In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Verily, We are from God and to Him shall we return
Sacrifice is part of a revolution. Martyrdom and preparedness for martyrdom are prerequisite of a revolution. Sacrifice in the cause of revolution and its victory is inevitable, particularly a revolution that is accomplished for God and His religion, for the emancipation of the oppressed and shattering the hope of world-devourers and arrogant powers. At any Friday prayer congregation, in any gathering, in any get-together and assembly for helping God, we should expect sacrifice and martyrdom.
Sacrifice for a great revolution is the mark of victory and getting closer to the goal. It is not undue that the face of the Doyen of the Martyrs of the world was more inflamed with passions and grew more fervent the more he lost his faithful friends and the more they approached the noon of `Ashoura, as he found himself closer to victory. The destination is our belief and struggle in its cause and the victory of the revolution, not the life or the world and its ignoble allurements. It is these martyrdoms that give the good tidings of victory to our nation. Did Islam suffer at the martyrdom of God's 72 chosen ones in the tyrannical rule of the Umayyad? Did the great revolution in Iran suffer from the martyrdom of seventy or so people in a twinkling of an eye and thousands of honorable youths loving God and martyrdom? Why should we be scared of suffering from the martyrdom of an honorable scholar and committed and selfless noble person? Should the venerable fuqaha (Muslim jurisprudents) and noble Friday and congregational prayer leaders, who stood and who are still standing at the front row of the revolution, not be included in the front line of the martyrs and disabled ones in the cause of the Friend? Who is more deserving of martyrdom than the infallible offspring of the Prophet of Islam and his children and companions at a time when the infidelity of the Umayyad threatened Islam? Who was more deserving of martyrdom than our venerable martyr, the committed and selfless faqih (Muslim jurist) of Islam- the dear martyr Sadouqi (may God be please with him) - in an age when global imperialism and its obedient offshoots inside and outside of the country pose a threat to dear Islam? This great martyr was present in all scenes of the revolution and was the friend and companion of the helpless and the poor and devoted his precious time to the victory of Islam and attending to the problems of the revolution, enthusiastically serving the people and the revolution. Wherever there was an earth-quake, martyr Sadouqi was there to help mend the destructions as much as he could. Wherever a region was flooded, he was the one to be present there to provide relief aid. In the warfronts, his friends and he and the like of him would visit the warfronts from time to time and injected tranquility into the hearts of the combatants. These claimants of serving and revolting for the people, creeping in holes and pillaging armaments of the public treasury, actually strip the people of such servants. Now that they have been unmasked and their abominable faces disclosed and their hands curtailed from the life and property of the people of God, they come out of their holes like thieves and attack these selfless people unawares and deprive people of their existence. They figure such cowardly acts as a sign of their power and great victory for them and their masters, preparing themselves for ruling over this Islamic people with all their notoriety. They are, however, ignorant of the fact that each martyr brings the nation closer to the great aim and that they will be more disgraceful and notorious before God and people. While we are grieving over the martyrdom and loss of these noble men who served Islam and the deprived people, we are confident of and content with approaching the noble goal be which the drops of the blood of these martyrs augur. What counts for us is the great aim and character of the noble martyrs, and, thank God, the goal is close by and the character of grows ever more prominent. I lost a dear friend with whom and his great dispositions I was acquainted for over 30 years, Islam has lost a committed servant, Iran has lost a selfless faqih (jurisprudent) and Yazd Province has lost an erudite superintendent but in exchange we steer closer to the ultimate end sought by the martyrs. I extend my condolences and congratulations to the sacred presence of the Savior (may our souls be sacrificed for him) and the dear nation and Islam and entreat God Almighty to grant blessings and remission to that honorable martyr, patience and reward to the nation, particularly the committed people of Yazd and fortitude and great reward to the family of this noble man, particularly his dear and brave children. I beseech God Almighty to grant victory to Islam and downfall to blasphemy.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini