Mashhad Hosting Int’l Congress on ‘Shrine-Defending Martyrs in Resistance Front’
A number of senior Iranian officials, including head of the Leader’s Office Hojat-ol-Islam Mohammadi Golpayegani, Custodian of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) Hojat-ol-Islam Ahmad Marvi, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami, and IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani took part in the opening ceremony.
The congress honors the memories of those martyred while defending the holy shrines of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) in different countries.
It further underlines the Islamic Republic of Iran’s commitment to defending the shrines of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) and protecting regional peace and security.
Speakers will also highlight the braveries and self-sacrifices of those martyrs in the field of Jihad and resistance.
A speech delivered by Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting of the organizers of the congress with him on June 19 was played out at the opening ceremony.
In the speech, the Leader Ayatollah Khamenei considered the defense of the shrines as a symbolic aspect of defending the beliefs and aspirations of the shrine owners and the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).
“The high ideals of the School of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS), such as justice, freedom, fighting against oppressive powers, and making sacrifices on the path of the truth, have always attracted seekers with pure consciences,” he stated, according to the Khamenei.ir website.
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The Leader pointed to the solidarity shown by students at American universities with the people of Gaza as an example of the existence of pure consciences throughout the world.
“What is important is that the message of defending the shrines, which is in fact defense of humanity’s ideals, is conveyed to the pure consciences around the world,” he added.
Ayatollah Khamenei identified another dimension of defending the shrines by emphasizing the global outlook of the Islamic Revolution, noting, “Any movement, any action, and any revolution that only pays attention to its own internal environment and neglects foreign developments will certainly suffer a blow.”
He also noted that the actions of the Defenders of the Shrines were crucial in saving both Iran and the region.
Referring to the brutal, ruthless, and inhumane nature of Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) and groups aligned with it which were formed with the support of weapons and propaganda from the US and the West, the Leader emphasized, “The goal of these organizations was to destabilize the region, especially Iran, but the Defenders of the Shrine neutralized this significant threat as well.”
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