In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
"Think not of those who are slain in the way of Allah as dead. Nay, they are living. With their Lord they have provision." «1»
If there were none but this holy verse on the nobility and grandeur of the eminent martyrs in the way of Allah, written by the pen of the unseen power on the blessed radiant heart of the Master of Prophets (s) reaching us, the earthlings, in a written form after passing through different stages of revelation, it was enough for the celestial and heavenly pens to be broken and for the transcendental hearts of God's chosen ones to cease showing off their luster. What do we, veiled earthlings, or the celestial beings, know about this" With their Lord they have provision"? So many stations are reserved for the nearest ones to Him, the Honorable and Glorious, and those who are detached from themselves and the worldly dominion. So, what should the like of me, who is fettered in attachments and who lags behind in the truths, say and write when silence is better and breaking the pen is preferable?
O God! You are cognizant of the secrets, who else is knowledgeable and powerful other than You, and who could duly express his gratitude to You for the blessings You have bestowed to our dear nation? We cannot also duly thank the honorable martyrs, beloved living martyrs (disabled veteran), distinguished prisoners of war and those missing in action, their bereaved families and relatives, and in short, the great nation. Hence, O You who are the Most Grateful and the Oft-forgiving! Grant all of them Your hidden graces and open a door of the divine gnosis for all; give the honorable martyrs with the highest of stations, the living martyrs, with the reward of martyrdom as well as wellbeing and health, the prisoners of war and those missing in action with fortitude and summon of their homeland, the bereaved families and relatives of the martyrs with patience and reward. Expedite the advent of the Savior (may our souls be sacrificed for him)." You are the Master of Grace and forgiveness."
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Mordad 20,1365 AHS
Dhou'l-Hijjah 5,1406 AH