In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
I congratulate the noble and revolutionary people of Iran and all committed and believing people attempting to realize the ideals of the Muslim people of Iran on the occasion of the Khordad 27 marking the establishment anniversary of Construction Jihad.
Khordad 27 is a day when the Islamic Revolution managed to find its way into the remotest regions of the country through the establishment of this great organization, they accomplishing its historical and Islamic mission in all parts of the country despite all the acts of sabotage.
Verily, the children of Islam, the altruistic sisters and brothers, by joining this revolutionary organization made unprecedented sacrifices amid hardest living conditions in toughest geographical regions of the country, rendering so many valuable services to the tyrannized people of Iran in a short span of time. The strugglers who were martyred or disabled in the way of improvement of living standards of people are not few in number. Sisters and brothers who carried out cultural and development measures in hardest of conditions and who were martyred in the worst form at the hands of ungodly grouplets and munafiqin are not few in number. These ungodly terrorists well understood that these struggling youths who sow the seeds of the revolution in every village and by developing deprived regions and deprived villages and cities each of their inhabitants will turn to a soldier safeguarding the noble Islamic revolution. The US and its hirelings have well understood the outcome brought about through the efforts of the selfless strugglers. It is through the sacred Jihad or struggle of the children of Islam that the sapling of the Islamic revolution will be implanted in the remotest villages and cities of this land. That is why they consider each and every struggler as a combatant in the warfronts and one safeguarding the revolution, Islam and Iran.
The role of Construction Jihad in the war has not been less significant than that of the military forces. This is a confession repeatedly made by our army and Sepah commanders, declaring that if Jihad forces were not available, victory would not be achieved so fast. It should be admitted that the Jihad people have brought the greatest prestige and honor to the Islamic Revolution. By their commitment to Islam and faith in God Almighty, they set the best example and model for committed Muslim youths. Today, if one sets foot in every nook and cranny of this country or in the remote, deprived villages of arid climate, one will come across Construction Jihad altruists who have got themselves to these regions sooner than anyone else to struggle for removal of the shortages, problems, diseases and shortcomings by every possible means at their disposal and despite lack of sufficient resources. They have not spared sacrificing their lives in many cases for providing means of welfare to people.
Whenever I meet the fervent and energetic youths in the Construction Jihad or hear or watch in mass media apparatus their valuable cultural and development works, I sincerely pray for their success and happiness. Felicitations to you who brought prestige to Islam and the Islamic Revolution! Greetings to you who welcomed martyrdom so lovingly for realization of the ideals of the revolutionary Muslim people of Iran and Islamic programs! Despite the illusive propaganda plots launched by the enemy to dissuade you fulfilling your divine duties, difference of language and clothes has not barred your individual and collective efforts in this sacred cause. And you see that despite different customs and dialects all of you have come together to participate in this important gathering.
I hope in the same way that you have dedicated all our material and spiritual forces to construction of the country, you will likewise persist in construction of your self and that of others, as this effort is preferable to other construction efforts. As I have repeated time and again, always give spiritual construction preference to physical construction so that works would proceed in the best and fastest possible manner by the will of God Almighty and power of faith. This shall lead this country to self-sufficiency and complete development with the help of God and your collaboration as soon as possible. May peace, mercy and the blessings of God be upon you! «1»
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini