In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever-Compassionate
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنْفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ * الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
The news of the cowardly assassination of our mujahid brother, Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas and a number of other Mujahids and commanders of the resistance front in Lebanon and Iraq caused us great heartache and sorrow.
The resistance of the Muslim people of the region and their resistance campaign against the aggressors and occupiers has made the Zionist regime so desperate that it eliminated, with its own hands, its fake façade. Trampling all of the human rights, international, and humanitarian laws, this ruthless regime has, on the one hand, engaged in mass bombing and carnage of the innocent people of Gaza, including a large number of women and children, and in so doing, it attempts to cover up its weaknesses and, on the other, it presumably attempts to weaken the resistance front by assassinating its leaders and commanders.
However, as Allah_ glory to him_ states, the believers will end up with nothing but “either of the two glorious ends”: they will either achieve sweet victory or the glory of martyrdom, both of which are nothing but blessings. Yet, what awaits the wrongdoers is either failure or Allah’s retribution and punishment which_ God-willing_ will be inflicted on them by the Muslim Ummah.
Needless to say that, it is incumbent upon the powerful Iranian military and security forces to avenge the innocent blood of our brothers who were our guests and severely punish the spiteful and murderous enemy.
I pray to Allah to grant these martyrs the highest ranks with Him, bless their families and, in particular, the innocent and oppressed people of Palestine with patience and otherworldly reward, and bestow glory and greatness upon the Muslim Ummah.
May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon you,
Qom, Naser Makarem Shirazi
1403/05/10
