On the auspicious birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Sadiq (peace be upon them), the heads of power branches, government officials, ambassadors of Islamic countries as well as invitees to the International Conference on Islamic Unity held in Tehran met with Ayatollah Khamenei—the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
In this meeting Ayatollah Khamenei stressed the significance of uniting around
the light of Prophet Muhammad to overcome challenges in the world and among
Muslim, saying: At a time when the world was immersed in the darkness of
ignorance and deceit, God bestowed upon the entire mankind the light of the
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Today too, if we follow this light, it will lead us to
prosperity and salvation. If humanity achieves the maturity to accept the
prophet’s invitation, all of its calamity will be resolved. Today, as a result
of the oppression practiced by the domineering powers, the world is in darkness
like that day. Today, humanity is encountered with afflictions; this is not only
the case in the Muslim World; rather countries that are apparently developed,
are also suffering from afflictions. Islam can fulfill all these needs.
The Leader of the Revolution pointed out to the obsession of the government of
the United States with the South West Asian region and its concern regarding the
rise of Islam and held: The U.S. is obsessed about our region because the
nations of our region incline to Islam. Wherever Islam has come to power,
Arrogant Powers have been slapped in the face.
Ayatollah Khamenei praised the resistance that exists in the region against the
domineering, imperialist powers and stated: There is a movement of resistance
against oppression in the world, and this resistance relies on the name of God
and Islam.
Ayatollah Khamenei assured Muslims that with the power of Islamic awakening, the
enemies will be defeated in the region. He added: Wherever Islam has conquered
the hearts of the people, the Front of Arrogance has been repelled. I strongly
hold that the Arrogance will be slapped in the face, once again, by the Islamic
awakening in our region. I advise Muslim nations to strengthen the movement of
Islamic awakening as much as possible; for by strengthening the Islamic
awakening, the region will be saved.
Ayatollah Khamenei invited heads of the Islamic countries to follow the rule of
Islam rather than the arrogant powers and held: I recommend the rulers of the
Islamic countries to turn their attention to the rule of Islam; the rule of the
U.S. and the tyrannical system will not serve them. Today, some of the countries
of our region follow the U.S., rather than the rule of Allah. The U.S.— acting
as the arrogant power it is, on its Arrogance-derived instinct—humiliates them.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution slammed Saudi regime for giving into U.S.
President Trump’s humiliating blusters about them, asserting that: You have
heard the ranting U.S. president analogized the Saudi rulers to ‘milking cows’.
If the Al-Saud is not offended by these insults, we do not care. However, this
humiliation targets the people of that country and other Muslim nations as well.
Ayatollah Khamenei criticized Muslim states that ally with the United States in
matters concerning Palestine or Yemen, and states: Why should Muslim rulers side
with the U.S. in its criminal acts against Palestine and Yemen? These rulers
must know that in the two fronts, victory will be for the people of Palestine
and Yemen, and the U.S. and its allies will be defeated.
His Eminence referred to declining power of the U.S. regime and the abating of
the Zionist regime, adding that: Today, the U.S. is clearly much weaker in our
region, compared to ten years ago. The Zionist regime is evidently weaker. A few
years ago, the Zionist regime fought against Lebanon's Hezbollah for 33 days and
was defeated. A couple of years later, it fought Palestinians for 22 days and
was defeated. A while after that, it fought against the oppressed people of Gaza
for 8 days and was finally defeated. In the confrontation erupting last week,
the Zionist regime was once again defeated in just two days. This reveals the
increased declining of the Zionist Regime.
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution praised the strong resistance by
the Yemeni people in the face of atrocities by the Saudi regime, backed by the
United States and held: The people of Yemen are undergoing the most severe
tortures on the part of the Saudi regime, supported by the U.S. Nevertheless,
the people of Yemen and Ansar-Allah will be victorious. Those nations that rely
on God and resist, will be assisted by God: this is a divine tradition.
Ayatollah Khamenei described resistance as the only way forward to victory over
enemies, adding that: The only solution is resistance, and what has frightened
the U.S. and its allies today is the resistance of the Muslim nations—which will
soon bear fruit.
His Eminence glorified Iranian people’s resistance in the face of animosities by
the US and other major powers as an example of resistance being the only way to
defeat the enemies and attain prosperity. He went on to say: The Iranian nation
has been resisting for forty years. We were a fragile and small sapling at
first, and we resisted thanks to blessings of the name of the prophet (PBUH) and
the leadership of Imam Khomeini. We endured many hardships on this path and have
had many martyrs. But, today the Iranian nation is a strong tree. Today the U.S.
and the Zionist Regime won’t dare to threaten the Iranian nation. Their threats
and animosity have been defeated so far, and will be defeated in the future; the
sanctions will also be defeated thanks to the resistance.
Source: english.khamenei.ir