44 Years of Resistance
44 Years of Resistance
Sometimes intentionally I closet for one or two days and have a look back at the past newspapers and with turning each page, a greater surprise swims inn my mind, in fact, not only all of infidels, through these years, have been unable to defeat us but also we have had achievements and successes many times more than the volume of their enmities against us, and resistance against infidelity, arrogance and atheism is only one of those achievements.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –Sometimes intentionally I closet for one or two days and have a look back at the past newspapers and with turning each page, a greater surprise swims inn my mind, in fact, not only all of infidels, through these years, have been unable to defeat us but also we have had achievements and successes many times more than the volume of their enmities against us, and resistance against infidelity, arrogance and atheism is only one of those achievements.

History pages are full of encounters of oppressor with oppressed and arrogant with mujahid (crusader). In Islamic Iran, resistance is part of its culture and historical identity of Iranian nation. Iranians through their history have always defended their national and religious identity and the outcome of the defense has been an honorable life of a great nation in the historical ups and downs. In the current condition, the most rational and logical strategy of Islamic Iran against the excessive demanding enemies is to choose the path of resistance and this strategy is one of the tested path with successful results in the history of Islam and it is the long journey of historical life of us.

With reviewing history of Islam, signs show us that Islam has a historic doppelganger, named resistance. Since the early days of Mabaath, the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) put resistance against pagans at the top of his activities based on the Divine orders and in response to the offers of the rich and wealthy men of his time who thought Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) claimed prophecy just for the worldly fame and position, he frankly states that if they if they put the Sun in his right hand and the Moon in his left on condition that he abandons this course he would not abandon it and consequently all Muslims with reliance on the Prophet even in the hardest time and under torture and economic pressure in Shaab Abi Taleb did not retreat from resistance and the outcome of this resistance was the sweet fruit of victory of Muslims over infidels and pagans that history is a crystal clear proof for this bright and genuine truth.

Resistance of the Prophet Mouhammad’s (PBUH) Household against tyranny and oppression of rulers of his time has continued through the whole lives of them and we can clearly witness the climax of sacrifice and resistance through the history of the mankind in the Battle of Ashura which is not only a lesson of freedom and resistance for the followers of the Household but also a human lesson for all men who cannot tolerate life with humiliation as it is against free men’s dignity and this freedom is liberty  which takes man to the highest level of humanity, and in fact when the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution says “We neither tyrannize nor tolerate tyranny, and even we do not compromise with tyranny and we defend the oppressed.” His remarks are the translation of a quotation from Imam Hussein (AS) which is “Never to Humiliation”.

This sentence is so sweet and pleasant that I would like to repeat it many times that in Islamic Iran, resistance has become some part of its culture and historical identity. Iranians through their history have always defended their national and religious identity and its outcome is the honorable life of a great nation in the historical ups and downs and passage of time in the world in a way that today Islamic Iran owns one of the most noble civilizations of the world that since the pre-historic eras have continued its life discretely  under the name of Iran and Iranian and in the decisive periods, history has connected Iranian nation to the today’s era with a chain with the strategic depth in the identity, national culture and religion.

Today also Iranian nation is experiencing one of its decisive eras and as the Supreme Leader has said, Iranians like their brilliant history have taken the path of resistance with a strong logic against the excessive demands of enemies. Historical experiences and review of the similar events show that excessive demands of enemies have no limit and as long as we do not force them to give in through resistance and hitting the final blow for disappointing them, they will not stop threats and excessive demands.

In fact and based on the wisdom and prudence, resistance means one chooses a path that he thinks it is right. Considering these remarks of the Supreme Leader, the first logic for resistance is its being right. In fact, rightfulness of the root and inviolable principle of the resistance of the prophets and the Households and all freedom-lovers of the world has been and is against the arrogant and oppressor systems.

The Holy Quran in the Chapter Al-Asr has put emphasis on patience and right which both are arms of resistance and leads man to escape damages. Accordingly, the Supreme Leader in his speech at the late Imam Khomeini Mausoleum with openness said that the doctrine of the Late Imam Khomeini has targeted with full strength the veins of domination of the West and the U.S., and described it a choice based on logical and scientific expression. He added, “The Late Imam chose the path of resistance because he did not choose it out of excitement and the reason behind this choice was a genuine, rational, logical and smart base and not out of excitement and there is a logical, scientific and religious backing for it.”

A glance at the historical realities especially in recent years show that no country and nation has reached its goal through retreating against the arrogant systems and only resistance is the only way from preventing them to advance and the big mistake is that one thinks that he cannot stand against the bully of the arrogance and this is the biggest plague and indecisive-maker in choosing the path of resistance.