In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
The need for preserving unity and considering one's duty
I thank the gentlemen who have taken the trouble to come here and I pray for all. I also thank the residents and `ulama' of Kerman and the Friday prayer leaders of the province and pray to God to protect them. Once again, I make the remark that you should try to preserve this unity, unity among yourselves, unity between yourselves and the officials and unity between yourselves and the people. You see that all the efforts of domestic and foreign-based munafiqin and mischief-makers are aimed at creating rift among the people. This is the best reason for us to preserve our unity.
This great victory of our combatants who have achieved it and driven out from out land the forces of Saddam, who is dependent on big powers, is the result of preserving unity. Today, all the mass media apparatus attempt to either not reflect our victory or if they do, vociferously inculcate the idea that this victory poses a threat to the region. They immediately announce that if Iran emerges victorious it will do such and such to the region and the countries on the Persian Gulf.
What bring people together is the very Friday prayers leaders and congregational prayers. You, in Kerman, and others, in other cities, should try to establish mutual understanding. There is no ground for fear as the people are present in the scene and watchful. Today, the people's cooperation and coordination is unprecedented. Every day, we witness women who donate all the gains of a lifetime, that is a piece of gold, in the cause of God and war. One of the gentlemen told me that in the battlefield, he had observed a 12-13 year old boy whose arm had been severed and who immediately took his arm and proceeded towards the fronts. Well! Take note of what our duty is in such a situation. Obviously, our duty is very heavy. If, God forbid, we make a mistake, those whose interests here are in jeopardy will magnify our petty mistakes and launch propaganda operation against us.
Try to study what you want to say in your sermons. I hope Islam will spread through your hand and this becomes a prelude to the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance). I wish you success and divine approval.
May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you!