RNA – During his Friday prayers sermon at Esfahan’s Emam Mosque, Ayatollah Sayyed Yousef Tabatabaeinejad, the representative of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei] in Esfahan, discussed recent political events.
Refering to American and Israeli officials, Ayatollah Tabatabaeinejad said that most Jews and Christians can never be the guardians of Muslims as they are the enemies of Islam. Jews and Christians will never love or accept Islam. Even the Quran states that they will never be satisfied with Islam.
The Friday prayer of Esfahan stating that the arrogant people, especially the Jews and Christians, have a deep hatred towards Islam in their hearts, saying: “They do not have pure hearts and will never stop fighting against Islam. Their problem [with Iran] it is not due to the nuclear energy issue. It is just an excuse. Rather they are against Iran even progressing slightly in the fields of technology,” he stated.
His Eminence noted that Barack Obama has said that that the United States has a lot of issues with Iran. “The Quran says what the [enemies] speak, most of what they are saying in hidden in their hearts. Their opposition to Iran is excuses under the pretext of human rights,” the revered scholar stated.
“In Saudi Arabia, they do not accept the right of women to vote, but the enemies only denounce Iran over its human rights. In Bahrain, the people seek democracy and a referendum to determine their own government, but the arrogant powers do not allow it... the Palestinians are suffering oppression too,” he added.
In regard to the recent passing of the holy day of Ashura, which marks the tragic martyrdom of Imam Husayn on the plains of Karbala in 61 CE, Ayatollah Tabatabaeinejad said that Imam Husayn’s uprising was also against the arrogant powers. The arrogant leader of that time was Yazid ibn Mu’awiyah and his companions. “We need to take lessons from the movement of Imam Husayn,” he said.
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