Message [Mission and function of the Islamic Consultative Assembly]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
For the favor and attention of the Sacred Essence of the Exalted Truth, I am thankful that once again the Almighty God honored the noble nation in performance of one of its socio-political duties. The people overcame the Great Satan «1» and its criminal agents working against the revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran. God bestowed success to the Iranian nation in renewing their allegiance to their eternal vows. Notwithstanding the struggle of the ill-wishers, the elections for the 3 rd Islamic Consultative Assembly were held peacefully on the appointed time. Thanks God, today, we are witness to the inauguration of the 3 rd Islamic Consultative Assembly. I do not consider it necessary to recall the events at the time of the elections as well as the epical turn-out of our esteemed people. The importance and role of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the Guardian Council in the Islamic Republic of Iran is not hidden to anybody. God willing, the respected Majlis representatives have felt their heavy responsibility and mission. They have realized well what the system and the people expect from them. The people demands and expects the Majlis to eliminate difficulties and deprivation and to improve in the devious administrative system of the country. This expectation should indeed be taken seriously. Before engaging with unnecessary bills, the respected Majlis representatives should reflect on crucial concerns of the country. Inspired by the dear Islam, they should work hard in the commissions to ratify laws and bills for elimination of the basic problems of the country. Majlis should enact and execute the fundamental policies of the country in cultural, economic, social, and political areas in a bid to help the deprived and remove their depriveness.
Today, the country, its system and management, as in the past is in need of courage in resolving the problems and eliminating institution hindering us in attaining the higher objectives. I hope that through the concordance and unanimity of the representatives, strong coordination with the administrators, executives, and experts, consultation with the Guardian Council, the Majlis could take quantum leaps toward resolving the difficulties of the deprived and the barefooted. In difficult circumstances, Majlis could benefit from the power, decisiveness and swift action of the State Expediency Council, which is a great, blessed and fruitful support for our country.
Yet, what is important than all these matter, those who have found their way into the Majlis and have been selected as servants those who have performed their duties but who have not found their way into the Majlis as well as the partisans of both groups should know that all these are imaginary transient affairs. We are all in the presence of God that which is lasting in the book of our account is our deeds and that which will bring us prosperity and immortality is spiritual purification and the fruits of sincerity in servitude to God. We should not taint the sincerity of our action and Islamic society with the blemish of indignations and differences. The past electoral competitions should also not at all for trigger discord and dissension.
I am sure that the unclean hands of agents would not work to utilize the electoral races «2» to attain their own ends «3». In these circumstances the entire Iranian nation and all the clerics and officials of the country should be together and tread their sacred path hand in hand. Writers, speakers and the press should seriously be careful in their writings and speeches. The Majlis representatives should deal with one another justly and affectionately. They should avoid aggravating the problems; not deal on personal and factional issues, particularly on credentials. Pay attention to the personality and credibility of a Majlis representative during speeches before an agenda and the like; prefer above all things the sanctity of the Majlis, the system and the lofty Islamic morality; and in sum, the Majlis and the representatives should support the unity and integration of the society. The officials along with the people and the people accompanied and assisted by the officials should fulfill their respective duties. Benefit from the moral and spiritual blessings of their own sacred unity and not withdraw from the scenes. Today, perhaps there is no sin graver than withdrawal from the scenes and no excuse and pretext would ever be accepted for leaving the scene of the revolution.
After being relieved of the elections, as in the past the esteemed people of Iran should continue with their material and moral support for the warfronts and the combatants, looking after the" army of light". All of them and the dear combatants should know that in any way victory is with us. We firmly believe in this matter and from the beginning of the war up to now we have witnessed the favor of God. The great Iranian nation should make certain that since the day we have taken a step along this sacred path, they have not lost anything that it would worry about an event and they have not sustained a loss triggering them to feel having been shortchanged or regretful. All their investments will remain intact in the Sacred Presence of the Exalted Truth.
Of course, it is possible for a country like Iran, which is on the threshold of giving reality its lofty Islamic objectives, to experience ups and downs just as Muslim did in early days of Islam. However, for a great nation there is victory higher than its unflinching decision, will and determination in attaining the truth which, thanks to God, has been granted by Him to the people of Iran, and by the power of God and the unwavering will and determination of the people vis-a-vis all problems, we will stand and just as through the blessing of faith and reliance of the people and the combatants (on God), we have attained great and miraculous victories and every day of ours has been a day of new trial and success, we continue treading our path afterward.
Our valiant combatants consisting of the Army, the Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basij[ voluntary mobilization force ]would continue their defense by reliance of faith, arms and hope in God's help and people's support vanquishing the enemy. By their aspiration, they would present the honor of divine aid and victory, as the fate of the war will be charted in the warfronts and not at the negotiation table. By the help of God and the favorable prayer of the promised Savior (may our souls be ransomed for him), we will utter the last word to the Saddam forces and to the world-devourers in the epic scene of struggle and martyrdom. I pray for fortitude and relief from God. May God be the Helper and defender of our combatants. May God's peace and mercy be upon you.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini