In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever-Compassionate
Every year, on the last Friday of the blessed month of Ramadan, Muslims and all the free-spirited people around the world come together in solidarity to defend the legitimate rights of the oppressed people of Palestine and support the liberation of Al-Aqsa Mosque from the grasp of its usurpers. Over the past year, heartbreaking and harrowing scenes unfolded before the eyes of the world as the Zionist regime launched brutal attacks on Gaza Strip and other cities and villages in Palestine and Lebanon. Women, children, and the elderly were targeted in their homes by multi-ton bombs, patients were burned alive in hospitals, and teenagers were martyred by direct gunfire. With the support and backing of the United States, this bloodthirsty regime spared no crime against innocent people, while Western governments, international organizations, and human rights bodies failed to take serious steps to prevent these atrocities. God willing, all Muslims worldwide will participate extensively in Quds Day rallies to condemn the crimes of this illegitimate regime and offer encouragement and moral support to the resistance forces and oppressed people of Palestine and Lebanon. It is also incumbent upon the leaders and heads of Islamic countries to resolve firmly and use every means at their disposal to support the oppressed and not remain indifferent to these horrendous crimes. I pray to Almighty God for the dignity of Islam and Muslims and for the destruction of the enemies of Islam, particularly the ruthless Zionist regime.
And soon will the wrongdoers know to what terminus they will be returned.
Qom - Nasser Makarem Shirazi
Ramadan 25, 1446 AH
