Costs paid by Shi’as to create true Islamic government

Hujjat al-Islam Hasan Sa’idi, a professor in the Islamic Seminary of Qom criticized those who question the cause the Iranian nation’s strong stance against imperialism, saying opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s anti-imperialist stance is due to a lack of knowledge of the Holy Quran, reported Rasa.

His Eminence referred to several verses in the Quran regarding the necessity of a stance against imperialism and added that those who are opposed to this anti-imperialist stance do not believe in the ideological revolution of the people.

He pointed out the enormous costs paid by Shi’as in their attempts to create a true Islamic government throughout history, saying that during the Umayyad and Abbasid era, specially under the caliphates of Mansour al-Diwaniqi and al-Mutawakkil, many Shi’as were tortured and imprisoned.

His Eminence added that the high costs for Shi’as were not just related to this era, but Imam Khomeini said: “The independence that you seek has many expenses and you must strive hard to achieve it.”

“However,” he added, “The oppressors don’t want us to be independent.”

Hujjat al-Islam Sa’idi said that those “sons of Imam Khomeini” are those who have the goals and path of the Islamic Revolution ingrained within them and quoted the late Imam, who said: “Those who will remain with us until the end are those who tasted the taste of poverty.”

/SR