The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says none of Israel’s crimes will go unanswered and the regime will be punished for various criminal acts it has committed.

“Iran will continue its political and legal efforts and will carry out its proportionate and decisive measures,” he said.

Referring to the high capacities of Muslim states to punish Israel, he added that the Palestinian people have a rightful demand from Muslim countries to use their potentialities to exert pressure on the Zionist regime.

The United Nations Security Council has so far failed to deter the Israeli regime from committing crimes given the United States’ destructive role.

Iran has proved in practice that it will stand against the aggressors and will cut off their hands and feet, he emphasized.

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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Indeed, we are from God and indeed to Him we shall return.

Dear Iranian nation and the great Islamic Ummah,

The great Mujahid, the standard-bearer of Resistance in the region, a virtuous scholar of religion, and a wise political leader – Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah (may God be pleased with him) – achieved martyrdom in last night's tragic events in Lebanon and has ascended to the heavens. The dear Sayyid of the Resistance has received his reward for his decades of jihad on the path of God and enduring hardships in a sacred struggle.

He was martyred while busy making plans for defending the defenseless people of Beirut’s Dahiya neighborhood, their destroyed homes, and their lost loved ones. He had also planned, strategized, and fought for decades for the oppressed people of Palestine, their occupied cities and villages, their homes that had been destroyed, and their loved ones who had been massacred. After all his struggles, the reward of martyrdom was his rightful recompense.

The Islamic world has lost a noble figure, the Resistance Front has lost an eminent standard-bearer, and Lebanon’s Hezbollah has lost an unparalleled leader. However, the blessings from his decades of planning and jihad will never be lost. The foundation that Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah established in Lebanon and the direction he provided to other centers of Resistance will not be destroyed as a result of his martyrdom, but rather it will also be strengthened due to his sacrifice and that of the other martyrs of this event.

By the grace and power of God, the blows struck by the Resistance Front on the worn-out, deteriorating body of the Zionist regime will become even more crushing. The foul-natured Zionist regime has not become victorious by carrying out this atrocity. The Sayyid of the Resistance was not just one person. He was a path and a school of thought, and his path will continue. Sayyid Abbas Mousavi’s blood that was spilled on the ground wasn’t without an effect, and the same will be true about that of Martyr Sayyid Hassan.

I offer my condolences and congratulations to the venerable father and the esteemed wife of our dear Sayyid – who had previously lost her son, Sayyid Hadi, on the path of God – to his honorable children, to the families of the martyrs of this tragedy, to each and every member of Hezbollah, to the dear people and high-ranking officials of Lebanon, to the entire Resistance Front, and to the entire Islamic Ummah on the martyrdom of the great Nasrallah and his martyred companions. I hereby announce five days of public mourning in Islamic Iran. May God unite them [these martyrs] with those closest to Him.

May God’s greetings and peace be upon His righteous servants.

Sayyid Ali Khamenei

Sept. 28, 2024

Releasing a statement, Hezbollah described Nasrallah as a "brave, faithful, and insightful leader" who joined the martyrs. 

Here are some highlights from the statement posted on Al Jazeera website:

*His Eminence, the Master of Resistance, the righteous servant, has passed away to be with his Lord and to His pleasure as a great martyr,

*His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of Hezbollah, has joined his great, immortal martyr comrades whose path he led for nearly thirty years, during which he led them from victory to victory.

*We offer our condolences … to Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, may his shadow endure, the great authorities, the mujahideen, the believers, the nation of resistance, our patient and struggling Lebanese people, the entire Islamic nation, all the free and oppressed people in the world, and his honorable and patient family.

*We offer our condolences and congratulations to his fellow martyrs who joined his pure and holy procession following the treacherous Zionist raid on the southern suburb.

*The leadership of Hezbollah pledges … that it will continue its jihad in confronting the enemy, in support of Gaza and Palestine, and in defense of Lebanon and its steadfast and honorable people.

*To the honorable mujahideen and the victorious and triumphant heroes of the Islamic Resistance, you are the trust of the beloved martyr Sayyid [Nasrallah].

Born in 1960 in Beirut, Nasrallah was elected the secretary general of Hezbollah in February 1992 after the assassination of Sayyed Abbas Mousavi.

He was the third secretary general of Hezbollah which was established in 1982. Nasrallah was one of the founders of the liberation movement.

The Hezbollah movement turned into a regional power under his leadership that succeeded in driving out Israel from southern Lebanon in 2000.

