In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
The hardships suffered by the Iranians before and after the Revolution
I wish to thank you the respected ladies who have come from the faraway borders. I hope that just as you have shown determination so far to take the Islamic Revolution to success, and that, with your ranks closed, you will be the spearhead in campaigning to advance the cause of Islam.
My dear ladies and pasdar brothers: we have gained victory, but have also suffered heavy losses. This was the day when the Rex Cinema «1» was set on fire during the time of the defunct, treacherous Shah. There were many people who witnessed the incident, deposed Shah's agents purposely set the place on fire. Perhaps they wanted to make the people change their minds about the movement and to divert their attention to this calamity. we can understand the criminal background of this regime in that it shuts in some strangers in a certain place and sets fire to it so as to divert the people's attention away from themselves and towards that tragedy. He was duly punished for his misdeeds, and God knows what will happen to him in the presence of the Blessed and Exalted Lord. I condole the people of Iran on this tragedy and hope that those martyrs will stand honored before the Almighty. We have undergone heavy losses including the ones in Kurdistan. Today, is the martyrdom anniversary of some of the Muslims of that place, and we are expecting further destructive acts to occur.
The nation's resolve in countering conspiracies and acts of destruction
The saboteurs must know that the people of Iran are ready to endure every adversity in the way of God. We who rose for God and want Islamic precepts to take effect in our Islamic land, are not intimidated by these calamities. The saboteurs and the ones who cause explosions in various places ought to realize that the people of Iran will not forsake their path because of these acts of sabotage. Iran and our dear people are ready to resist the superpowers and the fiends to the very end, and not allow them to get a foothold in our country in order to plunder and destroy their resources. The nation owes you ladies a large debt of gratitude, just as it owes these dear pasdars who are now in His presence up there. You are the soldiers of Islam as well, and the Blessed and Exalted God will profusely reward all those who strive for His sake, and will protect and bless you with health and prosperity. I pray to God the Blessed and Exalted for the glory of Islam and the Muslims and for success in attaining the goals of Islam.
May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.