Symbols of resistance, selflessness, and tireless efforts
Tehran, 2008 Aug 29, IRNA/IRIB
This week's Friday preacher of Tehran Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani commemorated the martyrs of government, late President Rajaei and late Prime Minister Bahonar, referring to them as symbols of resistance, selflessness, and tireless efforts.
Provisional Friday Prayer leader of Tehran said here Friday under sensitive world conditions, we need to keep the atmosphere calm and refrain from crisis making so that our government would manage to perform its duties.
Addressing thousands of Tehrani worshipers at central campus of Tehran University, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani after commemorating the Government Week, referred to the various viewpoints expressed on government's performance.
Every year the Government week starts on Shahrivar 2nd and it will end on Shahrivar 7th which is in fact the martyrdom anniversary of Mohammad Ali Rajaei (then President) and Mohammad Javad Bahonar (then Prime Minister) took place in 1360 (1981) during a bomb explosion by the Monafeqin (MKO) in the Prime Minister's office.
Martyrs Rajaei and Bahonar were among the first members of the cabinet of the Islamic government which was formed after the provisional government and Banisadr's government. Therefore their martyrdom was a blow for Islamic Republic of Iran. After the event, the Islamic Republic of Iran has nominated a week called " the Government Week " to commemorate the bravery of the martyrs of it.
Ayatollah Emami Kashani added in his second Friday Prayer sermon, "In a country with a seventy million strong population hearing such comments is natural, but let them be within the framework of proper criticism, free from aggressive and destroying tendencies."
Elsewhere in his sermon, Ayatollah Emami Kashani referred to the convening of the 4th Leadership Experts Assembly in recent days, reiterating, "The Experts Assembly is ever ready for defense and safeguarding of the revolution's values, so that the fundamentals and truths would not get lost and the revolution would not be diverted from its right path."
Referring to the presence of over 80 representatives of the people at the Leadership Experts Assembly, he said, "No where else in the world such highly learned, pious people are gathered at an assembly, but alas, due to negative propagation of the enemies and pollution of the atmosphere that assembly has not been properly introduced in Iran and abroad."
Member of the Expediency Council and the Leadership Assembly focussing on Iran's negotiations with the 5+1 group, advised the Western countries not to disturb the atmosphere, since the Iranian leadership and nation would resist against any threat, military pressure and sanctions, defending its rights.
He emphasized, "Iran would suffice to nothing short of taking scientific usage of the nuclear energy for peaceful purposes."
The interim Friday preacher of Tehran also noted that August 29th marks the anniversary of Imam Moussa Sadr's suspicious disappearance, expressing hope that he is still alive and God would keep that exalted personality to serve the Islamic World.
"The Government Week " is a very special week. It is a symbol of victory of a Government which is supported by millions of people. It is representative of the government's dignity and pride as well as her successfulness whose efforts has been directed toward reaching out to the poor and needy and meeting their needs. It is time for appreciating the government which has aimed for observing the divine framework, the Islamic divine decrees as well as establishing a society full of justice, discipline and security.
When a nation supports and backs the government the result would be the government's stability and authority and the continuation of such balance would give a way to eternity of the government.
Late Imam Khomeini (r.a.) has praised the attitude of the Islamic heads and officials in that they are so far away from luxurious lives he also considered it as a divine blessing.
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