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The VIRTUAL World OR The Real World? | Imam Khamenei | Farsi sub English
Cyberspace has turned into the real world in today\'s time and age. It is an effective tool to do something very important. What is it? The Leader speaks.
#SoftWar #Cyber #Internet
Cyberspace has turned into the real world in today\'s time and age. It is an effective tool to do something very important. What is it? The Leader speaks.
#SoftWar #Cyber #Internet
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Imam Khomeini and the Captives | Farsi sub English
Imam Khomeini (r) cared a lot for the captives who rose up for serving Islam and fight the oppressors. It is our duty indeed to care for those who stepped forward to further the Islamic...
Imam Khomeini (r) cared a lot for the captives who rose up for serving Islam and fight the oppressors. It is our duty indeed to care for those who stepped forward to further the Islamic movement but were made captives by the oppressive powers.
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Imam Khomeini (r) cared a lot for the captives who rose up for serving Islam and fight the oppressors. It is our duty indeed to care for those who stepped forward to further the Islamic movement but were made captives by the oppressive powers.
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O\\\' The Light of Allah | Latmiyya | Arabic Sub English
Latmiyya dedicated to Shaheed Dhulfeqar Badreddine - an elite commander of the Islamic Resistance. These are our heroes who truly believe in the path of Imam Al-Husayn (A).
Latmiyya dedicated to Shaheed Dhulfeqar Badreddine - an elite commander of the Islamic Resistance. These are our heroes who truly believe in the path of Imam Al-Husayn (A).
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Why Imam Sadiq (A) loved Salman al-Farsi? | Farsi Sub English
Why Imam Sadiq (A) loved Salman al-Farsi?
Salman al-Mohammadi was one of the greatest companions and according to some narrations his level of eeman was the highest among other...
Why Imam Sadiq (A) loved Salman al-Farsi?
Salman al-Mohammadi was one of the greatest companions and according to some narrations his level of eeman was the highest among other companions. As we approach his death anniversary, let\'s see why Imam Sadiq (A) honored this great companion. These three key points, if practiced properly, chances are that we can be loved and respected by the Imams. The Leader speaks.
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Why Imam Sadiq (A) loved Salman al-Farsi?
Salman al-Mohammadi was one of the greatest companions and according to some narrations his level of eeman was the highest among other companions. As we approach his death anniversary, let\'s see why Imam Sadiq (A) honored this great companion. These three key points, if practiced properly, chances are that we can be loved and respected by the Imams. The Leader speaks.
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O’ Aba Abdillah, we are the nation of Hezbollah | Arabic Sub English
O’ Aba Abdillah, we are the nation of Hezbollah
All time favorite and famous latmiyya soaked in love, passion, and sincerity for the path of Wilayah.
O’ Aba Abdillah, we are the nation of Hezbollah
All time favorite and famous latmiyya soaked in love, passion, and sincerity for the path of Wilayah.
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The Movement of Imam Husayn (A) | Ayatollah Khamenei - Farsi Sub English
The Movement of Imam Husayn (A) | Ayatollah Khamenei
The mourning of Imam Husayn (A) keeps growing, keeps expanding, keeps spreading across the globe. Compare this movement to...
The Movement of Imam Husayn (A) | Ayatollah Khamenei
The mourning of Imam Husayn (A) keeps growing, keeps expanding, keeps spreading across the globe. Compare this movement to the past 100 years for example. It\\\'s amazing.
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The Movement of Imam Husayn (A) | Ayatollah Khamenei
The mourning of Imam Husayn (A) keeps growing, keeps expanding, keeps spreading across the globe. Compare this movement to the past 100 years for example. It\\\'s amazing.
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ARBAEEN: The Memory of Truth | Ayatollah Khamenei | Farsi sub English
ARBAEEN: The Memory of Truth | Ayatollah Khamenei
Arbaeen was made special by the progeny of Prophet Muhammad (S) because they wanted to keep this movement
alive. What lessons does...
ARBAEEN: The Memory of Truth | Ayatollah Khamenei
Arbaeen was made special by the progeny of Prophet Muhammad (S) because they wanted to keep this movement
alive. What lessons does Arbaeen give us? The Leader speaks.
#Arbaeen2018 #Arbaeen1440
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ARBAEEN: The Memory of Truth | Ayatollah Khamenei
Arbaeen was made special by the progeny of Prophet Muhammad (S) because they wanted to keep this movement
alive. What lessons does Arbaeen give us? The Leader speaks.
#Arbaeen2018 #Arbaeen1440
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HUKM against Blood Matam (Qama/Zanjeer Zani) - Farsi Sub English
UKM against Blood Matam (Qama/Zanjeer Zani)
Hujjatul Islam Fallahzadeh is the official representative of relaying Rahber\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s fiqh rulings. In this video, he clearly states...
UKM against Blood Matam (Qama/Zanjeer Zani)
Hujjatul Islam Fallahzadeh is the official representative of relaying Rahber\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s fiqh rulings. In this video, he clearly states the HUKM of Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei regarding blood matam which is to be abided by the muqallideen of all respected maraje\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'. He also provides a response to whether anyone is allowed to practice this ritual secretly or not.
#MustWatch #MustShare #BloodMatam #SelfFlagellation #QamaZani #ZanjeerZani
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UKM against Blood Matam (Qama/Zanjeer Zani)
Hujjatul Islam Fallahzadeh is the official representative of relaying Rahber\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s fiqh rulings. In this video, he clearly states the HUKM of Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei regarding blood matam which is to be abided by the muqallideen of all respected maraje\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'. He also provides a response to whether anyone is allowed to practice this ritual secretly or not.
#MustWatch #MustShare #BloodMatam #SelfFlagellation #QamaZani #ZanjeerZani
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ARBAEEN: A Great Movement | Ayatollah Khamenei - Farsi Sub English
The enemy killed Imam Husayn (A) in a desert to suppress the voice of resistance. This voice traveled through centuries and has turned into a great movement today. The need of the hour is...
The enemy killed Imam Husayn (A) in a desert to suppress the voice of resistance. This voice traveled through centuries and has turned into a great movement today. The need of the hour is to take it to the next level where in addition to the bodies, hearts get united too - beyond sectarian differences...
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The enemy killed Imam Husayn (A) in a desert to suppress the voice of resistance. This voice traveled through centuries and has turned into a great movement today. The need of the hour is to take it to the next level where in addition to the bodies, hearts get united too - beyond sectarian differences...
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ARBAEEN: International Assembly of Shia Muslims | Farsi Sub English
ARBAEEN: International Assembly of Shia Muslims
Imam Khamenei explained this phenomenon back in 1974. He informed us who set the stage for Arbaeen in Karbala and what was the purpose of this...
ARBAEEN: International Assembly of Shia Muslims
Imam Khamenei explained this phenomenon back in 1974. He informed us who set the stage for Arbaeen in Karbala and what was the purpose of this grand gathering. Today, in 2018, we see millions flocking to the land of Karbala. What is the history of this gathering and what is its philosophy? Powerful clips of Imam Khamenei and historical events depicting the scenes of Karbala are mixed in this energetic clip.
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ARBAEEN: International Assembly of Shia Muslims
Imam Khamenei explained this phenomenon back in 1974. He informed us who set the stage for Arbaeen in Karbala and what was the purpose of this grand gathering. Today, in 2018, we see millions flocking to the land of Karbala. What is the history of this gathering and what is its philosophy? Powerful clips of Imam Khamenei and historical events depicting the scenes of Karbala are mixed in this energetic clip.
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The Motives of the Martyrs | Shaykh Isa Qasem | Arabic Sub English
The Motives of the Martyrs | Shaykh Isa Qasem
Islam does not ask us to throw away our lives and assume that we are martyred. There are requirements, demands, and expectations of Islam when it...
The Motives of the Martyrs | Shaykh Isa Qasem
Islam does not ask us to throw away our lives and assume that we are martyred. There are requirements, demands, and expectations of Islam when it comes to attaining martyrdom. What are the motives of our great martyrs before Allah bestows them with the blessing of martyrdom?
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The Motives of the Martyrs | Shaykh Isa Qasem
Islam does not ask us to throw away our lives and assume that we are martyred. There are requirements, demands, and expectations of Islam when it comes to attaining martyrdom. What are the motives of our great martyrs before Allah bestows them with the blessing of martyrdom?
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Seek from Husayn (A) | Shaykh Isa Qasem | Arabic Sub English
Seek from Husayn (A) | Shaykh Isa Qasem
Undoubtedly, Imam Husayn (A) is the beacon of light for mankind. What should we seek from Husayn (A)? This clip is for all those...
Seek from Husayn (A) | Shaykh Isa Qasem
Undoubtedly, Imam Husayn (A) is the beacon of light for mankind. What should we seek from Husayn (A)? This clip is for all those out there who yearn for bravery, perseverance, justice, sacrifice, patience, political awareness and revolution!
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Seek from Husayn (A) | Shaykh Isa Qasem
Undoubtedly, Imam Husayn (A) is the beacon of light for mankind. What should we seek from Husayn (A)? This clip is for all those out there who yearn for bravery, perseverance, justice, sacrifice, patience, political awareness and revolution!
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Leader\\\'s Message after ARBAEEN | Farsi Sub English
Leader\\\'s Message after ARBAEEN
This year too, millions went to Karbala for Arbaeen to renew their allegiance and to pay gratitude to Imam Husayn (A). The Leader, Imam Khamenei sends a...
Leader\\\'s Message after ARBAEEN
This year too, millions went to Karbala for Arbaeen to renew their allegiance and to pay gratitude to Imam Husayn (A). The Leader, Imam Khamenei sends a message of thanks and love to everyone who participated in this largest annual gathering of the entire world. He specifically thanked Iraqi people and the government officials who welcomed the believers and showed outstanding hospitality towards the zaereen (pilgrims) of the martyrs of Karbala.
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Leader\\\'s Message after ARBAEEN
This year too, millions went to Karbala for Arbaeen to renew their allegiance and to pay gratitude to Imam Husayn (A). The Leader, Imam Khamenei sends a message of thanks and love to everyone who participated in this largest annual gathering of the entire world. He specifically thanked Iraqi people and the government officials who welcomed the believers and showed outstanding hospitality towards the zaereen (pilgrims) of the martyrs of Karbala.
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The Arbaeen Movement | Leader of the Muslim Ummah | Farsi Sub English
The Arbaeen Movement | Leader of the Muslim Ummah
What is this exceptional event of Arbaeen that amounts to the largest annual gathering of human beings on earth? Who is behind it? Is it...
The Arbaeen Movement | Leader of the Muslim Ummah
What is this exceptional event of Arbaeen that amounts to the largest annual gathering of human beings on earth? Who is behind it? Is it Iraq\\\'s government or Iran\\\'s government? Why does the western media keep ignoring and/or continue to analyze it incorrectly? The Leader speaks after Arbaeen 2018.
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The Arbaeen Movement | Leader of the Muslim Ummah
What is this exceptional event of Arbaeen that amounts to the largest annual gathering of human beings on earth? Who is behind it? Is it Iraq\\\'s government or Iran\\\'s government? Why does the western media keep ignoring and/or continue to analyze it incorrectly? The Leader speaks after Arbaeen 2018.
