Salam Alaykum

The following are some notes from the first khutba.

The start of the first khutba started with the Ayah:

وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those – Allah will have mercy upon them. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
[9:71] Sahih International
Surah At Tawbah 71

After advising the believers to be God Conscious and not to step outside the boundaries set by Allah SWT – he discusses the significance and importance of this Ayah – and the unity that believers should have with each other.

This is called wilayat and kinship  – which is mentioned in a number of Ayahs in the Holy Quran. In this Ayah, he says that the Ayah gives us the result of this unity.

 أُولَٰئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ
Those – Allah will have mercy upon them

The Leader states that the meaning of this is that if Muslims stand united – Allah SWT will have mercy on us. If we have a connection, work together, our hearts work together, we will be the subject of Allah’s mercy.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.

Although Sahih International translated as Wise here, the word Hakeem can also be firmness and immovability, and Azeez is not simply Exalted, but rather, invincible – where He will never lose, and will always be the Winner.  So, the mercy of Allah is possibly connected to His Invincibility and Sturdiness.

His Mercy – come in numerous forms.   In this Ayah, this Mercy is proportionate to His firmness and Invincibility.  His infinite ability and His Mercy upon the believers are backed by these two attributes of Allah SWT.

Therefore – UNITY is important.  This is the QURANIC POLITICS of the Holy Quran.  Islamic countries and groups should work with each other, and if we do, the promise is that Invincibility of Allah SWT will protect you. No matter who the enemy – you will succeed and be victorious.

This is the LOGIC of the Holy Quran.

The enemy on the other hand, has the policy of creating discord and schisms between Muslims.  They do this in different ways, and until today, they continue to use these methods!  Today, the people have awoken, and they can stand against this policy of the enemy.

The enemies of Iran are the same enemies as those enemies of Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Yemen – the enemy is one.  Their methodologies differ in each place:

  • Psychological
  • Economic
  • Weapons
  • Bombs
  • Even a smile…

Each method depends on where they are applying their policies, but all these come from one control room.  If this policy succeeds, meaning they control that nation, they will then go to the next nation to implement their policy.

If we want to avoid being paralysed by the enemy, then we must be aware and alert from the very beginning so as to not fall in to their trap.  The nation that is alert and awake and succeeds against the policies of the enemy – must help and assist the other nations that the enemy goes after.

We must not be negligent.

The backbone of defence, independence, and honour must be firm in all Islamic nations.

His second point was in regards to Jurisprudential Rules Islamically with regards to defence policies are clear, as are our own laws, international laws, the very laws that we did not effect, yet are self-evident.  And that is that each nation has the right to defend itself from an invading entity.

This means that Palestine has the right to defend itself that has occupied its land and usurped their homes and property.   This is a logic that is without a doubt.  Who does Palestine belong to? Where did these occupiers come from?  Palestine has the right to defend itself… no one has the right to object to Palestine’s defence and resistance. Likewise – Lebanon and Hezbollah’s right to defend itself.

This is a logical, intellectual and legal right.  Their defence is legal, as is coming to their assistance in any way one can.

The Iranian response was a minimum response to the usurping wolflike bloodthirsty zionist entity, the dog of america.  The response was powerful, timely, neither too early nor late.

Pay Attention: We do not hesitate nor rush in our response. 

That which is logical, intellectual, right, in accordance with military and political decisions, was implemented.  And so too in the future, should it be necessary, a response will be implemented.

The second khutba was given in Arabic for the Arabic speaking world, and we will give commentary on this in the near future.

Comments: 

Brothers and Sisters, it is clear the path that is being taken by the Imam Khamanei here is directed by Ayahs of the Holy Quran.  Every step and word he states are implementations of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet SAWA.  UNITY – Here – is a significant message that is being given by the Imam, and it is a message that has been called upon since the Revolution started with Imam Khomeini RA.

Many may have doubted these words as hypocrisy or self-protection.  But there can not be any doubt now about the genuineness and authenticity of the words uttered by Imam Khamenei and his actions, may his life be prolonged, nor by the millions of people who attended the speech, and those who could not attend but are devout followers of his command.  Whether in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen – United we must stand.  But this is a call not just for those who follow Imam Khamenei, rather, the call of unity is a call for the entire Islamic Ummah.  All the Arab speaking and Islamic Countries must unite hand in hand – so that we can be the subject of the promised victory and mercy of Allah SWT.

Now is the time to stand united.  Now is the time to free your hearts from the logical fallacies that have sickened our hearts for so long in line with the enemy’s plan to create differences between the Islamic Ummah, to fight each other.

Only a hypocrite in today’s world continues to sow the seeds of discord despite the clear evidence from the Holy Quran to act in unity. Those hypocrites are acting – knowingly or unknowingly – as the agent of the enemy.