LONDON - International Quds Day is not simply a day committed to al-Quds.
It is a day when the oppressed challenge the conceited, a day when free countries stand against the dictatorial powers.
It is a day to alert all oppressive forces that Islam is no longer under their control and will not submit to their evil supremacy.
It is a day of Islams revival, a day to revive Islamic values, and beyond that, a day of humanitybecause the issue of Palestine is a humanitarian one, not merely a national matter concerning a land called Palestine.On August 7, 1979 (16 Mordad 1358 in the Persian calendar), simply five months after the remarkable victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Imam Khomeini (may God bless his soul) carefully called upon Muslims and all the totally free individuals of the world to designate the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan as Quds Daya day on which Muslims and freedom-seekers would declare their solidarity in supporting the genuine rights of the Palestinian people.Imam Khomeini (may God have mercy on him) said about Quds Day: Quds Day is not simply a day for Palestine; it is a day for Islam.
Quds Day is a worldwide day, not just a day for Jerusalem.
It is a day when the oppressed confront the arrogant.Imam Khomeinis visionary choice to develop International Quds Day developed an opportunity to showcase the unity and will of the Islamic Ummah, along with other free countries, in dealing with the Palestinian issue and removing the cancerous tumor of the Zionist regimean supreme top priority for the Islamic world.
This tactical choice, made after 31 years of extreme competition and battle, emphasized that the perfect of liberating Jerusalem is an indisputable historical need, forming a bridge between the past, present, and future of the Muslim world.The occupation of Palestine was the beginning of a grand scheme targeted at instilling a sense of humiliation within the Islamic Ummah.
As a result, the significant Zionist task sought to weaken Muslim abilities.
Palestinian resistance and the position of certain Islamic nations prevented this strategy from totally emerging.
With the development of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the Zionists and their advocates were struck with panic.
Right after, the Islamic resistance in Palestine and southern Lebanon emerged, injecting fresh blood into the veins of the Islamic world, heralding the return of the Ummah to its rightful position.
The totally free Yemenis went into the battleground with astonishing positions that reshaped many of the specifications of the struggle.On the celebration of Quds Day, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, specified: Quds Day is, in the truest sense, an Islamic and worldwide day; it is a day when the Iranian country, alongside other enthusiastic countries, which, thankfully, have actually increased today, can scream the word of reality that the conceited powers have looked for to suppress.For decades, they have tried to eliminate the problem of Palestine from the global conscience.
For over seventy-seven years, they have actually attempted to clean Palestine off the world map.
In this, they have actually seen some success.
The Islamic Revolution struck them hard.
The establishment of the Islamic Republic, the declaration of Quds Day, and the transformation of the taking over programs embassy into the Embassy of Palestine in Tehran acted as a caution bell for the international powers that contributed in the creation of the Zionist entity.Fortunately, this motion toward the freedom of Quds and Palestine is growing more powerful every day.
However, Quds Day should be regarded as a day of unity and merging for the Islamic Ummaha day to challenge the Zionist regimes arrogant and expansionist efforts to sow discord, produce sinister alliances, incite international disputes, and fuel sectarian departments within Islam.Unfortunately, over the last few years, part of the worldwide conceit and Zionist conspiracy to eliminate the Palestinian cause has actually materialized, aided by the ignorance and betrayal of some reactionary Arab rulers.In this truth, it is crucial to highlight that particular Arab leaders are actively working to bury the Palestinian cause, backing a task that intends to liquidate it altogetherturning it into a simple Israeli problem or a border conflict between the Zionist entity and its nearby states, especially those in the resistance front.Instead of standing against the main enemies of the Ummahthe Zionist routine and the United Statesand relieving the suffering of the Palestinian individuals, these Arab rulers have actually rather played their role in suppressing resistance fighters, tearing apart their own countries, and fueling destruction in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and other Islamic nations.Regarding these efforts to eliminate Palestine from global consciousness, Ayatollah Khamenei stated: For many years, they have tried to make us forget the concern of Quds.
Quds Day is an arrow to the heart of this conspiracy.
It is a step towards preventing this heinous plot, in which international conceit, Zionism, and their accomplices and collaborators have joined to completely remove the Palestinian cause from memory.Yet, on Quds Day, where fact resounds despite conspiratorial silence, the Iranian people required to the streets in their millions, their voices roaring with conviction, their hearts beating with willpower, affirming that Jerusalem is not simply a cityit is a reason for presence, a fight for justice, and a symbol for all the oppressed worldwide.From Tehran to Mashhad, from Isfahan to Ahvaz, Palestinian flags were raised high, welcoming the banners of resistance, painting a picture of the Ummahs defiance versus the Zionist task, which knows only the language of aggression.In the Iranian capital, numerous countless people poured into the streets from several instructions, each carrying a story of struggle, each flag fluttering in honor of the martyrs who compromised their lives for Palestine.
The destination was the University of Tehran, where numerous thousands gathered, their faces shining with faith, believing that resistance is not simply an option however an inevitable fate.
Before the Friday preaching commenced, Zeinab Nasrallah, child of the living martyr in the conscience of the Ummah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, sparked hearts with her words, emphasizing that Palestine is not alone which Quds Day is not just an occasionit is a renewed pledge that the occupier will vanish.Indeed, in over 900 Iranian cities, the scene was the exact same: chants shaking the ground below the Zionists feet, sobs reminding the world that profession is a crime, and that countries will never forget the martyrs of Gaza, nor will they forgive the innocent bloodshed without accountability.
These marches were not simply demonstrations; they were a clear message: Jerusalem is not for sale, and it never ever will be.Quds Day is a day when history is written with the ink of self-respect, a day when the totally free state that Palestine will remain despite all conspiracies and betrayals.
The Zionist occupation, no matter how deeply it entrenches itself, is doomed to collapse, simply as all fortresses of injustice have crumbled throughout history.And that is why International Quds Day is the viewpoint of Palestines presence and the methods to keep its cause alive till Gods promise is satisfied.