In a message released on Saturday before the official announcement that the Hezbollah chief has been martyred in the Friday attacks, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reminded Israel of its past defeats at the hands of Hezbollah, warning that their current aggression in Lebanon will ultimately result in regret. Ayatollah Khamenei predicted that the Israeli aggression will only strengthen the Resistance movement.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has said inaction in the face of the crimes by malicious and rogue Israeli regime will harm the entire world in the near future.

Tehran times

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) mourns the martyrdom of Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Hezbollah.

He supported the battle of Al-Aqsa flood and Palestinian people with their courageous resistance against the Zionist enemy.

History has proven that the resistance against the Zionist enemy with all its factions and locations, whenever its leaders are martyred, a generation of braver, stronger and more determined leaders will replace them to continue confronting the Zionist regime on the same path.

As two important Islamic sects, Shia and Sunni, have divisions within themselves, but they have many common points among beliefs and religious issues, and to clarify the difference between Shia and Sunni, it is first necessary to see what these two sects have in common. 

A) Commonalities in belief principles

Belief in the existence of God Almighty and His Oneness

Belief in prophethood and mission that God has sent people called messengers and prophets to the people to guide people, and the last of them is Hazrat Muhammad bin Abdullah.

Belief in resurrection and eternal life after death and measuring human actions and reward and punishment in the afterlife

Belief that the Qur'an is a divine book and was revealed by God to the Prophet of Islam Muhammad bin Abdullah (PBUH).

b) Commonalities in legal issues and jurisprudential branches

A- In obligations

prayer

Hajj

fasting

Zakat

Ordering good deeds and forbidding the evil

B- In taboos

a lie

absence

drinking wine

The honor of Ghana

theft

Adultery and... 

In many halal and haram issues, although they differ in the details and conditions of all these principles but in main issues Sunni and Shia Muslims are as same as each other.

The main difference between Shia and Sunni is in the issue of the succession of the Holy Prophet Muhammad bin Abdullah (PBUH). For the succession of that Prophet, the Shia considers conditions such as: infallibility, knowledge and full knowledge of the universe, human beings and our upbringing necessary. Therefore, the appointment of a successor is by God, not the choice of the people, because the people are not aware of the existence of these conditions in a person. Unlike the Sunnis who do not consider such conditions necessary and the root of this difference can be seen in the understanding of the meaning of the mission and prophethood:

1- Is the mission and prophethood a valid authority? 

2- Or that the mission and prophethood is a real position that only a person who has sensual and inherent perfections can reach such a position, and in other words, the order of the universe requires such a requirement as a necessity, that is, there must be a person who mediates between creation and There is a creator, and the existence of such ranks in the universe is necessary, and this position is a formative and real position, not just a credit and empty of reality, although the acquisition of all these positions is due to divine blessings, because to God we are all in existence and perfection. They need God for their existence.

What separates the Shiite thought from the Sunnis in this matter is this second understanding of the concept of mission and prophethood, therefore, they consider the absolute infallibility and knowledge of the Prophet as a condition for the Messenger and the Prophet, and for the same reason that they consider the existence of the Prophet to be necessary, the continuation of this position They also know that although the position of legislation and revelation regarding the completion of the Sharia and the seal of the Prophet of Islam Muhammad bin Abdullah (PBUH) is not continuous, but his other authorities, who are the external and internal guardianship, the explanation of the Sharia, and the intermediary between God and His people, and divine authority. Being cannot be removed and is continuous. In other words, Sunnis believe that after the death of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), just as the revelation was cut off and there is no connection with God Almighty, in all matters, only what has reached us through the Messenger of God (PBUH) is sufficient. The rest of the issues are based on our own inferences, but Shia believe that even though the revelation has been interrupted, we need an infallible person to explain the divine verses and decrees for us and to express what is the true divine decree. Not what one infers.

For more information, you can refer to the book "Shia in Islam" written by Allameh Tabatabai.

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Leader: Final victory in current battle is for resistance front

Wednesday, 25 September 2024 7:22 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 25 September 2024 5:29 PM ]

Ayatollah Khamenei meets with a group of veterans and activists in the field of Jihad and resistance in Tehran on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Hezbollah and other resistance forces are so far the winners of the war, one reason of which is Israel’s massacre of women and children in Palestine and Lebanon.  

“Until today, the victory has been for Hezbollah and the resistance forces; One reason is killing people," he told a group of veterans and activists in the field of Jihad and resistance in Tehran Wednesday.

