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In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

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و الحمدلله ربّ العالمين و الصّلاة و السّلام علي سيّدنا ابي‌القاسم المصطفي محمّد

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و علي آله الاطيبين الاطهرين المنتجبين سيّما بقيّةالله في الارضين

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This is a sweet and beautiful day for me

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[to be] among you dear and revolutionary youths with pure hearts

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and highly motivated souls, and you indeed create many hopes for the future of this country and the future of this revolution.

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First of all, I congratulate you on the occasion of the auspicious birthday of the Pole of the Existing World Hadhrat

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Mahdi [Imam Zaman] (PBUH) (May God Expedite His Return from Occultation and May Our Souls Be Sacrificed for Him);

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God willing, all of you would be among true expectants and real helpers of that honorable one both now and in the future.

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The third day of [the Iranian calendar month of] Khordad (May 23) is also among unforgettable days;

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it is one of those days, ahining in the history of our country and in the history of the dear Islamic Revolution of Iran.

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It is a symbol; the symbol of victory of good over evil and the symbol of the divine power and that powerful hand [about] which

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our honorable Imam [Khomeini] said: “a powerful hand is supporting us.”

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The third day of Khordad and the day of the liberation of [southwestern Iranian city of] Khorramshahr is such a day.

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I congratulate [this occasion] to you dear graduates and also to you dear ones who will receive your epaulettes.

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You have started on a good way; [and] have entered a good path; may God, God willing, make you successful;

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[and you must] God willing continue on this path with seriousness, with firm resolve, [and] with increased motivation.

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As for the liberation of Khorramshahr, most of you young people did not exist on that day,

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or even if you were, you were very [small] children, [and] were [very] young. The day of the liberation of Khorramshahr was a huge incident.

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Perhaps, not more than a few hours had passed since the news broke out

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when I was moving from [the building of] the president’s office toward the domicile of Imam [Khomeini] to meet with the Imam (May God’s Mercy Be Upon Him).

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In this street [where my car was moving] and along the way, people were clamoring; [it was] just like a march, [and] like a demonstration.

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When they saw my car, they came forward and congratulated.

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A self-motivated public celebration was held all across the country; the issue was such an important issue.

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Of course, people on that day often did not know what had happened, which had led to this conquest.

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People were not aware of those sacrifices, of those details, [and] of those amazing and unbelievable efforts;

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[even] today, many people are not aware [of them].

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I recommend everybody to read these books, which are about the details of the Operation “Elaa Beit-ol-Moqaddas (Toward Beit-ol-Moqaddas),”

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which led to the liberation of Khorramshahr, and also other operations – [such as the Operation] Fath-ol-Mobin and other operations;

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read [these] books and see what has happened. Once I drew an analogy

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between the Sacred Defense (the eight-year Iraqi imposed war against Iran) and a very big and grand painting, which has been installed on a high place;

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we see this painting from below and admire it; however, if we go closer

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and see the craftsmanship that has been applied to this painting, the artistry used in it, the details that exist in the painting,

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that mixture of different colors, different designs, [and] different brushes,

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[then] our admiration will increase ten-fold.These books, which they have written [about Iran's war operations], in fact

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explain these details to us, who have seen this picture from afar. Well, this was a great development.

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However, bigger than this development was that Imam [Khomeini] (May God’s Mercy Be Upon Him) – that man of God,

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[and] that divine sage in the true sense of the word – when Khorramshahr was liberated, when all these struggles bore fruit,

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[after] young people endeavored so hard, [after] we offered all these martyrs, [and] made such [a great] effort, said that “Khorramshahr was liberated by God;”

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[he said] it was God who liberated Khorramshahr! This is very important; what does this mean?

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This means that if you work hard, the power of God comes to your help.

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An army without backing cannot do anything;

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[but] an army with [good] backing, with reserve [force], [and] with a large reserve force, can do anything.

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Now, when an army’s backing [and] reserve [force] is the divine power,

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can this army be ever defeated? Imam made us understand this;

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made [us] understand that when you struggle, when you are not lazy, when you enter the arena,

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[and] when you enter your forces into the arena, here it is the power of God, which is supporting you,

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[and this is why he said] Khorramshahr was liberated by God. According to this logic, God can also free all the world, which has been dominated by the Arrogance.

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According to this logic, [even] Palestine can be liberated as well. According to this logic, any nation is able not to remain suppressed,

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provided that this logic is realized.

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When we have this logic, we become invincible.

