In a meeting with the family of martyr Mohsen Hojaji on
Tuesday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
described this eminent martyr as the sign of God and the voice of oppressed and
headless martyrs and pointed to the glorious and unprecedented attendance of the
people in the martyr’s funeral procession, reiterating, "God rendered the
Iranian nation proud and cherished through the struggles of beloved Mohsen and
made him the symbol of the generation of revolutionary youths and the prevailing
miracle of the Islamic Revolution.”
Pointing to the prominent, outstanding and brilliant name of martyr Hojaji
gaining recognition across the country due to his struggles and agonizing
martyrdom, the Leader said, "All of our martyrs have been sufferers and in
addition to your Mohsen, there are also other martyrs who have been decapitated
by the enemy and all of them are dear and highly elevated before God, but God
Almighty, through his wisdom and based this young man’s characteristics, has
made him the representative and spokesman of these martyrs.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution added, "All of the martyrs from Iran,
Afghanistan, Iraq and other regions who have lost their lives in the fight
against criminal Takfiris and US and UK puppets are manifested in this youth and
God made him the symbol of heart-rending and courageous martyrdom.”
He described as very meaningful the unprecedented turnout of appreciative people
of the cities of Tehran, Mashhad, Esfahan and Najafabad in the funeral
procession of martyr Hojaji and said, "God rendered the hearts captivated and
various people, the lifestyles of some of whom ostensibly have nothing to do
with Jihad and martyrdom, held up the portrait of the martyr and attended his
funeral.”
Pointing to the huge efforts of the enemies to pull back the nation,
particularly the youth, from the path of Jihad and martyrdom, consign Imam
[Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic] to oblivion and obscure the
clear course of the Revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei said, "In such circumstances,
it is astonishing to see the hearts of a large segment of the youth are
attracted to revolutionary concepts, and the quality and quantity of
revolutionary youths is not less than that of the youth of the 60s (1980s), if
not more.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said, "God proved this reality to all with
martyr Hojaji and by ennobling and endearing him and turning him into a symbol
showed that the young generation of today is after Jihad in the path of God in
such a sincere and honest way and this is a divine sign and God’s proof and the
prevailing miracle of the Revolution.”
He said the martyr’s family, officials and the whole Iranian nation are indebted
to the struggles of martyr Hojaji and other martyrs. The Leader commemorated the
prominent role of the martyr’s father, mother and wife, saying, "Even though the
loss of the martyr is a great calamity for his family, the dignity that God
bestowed upon the country through him is a source of consolation and peace for
them.”
Ayatollah Khamenei also inscribed these words on the picture of martyr Hojaji at
the moment when he was taken captive: "Lord’s salutation and greetings be upon
this proud and honorable martyr who became the symbol of the victorious and
evident good against the declining evil. God’s greetings be upon him who
endeared himself and his entire nation through his sincere Jihad and
heart-rending martyrdom.”