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Hashd al-Sha\\\'bi & Ayatollah Sistani | Ammar Kanani | Arabic Sub English
Hashd al-Sha\\\'bi & Ayatollah Sistani | Ammar Kanani
ISIS - an army of the wretched and brutal barbarians created by Saudi-America. It was destroyed by Hashd al-Sha\\\'bi in Iraq....
Hashd al-Sha\\\'bi & Ayatollah Sistani | Ammar Kanani
ISIS - an army of the wretched and brutal barbarians created by Saudi-America. It was destroyed by Hashd al-Sha\\\'bi in Iraq. Alhamdolillah, Allah granted a grand victory to the Muslims and believers against these terrorists.
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Hashd al-Sha\\\'bi & Ayatollah Sistani | Ammar Kanani
ISIS - an army of the wretched and brutal barbarians created by Saudi-America. It was destroyed by Hashd al-Sha\\\'bi in Iraq. Alhamdolillah, Allah granted a grand victory to the Muslims and believers against these terrorists.
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THE WARNING OF HUSAYNIS TO YAZIDIS | Farsi Sub English
THE WARNING OF HUSAYNIS TO YAZIDIS
A #MustWatch and #MustShare message that must reach the oppressors of the world. Their time is up!
THE WARNING OF HUSAYNIS TO YAZIDIS
A #MustWatch and #MustShare message that must reach the oppressors of the world. Their time is up!
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Imam Askari (A): A Role Model for our Youth | Farsi Sub English
How old was Imam Askari (A) when he was martyred? How is he a role model for our youth? Who are the youth who really took the Imam (A) as a role model? The Leader speaks.
How old was Imam Askari (A) when he was martyred? How is he a role model for our youth? Who are the youth who really took the Imam (A) as a role model? The Leader speaks.
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HUSAYN: Our Beginning & Our Ending | Hamed Zamani | Farsi Sub English
Imam Husayn (A) is the captain of the ship of success in both the worlds... Husayn & his movement are
eternal. Hamed Zamani presents this mesmerizing piece drowned in love of...
Imam Husayn (A) is the captain of the ship of success in both the worlds... Husayn & his movement are
eternal. Hamed Zamani presents this mesmerizing piece drowned in love of the chief of the martyrs.
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Imam Husayn (A) is the captain of the ship of success in both the worlds... Husayn & his movement are
eternal. Hamed Zamani presents this mesmerizing piece drowned in love of the chief of the martyrs.
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Who was Salman al-Muhammadi (S)? | Imam Khamenei | Farsi Sub English
Salman al-Muhammadi commonly known as Salman al-Farsi responded to Omar when he asked whether he is king or an Islamic Caliph. Who was Salman? The Leader speaks.
Salman al-Muhammadi commonly known as Salman al-Farsi responded to Omar when he asked whether he is king or an Islamic Caliph. Who was Salman? The Leader speaks.
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Yemen Warns Saudi Regime | Yemeni Nasheed | Arabic Sub English
Yemen Warns Saudi Regime | Yemeni Nasheed
While Saudi Arabia continues its aggression on Yemen and the entire International community turns a blind eye towards these heinous crimes against...
Yemen Warns Saudi Regime | Yemeni Nasheed
While Saudi Arabia continues its aggression on Yemen and the entire International community turns a blind eye towards these heinous crimes against humanity, the Yemenis send a warning to the ruthless American backed Saudi regime.
#SaveYemen #LongLiveResistance
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Yemen Warns Saudi Regime | Yemeni Nasheed
While Saudi Arabia continues its aggression on Yemen and the entire International community turns a blind eye towards these heinous crimes against humanity, the Yemenis send a warning to the ruthless American backed Saudi regime.
#SaveYemen #LongLiveResistance
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Real Peace VS American Peace | Martyr Abbas Musawi | Arabic Sub English
Real Peace VS American Peace | Martyr Abbas Musawi
Today, some \\\'intellectuals\\\', infested, infected, and infatuated by the West, propose that America can bring peace to the world. Martyr...
Real Peace VS American Peace | Martyr Abbas Musawi
Today, some \\\'intellectuals\\\', infested, infected, and infatuated by the West, propose that America can bring peace to the world. Martyr Abbas Musawi spells it out what American peace translates to. Who can then bring real peace to the world?
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Real Peace VS American Peace | Martyr Abbas Musawi
Today, some \\\'intellectuals\\\', infested, infected, and infatuated by the West, propose that America can bring peace to the world. Martyr Abbas Musawi spells it out what American peace translates to. Who can then bring real peace to the world?
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Significance of Ghadir & Badmouthing Sunni Figures | Leader of the Muslim Ummah | Farsi Sub English
While it is of utmost importance that the Commander of the Faithful was announced to be the Mawla of the believers in Ghadir, does the importance and significance of Ghadir stop there? What is the...
While it is of utmost importance that the Commander of the Faithful was announced to be the Mawla of the believers in Ghadir, does the importance and significance of Ghadir stop there? What is the significance of Ghadir?
Some tend to believe that Shia Islam will spread and strengthen if the personalities esteemed by Sunnis are insulted and badmouthed, how true is that? Where are these sectarian radio and television channels funded from?
Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei explains.
#Ghadir #Wilayah #PureIslam #BritishShiaism #BritishShiism
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While it is of utmost importance that the Commander of the Faithful was announced to be the Mawla of the believers in Ghadir, does the importance and significance of Ghadir stop there? What is the significance of Ghadir?
Some tend to believe that Shia Islam will spread and strengthen if the personalities esteemed by Sunnis are insulted and badmouthed, how true is that? Where are these sectarian radio and television channels funded from?
Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei explains.
#Ghadir #Wilayah #PureIslam #BritishShiaism #BritishShiism
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دیدار جمعی از مداحان اهل بیت علیهمالسلام - Aytaullah Khamenei | 20 Apr 2014 - Farsi
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April 20 2014,
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
I...
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April 20 2014,
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
I congratulate all of you dear brothers - who are lyrical nightingales in the garden of love for the Holy Prophet\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s (s.w.a.) household (a.s.) - on the occasion of the auspicious birthday anniversary of Sayyidah Taherah Masoumeh (God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s greetings be upon her) and the birthday anniversary of the great and glorious leader of the Revolution.
We thank God because this is one of His great blessings for us and it is a source of inspiration for our Islamic and Shia society. He repeatedly and constantly inspires our society with birthday anniversaries, biographies, and martyrdom eras. This should really be appreciated.
During the birthday anniversaries of the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.), Imam Hassan (a.s.), Imam Hussein (a.s.) and Fatima Zahra (s.a.), the memory of these shining stars and these guiding flags are revived in hearts. This is very valuable. And thank God it is many years that we have been holding this meeting in the shade of Fatemi enlightenment (God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s purest greetings be upon her). It is many years that this meeting has been bestowing its blessings on us, on our working and living environments and on the environment of the country.
Man\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s limited mind cannot definitely evaluate and measure the characteristics of heavenly personalities like Fatima Zahra (God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s greetings be upon her). People\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s minds do not have the capability to evaluate and measure these spiritual dimensions. However, we can make their behavior a model for ourselves. This was also pointed out in the poems that the friends in this meeting recited.
The spiritual positions of these personalities are one thing and the patterns of behavior which are in front of our eyes are quite another. This does not mean that we can emulate these personalities by displaying a second version of their patterns of behavior. This is not what it means. However, we can follow them at least.
The Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) said, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"I know that to adopt such a hard way of life is beyond you, but at least try to be pious. Help me and be my companion in virtue, diligence and simple living\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" [Nahjul Balaghah, Letter 45]. After he describes his lifestyle - although he had a lofty position and had access to many resources, he lived a life of piety and abstinence - he says, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"You cannot behave like me, but you can help me\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\". With what? We can help him with piety, avoidance of sins, effort and diligence. These are our responsibilities.
They have illustrated the goals for us, both individual and personal goals, and social, political and general goals. In personal goals, our lofty ideal is reaching the peak of human dignity. Everyone has been promised that they can take this lofty and limitless flight. You youth are more capable than us. These are the personal goals.
And our great social goals are creating a pure Islamic life and Islamic society, one that allows individuals to move towards this goal. Such a society is well-developed, free, independent, highly moral, united, unanimous, pious and religious. These are the goals of Islamic society. The main social and political goal of Islam is creating a world which is an introduction to the afterlife and which helps individuals to achieve paradise easily. They have illustrated these goals for us.
What is the way to achieve these goals? How can we reach these goals? As Imam Ali (a.s.) said, we should help him to reach this goal - this is the Commander of the Faithful\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s (a.s.) command. This goal is what the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) did in his entire life and during his efforts and jihad, which is creating such a world for all the people throughout history. How can we help him? We can help him with virtue, diligence and effort. Laziness is forbidden. Idleness is forbidden. Feeling tired is forbidden. Becoming desperate is forbidden. When this great movement is launched, you have gladdened the blessed heart of Fatima Zahra (God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s greetings be upon her) and the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) because they made all these efforts in order to reach this goal.
My dear ones, dear youth, this opportunity is available to the people of Iran today. In the past, it was not available and it was difficult. Today in the Islamic Republic, the opportunity to move forward in the right way and to lead a good, pious and pure life is available to all the people in society. This does not mean that the path of committing sins is closed. This is not the case because the path of sins is always open, but the path of living a good, pious and pure life in the shade of Islam is open as well.
Of course, living such a life has its own pleasures and difficulties. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"And thus did We make for every prophet an enemy, the shaitans from among men and jinn, some of them suggesting to others varnished falsehood to deceive them\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" [The Holy Quran, 6: 112]. There have always been certain enemies against the camp of prophets. Who are these enemies? These enemies are the shaitans from among men and jinn. Against this seemingly long line of shaitans, there is the steel and strong line of believers. The people of Iran experienced this and it became clear that people can achieve victory over their enemies, as the people of Iran have thankfully moved forward until today.
We should make efforts. The lesson of the life of Siddiqat al-Taherah - Fatima Zahra (God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s greetings be upon her) - is to make efforts, show diligence and lead a pure life, as that great personality was the manifestation of enlightenment and purity: she was \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"pure, clean, immaculate, virtuous, pious and moral\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" [Kamel al-Ziarat, page 310]. The purity, cleanliness, piety and enlightenment of that great person are what have influenced our Islamic teachings throughout the history of Shiaism.
What is appropriate to be discussed in this meeting is related to the heavy responsibility that falls on the shoulders of today\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s society of panegyrists. This issue has priority over other issues. Dear brothers, the tradition of praising and eulogizing the Holy Prophet\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s (s.w.a.) household (a.s.) - which is a great honor - has fortunately become common and deep-rooted in our society. This tradition existed in the past as well, but it was limited in scope. However today, this banquet has spread and this arena has opened to everyone.
Today, thousands of people throughout the country are active in this arena by utilizing their artistic taste and benefitting from different methods of eloquence. Well, this is an opportunity and any opportunity is accompanied by a responsibility. When you cannot communicate with someone, your responsibility remains at a limited level, but when you can, your responsibility will naturally increase to the extent that your capability for communication allows.
When you can speak to the people and when you have the capability to address them with the art of poetry, singing and melody, this makes you responsible. All these opportunities and capacities are accompanied by a responsibility. You should be able to carry out this responsibility in an efficient way. If the society of panegyrists in the country can carry out its responsibility as befits its position, then a significant development will take place throughout the country.