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When we enter the arena with this logic, [there will be no] fear and becoming awestricken;

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[at that time,] the military or propaganda or monetary and financial and economic strength of [the world] powers in front of us will be no more frightening and scary;

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[because] we would be reliant on the power of God. Of course, the power of God would not support lazy people;

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[and] it does not support those nations, which are not ready to sacrifice.

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The power of God will support those who enter the arena, move, make effort,

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[and] get ready to do anything; these [people] rely on the power of God.

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ذلِکَ بِاَنَّ اللهَ مَولَي الَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَ اَنَّ الکفِرينَ لا مَولي‌ لَهُم

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this is the verse of the Quran; God is your protector; you have a protector under whose power is the entire existing world;

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this is your protector and disbelievers do not have [such a protector].

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In the Battle of Badr, when infidels started to chant slogans

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and mentioned the names of their idols, Prophet [Mohammad] (PBUH) told Muslims to say:

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اَللهُ مَولانا وَ لا مَولي‌ لَکُم “Allah is our protector and you have no protector;”

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[and Muslims said:] God is our protector, is our backer, [and] our power is based on his power and you [disbelievers] don’t have this [source of support]; [and during that battle] this turned out to be true.

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It has been now 37 years [or] 38 years that [our enemies] have been taking advantage of all facilities

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in order to defeat this blessed growth, this Islamic Republic,

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[and] this embodiment of the revolution and [they] have not been able [to do this];  [because,] God is our protector.

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The Iranian nation is [present] in the [political] scene; don’t look at a bunch of people who are marginalized, bad-tempered, grumpy, or follow their carnal desires;

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the nation is [present] in the [political] scene, [and] the nation is in the arena.

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Among this nation, there is a huge number of people who are ready to sacrifice their lives;

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this is the same thing, which brings the power of God to one’s support; this means asymmetrical war.

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The meaning of asymmetrical war is that two sides to the war enjoy different resources with different identities.

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This is asymmetrical war; that is, each one of these two sides has [its own] facilities,

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[and] has power sources, which the other side does not have.

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We are engaged in asymmetrical war with the global Arrogance; why?

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It may have some facilities that we do not have, but we [for our own part] have facilities that it does not have;

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what are those facilities? Reliance [and] trust in God, confidence in the final victory,

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[and] confidence in human power, in the willpower of the faithful man;

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we have this; this is [the meaning of] asymmetrical war. In an asymmetrical war, it is wills that fight against one another,

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[and] any will which prevails, it will be victorious. [Therefore, try] not to weaken the will in the arena;

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[and] do not cause the will to waver in the battlefield;

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if the will of one side of the war is weakened in the battlefield, it will be certainly defeated.

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Do not allow your will to become weak, [and] do not allow the enemy’s propaganda and the enemy’s temptations

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to cause your strong will and determination to falter; maintain this strong will; [because] this will guarantee [your] victory.

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[Today,] the [threat of] military war is not an issue [anymore]; today, for our country, [getting engaged in] a traditional and conventional military war

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is a very very low possibility,but jihad is still in place;

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jihad is something else. Jihad does not necessarily mean fighting, [and] does not only mean military warfare;

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jihad has a much more overarching meaning. Among [various kinds of] jihads, there is a jihad,

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which the Almighty God has described as the “Great Jihad” in the Quran

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[where He says:] “…and engage in Jihad against them in the Great Jihad with it;”

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this [verse] is in the blessed Chapter of Furqan; [in this verse] “with it” means with the Quran,

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[and] “engage in Jihad against them with it” means “engage in jihad against them with the Quran; [and] “engage in the Great Jihad.” This verse was sent down [on the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)] in Mecca.

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Pay close attention you dear youths! In Mecca, the military war was not an issue; [when he was in Mecca,] the Prophet and Muslims had no mission to engage in military war,

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[because] what they did was something else; [it is because of] this same other thing

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that the Almighty God tells [the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)] in this honorable verse [of the Quran] that “… and engage in Jihad against them with the Great Jihad.” What is that other job?

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That other job [is] steadfastness and resistance and lack of obedience.

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فَلا تُطِعِ الکفِرينَ وَ جهِدهُم بِه‌ جِهادًا کَبيرًا

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[it commands the Prophet] not to obey the disbelievers.

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فَلا تُطِعِ الکفِرينَ وَ جهِدهُم بِه‌ جِهادًا کَبيرًا

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Not obeying the disbelievers is the same thing which the Almighty God has described as the Great Jihad.

