The Speech of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi about the Sedition of Daesh at the Beginning of his Advanced Fiqh Course

In the Name of Allah, the All Gracious, the Ever Compassionate

At the beginning of the month of Rabiʿ Al Awwal, we heard the happy news that the power of the Daesh terrorist group has been destroyed and it no longer holds any major cities to rule. This is particularly promising as no terrorist group in the history of the world has been as brutal and savage as the Daesh terrorists.

We thank Allah (swt) a thousand times for this great victory which was the result of the unity and solidarity of the countries of the region and the efforts and sacrifices made by the Iranian, Iraqi, and Syrian youth as well as those from some other countries who fought Daesh to its extinction.

And let us not forget the valuable guidance of the Supreme Leader, the courage and brilliant plans of General Soleimani, and Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s support for the popular mobilization forces which fought Daesh in Iraq.

It is noteworthy that, by the downfall of Daesh, not only has a great danger threatening the region been eliminated, but a great threat to the entire world has been eradicated. This is because these savage terrorists knew no boundary or borders and would carry out heinous terrorist attacks anywhere they could.

Therefore, it is only fitting that the UN officially thank General Soleimani and his soldiers for eliminating such a serious international threat, and nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in order to make up for their mistakes in giving the Nobel Prize to unworthy individuals before.

Of course this victory was not achieved without costs. Thousands of brave youth from different countries of the region were killed, countless cities were ravaged which will take decades to rebuild, and countless families and their properties were also destroyed.

Today, the whole world knows that the most effective anti-terrorist campaign against the Daesh has been fought by the Iranians, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, and the Hezbollah soldiers.

The world also knows, through conclusive evidence, that the US and Israel have been the founders of Daesh and that Saudi Arabia has been their financial and ideological sponsor. Yet, despite all their efforts to ravage the entire region, they failed once again when all the countries of the region united in their fight against terrorism.

It is truly shameless of the US officials that, even after the evidence regarding their bonds with Daesh have been disclosed, they still call us sponsor of terrorism and consider themselves the leader of the anti-terrorism campaign!

One must not think that the conspiracies of the corrupt superpowers and the enemies of Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria are or have been limited to the creation of Daesh. We must be steadfast in our constant fight against the enemies.

Events such as the curious case of the Lebanese Prime Minister who was forced to announce his resignation in Saudi Arabia by the Saudis, or the total blockade imposed on Yemen by the Saudis, who even prevent food and medicine from entering the impoverished country show that the conspirators seek to continue their plots in other forms.

Therefore, we also must be more alert than ever and we must know that Allah will, once again, provide our noble resistance with assistance and grant it victory.