At this meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei praised the role of martyrs in promoting
spirituality among the nation and held: Martyrs promote spiritual life in the
country. Spiritual life means being spirited, having a sense of identity, it
being purposeful and pursuing goals in life; it means moving towards ideals,
never stopping; this is what the martyrs do; this is what the Qur'an teaches us.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution stressed that martyrs serve the Islamic
society before and after their martyrdom and that their message should be
perceived by everyone, stating that: Before they depart, martyrs defend by
devoting their life, i.e. their bodies. When they depart, they defend by their
souls: "And with regard to those left behind, who have not yet joined them (in
their bliss), the (Martyrs) glory in the fact that on them is no fear, nor have
they (cause to) grieve.” {Qur’an 3:170} You view, their ‘glory’ relates to after
their departure. Before they depart, martyrs devote their life, their bodies and
their material movement to serve Islam and the Islamic society. Their
spirituality, their voice is heard only after their martyrdom; they talk to the
people: "who have not yet joined them (in their bliss)”--this refers to us. We
should not be hard of hearing so that we can perceive the voice.
Ayatollah Khamenei described the role of the commemorators and the families of
the martyrs as conveying the message of the martyrs to the nation and held: What
you do, or the families of the martyrs do, or all those who commemorate the
martyrs in different cities--like Qazvin, Birjand, and other regions--is to
convey this voice to us; it is important for us to hear this voice.
His Eminence added: And God, the Exalted, has made this voice influential, truly
influential; so when a martyr is narrated to have said some precise and
appropriate words, they really influence the hearts; they revolutionize the
hearts.
Ayatollah Khamenei honored the martyrs who sacrificed their lives to protect the
holy shrines and dubbed their efforts as alerting to those who perceive it. He
asserted: The young martyrs who go to defend the holy shrines these days-- or
those who have gone and have been martyred, including dear martyrs from Qazvin--
their words, their actions, their moves, their memories and talks about them are
all awakening and alerting.
The Supreme Leader called on comprehending the message of the martyrs and went
on to say: If we hear the message of the martyrs, inclinations towards East and
West, disbelief and incredulity will perish. Spirits will thrive and the
movement will be a strong movement.
Finally, Ayatollah Khamenei pointed up that any effort to make martyrs and their
message be forgotten is futile, adding: Some people tried to make martyrs be
forgotten, they could not. The opposite happened. Today, thanks be to God, the
martyrs are our role models.
Source:english.khamenei.ir