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This division is different from [another] division [which divides jihad into] the Greater Jihad and the Lesser Jihad.

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The Greater Jihad, which is the most difficult [form of jihad] is to do jihad against one’s carnal desires, [and] this is the same thing that protects our identity [and] protects our interior;

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[but] the Lesser Jihad means to struggle against the enemy.

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However, between the Lesser Jihad [and the Greater Jihad] there is one [form] of jihad, which the Almighty God has called “the Great Jihad,” which is this.

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What is the meaning of the “Great Jihad?” It means not obeying the enemy, [and] the disbeliever;

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[it means that] you must not obey that foe, who is in the arena to fight you.

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What does obedience mean? It means compliance; [so,] don’t comply [with your enemy]. Where we must not comply? In various fields;

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compliance in the field of politics, in the field of economy, in the field of culture, [and] in the field of arts.

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Do not comply with your enemy in various fields; this is [the true meaning of] the “Great Jihad.”

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This lack of compliance is so important

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that the Almighty God has frequently recommended his prophet to it.

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The shocking [Quranic] verse at the beginning of the Chapter Ahzab [says:]

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بِسمِ‌اللهِ‌الرَّحمنِ‌الرَّحيم * ياَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ اتَّقِ اللهَ وَ لا تُطِعِ الکفِرينَ

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[«اِتَّقِ اللهَ وَ لا تُطِعِ الکفِرين»! پيغمبر! تقوا داشته باش

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and do not obey the disbelievers;” [because] “Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.”

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[In fact, God is telling the Prophet:] “We know your problems, [and] we know what pressures are exerted on you

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to make you comply [with the disbelievers’ demands] – they threaten, [and] they tempt –

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but you be careful about what God has ordered and prohibited, have fear of Allah, and be watchful.” “And do not obey the disbelievers;”

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this [issue of] not obeying the disbelievers is such

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a big and important thing that makes God talk to His prophet using this tone.

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Well, do not obey the disbelievers, so, what should you do?

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وَ اتَّبِع ما يوحي‌ اِلَيکَ مِن رَبِّکَ اِنَّ اللهَ کانَ بِما تَعمَلونَ خَبيرًا

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and adds ياَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ اتَّقِ اللهَ وَ لا تُطِعِ الکفِرينَ و المُنفِقينَ اِنَّ اللهَ کانَ عَليمًا حکيمًا

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وَ اتَّبِع ما يوحي‌ اِلَيکَ مِن رَبِّکَ اِنَّ اللهَ کانَ بِما تَعمَلونَ خَبيرا

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“Do not obey them; [because] you have a plan; you have a working plan,  [and] a plan for life;

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the divine revelation has not left you on your own; the Quran is in your hands,

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Islam is in your hands, [and] the plan of Islam is in your hands; [so] you go this way.”

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See, these are all the beginning verses of the Chapter Ahzab; in tandem;

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first [the Quran says:] اوّل، اِتَّقِ اللهَ وَ لا تُطِعِ الکفِرينَ وَ المُنفِقين؛(۹) بعد، وَ اتَّبِع ما يوحي‌ اِلَيکَ مِن رَبِّک

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Following this [recommendation] there is an answer to this question that “well, there is risk, [and disbelievers] exert pressure [on believers];

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وَ تَوَکَّل عَلَي اللهِ وَ کَفي‌ بِاللهِ وَکيلا

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[It tells the Prophet to] rely on God in the face of all these pressures; rely on God.

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Reliance on God does not mean that you do not do anything and remain idle until God himself comes and does your work; this is not [what reliance on God means];

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reliance [on God] means that you must get on your feet, break a sweat, make an effort,

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[and] then be certain that the Almighty God will help you; today, this is the problem facing the Islamic Republic.

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The problem facing the Islamic Republic is that the arrogant enemy is bent on bringing the Islamic [Revolution] down to its knees; through what?

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Through infiltrating its culture, through its economic pressure,

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through all kinds and sorts of its political efforts, through the huge scope of its propaganda,

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and through treacherous agents that it has

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[the enemy] aims to change the atmosphere of the Islamic Republic so as to make it comply [with its demands].

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What makes the Arrogance extremely enraged with the Islamic Republic is not that the Iranian people are Muslim;

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it is [the fact] that due to being Muslim, the people [of Iran] are not willing to bow to the Arrogance,

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[and] are not ready to comply [with it]; this is [the main factor] that enrages the enemy.