“If the evil Zionist regime had been able to defeat the fighting forces, whether in Gaza, the West Bank, or in Lebanon, it would not have needed to show its face to the world in such a dark and ugly way through committing crimes against homes, schools, hospitals, children, and women.

“Since the regime has not been able to win over the resistance force, it is forced to pretend to win by hitting women, children, defenseless people and cars on the road, schools and hospitals. So, it has failed so far,” he said. 

Ayatollah Khamenei said, “Some of the effective and valuable forces of Hezbollah were martyred, which undoubtedly caused damage to Hezbollah, but this was not the sort of damage that could bring the group to its knees."

"The organizational and human strength of Hezbollah is much more than that. Their authority, capabilities and strength are much more than that and cannot be seriously affected by these martyrdoms.

"Therefore, they have won until today, and by God's grace, with God's power, the final victory in this battle will belong to the resistance front and the Hezbollah front," the Leader added.

Ayatollah Khamenei said like Iran’s “sacred defense” against former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s invasion of the country in the 1980s, the battle in Lebanon and Palestine today is “Jihad in the way of Allah”.  

“The definite ruling of Sharia is that it is obligatory for everyone to try and help to return Palestine and the Al-Aqsa Mosque to the Muslims and to its original owners.

“A divine movement is taking place here; The people of Palestine and Gaza are fighting in the way of Allah in the true sense of the word," he said. 

In this war against Lebanon and Palestine, the Leader said, "the infidel and evil enemy has the most equipment and the US is behind him".

“The Americans say they are not involved and have no information, they say the opposite. They both have information and are involved and they need the victory of the Zionist regime,” he said.

“For the upcoming elections, the current American government needs to show that it has supported the Zionist regime and had it win the war. Of course, they also need the votes of American Muslims, so they pretend that they are not involved.”

Ayatollah Khamenei said the Israeli enemy has money, weapons, facilities, and global propaganda apparatus, while on the opposing side, "the believers and the fighters in the way of Allah do not even have a tenth of those facilities".

“Nevertheless, the one who wins is the side of the fighters in the way of Allah. The Palestinian resistance is victorious. Hezbollah is victorious.”

The Leader also said Iran is vociferously opposed to the US domination system and that the Islamic Republic will never submit to American bullying. 

"Today, like at the beginning of the revolution, we are against the domination system. We are against American domination," he said. 

Ayatollah Khamenei said the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 was a clear cry against the wrong world order and the Islamic Republic is still against it.

He warned against cultural infiltration, lifestyle and hostile temptations of the enemy to derail Iran's anti-colonial trajectory. 

“Care should be taken in the Ministry of Education, in the radio and television, in the press, the Ministry of Science and the Ministry of Health, which are the places of youth education.

“The enemy defeated by our warriors should not be allowed to follow and do its work inside the country with tricks and machinations,” the Leader added. 

Press TV’s website

This screengrab shows Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah making his first televised address since radio explosions by Israel killed dozens and injured thousands in Lebanon on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says pager and walkie-talkie explosions by Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday which killed 37 people and wounded nearly 3,000 in Lebanon are a declaration of war. 

"The enemy has crossed all red lines and all laws in this attack. This is a massive terrorist attack, genocide, a massacre," Nasrallah said Thursday in his first televised address since the attack. 

"The Tuesday and Wednesday massacres are a war crime, a declaration of war...you can call it anything," he said, adding Israel will face "tough retribution and just punishment, where it expects it and where it does not".   

Israel’s willful intent, Nasrallah said, was to kill 4,000 Lebanese people within minutes but many of the pagers were out of service, turned off or stored away.

"When the enemy planned out this attack, they assumed there were at least 4,000 pagers spread out across all of Lebanon. This means that the enemy had the intention of murdering 4,000 people in a single minute.

"The same was repeated on the second day with the aim being to kill thousands of people carrying radio devices," Nasrallah said.

Some of the attacks, he said, took place in hospitals, pharmacies, marketplaces, commercial shops and even residential homes, private vehicles and public roads where thousands of civilians, including women and children, are present.

Nasrallah said an extensive investigative committee has been formed to study all scenarios, possibilities, and theories, and an almost-definitive conclusion reached.

"I can tell you with utmost certainty that this attack did not break us and will not break us. On the contrary, it will only increase our resolve and determination to continue on in this battle," he said. 

