Speech [Continuation of struggle until eradication of mischief in the world]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Reciprocally, I congratulate the gentlemen, the nation and all Islamic nations and oppressed people of the world on the occasion of this great feast that should be said is the greatest Islamic and religious feast. The Holy Prophet of Islam (May God's peace be upon him and his progeny) as the Seal of Prophets who has presented the most comprehensive religion to mankind and has brought the Qur'an revealed to him by God. The Qur'an is a book one cannot delineate all its aspects with one's stammering tongue. It is a Book nourishing all strata of people. Any strata with a special school underlines its own school. Philosophers rely on philosophy, mystics on mystical subjects, fuqaha (jurists) on Islamic jurisprudence, politicians on political and social aspects of Islam. Islam and Qur'an cover everything. Qur'an is a blessing for all human beings and the Prophet of Islam is a blessing for all peoples of the world in all areas.

The blessings of the battles of the Holy Prophet were not less than his advises. If those who argue that Islam has not called for" war, war until victory" mean that this phrase is not in the Qur'an, they are right. If they mean that God has not said a word like that, they are in the wrong. The Holy Qur'an says:" And fight them until persecution is no more." «1» The Qur'an invites people to fight to end sedition." That is, war, war until elimination of sedition from the world." This is different from what we say. We have taken a small part of it, because we lie at a small circle of this enormous circle. If we say war until victory, we mean victory over the infidel Saddam or superior ones. What the Qur'an says is different. The Qur'an says Jihad, Jihad until elimination of sedition in the world. Those who follow the Qur'an should bear in mind that as far as they could, they should continue with their battle until sedition is no more in the world. This is a blessing for the world and every nation in any environment. The battles fought by the Prophet have been blessing for the world and even for the disbelievers who fought against the Prophet. His battles are blessing for the world, because if there is no sedition in the world, the entire world will live in peace. If arrogant powers desist from doing injustice and war, this is a blessing for the people subjected to the arrogant power. Fighting the arrogant is a blessing, because it is actions that constitute the basis for divine wrath.

Any action we do has a form in the other world and rebounds on man. The other world's chastisement is not similar to this world's chastisements, with agents twitching one and taking him to a place to punish. Fire bursts from man's essence and his inner nature. The hell is nothing but the action we do. The intensity and duration of our action determines the intensity or duration of our punishment. If an infidel is left alone to commit corruption to the end of life, the affliction he sustains is more intense than the one who is prohibited and killed in this world. If a corrupt person is killed, it is to that person's interest, because if he remains alive he might commit greater corruption. When he commits greater corruption, he will suffer greater punishment in the next world, because action is the root of chastisement. This is a surgery for correction of even one who is killed. One who wants to take a deadly poison on the assumption that it is syrup, if you stop him and take the poison by force or beating, you have done mercy to him even though he might presume that you have created trouble for him. But this is not true. If today these arrogant rulers die, it is better for them than dying ten years later. If one who perpetrates corruption on the land is killed, it is a blessing for him, as a punishment. This is not something contradicting blessing. The Prophet is a blessing for the world. All the wars he has fought and all the invitations he has made are blessing." And fight them until persecution is no more", is the greatest blessing for mankind. Those who imagine that this worldly comfort is blessing and that being in the world and drinking and sleeping like animals is mercy argue that since Islam is mercy it should not enjoin punishment, qisas (law of retaliation) and execution. Those who are aware of the root of punishment in the next world sanction that even cutting the hand of one who has committed theft is a blessing. The blessing is revealed in the next world. If one who commits corruption is killed it is a blessing for him. The battles of the Prophet were not in contrast to blessings of the world. They were emphatically blessings for the world." Paradise is under the shadow of swords" might also mean that those who are killed in these wars will not experience the punishment they would have. It is possible they might avail of a stage of mercy.

