Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi: The Blood of the Martyred Leader Will Be Avenged Through Justice
Aggressors will escape neither divine justice nor lawful punishment
QOM, PURWILAYAH.COM - Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has declared that the blood of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, along with that of the commanders, officials, civilians, and children killed alongside him, must be answered through justice.
The senior cleric made the remarks in a message issued on Sunday to coincide with the farewell and funeral ceremonies held for the martyred Leader. He said the enormous public turnout at the ceremonies bore witness to the Iranian nation’s fidelity to the ideals of the Islamic Revolution, its endurance, and its resolve to carry forward the path of the martyrs.
Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi cautioned against any belief that the confrontation has drawn to a close, stressing that the struggle against the front of global arrogance goes on. Sowing despair, weakness, or hopelessness among the public, the officials, or the Armed Forces, he warned, would only advance the aims of the enemy. Patience and steadfastness, he affirmed, remain the conditions for victory.
The Grand Ayatollah stated that those behind the assassination of the martyred Leader, of military commanders, of officials, and of civilians and children, would escape neither divine justice nor rightful punishment. The blood of the martyrs, he said, will never be forgotten, and the Islamic Ummah will pursue justice for them within the framework of Islamic law and established legal principles.
He further called on the country’s officials, the Armed Forces, and its decision-makers to place their trust in God, in the nation’s own capabilities, and in the faith and perseverance of the people, while standing firm against the enemy across the military, diplomatic, and every other arena. Experience has shown, he warned, that any retreat before an aggressor only emboldens it to press on and to widen its ambitions.
Reference: ABNA24