I have repeatedly said that if you recite a poem in an artistic way and if the poem itself is meaningful and instructive, then this will exert more influence than the speech that we deliver for two, three hours. Sometimes, this is the case. Well, this is a very good opportunity. Notice what will happen if the thousands of panegyrists, eulogists and religious singers who address the people and who sing to them on different occasions observe the principles and requirements of this great task.
Our enemies are after destroying our beliefs, actions and paths with hundreds of weapons and discourses and with various kinds of measures. Primarily, they are doing this in the Islamic Republic and secondly, they are doing it in the world of Islam. Many of the people understand, see and know about the enemy\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s measures. There are different TV and radio channels and different electronic means of communication.
However, there are certain propaganda measures about which we have more information than the people. The masses of the people do not know what complex measures are being adopted in our country to make the minds of the people deviate from the right path, to divert their movement, to bring the world of Islam to its knees and to prevent Shia community and Shia teachings from becoming a model in the world of Islam. Such measures are being adopted.
We have unique and exclusive resources against this effort of the enemy. We can respond through the internet and through the methods that they themselves employ - of course, their work is much broader in scope - but we have certain means which are exclusive to us.
One of these means is you society of panegyrists. Your face-to-face communication and your utilization of art for conveying concepts to the audience in a comprehensive and wide-ranging way - that is to say, the issue is not about two, three, ten panegyrists, rather thousands of panegyrists are doing this throughout the country - is an exclusive means that we enjoy. It is a means that they do not have.
Minbars are one of these unique means. The same is true of mourning ceremonies. The same is true of religious heyats. If the content of our minbars, eulogies, heyats and nohas are appropriate, then no means can confront and oppose them. That is to say, this means is completely unique and exclusive. Notice that this is an opportunity. Therefore, it should not be wasted and missed.
What is worse than missing this opportunity is using it in a bad way. If our religious ceremonies and eulogies make the people lose their belief in the future, we have wasted this opportunity and we have not appreciated the value of this blessing. If the people leave our minbars and our eulogies while they have not gained any understanding about their conditions and their responsibilities, we have wasted this opportunity. If, God forbid, our meetings shatter unity, we have missed this opportunity. If the way we speak or the content of our speech helps the enemies succeed in their goals, we have turned this divine blessing into blasphemy and ungratefulness: \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"They have changed Allah\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s favor for ungratefulness\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" [The Holy Quran, 14: 28].
We should be careful about this. We have said many times that today\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s denominational discord among Muslims is a weapon and a trump card in the hands of our enemies. This is completely clear to those people who are well-informed about global developments. Such denominational discord is a sword in the hands of our enemies. Publicizing differences, expressing them in an outspoken way and speaking about issues which fuel fitna is one of the means which our enemy makes maximum use of.
Now if we act in a way that the enemy\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s goal is achieved, this is changing Allah\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s favor for ungratefulness. In religious ceremonies, denominational discourse should not be highlighted. How many times should this be repeated? We have said this many times, but some people do not want to listen.
What do you do if you want to guide those people who do not believe in your denomination and your true beliefs? Do you begin to curse and speak ill of their sacred beliefs? This will make them completely drift away from you and it will destroy all hopes of guiding them. The way to guide them is not this. As you can see today, the world of Shia Islam is under attack. Those who had not heard the name of Shia and Sunni Islam - the leaders of arrogance - are constantly highlighting the name of Shia Islam in their propaganda. They constantly speak about Shia Iran, Shia groups in Iraq and other Shia countries. They constantly highlight the issue of Shia and Sunni.
Why do they do this? It is because they have found a good tool for provoking grudge among Muslims. Well, we are proud that we are Alavi Shias. We are proud that we have gained understanding about the position of Wilayat. Our magnanimous Imam (r.a.) carried the flag of the Commander of the Faithful\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s (a.s.) Wilayat and this became a means for the world of Islam - whether Shia or non-Shia Islam - to feel proud of Islam.
Now, should we do something to turn this feeling of pride and the interest of the world of Islam in Shia community and Shia honor into enmity, hostility and grudge? This is exactly what the enemy wants. We should not allow him to achieve his goal. This is a very important point. You should be careful about this. You should be careful more than other people. We should not do something to help the enemy succeed in his goal and sharpen his sword. Our great personalities, our ulama, our marja taqlids and the great personalities of the world of Islam have always advised us to be careful about this issue. So, this is a very fundamental point.
The second point is that you should take care not to do anything in religious environments and ceremonies which is beyond the principles of sharia. You should be careful about this. The environment of panegyric and religious singing is a pure and clean environment. We should not allow the impurities which have unfortunately been promoted in the world of art among decadent and immoral people to penetrate into the environment of Islamic and religious art. You should be careful about this. Such environments should be clean, pure, untainted and moral. The environment in which we want to convey Islamic teachings with the language of poetry should be such an environment.
Every word that we use in our poems as content and meaning should be instructive. We should try to do this and it does not matter what occasion it is. Sometimes, it is a mourning ceremony and sometimes, it is a eulogy. All of the words that we select can be instructive. In the last Muharram during the time of taghut - it was during the time of revolutionary enthusiasm and excitement and the Revolution became victorious immediately after this Muharram - religious heyats in different cities used to perform certain nohas, each of which enlightened and informed the people as strongly as a long and eloquent speech. Nohas should always be like this.
The task that noha performers carry out is a very remarkable and interesting task. The tradition of performing nohas and the kind of behavior which is witnessed in nohas are very important. These are exclusive to Shia community. That is to say, they are particular to us. Such religious ceremonies do not exist in other countries. This is one of our privileges and therefore, such ceremonies should have strong content.
If, by Allah\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s favor, these things receive attention, the society of panegyrists will be one of the most influential pioneers of change in the intellectual and practical system of Iranian society. This can be achieved as in the present time, one can see that whenever a responsible and committed panegyrist recites a good poem in a proper way, this will exert influence over the audience and it will awaken and inform them.
It is not clear whether any charitable act can be as valuable as this task in improving society. There are few tasks on which one can place such a high value before Allah the Exalted. This is a very important task. Thankfully, you benefit from this blessing. You have a good voice and you have the capability to perform in a good and melodious way. If you accompany this with the characteristics that were referred to, it seems that a great task for furthering the goals of the Islamic government and the Islamic Republic will be carried out.
Fortunately today, we do not have a shortage of good poems. We have very good religious and ayini poets. These poets compose poems about different issues and their poems are good. Thankfully today, we benefited from some of these good poems. It was very good.
In the past, panegyrists had to memorize poems. Today, you broke this tradition. You made it easier by using a piece of paper. Well, good poems can be written and recited. Thankfully, this opportunity exists today. This is one of God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s greatest blessings which is available to us today.
In my opinion, the society of panegyrists with its enormous capabilities is a divine blessing for our country and our people and the poets who compose poems and who prepare panegyrists for carrying out this responsibility are really accomplishing a great feat. I ask Allah the Exalted to bestow His blessings on all you dear ones - particularly you youth who have a wide arena of work ahead of you. I hope that all of you will be rewarded by the Imam of the Age (may our souls be sacrificed for his sake) and that you will receive his attention.
Greetings be upon you and Allah\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s mercy and blessings
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April 20 2014,
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
I congratulate all of you dear brothers - who are lyrical nightingales in the garden of love for the Holy Prophet\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s (s.w.a.) household (a.s.) - on the occasion of the auspicious birthday anniversary of Sayyidah Taherah Masoumeh (God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s greetings be upon her) and the birthday anniversary of the great and glorious leader of the Revolution.
We thank God because this is one of His great blessings for us and it is a source of inspiration for our Islamic and Shia society. He repeatedly and constantly inspires our society with birthday anniversaries, biographies, and martyrdom eras. This should really be appreciated.
During the birthday anniversaries of the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.), Imam Hassan (a.s.), Imam Hussein (a.s.) and Fatima Zahra (s.a.), the memory of these shining stars and these guiding flags are revived in hearts. This is very valuable. And thank God it is many years that we have been holding this meeting in the shade of Fatemi enlightenment (God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s purest greetings be upon her). It is many years that this meeting has been bestowing its blessings on us, on our working and living environments and on the environment of the country.
Man\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s limited mind cannot definitely evaluate and measure the characteristics of heavenly personalities like Fatima Zahra (God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s greetings be upon her). People\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s minds do not have the capability to evaluate and measure these spiritual dimensions. However, we can make their behavior a model for ourselves. This was also pointed out in the poems that the friends in this meeting recited.
The spiritual positions of these personalities are one thing and the patterns of behavior which are in front of our eyes are quite another. This does not mean that we can emulate these personalities by displaying a second version of their patterns of behavior. This is not what it means. However, we can follow them at least.
The Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) said, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"I know that to adopt such a hard way of life is beyond you, but at least try to be pious. Help me and be my companion in virtue, diligence and simple living\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" [Nahjul Balaghah, Letter 45]. After he describes his lifestyle - although he had a lofty position and had access to many resources, he lived a life of piety and abstinence - he says, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"You cannot behave like me, but you can help me\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\". With what? We can help him with piety, avoidance of sins, effort and diligence. These are our responsibilities.
They have illustrated the goals for us, both individual and personal goals, and social, political and general goals. In personal goals, our lofty ideal is reaching the peak of human dignity. Everyone has been promised that they can take this lofty and limitless flight. You youth are more capable than us. These are the personal goals.
And our great social goals are creating a pure Islamic life and Islamic society, one that allows individuals to move towards this goal. Such a society is well-developed, free, independent, highly moral, united, unanimous, pious and religious. These are the goals of Islamic society. The main social and political goal of Islam is creating a world which is an introduction to the afterlife and which helps individuals to achieve paradise easily. They have illustrated these goals for us.
What is the way to achieve these goals? How can we reach these goals? As Imam Ali (a.s.) said, we should help him to reach this goal - this is the Commander of the Faithful\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s (a.s.) command. This goal is what the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) did in his entire life and during his efforts and jihad, which is creating such a world for all the people throughout history. How can we help him? We can help him with virtue, diligence and effort. Laziness is forbidden. Idleness is forbidden. Feeling tired is forbidden. Becoming desperate is forbidden. When this great movement is launched, you have gladdened the blessed heart of Fatima Zahra (God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s greetings be upon her) and the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) because they made all these efforts in order to reach this goal.
My dear ones, dear youth, this opportunity is available to the people of Iran today. In the past, it was not available and it was difficult. Today in the Islamic Republic, the opportunity to move forward in the right way and to lead a good, pious and pure life is available to all the people in society. This does not mean that the path of committing sins is closed. This is not the case because the path of sins is always open, but the path of living a good, pious and pure life in the shade of Islam is open as well.
Of course, living such a life has its own pleasures and difficulties. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"And thus did We make for every prophet an enemy, the shaitans from among men and jinn, some of them suggesting to others varnished falsehood to deceive them\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" [The Holy Quran, 6: 112]. There have always been certain enemies against the camp of prophets. Who are these enemies? These enemies are the shaitans from among men and jinn. Against this seemingly long line of shaitans, there is the steel and strong line of believers. The people of Iran experienced this and it became clear that people can achieve victory over their enemies, as the people of Iran have thankfully moved forward until today.
