1) The martyrdom of the Secretary-General of Hezbollah is a great tragedy; of the kind that according to what the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (AS) said about Mr. Malik al-Ashtar, makes a world happy and another world mourns. The martyrdom of Ayatollah Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah (RA) in the terrorist operations by America and Israel is a great event and can have a great impact on the region and the world. The Zionists named this operation “New Order”, but they do not understand that a different New Order, which is contrary to what they wish for, is emerging. The Zionists have so far twice decided to establish what they call a new order in relation to Lebanon and the region through war, crime, and killing. Once, in 1982, when they occupied southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah had not yet been founded, and the second time, with their wars of 2005 against Gaza and 2006 against Lebanon. The first time, with the mistake they made, they caused Hezbollah to rise and become a symbol of resistance; forcing the Israeli army to flee humiliatingly in the year 2000. The second time was in 2006, when Israel with the absolute support of the American neoconservatives and with the delusion of giving birth a new Middle East attacked Lebanon, but suffered the most humiliating defeat. And now, 18 years later, the desirable order of America and Israel has certainly suffered fundamental and irreparable damages.
2) Ayatollah Nasrallah who is a martyr of resistance, has alone been a challenge to all politicians, intellectuals, and scholars in the region and the world. He managed the resistance against the crimes of the Zionist regime in the borders of occupied Palestine and sacrificed his precious life at the time when many political and intellectual claimants in the region did not dare to open their mouths to protest against the Israeli genocide. In his last speech, this symbol of resistance had said: “Messages are repeatedly sent to Hezbollah to stop supporting Gaza, but we will not stop until the war in Gaza is over.” The blessed blood of his and that of the other martyred commanders of Hezbollah mixed with the blood of Iranian, Palestinian, Yemeni, and Iraqi martyred commanders to herald the Islamic awakening in the region. His voice still resonates on Quds Day 2013 when he addressed the enemies and said: “Say whatever you want to us. Call us Rafidi, terrorists, criminals, and kill us wherever you find us, on all fronts and at the door of every husayniyya and mosque; but we, the Shiites of Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS), will not leave Palestine alone.”
3) The voice of the Martyr of Resistance still resounds in the ears when he re-read the speech of Ali ibn Al-Husayn (AS) to Ibn Ziyad: “Are you threatening to kill me? Do you threaten to kill me? Do you not know that martyrdom is an honor for us?” Now, another scholar of the mujahid scholars of Islam has been martyred and his blood has been shed on the divine path of defending the oppressed. Ayatollah Martyr Hassan Nasrallah was one of the Mujahid leaders about whom the late Imam Khomeini (RA) wrote in the Charter of the Clericalism (February 22, 1989): “Greetings to the eternal saga makers clergies, who wrote their scholarly and practical treatises in blood and martyrdom, and have made a gem of a night lamp from the candle of their lives on the pulpit of guidance, sermons and oratories. Honor and blessing be on the martyrs of the field and the clergymen who, in the time of the battle, cut the string of ties to lessons and debates and schools, and took the wisdom of the worldly wishes away from the truth of knowledge, and went to the banquet of heavenly people (by sacrificing their lives).”
There should be no analysis error. Hezbollah has not merely fought with Israel, in the last year or in the last four decades for that matter, but it has been fighting with America. The bombs and missiles fired at Lebanon are all American.
5) There should be no analysis error. Hezbollah has not merely fought with Israel, in the last year or in the last four decades for that matter, but it has been fighting with America. The bombs and missiles fired at Lebanon are all American. If the 33-day and 22-day wars of 2005 and 2006 were managed by American Republicans and neoconservatives with their plan for a new Middle East, the current war in Gaza, Lebanon, and the region is managed by Democrats who are openly lying about peace and ceasefire.
6) Sayyid Hassan (RA) was a support for the oppressed nations of the region and although it seems that the assassination of such a commander will be very expensive, the will of no arrogant Satan or tyrant has overtaken the will of the Almighty God. In the words of the Holy Qur’an: “Do they seek to outmaneuver [Allah]? But it is the faithless who are the outmaneuvered ones!” Did the region become safer for America and Israel after the brutal assassination of Martyr Soleimani? Or has, on the contrary, the scope and intensity of the anti-Zionist strikes increased?! American Senator Chris Murphy’s words about Martyr Soleimani: “General Soleimani as a martyr can be far more dangerous for America” are also true for Martyr Nasrallah. The question to be asked is, was he more dangerous when he was alive or now that he has been martyred? The new era is the beginning of the inspiring era of martyr Nasrallah.
7) There should not be hesitation about the destruction of the Zionist regime or the expulsion of America from the region. This is the lofty ideal of Martyr Nasrallah, who said after the martyrdom of Haj Qasim Soleimani and about the quality of revenge worthy of his blood: “Just revenge requires a character of the rank of Qasim Soleimani!” Who could this be?! Chief of Staff of the US Army? US Secretary of Defense? The commander of US forces in the Middle East? What character is equal to Soleimani and Abu Mahdi? Qassem Soleimani’s shoes are worth more than Trump’s head and all his commanders. Donald Trump’s head is not equal to Qassem Soleimani’s shoes. Just retribution is the entire presence of America in the region. Destruction of military bases and warships and all US soldiers in the region are equivalent to just retribution. The response to the bloodshed of Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi should be the expulsion of all American forces from the region; This goal will be achieved, God willing, and Quds and Palestine will also be freed.”
8) Hezbollah is a movement and not a point or a person. Hezbollah was hit very hard by the martyrdom of Sayyid Abbas Mousavi, but not only did it survive, but it also flourished. It is necessary to understand the truth that if the believers make an effort, the movement of history will be sublime. History did not stop after the failure in the battle of Uhud, nor in Safin, nor in Karbala and Ashura. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has rightly said: “The strikes of the Resistance Front on the worn out and decaying body of the Zionist regime will be more crushing. The evil nature of the Zionist regime has not won in this incident. The Sayyid of Resistance was not a person, he was a path and a school of thought, and this way will continue. The blood of Martyr Sayyid Abbas Mousavi did not go to waste, nor will the blood of Martyr Sayyid Hassan. All the resistance forces of the region are with Hezbollah and support it… The Resistance forces will determine the fate of this region with the honorable Hezbollah leading the way… It is obligatory for all Muslims to stand proudly with the people of Lebanon and Hezbollah with their resources and help them in confronting the usurping, cruel, and evil (Zionist) regime.”
9) The current war in the region is a war of wills. Therefore, the poisoned and paralyzing analyses broadcasted on behalf of America and Israel calling for appeasement and being indifferent toward the crimes of the enemy are just tricks. Let us not be deceived by such deceitful glib talks and let us also not forget that God Almighty has said in the Holy Qur’an: “Do not weaken or grieve: you shall have the upper hand, should you be faithful”; and also “Do not slacken in the pursuit of these people. If you are suffering, they are also suffering like you, but you expect from Allah what they do not expect…”
Elites, managers, analysts, and politicians should note this message of Imam Khomeini (RA) given on March 22, 1989, as a constant target strategy: “Today, more than ever, the hatred and enmity of the arrogant powers against pure Muhammadan Islam has been exposed… The West and the East will not stop their plots until they take you out of your Islamic identity – according to their own crude imagination. Always look at the enemies with insight and with open eyes and don’t let them have peace of mind, because if you do so they will not let you be in peace.” (Sahifeh-ye Imam, Vol. 21, Page 329)
By: Dr. Mohammad Imani, Member of the Editorial Board of Keyhan Daily
