Rasa News Agency reports – Hujjat al-Islam Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi, the first deputy of the judiciary, spoke at a celebration in honour of Imam Khomeini in the holy city of Qom. In his speech, he explained the meanings of words freedom and liberty, saying that these words have an appealing meaning for humankind as all human beings seeks freedom.
The representative for the people of South Khorasan province explained that many of the more than seven billion people on Earth have never experienced freedom. The countries who claim to the harbingers of freedom have committed great oppression and horrible crimes. He gave the example of Iraq, saying that the United States invaded Iraq claiming they are bringing freedom and liberty. However, since 2003 they have committed some of the worst atrocities against the people of that country known in human history. “The ignorant Americans have committed some of the worst crimes upon humanity in the name of freedom,” he stated.
His Eminence also said that in some countries that homosexuality is seen as a sign of freedom and a characteristic of a civilized, liberal and modern society. The West likes to promote the acceptance of homosexuality around the world, claiming it is a key component of human rights, but they continue to commit the most gruesome violations of human rights in the name of freedom elsewhere.
He stated that currently lust, occupation and selfish desires are the greatest enemies of mankind. When man controls these, he can become free. Hujjat al-Islam explained that the martyr and scholar Ayatollah Mortaza Motahhari, wrote that the man who is free from the shackles of lust and selfish desire is truly free as he has not taken on satanic attributes.
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