We should make efforts. The lesson of the life of Siddiqat al-Taherah - Fatima Zahra (God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s greetings be upon her) - is to make efforts, show diligence and lead a pure life, as that great personality was the manifestation of enlightenment and purity: she was \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"pure, clean, immaculate, virtuous, pious and moral\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" [Kamel al-Ziarat, page 310]. The purity, cleanliness, piety and enlightenment of that great person are what have influenced our Islamic teachings throughout the history of Shiaism.
What is appropriate to be discussed in this meeting is related to the heavy responsibility that falls on the shoulders of today\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s society of panegyrists. This issue has priority over other issues. Dear brothers, the tradition of praising and eulogizing the Holy Prophet\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s (s.w.a.) household (a.s.) - which is a great honor - has fortunately become common and deep-rooted in our society. This tradition existed in the past as well, but it was limited in scope. However today, this banquet has spread and this arena has opened to everyone.
Today, thousands of people throughout the country are active in this arena by utilizing their artistic taste and benefitting from different methods of eloquence. Well, this is an opportunity and any opportunity is accompanied by a responsibility. When you cannot communicate with someone, your responsibility remains at a limited level, but when you can, your responsibility will naturally increase to the extent that your capability for communication allows.
When you can speak to the people and when you have the capability to address them with the art of poetry, singing and melody, this makes you responsible. All these opportunities and capacities are accompanied by a responsibility. You should be able to carry out this responsibility in an efficient way. If the society of panegyrists in the country can carry out its responsibility as befits its position, then a significant development will take place throughout the country.
I have repeatedly said that if you recite a poem in an artistic way and if the poem itself is meaningful and instructive, then this will exert more influence than the speech that we deliver for two, three hours. Sometimes, this is the case. Well, this is a very good opportunity. Notice what will happen if the thousands of panegyrists, eulogists and religious singers who address the people and who sing to them on different occasions observe the principles and requirements of this great task.
Our enemies are after destroying our beliefs, actions and paths with hundreds of weapons and discourses and with various kinds of measures. Primarily, they are doing this in the Islamic Republic and secondly, they are doing it in the world of Islam. Many of the people understand, see and know about the enemy\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s measures. There are different TV and radio channels and different electronic means of communication.
However, there are certain propaganda measures about which we have more information than the people. The masses of the people do not know what complex measures are being adopted in our country to make the minds of the people deviate from the right path, to divert their movement, to bring the world of Islam to its knees and to prevent Shia community and Shia teachings from becoming a model in the world of Islam. Such measures are being adopted.
We have unique and exclusive resources against this effort of the enemy. We can respond through the internet and through the methods that they themselves employ - of course, their work is much broader in scope - but we have certain means which are exclusive to us.
One of these means is you society of panegyrists. Your face-to-face communication and your utilization of art for conveying concepts to the audience in a comprehensive and wide-ranging way - that is to say, the issue is not about two, three, ten panegyrists, rather thousands of panegyrists are doing this throughout the country - is an exclusive means that we enjoy. It is a means that they do not have.
Minbars are one of these unique means. The same is true of mourning ceremonies. The same is true of religious heyats. If the content of our minbars, eulogies, heyats and nohas are appropriate, then no means can confront and oppose them. That is to say, this means is completely unique and exclusive. Notice that this is an opportunity. Therefore, it should not be wasted and missed.
What is worse than missing this opportunity is using it in a bad way. If our religious ceremonies and eulogies make the people lose their belief in the future, we have wasted this opportunity and we have not appreciated the value of this blessing. If the people leave our minbars and our eulogies while they have not gained any understanding about their conditions and their responsibilities, we have wasted this opportunity. If, God forbid, our meetings shatter unity, we have missed this opportunity. If the way we speak or the content of our speech helps the enemies succeed in their goals, we have turned this divine blessing into blasphemy and ungratefulness: \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"They have changed Allah\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s favor for ungratefulness\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" [The Holy Quran, 14: 28].
We should be careful about this. We have said many times that today\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s denominational discord among Muslims is a weapon and a trump card in the hands of our enemies. This is completely clear to those people who are well-informed about global developments. Such denominational discord is a sword in the hands of our enemies. Publicizing differences, expressing them in an outspoken way and speaking about issues which fuel fitna is one of the means which our enemy makes maximum use of.
Now if we act in a way that the enemy\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s goal is achieved, this is changing Allah\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s favor for ungratefulness. In religious ceremonies, denominational discourse should not be highlighted. How many times should this be repeated? We have said this many times, but some people do not want to listen.
What do you do if you want to guide those people who do not believe in your denomination and your true beliefs? Do you begin to curse and speak ill of their sacred beliefs? This will make them completely drift away from you and it will destroy all hopes of guiding them. The way to guide them is not this. As you can see today, the world of Shia Islam is under attack. Those who had not heard the name of Shia and Sunni Islam - the leaders of arrogance - are constantly highlighting the name of Shia Islam in their propaganda. They constantly speak about Shia Iran, Shia groups in Iraq and other Shia countries. They constantly highlight the issue of Shia and Sunni.
Why do they do this? It is because they have found a good tool for provoking grudge among Muslims. Well, we are proud that we are Alavi Shias. We are proud that we have gained understanding about the position of Wilayat. Our magnanimous Imam (r.a.) carried the flag of the Commander of the Faithful\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s (a.s.) Wilayat and this became a means for the world of Islam - whether Shia or non-Shia Islam - to feel proud of Islam.
Now, should we do something to turn this feeling of pride and the interest of the world of Islam in Shia community and Shia honor into enmity, hostility and grudge? This is exactly what the enemy wants. We should not allow him to achieve his goal. This is a very important point. You should be careful about this. You should be careful more than other people. We should not do something to help the enemy succeed in his goal and sharpen his sword. Our great personalities, our ulama, our marja taqlids and the great personalities of the world of Islam have always advised us to be careful about this issue. So, this is a very fundamental point.
The second point is that you should take care not to do anything in religious environments and ceremonies which is beyond the principles of sharia. You should be careful about this. The environment of panegyric and religious singing is a pure and clean environment. We should not allow the impurities which have unfortunately been promoted in the world of art among decadent and immoral people to penetrate into the environment of Islamic and religious art. You should be careful about this. Such environments should be clean, pure, untainted and moral. The environment in which we want to convey Islamic teachings with the language of poetry should be such an environment.
Every word that we use in our poems as content and meaning should be instructive. We should try to do this and it does not matter what occasion it is. Sometimes, it is a mourning ceremony and sometimes, it is a eulogy. All of the words that we select can be instructive. In the last Muharram during the time of taghut - it was during the time of revolutionary enthusiasm and excitement and the Revolution became victorious immediately after this Muharram - religious heyats in different cities used to perform certain nohas, each of which enlightened and informed the people as strongly as a long and eloquent speech. Nohas should always be like this.
The task that noha performers carry out is a very remarkable and interesting task. The tradition of performing nohas and the kind of behavior which is witnessed in nohas are very important. These are exclusive to Shia community. That is to say, they are particular to us. Such religious ceremonies do not exist in other countries. This is one of our privileges and therefore, such ceremonies should have strong content.
If, by Allah\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s favor, these things receive attention, the society of panegyrists will be one of the most influential pioneers of change in the intellectual and practical system of Iranian society. This can be achieved as in the present time, one can see that whenever a responsible and committed panegyrist recites a good poem in a proper way, this will exert influence over the audience and it will awaken and inform them.
It is not clear whether any charitable act can be as valuable as this task in improving society. There are few tasks on which one can place such a high value before Allah the Exalted. This is a very important task. Thankfully, you benefit from this blessing. You have a good voice and you have the capability to perform in a good and melodious way. If you accompany this with the characteristics that were referred to, it seems that a great task for furthering the goals of the Islamic government and the Islamic Republic will be carried out.
Fortunately today, we do not have a shortage of good poems. We have very good religious and ayini poets. These poets compose poems about different issues and their poems are good. Thankfully today, we benefited from some of these good poems. It was very good.
In the past, panegyrists had to memorize poems. Today, you broke this tradition. You made it easier by using a piece of paper. Well, good poems can be written and recited. Thankfully, this opportunity exists today. This is one of God\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s greatest blessings which is available to us today.
In my opinion, the society of panegyrists with its enormous capabilities is a divine blessing for our country and our people and the poets who compose poems and who prepare panegyrists for carrying out this responsibility are really accomplishing a great feat. I ask Allah the Exalted to bestow His blessings on all you dear ones - particularly you youth who have a wide arena of work ahead of you. I hope that all of you will be rewarded by the Imam of the Age (may our souls be sacrificed for his sake) and that you will receive his attention.
Greetings be upon you and Allah\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s mercy and blessings
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Ayatollah Khamenei speech on the birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) April 20,2014 - Farsi
Ayatollah Khamenei\\\'s speech on the birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) April 20,2014
Translation
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Supreme Leader\\\'s Speech in Meeting...
Ayatollah Khamenei\\\'s speech on the birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) April 20,2014
Translation
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Supreme Leader\\\'s Speech in Meeting with Panegyrists Print
20/04/2014
The following is the full text of the speech delivered on April 20, 2014 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a meeting with a group of panegyrists on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.).
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
I congratulate all of you dear brothers - who are lyrical nightingales in the garden of love for the Holy Prophet\\\'s (s.w.a.) household (a.s.) - on the occasion of the auspicious birthday anniversary of Sayyidah Taherah Masoumeh (God\\\'s greetings be upon her) and the birthday anniversary of the great and glorious leader of the Revolution.
We thank God because this is one of His great blessings for us and it is a source of inspiration for our Islamic and Shia society. He repeatedly and constantly inspires our society with birthday anniversaries, biographies, and martyrdom eras. This should really be appreciated.
During the birthday anniversaries of the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.), Imam Hassan (a.s.), Imam Hussein (a.s.) and Fatima Zahra (s.a.), the memory of these shining stars and these guiding flags are revived in hearts. This is very valuable. And thank God it is many years that we have been holding this meeting in the shade of Fatemi enlightenment (God\\\'s purest greetings be upon her). It is many years that this meeting has been bestowing its blessings on us, on our working and living environments and on the environment of the country.
Man\\\'s limited mind cannot definitely evaluate and measure the characteristics of heavenly personalities like Fatima Zahra (God\\\'s greetings be upon her). People\\\'s minds do not have the capability to evaluate and measure these spiritual dimensions. However, we can make their behavior a model for ourselves. This was also pointed out in the poems that the friends in this meeting recited.
The spiritual positions of these personalities are one thing and the patterns of behavior which are in front of our eyes are quite another. This does not mean that we can emulate these personalities by displaying a second version of their patterns of behavior. This is not what it means. However, we can follow them at least.
The Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) said, \\\"I know that to adopt such a hard way of life is beyond you, but at least try to be pious. Help me and be my companion in virtue, diligence and simple living\\\" [Nahjul Balaghah, Letter 45]. After he describes his lifestyle - although he had a lofty position and had access to many resources, he lived a life of piety and abstinence - he says, \\\"You cannot behave like me, but you can help me\\\". With what? We can help him with piety, avoidance of sins, effort and diligence. These are our responsibilities.
They have illustrated the goals for us, both individual and personal goals, and social, political and general goals. In personal goals, our lofty ideal is reaching the peak of human dignity. Everyone has been promised that they can take this lofty and limitless flight. You youth are more capable than us. These are the personal goals.