Therefore, Qur'an, this divine Book, is an ocean all can swim in, with everyone according to his skill. The main goal of divine scriptures and Grand Prophets was to promote knowledge. All their efforts aimed to promote knowledge of God. Wars are for this purpose and so is peace, social justice and the ultimate end. They did not intend to merely correct the world; they want to correct all. The school in which no war has been predicted is imperfect. I think that if Jesus (May God's peace be upon him) had been given respite, he would have treated the infidels as Moses (May God's peace be upon him) did, as Noah (May God's peace be upon him) did. The persons who think that Jesus was not basically concerned with such things and was simply an admonisher, they inflict a blow at his prophetic mission. If this is true, he has been a preacher not a prophet. Preacher is different from Prophet. The Prophet has everything; he has sword, war, peace, etc. War is not the foundation of a prophet's mission. He fights to correct the world and to save the people. He has laid down punishments in order to save the people from their own evil, to educate the people and relieve the nation. If we war today and our youth cry war until victory they are not crying something against the Qur'an. This is a drop of what the Qur'an says. What the Qur'an says revolves more around these words. What we say is within the limit of our understanding. Since today we are at war with Saddam and those who back him, we shout" war, war until victory" in this limited sphere.

Since God the Blessed and Almighty is mindful of the beginning and end, He is regardful to the end, thus saying war until elimination of sedition. The end is elimination of sedition. If we emerge victorious, we have reduced sedition partially. If we achieve victory somewhere else, still we have been victorious in part only. If we suppose we war with the world and overpower them, we have emerged triumphant in our age only. This is not what the Qur'an says. The Holy Qur'an says," war until elimination of sedition." Sedition should be eliminated from the world. It is misconception of the Qur'an to say the scripture has not specified" war, war until victory". The Holy Qur'an has implicitly endorsed the conviction. So has Islam. God's invitation to fight is a blessing for people across the world. God does not want to create trouble for people; He wants to bring them blessing; He wants to expand His blessing. Therefore, Qur'an should not be misused. Those who are opposed to the Islamic establishment say the conviction is against the Qur'an. Court akhounds (clergymen) say the conviction is in contrast to the Qur'an. The akhounds who are worse than court akhounds say the conviction runs counter to the Qur'an. It is strange if one says not to fight the corrupt one is opposed to the Qur'an. If one says not to eliminate sedition with war is opposed to the Qur'an. Thank God, our youth are now engaged and act according to the instruction of the God Almighty in the Qur'an as much as they can. I hope God Almighty will grant them success to carry on with their engagement.

Yesterday or the day before yesterday marked the human rights day about which statements have been made. Those who trample upon human beings brag of human rights! Those who have come from that part of the world and are burning down this part of the world speak about human rights. Those who have racial discrimination as the cornerstone of their mentality speak about racial unity. They do not even recognize the white race. They only recognize one race and that is their own race. They speak of racial unity. This is the situation of the world. As if the oppressor were more concerned about mercy than the oppressed. Those who are trampling upon the people speak vociferously about human rights. You see in the hijacking, which Iranian officials denounced and settled the complication so efficiently, still we are accused of involvement. It is because they have become anxious. One who is apprehended over a subject will be embarrassed and does not know what one says. If this hijacking had been from Iran to a different place and had been resolved this way, you would have seen their bragging around the world. When Iran has done it, they have remained silent. At times, they say something, yet the US President says we do not have documents indicating Iran's involvement. On the other hand, the Americans say Iran was involved in the hijacking and that there is evidence of Iran's involvement. It is because they are confounded. The Islamic Republic and the mass Islamic movement has agitated them to the point that they do not know what to say. Every time they say a different thing. It is because this is an Islamic power that has been manifested and disturbed them. Foregoing this, why should they invite so much sedition and hurl such slanders? They are constantly leveling spiteful accusations against The Islamic Republic. They constantly speak out about violation of human rights in the Islamic Republic, not in any other places. Human rights are observed in the US and the American leaders observe human rights. Only Iran violates human rights. These vilifications indicate that they are nonplussed. They are perplexed by progress of Islam. They speak falsely to sap the progress of Islam, but contrarily strengthen you.

Whatever they speak against you, this is indicative of your power, of the majesty of Islam and the Islamic Republic. This should strengthen us. They launch this propaganda tirade to weaken us, but their mischievous efforts strengthen us since we know of their motivation and the root of our attempt. If they were ensured that Iran is afflicted by lethargy and the Islamic Republic is on the verge of decline, they would not make so strident voice. Since they observe the Islamic Republic is stable and everything has been established and is proceeding, they have become disconcerted and are making such fabrications. This state of affairs should strengthen you, the nation and the combatants.

I entreat God Almighty to bless Muslims and the oppressed people thanks to this holy day marking the birth anniversary of the Founder of Islam and monotheism in its noble sense and the birth anniversary of the Reviver of Islamic laws. May God support you all!

May God's peace and mercy be upon you!