Participation in elections is a duty / fighting corruption is the strength of the Islamic Republic

According to the report of Online Economy, Hazrat Ayatollah Khamenei congratulated Eid al-Fitr on the birth of Hazrat Siddiqa Tahira (PBUH), congratulated Imam Khomeini on his birthday as the flag bearer of the Fatimid Jihad, and honored the memory of “Hajj Qasim” on the anniversary of the martyrdom of General Soleimani.
He listed “explanatory jihad” as one of the most prominent qualities of Hazrat Fatimah (PBUH) and referring to her famous sermons, he said: intellectual order, strong logic, strength of words, elegant language and literary beauty, sermons full of knowledge and truths of Hazrat Siddiqa Kabri. (S) has been placed alongside the best sermons of Nahj al-Balagha and has astonished the scholars of rhetoric.
Pointing to the continuation of the great tradition of Jihad of explanation in the language of imams and the sermons of the Ahl al-Bayt, as well as the poems of first-class Arabic-speaking poets, the leader of the revolution added: In continuation of this path, in our era, Imam Khomeini raised the flag of Jihad of explanation and with language and logic and inciting The nation abolished the shameful corrupt government of the hereditary royal dictatorship and established a popular and Islamic government, which this historical event reveals the importance and unique capacity of “explanation jihad”.
Hazrat Ayatollah Khamenei recognized the true position and capacity of the madah to continue the enlightened path of the Mujahideen in the field of explanation since the time of the imams until now and said: the art of madah and the category of the delegation, which is the center of the madah and the preacher is one of the most important parts of the soft power of the Islamic society.
He called soft power more penetrating and effective than hard power and said: This is why America invests the most in fields such as media, art, literature and cinema despite all the advanced weapons.
The Leader of the Revolution described the effect of hard power as temporary and destructible, and referring to America’s disgraceful flight from Afghanistan and the deep hatred of the Iraqi people for the White House, they added: Hard power could not make America’s presence in these two countries permanent and successful, but soft power was able to. To put a seemingly minority group like the Palestinian people in the focus of the world’s attention, which is because of the oppression, patience and standing of the Palestinian people.
He listed the Islamic teachings, the logic of the Qur’an and “the knowledge, sufferings and history of the Ahl al-Bayt” as the main content of the work of praise and said: The expectation is that this content will be explained to the people with the best language and the best method and with the same qualities that existed in the history of Jihad. People are provided.
The Leader of the Revolution called the Islamic Republic’s reliance on soft power the main strategy of the country in the last 45 years and said: “We believe in having advanced weapons that match the needs of the country and are effective against the capabilities of the enemies”, but we deeply believe that soft power means “armaments”. “Intellectual, linguistic and logical” is more effective and should be expanded.
The Leader of the Revolution considered “the ability to arouse and create movement” and “accurate and accurate targeting” as two important indicators for measuring Jihad Tebayin and said: In Jihad Tebayin, in addition to the power to move hearts and create movement, accuracy in targeting is very important because sometimes For example, in the conditions of the Islamic world’s need for unity, carelessness causes differences and divisions.
Admiring the scientific growth of the community of madahs compared to the past, he advised the madahs to be careful in their deep understanding and expression of religious knowledge and added: Today’s madah society is a high-ranking and sublime society, and what is expected from it is the accurate transmission of religious knowledge with a very distinguished expression. It is praise and lamentation.
Hazrat Ayatollah Khamenei called the worshipers to be redoubled with books of hadith, educational and moving sermons of Nahj al-Balagha and prayers of Sahifa Sajjadiyya and said: In Sahifa Sajjadiyya, which is a strange phenomenon in the school of Ahl al-Bayt, Imam Sajjad, peace be upon him, prays for the frontiersmen of Islam, who today are the border and the pulse. The heartbeat of the Islamic world is “Gaza”.
He added: Today, the people of Gaza are standing not only against the Zionist regime, but also against the world of infidelity, tyranny, and arrogance, and America, and the fact that the president of the United States openly says that I am a Zionist means that he also has the same malice and dirty goals of the Zionists.
The leader of the revolution recognized that one of the tasks of the Mujahideen is to explain and explain the issues of the day, including the Gaza issue and the enmities of the ill-wishers, and added: We must shield our chests against the false propaganda of the United States and its followers against Islam and the Islamic system.
He called the upcoming elections as another important arena for Jihad and emphasizing the need to play a role against the pessimists and instigators of the futility of elections, said: Some people want the elections and the attendance of the people, which is proof of the realization of religious democracy, to be weak and inappropriate, rather than the words and ideas of the honorable Imam and God’s promise turns out to be a lie, that against this hostile move, the mujahidin of explanation should stand by stating the truth and fulfill their duty.
Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized: Elections are a duty and anyone who opposes the elections has opposed the Islamic Republic and Islam.
He called turning the system’s strengths into weaknesses as one of the tricks of Iran’s ill-wishers to make people pessimistic about the system and make them disappointed about the future and said: one of the strengths of the Islamic system is the fight against corruption, but as soon as corruption appears somewhere And the government and judicial officials and other departments are opposing it, some say there is corruption; Yes, there is corruption, but the weak point is tolerating corruption and helping it, and fighting corruption is a strong point.
The leader of the revolution considered the life of the honorable Imam to stand up frankly and recklessly in front of hostile insinuations and clearly express the issues to the people and noted: With these clarifications, the Imam was able to strengthen the foundations of the Islamic system in such a way that the system is standing and elevated on the same foundations until today. It will get higher in the future.
He considered the Iranian people to be lovers of independence, progress and national honor and disgusted with the boasting of the Americans and following them and said: The reason why people stand by the Islamic Republic is their interest in these values. This way is God’s way and no power can hold people back from moving on it.
At the beginning of this meeting, eight people present, Mr. Ahmad Vaezi, Mojtaba Ramezani, Mohsen Iraqi, Seyed Hijazi from Lebanon, Mohammad Rasouli, Taher Qalandari, Amir Kermanshahi and Ali Akbar Haeri recited poems and hymns in praise of Ahl al-Bayt’s innocence and purity.