlemen whom I should thank.

Today I should make some statements in front of the honored representatives of Islamic and non-Islamic countries. The noble Prophet (s) had been quoted as saying that Islam was oppressed from the beginning and will be also forever. I want to touch on the oppressions faced of Islam today for you, gentlemen. In the holy Qur'an, we also see that the noble Prophet had complained to God the Most Blessed and Exalted in the following words:" And the messenger said: O my Lord! Behold, my people have taken this Qur'an as a thing to be shunned." «1» He complained of the Qur'an being rendered obsolete among his people. Today, I would like to talk about this isolation and oppression before you, honorable gentlemen, to see what situation Islam and Muslims are in. The Qur'an and Islam have been rendered obsolete because the obsolescence of the Qur'an and Islam means that important Qur'anic issues and Islamic matters are either totally made outmoded or many of Islamic governments have revolted against them. Among the important political issues of the Qur'an is the invitation to unity and prevention of discord. Various explicit and implicit references in the holy Qur'an have banned Muslims and their rulers from dissension and discord. The holy Qur'an has said," And do not quarrel, for then you will be weak at heart and your power will depart." «2» Let us examine as to what status these two important principles that constitute the two important political principles of Islam have among Muslims. Have Muslims heeded these two principles? Or have they obeyed the two important principles? If they obey these principles, all their problems will be settled; if they do not, Islam will be watered down and lose its tone and scent.

Muslims are of two groups: one group is the Islamic nations, the masses of people and the other, those who govern the former- the rulers of Muslim countries. Let us see if these rulers who govern and these governments, all of whom claim to be Muslim and obey the Book of God really act according to this important political principle of the Book of Allah or have turned their backs and objected to it. On the other hand, there is another principle, which is among the important principles urging Muslims not to be under the domination of unbelievers. God, the Most Blessed and Exalted, has not authorized Muslims to succumb to the domination of any of the unbelievers. Muslims should not accept the domination of unbelievers. This is among the political principles preached by the holy Qur'an, which invites Muslims to observe it. However, we see that the heads of Islamic countries are either in conflict and engaged in political and propaganda disputes or fail to develop understanding and unity. We see that there is no unity among Islamic countries; there is dispute. At times, armed struggle and, occasionally, propaganda and political conflict rage as the result of which Muslims have been weakened.

The holy Qur'an has warned that if you develop a conflict, you will be debilitated. You observe the signs of incapacitation among Muslims. You observe the traces of debility in Arab countries. What is worse than vulnerability and helplessness that the vast Islamic countries, with all their power in political and military terms and in terms of wealth, have in front of Israel. How do you define helplessness? Is it other than the fact that a government or a nation cannot do what it should to preserve its system? Muslims are vulnerable against the enemies, who have attacked Islam and Muslim territories, are expanding with each day passing and are not content with just one country. See these children who have come from Lebanon, from south Lebanon! See these children who are heirs of the martyrs of Islam! What answers do we have for them? What answer can man's clear conscience and Muslims provide for these children, who have come here with their small hearts? They want Islam to support them. They are under the oppression and tyranny of Israel in their own lands? The noble Hadith by the holy Prophet of Islam (s) reads:" If a Muslim cries for help from Muslims and the latter fails to respond, he is not a Muslim." «3» I cry from here: O, Muslims of the world! O, governments claiming to be Islamic! O, Muslims of the world! Come to help Islam, come to help the oppressed people who are under the pressure of big powers; come to help the small children who have lost their mothers and fathers; come to help the countries that have been subject to the attack of superpowers; come to the aid of yourselves, come to the aid of your people. O, Muslims of the world! Big powers are dominating and have dominated everything of Islam using ploys and propaganda schemes with the help of their affiliates inside Islamic countries. Rescue Islam, O, Muslims of the world! O you who have come from all countries, from many countries, to Iran and observe the situation in Iran at close range- some of you or all of you have seen the situation in the West and south of Iran and have observed that which has been carried out by the US at the hands of the US- affiliate Saddam- bring your observations to the attention of the world.

If you do not have any information about Afghanistan, Afghan `ulama' and many of the Afghan dignitaries are here in Iran. Ask them what happened to Afghanistan. O, Muslims! Come to help Islam. Superpowers are at loggerheads with Islam; superpowers do not want Islam to exist, because they have observed that under the flag of Islam, if one billion people come together, life will become difficult for them in the world and their criminal hands will be curtailed. What has become of Muslims and what has become of Muslim rulers who have given away all their prestige and honor to the US? What has become of them that they offer the great Islamic treasures belonging to the barefooted weaker nations to the US, which backs Israel in exchange for it, and announces that they will not barter away Israel with Muslims. What has become of Muslims? Why should Muslims be acting the way they are? Why should the propaganda machinery of Muslims act against a group of Muslims who want to rescue them from foreign domination and from international thieves? These propaganda operations are against this group. Why do they take up hostile stand against Iran? What has Iran done? Why do a number of court clerics excommunicate Iran? The Qur'an has stipulated that if anyone claims to be Muslim, consider him/ her to be Muslim, accept him and do not reject him. What do they know about Islam? We cry that we are Muslims and want the holy Qur'an and the instructions of the holy Prophet to be implemented in this country. We have announced our objection to Israel and the US over the past 20 years and still these writers of magazines, and newspapers and these radio broadcasters accuse us of having friendly ties with Israel. Do we have friendly relations with Israel or those who merely watch what Israel is doing against Muslims? What has Israel done to Lebanon and what is it doing against Syria? Israel has annexed the Golan Heights to its country and has greater ambitions, and you say that we want to recognize it. Do we have friendly ties with Israel? We have cried out over the past 20 years to come together and remove this cancerous tumor among Muslims, to retake Jerusalem from Israel, and relieve Islamic countries of this cancerous tumor. Do we have friendly ties or you who employ chicanery to recognize Israel as a country in the face of Islam and sympathize with such a country whose oppression against the world are crystal clear. Do you dare to stand against God and help the enemy of God- the staunch enemy of Muslims- to grant it domination over you, give it peace, and recognize it. If you recognize Israel, it will not recognize you. You stand watching Israel, God forbid, govern all of you.

