Representative of Kerman in the Assembly of Experts:‎

General Qasem Soleymani was a soldier who supported wilayah

Ayatollah Khatami stressed that General Qasem Soleymani was a soldier who supported ‎wilayah (guardianship) and said, “The most important duty of the people and the officials is ‎to protect the Islamic Resistance and resist against the enemies of Islam.”‎

News ID: 448443

Date: 08 January 2020 - 22:04

RNA – Speaking at the Imam Ali Prayer Hall in Kerman, Ayatollah Sayyed Ahmad Khatami, ‎the representative of the people of Kerman province in the Assembly of Experts, referred to ‎the martyrdom of General Qasem Soleymani and said, “The most important duty of the ‎people and the officials is to protect the Islamic Resistance and resist against the enemies of ‎Islam.”‎
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The temporary Friday prayer leader of Tehran added, “The sincerity of General Qasem ‎Soleymani is known as one of his most prominent attributes and that this commander said ‎that he wants to be buried alongside Martyr Mohammad-Hoseyn Yousefelahi and to just ‎write ‘soldier’ on his tombstone are just a few examples of sincerity in his personality.”‎
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He pointed out that General Soleymani is the loyal friend of the late Imam Khomeyni and the ‎Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei, and said, “People around ‎the world are seeking revenge for the shedding of the blood of General Soleymani.”‎
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Ayatollah Khatami emphasized that in Kerman, the people are participating in the funeral in a ‎glorious manner and added, “The officials must take the best possible opportunity to seek ‎revenge for the shedding of the blood of General Soleymani by the criminal United States.”‎

His Eminence said that the Supreme Leader shed tears while performing the funeral prayer ‎for General Soleymani and noted, “The glorious presence of the people in the funeral ‎prayers is a maneuver of allegiance to the Islamic system.”‎
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He stated that today, the Middle East region owes its support to General Soleymani and said, ‎‎“The slogan of ‘death to America’ and ‘death to Israel’ are due to the blessings of the blood ‎of General Soleymani throughout the world.” ‎

Ayatollah Khatami stressed that General Soleymani was a soldier who supported wilayah ‎‎(guardianship) and said, “Hatred of the United States and Israel existed in the entire being of ‎General Soleymani and the wish of General Soleymani was for the United States to leave the ‎Middle East and for the destruction of Israel.”‎
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His Eminence added that the United States is considered as a wolf of the present era and ‎added, “More than five million people took to the streets to mourn the martyrs of the ‎Islamic Resistance in Tehran and all of them have been shouting for revenge.”‎

He said, “The image of the United States in the region and around the world has been ‎destroyed and the only way to achieve victory over the enemies is through unity and ‎solidarity.”‎

Ayatollah Khatami noted that General Soleymani fought on the battlefield for nearly forty ‎years and stated, “The reduction of all nuclear obligations and the withdrawal of American ‎troops from Iraqi territory is due to the blessings of General Soleymani.”‎
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In conclusion, he said, General Soleymani’s ideology and path continue and the most ‎important task duty of the people and the officials is to protect the Islamic Resistance and ‎resist the enemies of Islam.‎

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