Mahdavi Kani honors memory of Imam Khomeini

He said in a statement to mark anniversary of 15th Khordad 1963, the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, that the 1963 uprising was reminiscent of the movements led by Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and his infallible Household.&

"With reliance upon God, the great Iranian nation captured the heights of dignity and glory thanks to the sacrifices they made."&

He said that Islam is a blessing from Almighty God and the Islamic Republic of Iran is the fruit of blood of thousands of martyrs, the war veterans and prisoners of war who defended Iran in the course of eight-year Iraqi-imposed war (1980-1988).&

He highlighted the principle of Velayat-e Faqih (Governance of Supreme Jurisprudent) which guarantees implementation of the illuminating teachings of Islam. He said that Velayat-e Faqih distinguishes the Islamic Republic from other governing systems.&

Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani paid tribute to senior religious leaders Ayatollah Motahari, Ayatollah Beheshti, Ayatollah Dastgheib, Ayatollah Ashrafai Isfahani, Ayatollah Qazi Tabatabaei, Ayatollah Madani, Ayatollah Sadouqi, Ayatollah Mofatteh and Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Bahonar who were martyred by terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organization in 1980s.&

He said that the Islamic Awakening movements in the region and the anti-capitalist movements in the western countries demonstrate the impacts of the Islamic Republic of Iran.&

Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani recalled predication of late Imam Khomeini about collapse of the capitalist system and the former Soviet Union and said that national solidarity is the key to great successes the Islamic Republic of Iran has scored, calling for the same unity among the Iranian nation to achieve more.&

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