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[They] try to hide this under [certain] covers, but this is the reality of this issue.

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The nuclear issue was just an excuse, [and] even the issue of [Iran's] missiles – this issue of missiles, which they have been talking about [and repeating] “missile, missile,”

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which of course is of no benefit [to the enemies] and they cannot do a damn thing [about it] – is [just] an excuse;

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the issue of human rights [and] other different issues are all excuses. The [main] issue is noncompliance [of Iran with arrogant powers].

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If the Islamic Republic was willing to comply with the Arrogance, they would have got along with its missile [program],

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with its nuclear energy and with all kinds and sorts of things that exist in this regard

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and would have never mentioned the [situation of] human rights [in the country] at all. [But] based on divine teachings, the Islamic Republic is not willing

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to comply with the arrogant, disbeliever enemy, [and] to comply with the disbeliever and arrogant front; this is the main reason [behind their enmity toward Iran];

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[and] this is where all their effort is directed.

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Of course, they try not to say this in words, though they are sometimes given away by their remarks.

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Just a few days before this, an American official, listed accusations that exist against the Islamic Republic:

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missile [program] and this and that and “ideology!” It [sometimes] gets out of their hand; [and] they give themselves away. [This ideology] means thinking;

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[it means] the Islamic [way of] thinking, which makes you not to bow to the disbeliever enemy and the disbeliever and arrogant front.

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It is this which causes enmity, and it is this which is the cause of your might;

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[and I emphasis that] it is this [thinking] which is the cause of your might. It is this motivation, which has kept the Iranian nation on its feet;

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it is this motivation which has preserved the firm determination in the Iranian nation; [and] steadfastness [is the main cause of this].

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Preserving the revolutionary and Islamic identity for the Islamic Republic establishment and for the Iranian nation;

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this is what about which the enemy is extremely angry; [and] it has no choice either.

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They made a lot of effort to bring the decision-making and decision-taking centers [of Iran] under their power,

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[but] they failed and with God’s assistance and through God’s power and strength, they will not be able [to do this].

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You are guards of the revolution, [and you are] the revolution’s guards. Of course, the entire Iranian nation is, or should be, guarding the revolution,

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but you are an organization which is honored and holding its head high with this name: the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC].

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You must put this Great Jihad on top of your work program.

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Today, they [the enemies] are angrier with the IRGC than all [other organs];

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[and] in the names that they mention, in insults that they make, [and] in accusations that they level,

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the IRGC is more than others the target of these accusations and these lies;

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the reason is that the IRGC has shown that it is standing fast.

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Do not lose this spirit and this orientation and this state [of readiness].

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Dear youths! My dear children! Tomorrow belongs to you, [and] future belongs to you;

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it is you who must preserve this history with its dignity;

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it is you who are shouldering this responsibility; [many] cases like [the liberation of] Khorramshahr are ahead [of you];

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not in the arena of military war, [but] in an arena, which is more difficult than the military war.

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Of course, it does not cause the devastations of a military war;

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[and] on the contrary, it leads to development, but it is more difficult.

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[The fact] that I said [we must implement] the Economy of Resistance, it means that the economic part of this big and major policy is the economic resistance.

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[When] I said that faithful and devout and revolutionary youths, should not forget about self-motivated cultural works and should follow up on them,

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and [when] I invited and [still] invite all cultural organs of the country to move in this direction,

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this is the cultural part of this noncompliance [with the arrogant powers]; this is the big Jihad, the Great Jihad.

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[The fact] that I invite all existing talents in the country

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to use their talent in the service of the progress of this country

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and bring [their talents] into the scene and into the arena

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and [also] invite the administration’s officials and other officials to welcome these talents,

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this is that active social part of this Great Jihad.

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This Great Jihad has [various] dimensions:

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[as the Quran says:]  جهِدهُم بِه‌ جِهادًا کَبيرًا

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This does not mean [that we have] to cut [our] relations with the world;

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in order to undermine this divine policy, some people falsely say:

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“The revolutionaries say [you must] cut relations with the world;” no,

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we do not believe in severing relations with the world, [and] do not believe in erecting a fence around the country either;

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[we say officials must] interact [with officials from other countries], and have relations, do exchanges, [and] do business,

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but they [must] not forget their main identity and character; this is what we say:

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[as put by the Quran:]  وَ اَنتُمُ الاَعلَونَ اِن کُنتُم مُؤمِنين

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[they must] move like the representative of the Islamic establishment,

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[and must] talk like the representative of the Islamic establishment.

