- How do you see the essentiality of the day of Quds in light of the current regional upheavals in the Middle East?
Quds Day reminds us that the liberation of Palestine is the single most unifying issue among Muslims, and the key to achieving peace in the Middle East and the world.
- Many are of the idea that the freedom seeking character of Imam Khomeini prompted him to designate al-Quds day, what is your opinion?
Imam Khomeini was a visionary leader who embodied the true Islamic principles of standing up for justice and struggling against oppression. He liberated Iran from the tyrannical foreign occupation of the USA, and also sought to help liberate Palestine from the tyrannical oppression of the Zionists. Imam Khomeini advocated pan-Islamic unity, and pan-Islamic resistance to imperialism and Zionism. Al-Quds day reminds us that his work is unfinished: The political unification of Muslims for the cause of justice and resistance to oppression has not yet been accomplished, nor has the liberation of Palestine. Every year, on the last Friday of Ramadan, al-Quds day reminds us to rededicate ourselves to these noble objectives.
- If Imam Khomeini did not commence the Islamic Revolution, how would the state of oppressed people around the world including the Palestinians be?
The Islamic revolution brought Islam into the liberation struggle of oppressed people all over the world. Prior to the Revolution, Islam had been a factor in various anti-colonial and pro-justice movements, but they were generally isolated. The Islamic revolution announced that not only was the Islamic Awakening here to stay, but also that Islamic ideals of justice and struggle against oppression would join forces with larger worldwide struggles. And the most important of these, especially in the Muslim world, is the struggle of the Palestinians. Since the Islamic Revolution, resistance to Zionism has become increasingly identified with these Islamic ideals, as the secular Palestinian Authority has become weak and corrupt, while Islamic resistance groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad have moved to the forefront of the struggle. It is unlikely that these Islamic resistance groups would be playing such a prominent role had it not been for the Islamic Revolution. This is one reason why the Zionists see Iran and its Islamic Revolution, with its ideals of pan-Islamism and anti-Zionism, as their most formidable enemy
- Given the previous question, how do you see the role of the serving Iranian leader regarding the world oppressed people specially the Palestinians?
In a time when the vast majority of world leaders are slaves of the pro-Zionist New World Order bankers, colluding in the oppression of their own people and the people of the world, Iran?s Supreme Leader is an exception and an inspiration. His steadfastness in resisting pressure from the forces of empire and Zionism, while helping Iran achieve steady progress economically, educationally and technologically, is a feat matched by few if any global leaders of the 21st century. Such patience, tenacity and wisdom will also be the hallmarks of the long-term project for the complete liberation of Palestine.
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