And our great social goals are creating a pure Islamic life and Islamic society, one that allows individuals to move towards this goal. Such a society is well-developed, free, independent, highly moral, united, unanimous, pious and religious. These are the goals of Islamic society. The main social and political goal of Islam is creating a world which is an introduction to the afterlife and which helps individuals to achieve paradise easily. They have illustrated these goals for us.
What is the way to achieve these goals? How can we reach these goals? As Imam Ali (a.s.) said, we should help him to reach this goal - this is the Commander of the Faithful\\\'s (a.s.) command. This goal is what the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) did in his entire life and during his efforts and jihad, which is creating such a world for all the people throughout history. How can we help him? We can help him with virtue, diligence and effort. Laziness is forbidden. Idleness is forbidden. Feeling tired is forbidden. Becoming desperate is forbidden. When this great movement is launched, you have gladdened the blessed heart of Fatima Zahra (God\\\'s greetings be upon her) and the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) because they made all these efforts in order to reach this goal.
My dear ones, dear youth, this opportunity is available to the people of Iran today. In the past, it was not available and it was difficult. Today in the Islamic Republic, the opportunity to move forward in the right way and to lead a good, pious and pure life is available to all the people in society. This does not mean that the path of committing sins is closed. This is not the case because the path of sins is always open, but the path of living a good, pious and pure life in the shade of Islam is open as well.
Of course, living such a life has its own pleasures and difficulties. \\\"And thus did We make for every prophet an enemy, the shaitans from among men and jinn, some of them suggesting to others varnished falsehood to deceive them\\\" [The Holy Quran, 6: 112]. There have always been certain enemies against the camp of prophets. Who are these enemies? These enemies are the shaitans from among men and jinn. Against this seemingly long line of shaitans, there is the steel and strong line of believers. The people of Iran experienced this and it became clear that people can achieve victory over their enemies, as the people of Iran have thankfully moved forward until today.
We should make efforts. The lesson of the life of Siddiqat al-Taherah - Fatima Zahra (God\\\'s greetings be upon her) - is to make efforts, show diligence and lead a pure life, as that great personality was the manifestation of enlightenment and purity: she was \\\"pure, clean, immaculate, virtuous, pious and moral\\\" [Kamel al-Ziarat, page 310]. The purity, cleanliness, piety and enlightenment of that great person are what have influenced our Islamic teachings throughout the history of Shiaism.
What is appropriate to be discussed in this meeting is related to the heavy responsibility that falls on the shoulders of today\\\'s society of panegyrists. This issue has priority over other issues. Dear brothers, the tradition of praising and eulogizing the Holy Prophet\\\'s (s.w.a.) household (a.s.) - which is a great honor - has fortunately become common and deep-rooted in our society. This tradition existed in the past as well, but it was limited in scope. However today, this banquet has spread and this arena has opened to everyone.
Today, thousands of people throughout the country are active in this arena by utilizing their artistic taste and benefitting from different methods of eloquence. Well, this is an opportunity and any opportunity is accompanied by a responsibility. When you cannot communicate with someone, your responsibility remains at a limited level, but when you can, your responsibility will naturally increase to the extent that your capability for communication allows.
When you can speak to the people and when you have the capability to address them with the art of poetry, singing and melody, this makes you responsible. All these opportunities and capacities are accompanied by a responsibility. You should be able to carry out this responsibility in an efficient way. If the society of panegyrists in the country can carry out its responsibility as befits its position, then a significant development will take place throughout the country.
I have repeatedly said that if you recite a poem in an artistic way and if the poem itself is meaningful and instructive, then this will exert more influence than the speech that we deliver for two, three hours. Sometimes, this is the case. Well, this is a very good opportunity. Notice what will happen if the thousands of panegyrists, eulogists and religious singers who address the people and who sing to them on different occasions observe the principles and requirements of this great task.
Our enemies are after destroying our beliefs, actions and paths with hundreds of weapons and discourses and with various kinds of measures. Primarily, they are doing this in the Islamic Republic and secondly, they are doing it in the world of Islam. Many of the people understand, see and know about the enemy\\\'s measures. There are different TV and radio channels and different electronic means of communication.
However, there are certain propaganda measures about which we have more information than the people. The masses of the people do not know what complex measures are being adopted in our country to make the minds of the people deviate from the right path, to divert their movement, to bring the world of Islam to its knees and to prevent Shia community and Shia teachings from becoming a model in the world of Islam. Such measures are being adopted.
We have unique and exclusive resources against this effort of the enemy. We can respond through the internet and through the methods that they themselves employ - of course, their work is much broader in scope - but we have certain means which are exclusive to us.
One of these means is you society of panegyrists. Your face-to-face communication and your utilization of art for conveying concepts to the audience in a comprehensive and wide-ranging way - that is to say, the issue is not about two, three, ten panegyrists, rather thousands of panegyrists are doing this throughout the country - is an exclusive means that we enjoy. It is a means that they do not have.
Minbars are one of these unique means. The same is true of mourning ceremonies. The same is true of religious heyats. If the content of our minbars, eulogies, heyats and nohas are appropriate, then no means can confront and oppose them. That is to say, this means is completely unique and exclusive. Notice that this is an opportunity. Therefore, it should not be wasted and missed.
What is worse than missing this opportunity is using it in a bad way. If our religious ceremonies and eulogies make the people lose their belief in the future, we have wasted this opportunity and we have not appreciated the value of this blessing. If the people leave our minbars and our eulogies while they have not gained any understanding about their conditions and their responsibilities, we have wasted this opportunity. If, God forbid, our meetings shatter unity, we have missed this opportunity. If the way we speak or the content of our speech helps the enemies succeed in their goals, we have turned this divine blessing into blasphemy and ungratefulness: \\\"They have changed Allah\\\'s favor for ungratefulness\\\" [The Holy Quran, 14: 28].
We should be careful about this. We have said many times that today\\\'s denominational discord among Muslims is a weapon and a trump card in the hands of our enemies. This is completely clear to those people who are well-informed about global developments. Such denominational discord is a sword in the hands of our enemies. Publicizing differences, expressing them in an outspoken way and speaking about issues which fuel fitna is one of the means which our enemy makes maximum use of.
Now if we act in a way that the enemy\\\'s goal is achieved, this is changing Allah\\\'s favor for ungratefulness. In religious ceremonies, denominational discourse should not be highlighted. How many times should this be repeated? We have said this many times, but some people do not want to listen.
What do you do if you want to guide those people who do not believe in your denomination and your true beliefs? Do you begin to curse and speak ill of their sacred beliefs? This will make them completely drift away from you and it will destroy all hopes of guiding them. The way to guide them is not this. As you can see today, the world of Shia Islam is under attack. Those who had not heard the name of Shia and Sunni Islam - the leaders of arrogance - are constantly highlighting the name of Shia Islam in their propaganda. They constantly speak about Shia Iran, Shia groups in Iraq and other Shia countries. They constantly highlight the issue of Shia and Sunni.
Why do they do this? It is because they have found a good tool for provoking grudge among Muslims. Well, we are proud that we are Alavi Shias. We are proud that we have gained understanding about the position of Wilayat. Our magnanimous Imam (r.a.) carried the flag of the Commander of the Faithful\\\'s (a.s.) Wilayat and this became a means for the world of Islam - whether Shia or non-Shia Islam - to feel proud of Islam.
Now, should we do something to turn this feeling of pride and the interest of the world of Islam in Shia community and Shia honor into enmity, hostility and grudge? This is exactly what the enemy wants. We should not allow him to achieve his goal. This is a very important point. You should be careful about this. You should be careful more than other people. We should not do something to help the enemy succeed in his goal and sharpen his sword. Our great personalities, our ulama, our marja taqlids and the great personalities of the world of Islam have always advised us to be careful about this issue. So, this is a very fundamental point.
The second point is that you should take care not to do anything in religious environments and ceremonies which is beyond the principles of sharia. You should be careful about this. The environment of panegyric and religious singing is a pure and clean environment. We should not allow the impurities which have unfortunately been promoted in the world of art among decadent and immoral people to penetrate into the environment of Islamic and religious art. You should be careful about this. Such environments should be clean, pure, untainted and moral. The environment in which we want to convey Islamic teachings with the language of poetry should be such an environment.
Every word that we use in our poems as content and meaning should be instructive. We should try to do this and it does not matter what occasion it is. Sometimes, it is a mourning ceremony and sometimes, it is a eulogy. All of the words that we select can be instructive. In the last Muharram during the time of taghut - it was during the time of revolutionary enthusiasm and excitement and the Revolution became victorious immediately after this Muharram - religious heyats in different cities used to perform certain nohas, each of which enlightened and informed the people as strongly as a long and eloquent speech. Nohas should always be like this.
The task that noha performers carry out is a very remarkable and interesting task. The tradition of performing nohas and the kind of behavior which is witnessed in nohas are very important. These are exclusive to Shia community. That is to say, they are particular to us. Such religious ceremonies do not exist in other countries. This is one of our privileges and therefore, such ceremonies should have strong content.
If, by Allah\\\'s favor, these things receive attention, the society of panegyrists will be one of the most influential pioneers of change in the intellectual and practical system of Iranian society. This can be achieved as in the present time, one can see that whenever a responsible and committed panegyrist recites a good poem in a proper way, this will exert influence over the audience and it will awaken and inform them.
It is not clear whether any charitable act can be as valuable as this task in improving society. There are few tasks on which one can place such a high value before Allah the Exalted. This is a very important task. Thankfully, you benefit from this blessing. You have a good voice and you have the capability to perform in a good and melodious way. If you accompany this with the characteristics that were referred to, it seems that a great task for furthering the goals of the Islamic government and the Islamic Republic will be carried out.
Fortunately today, we do not have a shortage of good poems. We have very good religious and ayini poets. These poets compose poems about different issues and their poems are good. Thankfully today, we benefited from some of these good poems. It was very good.
In the past, panegyrists had to memorize poems. Today, you broke this tradition. You made it easier by using a piece of paper. Well, good poems can be written and recited. Thankfully, this opportunity exists today. This is one of God\\\'s greatest blessings which is available to us today.
In my opinion, the society of panegyrists with its enormous capabilities is a divine blessing for our country and our people and the poets who compose poems and who prepare panegyrists for carrying out this responsibility are really accomplishing a great feat. I ask Allah the Exalted to bestow His blessings on all you dear ones - particularly you youth who have a wide arena of work ahead of you. I hope that all of you will be rewarded by the Imam of the Age (may our souls be sacrificed for his sake) and that you will receive his attention.
Greetings be upon you and Allah\\\'s mercy and blessings
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Ayatollah Khamenei\\\'s speech on the birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) April 20,2014
Translation
Source : English.Khamenei.ir
Supreme Leader\\\'s Speech in Meeting with Panegyrists Print
20/04/2014
The following is the full text of the speech delivered on April 20, 2014 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a meeting with a group of panegyrists on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.).
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
I congratulate all of you dear brothers - who are lyrical nightingales in the garden of love for the Holy Prophet\\\'s (s.w.a.) household (a.s.) - on the occasion of the auspicious birthday anniversary of Sayyidah Taherah Masoumeh (God\\\'s greetings be upon her) and the birthday anniversary of the great and glorious leader of the Revolution.
We thank God because this is one of His great blessings for us and it is a source of inspiration for our Islamic and Shia society. He repeatedly and constantly inspires our society with birthday anniversaries, biographies, and martyrdom eras. This should really be appreciated.
During the birthday anniversaries of the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.), Imam Hassan (a.s.), Imam Hussein (a.s.) and Fatima Zahra (s.a.), the memory of these shining stars and these guiding flags are revived in hearts. This is very valuable. And thank God it is many years that we have been holding this meeting in the shade of Fatemi enlightenment (God\\\'s purest greetings be upon her). It is many years that this meeting has been bestowing its blessings on us, on our working and living environments and on the environment of the country.
Man\\\'s limited mind cannot definitely evaluate and measure the characteristics of heavenly personalities like Fatima Zahra (God\\\'s greetings be upon her). People\\\'s minds do not have the capability to evaluate and measure these spiritual dimensions. However, we can make their behavior a model for ourselves. This was also pointed out in the poems that the friends in this meeting recited.
The spiritual positions of these personalities are one thing and the patterns of behavior which are in front of our eyes are quite another. This does not mean that we can emulate these personalities by displaying a second version of their patterns of behavior. This is not what it means. However, we can follow them at least.
The Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) said, \\\"I know that to adopt such a hard way of life is beyond you, but at least try to be pious. Help me and be my companion in virtue, diligence and simple living\\\" [Nahjul Balaghah, Letter 45]. After he describes his lifestyle - although he had a lofty position and had access to many resources, he lived a life of piety and abstinence - he says, \\\"You cannot behave like me, but you can help me\\\". With what? We can help him with piety, avoidance of sins, effort and diligence. These are our responsibilities.
They have illustrated the goals for us, both individual and personal goals, and social, political and general goals. In personal goals, our lofty ideal is reaching the peak of human dignity. Everyone has been promised that they can take this lofty and limitless flight. You youth are more capable than us. These are the personal goals.
And our great social goals are creating a pure Islamic life and Islamic society, one that allows individuals to move towards this goal. Such a society is well-developed, free, independent, highly moral, united, unanimous, pious and religious. These are the goals of Islamic society. The main social and political goal of Islam is creating a world which is an introduction to the afterlife and which helps individuals to achieve paradise easily. They have illustrated these goals for us.
What is the way to achieve these goals? How can we reach these goals? As Imam Ali (a.s.) said, we should help him to reach this goal - this is the Commander of the Faithful\\\'s (a.s.) command. This goal is what the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) did in his entire life and during his efforts and jihad, which is creating such a world for all the people throughout history. How can we help him? We can help him with virtue, diligence and effort. Laziness is forbidden. Idleness is forbidden. Feeling tired is forbidden. Becoming desperate is forbidden. When this great movement is launched, you have gladdened the blessed heart of Fatima Zahra (God\\\'s greetings be upon her) and the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) because they made all these efforts in order to reach this goal.
My dear ones, dear youth, this opportunity is available to the people of Iran today. In the past, it was not available and it was difficult. Today in the Islamic Republic, the opportunity to move forward in the right way and to lead a good, pious and pure life is available to all the people in society. This does not mean that the path of committing sins is closed. This is not the case because the path of sins is always open, but the path of living a good, pious and pure life in the shade of Islam is open as well.
Of course, living such a life has its own pleasures and difficulties. \\\"And thus did We make for every prophet an enemy, the shaitans from among men and jinn, some of them suggesting to others varnished falsehood to deceive them\\\" [The Holy Quran, 6: 112]. There have always been certain enemies against the camp of prophets. Who are these enemies? These enemies are the shaitans from among men and jinn. Against this seemingly long line of shaitans, there is the steel and strong line of believers. The people of Iran experienced this and it became clear that people can achieve victory over their enemies, as the people of Iran have thankfully moved forward until today.
We should make efforts. The lesson of the life of Siddiqat al-Taherah - Fatima Zahra (God\\\'s greetings be upon her) - is to make efforts, show diligence and lead a pure life, as that great personality was the manifestation of enlightenment and purity: she was \\\"pure, clean, immaculate, virtuous, pious and moral\\\" [Kamel al-Ziarat, page 310]. The purity, cleanliness, piety and enlightenment of that great person are what have influenced our Islamic teachings throughout the history of Shiaism.
What is appropriate to be discussed in this meeting is related to the heavy responsibility that falls on the shoulders of today\\\'s society of panegyrists. This issue has priority over other issues. Dear brothers, the tradition of praising and eulogizing the Holy Prophet\\\'s (s.w.a.) household (a.s.) - which is a great honor - has fortunately become common and deep-rooted in our society. This tradition existed in the past as well, but it was limited in scope. However today, this banquet has spread and this arena has opened to everyone.
Today, thousands of people throughout the country are active in this arena by utilizing their artistic taste and benefitting from different methods of eloquence. Well, this is an opportunity and any opportunity is accompanied by a responsibility. When you cannot communicate with someone, your responsibility remains at a limited level, but when you can, your responsibility will naturally increase to the extent that your capability for communication allows.
When you can speak to the people and when you have the capability to address them with the art of poetry, singing and melody, this makes you responsible. All these opportunities and capacities are accompanied by a responsibility. You should be able to carry out this responsibility in an efficient way. If the society of panegyrists in the country can carry out its responsibility as befits its position, then a significant development will take place throughout the country.
I have repeatedly said that if you recite a poem in an artistic way and if the poem itself is meaningful and instructive, then this will exert more influence than the speech that we deliver for two, three hours. Sometimes, this is the case. Well, this is a very good opportunity. Notice what will happen if the thousands of panegyrists, eulogists and religious singers who address the people and who sing to them on different occasions observe the principles and requirements of this great task.
Our enemies are after destroying our beliefs, actions and paths with hundreds of weapons and discourses and with various kinds of measures. Primarily, they are doing this in the Islamic Republic and secondly, they are doing it in the world of Islam. Many of the people understand, see and know about the enemy\\\'s measures. There are different TV and radio channels and different electronic means of communication.
However, there are certain propaganda measures about which we have more information than the people. The masses of the people do not know what complex measures are being adopted in our country to make the minds of the people deviate from the right path, to divert their movement, to bring the world of Islam to its knees and to prevent Shia community and Shia teachings from becoming a model in the world of Islam. Such measures are being adopted.
We have unique and exclusive resources against this effort of the enemy. We can respond through the internet and through the methods that they themselves employ - of course, their work is much broader in scope - but we have certain means which are exclusive to us.
One of these means is you society of panegyrists. Your face-to-face communication and your utilization of art for conveying concepts to the audience in a comprehensive and wide-ranging way - that is to say, the issue is not about two, three, ten panegyrists, rather thousands of panegyrists are doing this throughout the country - is an exclusive means that we enjoy. It is a means that they do not have.
Minbars are one of these unique means. The same is true of mourning ceremonies. The same is true of religious heyats. If the content of our minbars, eulogies, heyats and nohas are appropriate, then no means can confront and oppose them. That is to say, this means is completely unique and exclusive. Notice that this is an opportunity. Therefore, it should not be wasted and missed.
What is worse than missing this opportunity is using it in a bad way. If our religious ceremonies and eulogies make the people lose their belief in the future, we have wasted this opportunity and we have not appreciated the value of this blessing. If the people leave our minbars and our eulogies while they have not gained any understanding about their conditions and their responsibilities, we have wasted this opportunity. If, God forbid, our meetings shatter unity, we have missed this opportunity. If the way we speak or the content of our speech helps the enemies succeed in their goals, we have turned this divine blessing into blasphemy and ungratefulness: \\\"They have changed Allah\\\'s favor for ungratefulness\\\" [The Holy Quran, 14: 28].
We should be careful about this. We have said many times that today\\\'s denominational discord among Muslims is a weapon and a trump card in the hands of our enemies. This is completely clear to those people who are well-informed about global developments. Such denominational discord is a sword in the hands of our enemies. Publicizing differences, expressing them in an outspoken way and speaking about issues which fuel fitna is one of the means which our enemy makes maximum use of.
Now if we act in a way that the enemy\\\'s goal is achieved, this is changing Allah\\\'s favor for ungratefulness. In religious ceremonies, denominational discourse should not be highlighted. How many times should this be repeated? We have said this many times, but some people do not want to listen.
What do you do if you want to guide those people who do not believe in your denomination and your true beliefs? Do you begin to curse and speak ill of their sacred beliefs? This will make them completely drift away from you and it will destroy all hopes of guiding them. The way to guide them is not this. As you can see today, the world of Shia Islam is under attack. Those who had not heard the name of Shia and Sunni Islam - the leaders of arrogance - are constantly highlighting the name of Shia Islam in their propaganda. They constantly speak about Shia Iran, Shia groups in Iraq and other Shia countries. They constantly highlight the issue of Shia and Sunni.
Why do they do this? It is because they have found a good tool for provoking grudge among Muslims. Well, we are proud that we are Alavi Shias. We are proud that we have gained understanding about the position of Wilayat. Our magnanimous Imam (r.a.) carried the flag of the Commander of the Faithful\\\'s (a.s.) Wilayat and this became a means for the world of Islam - whether Shia or non-Shia Islam - to feel proud of Islam.
Now, should we do something to turn this feeling of pride and the interest of the world of Islam in Shia community and Shia honor into enmity, hostility and grudge? This is exactly what the enemy wants. We should not allow him to achieve his goal. This is a very important point. You should be careful about this. You should be careful more than other people. We should not do something to help the enemy succeed in his goal and sharpen his sword. Our great personalities, our ulama, our marja taqlids and the great personalities of the world of Islam have always advised us to be careful about this issue. So, this is a very fundamental point.
The second point is that you should take care not to do anything in religious environments and ceremonies which is beyond the principles of sharia. You should be careful about this. The environment of panegyric and religious singing is a pure and clean environment. We should not allow the impurities which have unfortunately been promoted in the world of art among decadent and immoral people to penetrate into the environment of Islamic and religious art. You should be careful about this. Such environments should be clean, pure, untainted and moral. The environment in which we want to convey Islamic teachings with the language of poetry should be such an environment.
Every word that we use in our poems as content and meaning should be instructive. We should try to do this and it does not matter what occasion it is. Sometimes, it is a mourning ceremony and sometimes, it is a eulogy. All of the words that we select can be instructive. In the last Muharram during the time of taghut - it was during the time of revolutionary enthusiasm and excitement and the Revolution became victorious immediately after this Muharram - religious heyats in different cities used to perform certain nohas, each of which enlightened and informed the people as strongly as a long and eloquent speech. Nohas should always be like this.
The task that noha performers carry out is a very remarkable and interesting task. The tradition of performing nohas and the kind of behavior which is witnessed in nohas are very important. These are exclusive to Shia community. That is to say, they are particular to us. Such religious ceremonies do not exist in other countries. This is one of our privileges and therefore, such ceremonies should have strong content.
If, by Allah\\\'s favor, these things receive attention, the society of panegyrists will be one of the most influential pioneers of change in the intellectual and practical system of Iranian society. This can be achieved as in the present time, one can see that whenever a responsible and committed panegyrist recites a good poem in a proper way, this will exert influence over the audience and it will awaken and inform them.
