Speech [Motive behind revolutions]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

I congratulate the dear guests who have come here from various countries in this oppressed country. I beseech Almighty God to make them and all the downtrodden nations of the world victorious over the arrogant powers.

Our problems are enormous; I will mention some of them and hope that the gentlemen would pay attention and mention these problems to their respective nations and committed people. The forms of actions are always similar to one another. The outward form of action of a corrupt debauchee or an unbeliever is the same as that of a unitarian believer or a saint of God. The sword that Ibn Muljim draws and martyred one of the best servants of Allah is similar to the one that the best servant of Allah draws and with which executes the enemies of Allah. It is sword and the power of killing on this part and martyring on the other part. But what distinguishes these two actions and through which all actions of human beings can be differentiated are the goals or motives behind actions. For what has this sword been drawn and struck? For what has this voice was raised and silenced? If the sword were raised for the sake of God and made to rest for His sake, this motive then is a divine one; it is valuable. If it were for Satan, it is then satanic and it is not valuable. This is true for all actions of people, for all private actions of man as well as his social, political and revolutionary actions.

Many revolutions have occurred in the world; one government has gone and another come. One regime has come and another one come. However, the questions posed concerning revolutions happened is what motive has been behind the revolutions, what has caused them and what achievements they have had. The French, Russian and other revolutions are examples of these revolutions. A set of regimes and governments were replaced by others. However, the motive has been a materialist one. When Russia rose up and put an end to the past regime, its motive was that this world should be at their disposal and not at disposal of others'. Now that all the regimes in the world are also in the helm of power, their actions are done by worldly desires." They eat in the same manner that four-footed animals do." They are like the animals that fight and extinguish one another. The motive is nature-based; it is a worldly one. One wants to keep the world for oneself, while the other wants the same for himself. One wants power for himself; the other wants the same for himself. They tried to reform the world as an obligation, and their motive as divine. Prophets came for the sake of God, for divine gnosis and for implementation of divine justice in society. It is this motive that separates these revolutions from others.

Based on the cry shouted by the Iranian nation from the beginning, this revolution was staged for Islam, not for the country, not for the nation and not for the sake of establishing a government. It is for the sake of delivering Islam from the mischief of the superpowers, foreign criminals and the whims of domestic crooked ones among Muslims. It is a motive that you could notice in our youth and in the nation in general. Of course, there are some exceptions; in every place there are exceptions. During the time of the Messenger of Allah there were also exceptions; this exception always exists, but one can notice the difference of this motive in the general countenance of people. These movements are done with zeal and ardor. They zealously and ardently rush to embrace death. If you would ask any of them," Why they joined the warfront they would reply: For the sake of God and Islam." However, if, let us say, you would ask a Russian soldier," Why do you want in going to the warfront?" He will say," I want to regain this country and expand my power."

It is always like that in the world. We have to bear in mind that we had bitter and sweet experiences. The bitter ones come as the result of our defective knowledge. You would observe that one of the best servants of Allah during his time was the Doyen of Martyrs (`a), the best of the youth of Bani Hashim. His followers were martyred and departed from this world. But when it is discussed in the corrupt assembly of Yazid, Hadrat Zaynab (`a) was swearing thus:" We did not see anything but beauty." Departure and martyrdom of a perfect man in the sight of the saints of God is beautiful, not because he waged war and was slain, but due to the fact that he fought for the sake of God. His uprising was for the sake of God. If our dear guests should inculcate this concept, in the countries where they go, and tell people that with such motive the Iranian youth go to the warfront and attain martyrdom, and they consider martyrdom as a great bliss. Considering martyrdom as the magnificent success is not on account of being slain. Well, our adversaries are also killed; it is on account of the fact that this motive is for the sake of Islam. When the motive is for the sake of Islam, there is pleasure and not sorrow. But since we are defective and have not reached the destination we are supposed to reach, we have bitterness. Of course, we had also points of bitterness because of this emotional state that we have. Great personalities among us have been martyred at the hands of filthy elements, and now their families and children are getting killed, and this is difficult for us; it is hard for us. However, if we observe the motive and the goals of the actions and if we realize what have been the objectives of the prophets, those works done by them and those works that had been done in the advent of Islam, it will become easy for us. Fear will dissipate, bitterness will turn into pleasure and the unpleasant will become pleasant. The more we advance toward this motive, the more we inculcate spiritual ideal into ourselves, and the more we advance through the struggle, the more we are remote from bitterness except that which is against Islam. That which is against Islam is bitter for us and that which is for Islam is sweet for us.

You can see that although almost every day Iran is being bombed and the houses of many children, old women, old men and common people are destroyed, they would cry war until victory. This is a motive that can be found among our youth. It is hoped that it could also be found among us. Indeed, every time I see some of the youth, every time I hear some of their statements, every time I see their cheerfulness in the warfront, and every time I see that they are advancing with such sense of honor, high spirit and cheerfulness in the raging fire of warfronts, I feel astonished. We begrudge them the station we have not been able to reach. Strive to make the motives divine. Strive to inculcate in your people and their motives to be divinely-oriented. Motives should not be for conquest; they should not be for domination; they should not be for the world. One should not imagine that the world is everlasting. It will remain for a few years and then will fade away. What will remain is that which is for the sake of Allah, the Exalted." That which ye have wasteth away, and that which Allah hath remaineth." «1»

Those which are with Allah are things that man does for the sake of God and they will remain. That which is with ourselves from the world and from the desires that we have will perish.

Therefore, study the state of this country and nation and speak out about them in your respective countries. God willing, perhaps such motives would also emerge and the foreign domination would be lessened. We hope that just as our youth go to the war cheerfully, draw Islam toward victory and deliver Islam from the mischief of the foreign superpowers agents inside the Muslim countries, they would be victorious in putting an end to their mischief and in uprooting them. after crossing this stage, they can expand the Islamic government in all places and expand the Islamic justice in all places. The Islamic justice means that all the governments in the world must govern based on the Islamic criteria. We hope that this affair will be gradually made possible and great Islamic justice will spread on earth and the governments will become governments of justice.

I implore God Almighty to grant victory to Islam and mercy and forgiveness to those who serve Islam and who follow the faith. I pray to God Almighty for wellbeing and deliverance from the domination of the powers for the martyrs, disabled of the war and prisoners of war in the path of Islam. I hope that all of you and all of them are fine, and that your world in here and the hereafter would be reformed, God willing.

May God's peace and mercy be upon you.