In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
The issue of Quds is not a personal thing or one exclusive to a country or to Muslims of the world at the present age. It is an event for the monotheists of the world and believers in remote ages, present day and the future, from the day Masjid al-Aqsa was founded to the day this planet will rotate in this order of existence. How painful it is for Muslims with all material and spiritual resources of the world at the present age that so much insult is hurled at the holy presence of God and His grand Prophets a place within their near sight «1» by a handful of criminal rogues. How disgraceful it is for Islamic governments to sit and watch the US, this arch-criminal of history, to hoist a corrupt and valueless element to rule over Muslims despite their hold on the vital artery of the world superpowers, usurping the sacred place of worship and the first Qibla of Muslims, displaying power brazenly in front of them. How shameful is the silence against this immense disaster of history. How nice would it be if the loudspeakers of Masjid al-Aqsa would ring from the day when Israel, this wicked element, embarked on committing this enormous crime. Now the revolutionary and brave Muslims of Palestine are shouting inviting Muslims to uprising and unity with tremendous effort and divine clamor from the place of the ascension «2» of the seal of the Prophets (peace be upon him and his progeny), launching a movement against global blasphemy? With what excuse in front of God the Omnipotent and the wakeful human conscience can one be indifferent to this Islamic question. Now that the blood of our dear Palestinian youth have weltered the walls of Masjid al-Aqsa and are gunned down by a handful of fraudulent people in response to demanding their rightful claim, is it not disdainful for ardent Muslims not to respond to their innocent outcry and not to sympathize with them? Let their sympathy with them awaken the governments to employ their enormous Islamic power and curtail the hand of the world-devouring US, this criminal of history, which holds the evil hand of Israel from across the seas in token of support for the tyrants, and rescue themselves and the oppressed peoples of the world. It is hoped that the Beneficent God will favor man and «3» materialize His Qur'anic promise to make the oppressed people victorious over the arrogant powers.
Salutations to Quds and to Masjid al-Aqsa, greetings to nations rising up against criminal Israel and salutations to Muslims and oppressed peoples of the world.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini