TEHRAN (Iran News) – On the eve of the Government Week and in a ceremony held for renewing allegiance to the ideals of Imam Khomeini (R), President Ebrahim Raeisi said that Iranian officials must make effort to expand justice in society with help of the Leader of Islamic Revolution.

Speaking while visiting the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini (R) and renewing allegiance with the ideals of the Imam and the Islamic Revolution, President Raisi honored the memory of martyrs, especially Martyr Rajai and Martyr Bahonar, and said, “The presence of members of the government on the first day of the government week in the mausoleum of our noble Imam has this message that the government considers the covenant with Imam Khomeini (R) as a covenant with all good things and values”.

The President stated that Imam Khomeini (RA) had his heart attached to God, and added, “The whole existence of Imam Khomeini (RA) was devoted to serving the people, and therefore, the covenant with him is the covenant with all the good values”.

Referring to the interpretation of Imam Reza (AS) that there is nothing like service to the people that provides a basis for closeness to God Almighty, and today this field exists for us, Raisi stated, “Today on this earth, many people claim to serve the people. Even if you ask those who are living in a foreign country ‘what are you doing here’, they say that they came to serve the people, but the truth is that what these people are doing is a self-interested service”.

The President continued, “These people serve for their own benefit and if they are asked, they say that they are looking for their own benefit. This is a materialistic view of service. They say that we don’t do anything and we don’t take a step except for the benefit of ourselves, our party, and our movement”.

Raisi described another type of service to be served out of altruism, which is done out of compassion, and clarified, “There are many people who serve out of altruism in the world. This type of service is also derived from a humanistic and human-centered point of view”.

The President stated that the type of service that Imam Khomeini (RA) taught us is service to God, and noted, “In this regard, for all the actions that are taken and the steps that are taken, one should not be jealous of anyone, because this type of service should only be done for God to find value. This important matter was taught by Imam Khomeini to the people and statesmen of Islamic Iran”.

Pointing out that a figure like Haj Qasem Soleimani is also moving in this direction and receiving the attention of the people, the President said, “This is why, according to the interpretation of the Supreme Leader, Martyr Soleimani is considered a school”.

Raisi considered the implementation of justice to be an important and pivotal point and added, “In his teachings and books, after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini always emphasized that justice can be implemented”.

The President stated, “Imam Khomeini (RA) always emphasized that it is justice-loving people who can execute justice and therefore always emphasized on choosing people who have excellent human qualities and especially the quality of justice”.

Emphasizing that today, if we want to follow the line of Imam Khomeini (R), the interpreter of this line is the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the President clarified, “Imam Khomeini (R) considered the implementation of justice as a principle, and therefore, we all should pay attention to a just approach”.

Raisi considered the trust of the people as a great asset and said that we are grateful to God Almighty for the trust of the people here next to the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini (R) and said, “The trust of the people in the government is one of the blessings of God and a great asset that should always be guarded and increase day by day”.

The President said that he appreciates the hard work and efforts of all the statesmen and his colleagues in the executive branch during the government week, and expressed hope that this week the performance of the government will be explained to the people and the elites, and the executives will also receive the views and points of the elites and the suggestions of the experts and benefit from critics’ criticisms”.