It is not clear whether any charitable act can be as valuable as this task in improving society. There are few tasks on which one can place such a high value before Allah the Exalted. This is a very important task. Thankfully, you benefit from this blessing. You have a good voice and you have the capability to perform in a good and melodious way. If you accompany this with the characteristics that were referred to, it seems that a great task for furthering the goals of the Islamic government and the Islamic Republic will be carried out.
Fortunately today, we do not have a shortage of good poems. We have very good religious and ayini poets. These poets compose poems about different issues and their poems are good. Thankfully today, we benefited from some of these good poems. It was very good.
In the past, panegyrists had to memorize poems. Today, you broke this tradition. You made it easier by using a piece of paper. Well, good poems can be written and recited. Thankfully, this opportunity exists today. This is one of God\\\'s greatest blessings which is available to us today.
In my opinion, the society of panegyrists with its enormous capabilities is a divine blessing for our country and our people and the poets who compose poems and who prepare panegyrists for carrying out this responsibility are really accomplishing a great feat. I ask Allah the Exalted to bestow His blessings on all you dear ones - particularly you youth who have a wide arena of work ahead of you. I hope that all of you will be rewarded by the Imam of the Age (may our souls be sacrificed for his sake) and that you will receive his attention.
Greetings be upon you and Allah\\\'s mercy and blessings
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[Quick Recipes] Kheer 3-ways (For toddlers) - English and Urdu
Three new Kheer recipes for your toddler. Enjoy your time with your kids and make sure they eat healthy. #HappyCookingToYou
Kheer 3-ways Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
Sooji...
Three new Kheer recipes for your toddler. Enjoy your time with your kids and make sure they eat healthy. #HappyCookingToYou
Kheer 3-ways Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
Sooji (Semolina) Kheer:
-Sooji (Semolina) 1 & ½ tbs
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
-Desi ghee (Pure clarified butter) ½ tsp
-Dry fruit mix powder 1 tsp
-Brown sugar or Raw sugar 1 tsp or to taste
Directions:
-In pot,add semolina and roast until fragrant.
-Gradually add milk and mix well until well combined.
-Add cardamom powder and mix well.
-Add pure clarified butter,dry fruit mix powder and mix well.
-Add brown sugar or raw sugar and mix well.
-Cover and cook until desired consistency.
Ingredients:
Sabudana Kheer:
-Sabudana (Sago) 1 tbs (soaked 30 minutes)
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
-Dry fruit mix powder 1 tsp
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1 tsp or to taste
-Desi ghee (Pure clarified butter) ½ tsp
Directions:
-In pot,add sago and mash well.
-Add milk and mix well.
-Add cardamom powder and mix well.
-Add dry fruit mix powder and whisk well.
-Add sugar and mix well.
-Add pure clarified butter,mix well and cook until desired consistency.
Ingredients:
Oats Kheer:
-Badam (Almonds) 4
-Misri (Rock sugar) 3 small pieces
-Instant oats 2 tbs
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
Directions:
-In mixer,add almonds,rock sugar,instant oats and grind well & set aside.
-In pot,add milk and oats mixture and mix well continuously.
-Add cardamom powder,mix well and cook until desired consistency.
Recipe in Urdu:
Ajza:
Sooji (Semolina) Kheer:
-Sooji (Semolina) 1 & ½ tbs
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
-Desi ghee (Pure clarified butter) ½ tsp
-Dry fruit mix powder 1 tsp
-Brown sugar or Raw sugar 1 tsp or to taste
Directions:
-Pot mein sooji dal dein aur khusbu anay tak roast ker lein.
-Thora thora ker ka doodh shamil karein aur musalsal mix kertay rahein.
-Elaichi powder dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Desi ghee aur dry fruit mix powder dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Brown sugar or raw cheeni dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Dhak dein aur desired consistency anay tak paka lein.
Ajza:
Sabudana Kheer:
-Sabudana (Sago) 1 tbs (soaked 30 minutes)
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
-Dry fruit mix powder 1 tsp
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1 tsp or to taste
-Desi ghee (Pure clarified butter) ½ tsp
Directions:
-Pot mein sabudana dal dein aur ache tarhan mash ker lein.
-Doodh shamil karein aur ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Elaichi powder dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Dry fruit mix powder dal ker ache tarhan whisk ker lein.
-Cheeni dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Desi ghee dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur desired consistency anay tak paka lein.
Ajza:
Oats Kheer:
-Badam (Almonds) 4
-Misri (Rock sugar) 3 small pieces
-Instant oats 2 tbs
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
Directions:
-Mixer mein badam,misri aur instant oats dal ker ache tarhan grind karein & side per rakh dein.
-Pot mein doodh aur oats mixture dein aur musalsal mix kertay rahein.
-Elaichi powder dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur desired consistency anay tak paka lein.
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Three new Kheer recipes for your toddler. Enjoy your time with your kids and make sure they eat healthy. #HappyCookingToYou
Kheer 3-ways Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
Sooji (Semolina) Kheer:
-Sooji (Semolina) 1 & ½ tbs
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
-Desi ghee (Pure clarified butter) ½ tsp
-Dry fruit mix powder 1 tsp
-Brown sugar or Raw sugar 1 tsp or to taste
Directions:
-In pot,add semolina and roast until fragrant.
-Gradually add milk and mix well until well combined.
-Add cardamom powder and mix well.
-Add pure clarified butter,dry fruit mix powder and mix well.
-Add brown sugar or raw sugar and mix well.
-Cover and cook until desired consistency.
Ingredients:
Sabudana Kheer:
-Sabudana (Sago) 1 tbs (soaked 30 minutes)
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
-Dry fruit mix powder 1 tsp
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1 tsp or to taste
-Desi ghee (Pure clarified butter) ½ tsp
Directions:
-In pot,add sago and mash well.
-Add milk and mix well.
-Add cardamom powder and mix well.
-Add dry fruit mix powder and whisk well.
-Add sugar and mix well.
-Add pure clarified butter,mix well and cook until desired consistency.
Ingredients:
Oats Kheer:
-Badam (Almonds) 4
-Misri (Rock sugar) 3 small pieces
-Instant oats 2 tbs
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
Directions:
-In mixer,add almonds,rock sugar,instant oats and grind well & set aside.
-In pot,add milk and oats mixture and mix well continuously.
-Add cardamom powder,mix well and cook until desired consistency.
Recipe in Urdu:
Ajza:
Sooji (Semolina) Kheer:
-Sooji (Semolina) 1 & ½ tbs
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
-Desi ghee (Pure clarified butter) ½ tsp
-Dry fruit mix powder 1 tsp
-Brown sugar or Raw sugar 1 tsp or to taste
Directions:
-Pot mein sooji dal dein aur khusbu anay tak roast ker lein.
-Thora thora ker ka doodh shamil karein aur musalsal mix kertay rahein.
-Elaichi powder dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Desi ghee aur dry fruit mix powder dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Brown sugar or raw cheeni dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Dhak dein aur desired consistency anay tak paka lein.
Ajza:
Sabudana Kheer:
-Sabudana (Sago) 1 tbs (soaked 30 minutes)
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
-Dry fruit mix powder 1 tsp
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1 tsp or to taste
-Desi ghee (Pure clarified butter) ½ tsp
Directions:
-Pot mein sabudana dal dein aur ache tarhan mash ker lein.
-Doodh shamil karein aur ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Elaichi powder dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Dry fruit mix powder dal ker ache tarhan whisk ker lein.
-Cheeni dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Desi ghee dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur desired consistency anay tak paka lein.
Ajza:
Oats Kheer:
-Badam (Almonds) 4
-Misri (Rock sugar) 3 small pieces
-Instant oats 2 tbs
-Doodh (Milk) 1 Cup
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 pinch
Directions:
-Mixer mein badam,misri aur instant oats dal ker ache tarhan grind karein & side per rakh dein.
-Pot mein doodh aur oats mixture dein aur musalsal mix kertay rahein.
-Elaichi powder dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur desired consistency anay tak paka lein.
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Massive Turnout on the Anniversary of The Islamic Revolution | Farsi sub English
Every year, on 22 Bahman, the Iranians slap the face of the propagandists who attempt to propose that the Iranians are fed up of the Islamic Revolution and the System of Wilayat-e-Faqih is getting...
Every year, on 22 Bahman, the Iranians slap the face of the propagandists who attempt to propose that the Iranians are fed up of the Islamic Revolution and the System of Wilayat-e-Faqih is getting weaker.
In your dreams!!
#DeathToAmerica
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Every year, on 22 Bahman, the Iranians slap the face of the propagandists who attempt to propose that the Iranians are fed up of the Islamic Revolution and the System of Wilayat-e-Faqih is getting weaker.
In your dreams!!
#DeathToAmerica
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[Quick Recipe] Gur Wale chawal - English Urdu
Gur walay Chawal Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
-Gur (Jaggery) 1 Cup
-Doodh (Milk) ½ Cup
-Asli ghee (Pure clarified butter) 3-4 tbs
-Hari elaichi (Green...
Gur walay Chawal Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
-Gur (Jaggery) 1 Cup
-Doodh (Milk) ½ Cup
-Asli ghee (Pure clarified butter) 3-4 tbs
-Hari elaichi (Green cardamom) 2-3
-Saunf (Fennel seeds) 1 tbs
-Badam (Almonds) peeled 15-20
-Narial (Coconut) ¼ Cup
-Chawal (Rice) basmati 1 Cup (soaked & boiled until 3/4th done)
-Asli ghee (Pure clarified butter) 1 tsp
Directions:
-In saucepan,add jaggery and milk,mix well and cook until it melts & set aside.
-In pot,add pure clarified butter and let it melt.
-Add green cardamom,fennel seeds and mix well.
-Add almonds and mix well.
-Add coconut and fry for 1 minute.
-Now add melted jaggery+milk mixture and mix well.
-Add rice,give it a good mix and cook until it dries up.
-Add pure clarified butter,cover and steam cook on low flame for 5 minutes & serve.
Recipe in Urdu:
Ajza:
-Gur (Jaggery) 1 Cup
-Doodh (Milk) ½ Cup
-Asli ghee (Pure clarified butter) 3-4 tbs
-Hari elaichi (Green cardamom) 2-3
-Saunf (Fennel seeds) 1 tbs
-Badam (Almonds) peeled 15-20
-Narial (Coconut) ¼ Cup
-Chawal (Rice) basmati 1 Cup (soaked & boiled until 3/4th done)
-Asli ghee (Pure clarified butter) 1 tsp
Directions:
-Saucepan mein gur aur doodh dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur gur melt hunay tak paka lein & side per rakh dein.
-Pot mein asli ghee dal ker melt ker lein.
-Hari elaichi aur saunf dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Badam dal ker mix karein.
-Narial shamil karein aur 1 minute kliya fry ker lein.
-Ab melted ghee+doodh mixture dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Chawal dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur sukh janay tak paka lein.
-Asli ghee dal ker dhak dein aur 5 minutes kliya halki ancch per steam cook ker lein & serve karein.