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Conclude contracts with everybody and with anywhere which is deemed necessary due to the country’s expediency,

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but sit at the contract [signing] table like the representative of the Islamic Iran and the representative of Islam.

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All [officials must] move smartly; [because] this jihad needs smartness, [and] this jihad needs devotion.

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This jihad is nothing like a military jihad, where some people can shine

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and both their martyrs and those who live and war veterans are depicted as heroes

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– as we take pride in these martyrs and these war veterans and these sacrificing people –

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[but] this jihad is a jihad in which one may take a lot of trouble, but nobody would know them;

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[therefore,] this jihad needs devotion.

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Today, the enemy has lost hope in being able to deal a decisive blow to the Islamic establishment,

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because it knows that there exists enough motivation and faith and honesty and preparedness inside [the country];

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[and] therefore, it has no hope in being able to deal a decisive blow,

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but is not disappointed in being able to infiltrate [into the country]. [And] the means of infiltration are numerous today.

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They are trying to raise the Iranian youth in the way that they like.

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If the Iranian youth grows up to be something that America likes and the Arrogance likes,

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then America would not need to undertake any expense and cost to implement its plans in Iran;

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[because] such a young person would work for them like an unpaid servant; [therefore,] they want the Iranian youth to be raised as such.

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Four persons who lack [strong] identity talked in such a way and acted in such a way

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that an American who traveled to Iran a few years ago said when he went back [to the United States]

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that ‘there are people in Iran who are holding guns in their hands and are waiting for our command to fire!’

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He had met with a bunch of persons without [strong] identity, [and] had been duped.

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The big problem with Americans is that they do not know our country, do not know our people, [and] cannot know [our people] either.

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The problem with the Arrogance is that it mostly looks at appearances; [and] looks at the outward glamor [of things], [but] cannot see the inner side [of those things].

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[Therefore,] its power is also an outward power and is the power [of control] over [physical] bodies; [this is why] it cannot have control over [people’s] hearts in the way that it is willing to have.

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They made a mistake. But they are not disappointed with [the possibility of] infiltrating [into the country];

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they want to infiltrate, they want to conquer [people’s] hearts, [and] they want to change [people’s] minds.

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This issue puts a big duty on the shoulder of all the sympathizers of the Iranian nation and the sympathizers of the country,

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including you dear young guards and the big organization of the Islamic Republic Guards Corps.

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Your job is not just to fight; the guard corps is guarding the [Islamic] Revolution.

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Of course, the military aspect in the Islamic Republic Guards Corps must not be absolutely weakened;

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just in the same way that befits a military organization, the [military] work should continue in the best possible way

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and in the most updated form and the most innovative manner;

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but it is not just this. The duty for elucidation is today [weighing] on everybody’s shoulders; including on your shoulder.

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[The fact] that I put so much emphasis on the [issue of] elucidation

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is because today, this Great Jihad is to a large extent dependent on elucidation;

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elucidation, explanation, and enlightenment; today, enlightenment is [also] necessary.

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Try to help [people’s] minds reach the depth of realities and issues through [correct] determination of the depth [of those issues].

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This university of yours can take great steps in this regard

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and can make elucidation one of its basic programs;

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both within its own ranks and on a larger scale as far as its potentialities allow.

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Revolutionary slogans must be preserved; this is one of the [main] goals.

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One of the big jobs and [one] of the big parts of this huge jihad – [that is,] the Great Jihad – is to preserve the slogans of the revolution.

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Slogans show the goals, slogans show us the way,

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[and] slogans are like signposts which they put along the way in order for people not to make a mistake about the way [they must go];

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[as Imam Ali (PBUH) says in Nahj-ul-Balagha:] “the right and the left are misguiding, and the middle way is the [best] road;”

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[so, people must] try not to lean toward the left or the right [and] tread the direct road and the direct path; this is the [main] benefit of these slogans, [and] this is their role.

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As for these slogans and realities, sentiments must not be sufficed to.

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Of course, I believe in a great role for sentiments, [and] I believe in a great role for emotions,

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but this is not adequate; [they] are necessary, but not adequate.

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Depth, reflection and profound thinking should exist in all these slogans.

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Try to reflect on [various] issues; when you find the depth [of issues], this established faith cannot be taken away from you with any force.

