Ayatollah Jannati:‎

al-Quds Day ‘the day of protecting and defending the oppressed’‎

Rasa – The chairman of the Assembly of Experts said that International al-Quds Day ‎is the ‎day of protecting and defending the oppressed and ‎announcing disgust and hostility to the ‎oppressors.‎

News ID: 445173

Date: 31 May 2019 - 05:37

RNA – Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the chairman of the Assembly of Experts, called on the ‎people of Iran to participate in the marches held on International al-Quds Day and ‎emphasized, “International al-Quds Day was one of the great initiatives and achievements of ‎‎[the late founder of the Islamic Revolution] Imam Khomeyni.”‎

The Iranian cleric and politician added that commemorating ‎and attending rallies on ‎International al-Quds Day will lead to the disappearance of the usurping state of Israel, God-‎willing and added, “The people must know that the International al-Quds Day ‎isn’t only ‎related the internal issues of Iran but rather it’s an international day and is related to the all ‎the weak and oppressed people of the world.”‎
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Emphasizing that we must support the oppressed and stand up against the oppressors, ‎Ayatollah Jannati said, “The United States is the most oppressive power in the world today ‎and the Zionist regime the House of Saud are the oppressors of today and they must be ‎confronted.”‎
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Referring to a narration from the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali, he said, “The ‎Muslims must be the enemies of the oppressors and protect the oppressed. International al-‎Quds Day ‎is the day of protecting and defending the oppressed and announcing disgust and ‎hostility to the oppressors. Every step that the people take in these marches is worship on ‎the path of God.”‎
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Ayatollah Jannati ‎said that the United States has increasingly expressed its animosity against ‎the Islamic ummah, especially Iran and said, “We must to increase our perseverance and ‎confrontation against the United States and the more we stand against the United States and ‎fight them, the more God will be satisfied with us. The Quran says that any action which ‎angers the enemies is a righteous act and surely the marches of International al-Quds Day ‎‎are a righteous deed.”‎

International al-Quds is an annual event held on the last Friday of the holy month of ‎‎‎Ramadhan that was initiated by the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 to express support for ‎‎‎the Palestinians and oppose Zionism and Israel.‎

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