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Gur walay Chawal Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
-Gur (Jaggery) 1 Cup
-Doodh (Milk) ½ Cup
-Asli ghee (Pure clarified butter) 3-4 tbs
-Hari elaichi (Green cardamom) 2-3
-Saunf (Fennel seeds) 1 tbs
-Badam (Almonds) peeled 15-20
-Narial (Coconut) ¼ Cup
-Chawal (Rice) basmati 1 Cup (soaked & boiled until 3/4th done)
-Asli ghee (Pure clarified butter) 1 tsp
Directions:
-In saucepan,add jaggery and milk,mix well and cook until it melts & set aside.
-In pot,add pure clarified butter and let it melt.
-Add green cardamom,fennel seeds and mix well.
-Add almonds and mix well.
-Add coconut and fry for 1 minute.
-Now add melted jaggery+milk mixture and mix well.
-Add rice,give it a good mix and cook until it dries up.
-Add pure clarified butter,cover and steam cook on low flame for 5 minutes & serve.
Recipe in Urdu:
Ajza:
-Gur (Jaggery) 1 Cup
-Doodh (Milk) ½ Cup
-Asli ghee (Pure clarified butter) 3-4 tbs
-Hari elaichi (Green cardamom) 2-3
-Saunf (Fennel seeds) 1 tbs
-Badam (Almonds) peeled 15-20
-Narial (Coconut) ¼ Cup
-Chawal (Rice) basmati 1 Cup (soaked & boiled until 3/4th done)
-Asli ghee (Pure clarified butter) 1 tsp
Directions:
-Saucepan mein gur aur doodh dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur gur melt hunay tak paka lein & side per rakh dein.
-Pot mein asli ghee dal ker melt ker lein.
-Hari elaichi aur saunf dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Badam dal ker mix karein.
-Narial shamil karein aur 1 minute kliya fry ker lein.
-Ab melted ghee+doodh mixture dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Chawal dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur sukh janay tak paka lein.
-Asli ghee dal ker dhak dein aur 5 minutes kliya halki ancch per steam cook ker lein & serve karein.
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مظلوم حسين جانم | Mulla Nazar Al Qatari | Arabic Farsi
Blessed Tree Media brings to you Madhloom Husayn Jaanam | مظلوم حسين جانم : A nauha based on the matam beats of the Arabian-African Coasts and Persia.
Tune in and share widely a...
Blessed Tree Media brings to you Madhloom Husayn Jaanam | مظلوم حسين جانم : A nauha based on the matam beats of the Arabian-African Coasts and Persia.
Tune in and share widely a beautiful recitation of world renowned reciter Mulla Nazar al Qatari
@Nazar Al Qatari | نزار القطري
#husayn #karbala
With English Subtitles
-----------------------------------------------------------
Translation:
I swear by God who spread out the earth and created the heavens
And by the revelation and signs Gabriel brought
I call out with nobility until the Day of Resurrection
That I shall die with dignity and not humiliation, never!
If the bloodthirsty blade should sever my head
If the sword drawn for battle should cut out my liver
If they send a three-pronged arrow instead of water to my fresh flower
If through my brother\'s pain the enemy should break my back
Murdered by tears, taken prisoner by hardships
Will you write my sorrows in Karbala with mere pen and ink?
Never! Grief can only be written in flowing tears
If my enemy surrounds me and shoots me with arrows
If my head, shoulders, and body must bear the strikes of swords
If a stone should strike my brow and cover my luminous face in blood
If instead of water, my cruel enemy gives fire
If I die a hundred times from my son’s burning fever
They wronged me, killed me, and forgot who I am
Until I lived in a world of grief and suffering
All the sorrows of the world have gathered here
By God, who willed me to suffer a hundred cuts
Two hundred spears and swords did not hurt my body
I will never take the hand of my oppressors or accept humiliation
Even if they bring all the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth to fight me
(Husayn, my life, how you were wronged…)
I did not break my pledge to worship God alone
I swear, I never worshipped anyone but God
I swear, I am the son of the Lion of God and the son of Fatima
An Arab, an Alid, from the line of the Quraysh, of the tree
The son of a veteran of Uhud and Badr, a son of Fatima, of the moon
I gave my everything, my seventy-two companions gave their lives
It is I with crimson face
It is I with blood gushing from my throat
It is I with thirst like a dagger
It is I with the grief of the youth
It is I in the dust of the desert
It is I beneath the horses\' hooves
I am beloved to God who guides
But in Karbala I am alone, stripped, and covered in dust
Strange that I should taste death while I am thirsty
Who is there to protect me, my beard dyed with blood?
I am here with severed veins and shredded heart
I am here with my little child, my thirsty infant
I am here with my imprisoned daughter
I am here with the Ever-Living, the Eternal One
Does anyone worship the Lord above as I do?
For I am the niche of the one for whom the blade came while he was in prayer
When my child was slain and by family taken captive, when my neck was cut
When I was slain thirsty beside the river’s waters
I am here with many wounds, I am here with the verses of the Qur’an
I am here with the parched tongues, I am here with the tips of the arrows
Let all come and see our stand, our nobility, and our dignity
(Husayn, my life, how you were wronged…)
Here all can see what became of me
Would the Prophet, the best of humankind
Be pleased by these claws tearing into Husayn?
By God, by the Messenger, by Ali son of Abi Talib, and by Zahra the Pure
And my brother Hasan al-Mujtaba, the paragon of virtue
My brother, how do you feel seeing the horses trample my chest?
And my seventy-two companions, my Habib, my Zuhayr, and my Tirmah
my John and Wahb, all of pure heart
By the dignity, the nobility, the sternness of Abbas
By Uthman and by Ja’far, by the two martyrs of Aqil
By the pure hearts of Abdallah and Qasim
By Ali Akbar and his pain, by Ali Asghar and his blood
The full moon beats its chest with both hands from grief
Shedding tears that flow like silver, crying out in lament
Broken-hearted, O my support, O my aspiration, O my beloved, O Husayn!
(Husayn, my life, how you were wronged…)
By the jasmine of Medina, by Ruqayya, by Sakina
By Zaynab’s stricken heart and her two martyred sons
By the dry lips of my little children
By the weary body of my beloved son Sajjad
I shall never flee from these oppressors
Nor shall I give allegiance or make peace with tyrants
My head is upon the spearhead in the way of God, speaking with the Beloved
I will bear the slings and arrows, for I swear I see nothing but God
(Husayn, my life, how you were wronged…)
By the Arab Prophet, the Messenger of Medina
And by his brother, the Lion of God called Ali
By Zahra the pure, by the mother of her father
And by his grandsons, his lion cubs, they are the scions of purity
By al-Sajjad, by al-Baqir, and by al-Sadiq, truly!
And by Musa, and Ali, and Taqi, and Naqi
And by the one imprisoned in Samarra and by God’s Authority who will rise up with the truth
Who will strike out with the sword to rule for eternity
And by Muhammad and Muhammad and by Ali and Ali
(Husayn, my life, how you were wronged…)
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Blessed Tree Media brings to you Madhloom Husayn Jaanam | مظلوم حسين جانم : A nauha based on the matam beats of the Arabian-African Coasts and Persia.
Tune in and share widely a beautiful recitation of world renowned reciter Mulla Nazar al Qatari
@Nazar Al Qatari | نزار القطري
#husayn #karbala
With English Subtitles
-----------------------------------------------------------
Translation:
I swear by God who spread out the earth and created the heavens
And by the revelation and signs Gabriel brought
I call out with nobility until the Day of Resurrection
That I shall die with dignity and not humiliation, never!
If the bloodthirsty blade should sever my head
If the sword drawn for battle should cut out my liver
If they send a three-pronged arrow instead of water to my fresh flower
If through my brother\'s pain the enemy should break my back
Murdered by tears, taken prisoner by hardships
Will you write my sorrows in Karbala with mere pen and ink?
Never! Grief can only be written in flowing tears
If my enemy surrounds me and shoots me with arrows
If my head, shoulders, and body must bear the strikes of swords
If a stone should strike my brow and cover my luminous face in blood
If instead of water, my cruel enemy gives fire
If I die a hundred times from my son’s burning fever
They wronged me, killed me, and forgot who I am
Until I lived in a world of grief and suffering
All the sorrows of the world have gathered here
By God, who willed me to suffer a hundred cuts
Two hundred spears and swords did not hurt my body
I will never take the hand of my oppressors or accept humiliation
Even if they bring all the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth to fight me
(Husayn, my life, how you were wronged…)
I did not break my pledge to worship God alone
I swear, I never worshipped anyone but God
I swear, I am the son of the Lion of God and the son of Fatima
An Arab, an Alid, from the line of the Quraysh, of the tree
The son of a veteran of Uhud and Badr, a son of Fatima, of the moon
I gave my everything, my seventy-two companions gave their lives
It is I with crimson face
It is I with blood gushing from my throat
It is I with thirst like a dagger
It is I with the grief of the youth
It is I in the dust of the desert
It is I beneath the horses\' hooves
I am beloved to God who guides
But in Karbala I am alone, stripped, and covered in dust
Strange that I should taste death while I am thirsty
Who is there to protect me, my beard dyed with blood?
I am here with severed veins and shredded heart
I am here with my little child, my thirsty infant
I am here with my imprisoned daughter
I am here with the Ever-Living, the Eternal One
Does anyone worship the Lord above as I do?
For I am the niche of the one for whom the blade came while he was in prayer
When my child was slain and by family taken captive, when my neck was cut
When I was slain thirsty beside the river’s waters
I am here with many wounds, I am here with the verses of the Qur’an
I am here with the parched tongues, I am here with the tips of the arrows
Let all come and see our stand, our nobility, and our dignity
(Husayn, my life, how you were wronged…)
Here all can see what became of me
Would the Prophet, the best of humankind
Be pleased by these claws tearing into Husayn?
By God, by the Messenger, by Ali son of Abi Talib, and by Zahra the Pure
And my brother Hasan al-Mujtaba, the paragon of virtue
My brother, how do you feel seeing the horses trample my chest?
And my seventy-two companions, my Habib, my Zuhayr, and my Tirmah
my John and Wahb, all of pure heart
By the dignity, the nobility, the sternness of Abbas
By Uthman and by Ja’far, by the two martyrs of Aqil
By the pure hearts of Abdallah and Qasim
By Ali Akbar and his pain, by Ali Asghar and his blood
The full moon beats its chest with both hands from grief
Shedding tears that flow like silver, crying out in lament
Broken-hearted, O my support, O my aspiration, O my beloved, O Husayn!
(Husayn, my life, how you were wronged…)
By the jasmine of Medina, by Ruqayya, by Sakina
By Zaynab’s stricken heart and her two martyred sons
By the dry lips of my little children
By the weary body of my beloved son Sajjad
I shall never flee from these oppressors
Nor shall I give allegiance or make peace with tyrants
My head is upon the spearhead in the way of God, speaking with the Beloved
I will bear the slings and arrows, for I swear I see nothing but God
(Husayn, my life, how you were wronged…)
By the Arab Prophet, the Messenger of Medina
And by his brother, the Lion of God called Ali
By Zahra the pure, by the mother of her father
And by his grandsons, his lion cubs, they are the scions of purity
By al-Sajjad, by al-Baqir, and by al-Sadiq, truly!
And by Musa, and Ali, and Taqi, and Naqi
And by the one imprisoned in Samarra and by God’s Authority who will rise up with the truth
Who will strike out with the sword to rule for eternity
And by Muhammad and Muhammad and by Ali and Ali
(Husayn, my life, how you were wronged…)