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The problem with these people who you see that one day are more radical than all radicals and another day turn 180 degrees to the opposite site,

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is lack of depth in their faith. We had [such people]; in early [years of the Islamic] Revolution

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there were some people who were so hardline and radial that they did not accept [the viewpoints of] the main and old and seasoned revolutionaries

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and found fault with them, but were superficial [in their faith];

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this superficiality [finally] cost them dearly, [because after a while] they changed course 180 degrees, [and] their viewpoint [totally] changed.

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[Try to have] depth and profoundness; go into the depths of thought and thinking

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and take advantage of the guidance of competent scholars in this regard.

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Manpower training is another one of [your] jobs. The future belongs to you;

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in future, you can play a great role in creating and offering qualified and competent manpower

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to the general system of the country and to the management system of the country.

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Compile the accumulated experiences of the revolution, [and] these accumulated experiences of these 37 years;

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this is a scientific work, [and] is a scientific and historical research.

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Today, we need to have a look at [our] past;

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the ways we have come, the things we have done, the things that others have done,

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the experiences we have gone through, [and] these strange ups and downs which have been on the way,

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and the revolution has been able to proceed through this maze of different ways, toward [its] goals without ever stopping,

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[all] these [issues] need to be compiled [in an organized manner]; [and] this [act of compilation] needs scientific work.

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Your university is a different university; of course, I am not just addressing your university, [but] I am [also] addressing all universities

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and all scientific centers and all [religious] seminaries;

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but well, the Imam Hossein (PBUH) University, is the university of Imam Hossein (PBUH)! [Therefore,] it is a different university; [and this is why] you shoulder more responsibility.

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Another point is that [you must] consider elucidation as the basis of [your] work.

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I sometimes see a group, certain people, [and] young people who are possibly pious and faithful, who are opposed to a person

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or are opposed to a session, start crying out loud and clamoring and changing slogans; I do not agree with such measures.

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This has no benefit. Since old times, I have always recommended this to those [people] have been engaged in these things.

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That they attend a gathering, [and] because a given person is delivering a speech whom, for example, you do not accept [his views] – you may be right or wrong –

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[and use this as excuse to] go and disrupt this session, [and] interrupt it; no, this has no benefit.

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The benefit is in elucidation, the benefit is in good work, [and] is in smart work. It is these [measures] which [if taken will] have benefit.

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Sometimes some people do such things based on certain ill wishes, [and then] blame them on faithful and devout youths; pay attention to this [point] as well.

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The last point, which I offer is this; all we said, all we must do,

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[and] all [those things] that we can do through our abilities, depend on us supplicating before the Almighty God,

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have concentration, [and] increase our recourse to God.

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The relationship of [people’s] hearts with the Almighty God, is that [kind of] relationship, which if established,

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would be a [strong] backing for our revolutionary identity and willpower and determination, which would be able to provide this ground, which I discussed [here].

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Dear youths, remain intimate with the Quran; thank God, there are many young people who know the Quran by heart.

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[Attach importance] to memorizing the Quran, reciting the Quran, reflecting on the Quran,  [and] musing on the divine verses [of the Quran];

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[and also] pay attention to [daily] prayers, [I mean] proper prayers, prayers with concentration, [and] prayers combined with the feeling of being present in front of the Almighty.

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Maintaining concentration [in prayers] means that one’s mind is not deflected during the prayers, and is [present] there [with full concentration].

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There are times when we are saying the prayers, but we are deflected; prayers with concentration means that our mind must be right here, be [here] on the prayers carpet,

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be focused on our prayers, and do not be deflected anywhere else. You, young people, practice this;

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it may be difficult at the beginning, but [if you] practice [this concentration at the prayers], it will gradually become easier, [and] you will [gradually] get used to it.

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If you practiced today, it would benefit you forever; if you do not practice [this concentration in the prayers] when you are young, when you reach the age of the likes of me,

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it would be difficult [to start then].

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[Become intimate] with the prayers, with the Quran, with recourses [to God], with [recommended] prayers of the [lunar] month of Sha’ban, [and] with the Sha’baniyeh prayer.

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The [fasting] month of Ramadan is ahead of us; [try to] purify yourself,

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bless yourself, [and] illuminate yourself through [taking advantage of] the auspicious days and nights of Ramadan, [and] God willing, you would be able to take all these big steps.

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Blessed be the memory of our dear Imam [Khomeini]; may God’s mercy be upon that great man who opened this way to us

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and may God’s mercy be upon dear martyrs and hail to the families of martyrs and war veterans.

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Peace be unto you and so may the mercy of Allah and His blessings