O, Muslim nations! O, oppressed people of all Islamic countries! Dear nations who are under the domination of individuals who present your treasury to the US while you are living in hardship and wretchedness! Wake up! Rise up! O, oppressed people of the world! Rise up and stand against superpowers. If you resist, they cannot do anything. You saw that the Muslim people of Iran unified and rose up together and with empty hands and without weapons, they stood against the enormous satanic powers of Muhammad-Rida and the superpowers, who had rallied in array behind him. They were able to drive out all of these powers and removed from the scene this corrupt government, this illegitimate and corrupt monarch with their power of faith and the cry of Allahu Akbar (God is the Greatest), sending them to hell, and replacing that regime with an Islamic government, the government that you now see in Iran, an Islamic government, a government that sides with the weak people, with the oppressed peoples of the world. The people established such a government despite the fact that they had no financial power, no physical power and no military power; they only had the power of faith. If you help God the Most Blessed and Exalted, He will help you, as the holy Qur'an says:" O, You who believe! If you help Allah's cause, He will help you and confirm your feet." «4» If you help God-helping God means helping His religion, helping His servants, helping the oppressed- He will help you. You should stand against oppressors and urge them to restore the right of the oppressed. Stand against the superpowers, which want to rule over you from across the world; from the US, from across the universe, these powers come and want to govern us, subjugate us, you and everyone under their power and destroy our resources. Regrettably, most of the governments agree with them.

Therefore, today Islam is oppressed and the Qur'an is" antiquated". The injunctions of the Qur'an are" outmoded". You call for prayers from the minaret of a mosque and perform prayers, yet you disregard most of the political commands of Islam. How will the Qur'an be relieved of being outmoded? Of course, recitation of the Qur'an and its presence in all aspects of human life is necessary, but not sufficient. The Qur'an should be present in all aspects of our life. When the Qur'an says:" And hold fast, all you together, to the string of Allah, and do not separate." «5» In another verse we read:" And do not quarrel, for then you will be weak in hearts and your power will depart." «6» If such progressive political commands were acted upon, the sovereignty of the world would belong to you. We have rendered the Qur'an obsolete and paid no heed to these issues. The Qur'an should be part of all aspects of life; its recitation should be done, but if some verses are obeyed and others forgone, we will come across problems. This is the main cause of our troubles. There is nothing. When it comes to political injunctions, the Qur'an enjoins Muslims to kill those who kill Muslims. Today, Israel has stood against Muslims and is killing them; the US has stood against Muslims and is killing them and the US mercenary, Saddam, has stood against Muslims and is killing them. God has ordered to kill the individuals who rise up against Muslims or a group of them and murder them. «7»

claims that he is a pacifist, but he has usurped our land, the territories south and west of our country. Yet, he says he is a peace-lover. In this sense, Israel is also a peace-seeker. Israel has usurped the Golan Heights, and aggressed upon a group of Muslims. It can thus claim to be a pacifist. The US can also say it is a peace-lover. All superpowers say they want peace to prevail in the world, but they mastermind all wars in the world. Saddam claims to be a peace-lover, but he has transgressed upon an Islamic country. You all see what the indecent man has done to an Islamic country. This indecent man! It is not a question of Iran alone but the whole world. What counts is the world Muslims. That which is important is Islam. If all of us are destroyed, Islam should remain. The saints of God sacrificed their lives for Islam. The Prophet of Islam suffered more than everybody else for Islam. We are wasting the pains suffered by the Prophet of Islam. I hope that you, gentlemen, who have come here from different countries, will convey the innocent cry of this nation everywhere and make people understand that Iran is not a dreadful country as the US and Zionist propaganda have depicted. During this short period of time and despite strict sanctions imposed on us, government has done so much for the needy and for the oppressed than is not accomplished in the course of 50 years of the US rule (in Iran). In terms of water supply, land distribution, road construction, this government has done more than others can do in 50 years time. In spite of all these accomplishments, we are accused of attempting to destroy the country.

God willing, I hope that you will return to your countries and convey your observations despite the fact that the superpowers do not allow them to be published in the mass media. However, you should disseminate them in interviews, in your contacts with people, tell them that Islam is peace-loving. Now, Iran says that Saddam should leave here and that an international organization should investigate his crimes. We did not have any war against the government of Iraq, or its nation. They attacked us. That is, the government of Iraq that launched the attack, but received a slap in the mouth and, thank God, was defeated in the world, a defeat that he cannot overcome even with the assistance of Jordan, Morocco and the US. I implore God, the Most Blessed and Exalted, to grant health and happiness to all Muslims, to you, friends, dear brothers and to these innocent children who affect human beings who see them. I pray to God to grant mercy upon all martyrs and associate them with martyrs of the early years of Islam.

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