Nasrallah said the aim of the attack is to dissuade the Lebanese resistance from continuing its operations against Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians.

Since October 7 when Hamas carried out the landmark Operation Al-Aqsa Storm inside Israeli occupied territories, Hezbollah has engaged in near-daily cross-border skirmishes with Israeli forces in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

"Why did the enemy do this? When the blessed Al-Aqsa Flood began, the Southern Lebanese support front was opened. This front has inflicted huge losses upon the enemy since October 8, as they have repeatedly admitted themselves," Nasrallah said.

"The Southern Lebanese front has been a very effective front alongside the other support fronts. The enemy has repeatedly sent us messages to close this front. They resorted to threats of war, and attempted to differentiate between Lebanon and Gaza."

Nasrallah said after the first attack on Tuesday afternoon, "the enemy sent us a message through official and unofficial channels, threatening that if we do not close our front, they have more in store for us and so the attack on Wednesday came".

"In the name of the martyrs, the wounded, the ones who lost their eyes and palms, and in the name of every person who has taken on the responsibility of supporting Gaza, we tell Netanyahu and Gallant: the Lebanese front will not stop until the war on Gaza ends," he said, referring to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant. 

Through the attack, Nasrallah said, the enemy wanted the Lebanese people to turn against the resistance.

"This goal failed on Tuesday and Wednesday when we all saw the stances of the people and the wounded who hope to recover to return to the battlefield," he said. 

Nasrallah thanked doctors, officials and everyone who helped in the treatment of victims of the attacks, including the people who donated blood.

"One of the silver linings of the crisis of the past few days is the solidarity and unity experienced across the country," he said. 

Press TV’s website 

From 12th to 17th of Rabi-ul-Awl, the week of unity is named. One of the reasons for naming the Week of Unity by Imam Khomeini is that Muslims are together under the umbrella of Islam. Because Islam is the most perfect religion and everyone should gather under its umbrella and the unity between Sunnis and Shiites should remain stable.

The foresight of the Imam (RA) and the guidance of the Supreme Leader brought a very favorable result, in the Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (AS), all the people gathered together in Karbala and created a huge community, one of the effects of which was the unity between religions. It is different.

The unity and solidarity between Muslims makes the enemies who are trying to divide and divide Muslims with absurd goals to be disappointed, the week of unity is the consolidation of the bond between Shia and Sunni Muslims, whose celebration neutralizes the plots of the enemies.

This unity and sympathy causes the enemies to despair and retreat; Because the week of unity is a symbol of tying and consolidating the bond of Muslims with each other and celebrating it neutralizes the plots of enemies.

The existence of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) is full of mercy for humanity, and the Almighty God blessed mankind with the sending of him, and we must strengthen the behaviors worthy of the Prophet in ourselves so that we can achieve the lofty goals of Islam.

We did not send you but as a mercy to all the nations.(Al Anbiya:107)

The Prophet of Islam, may God bless him and his family and grant him peace, is a mercy to the world.

The existence of Prophet Khatam is the reason for the happiness of two worlds of people. Because following the ritual and plan that he brought will end the failures, misfortunes, riots and all bad things, and will lead to the rule of the righteous with faith in the world.

Finally, following him bring us eternal blessings in the hereafter. 

Historians have written the year of his birth as "Aam Al-Fail" (570 AD). Famous among Shiites, the 17th of Rabi al-Awwal and among Sunnis, the 12th of this month is considered as his birthday.

His Holiness's father's name is "Abdullah", the son of "Abd al-Muttalib" and his beloved mother, "Amna Bint Wahhab". Abdullah's life with Amina was not very long because Abdullah passed away two months before the birth of the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family).

In several hadiths, it has been narrated from the Messenger of God (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said:

"I am the result of the prayer of my father Abraham (peace be upon him) and I am the one whom Jesus (peace be upon him) gave the good news of his coming."

Regarding this sentence of the Prophet (peace be upon him) who said: "I am the result of the prayer of my father Ibrahim", writes: "When Abraham built the house of the Kaaba, he prayed and asked God for several things, including: "God, keep this city safe."

Then he offered:

 «ربنا وابعث فیهم رسولا منهم یتلو علیهم آیاتک ویعلمهم الکتاب والحکمة...» 

"O Lord, raise up for them a prophet from among themselves who will recite your verses to them and teach them your book and wisdom..."

This prayer of Abraham was answered and God made our prophet the same prophet that he wanted.