Sayyed Nasrallah: When Challenged with Takfiri Ideology, We Become More Determined

Zeinab Issa

Hizbullah Secretary General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah tackled various regional and internal developments on Friday.

On the Day of the Wounded, Sayyed Nasrallah hailed the efforts and saluted the wounded brothers and sisters who are present at the rally or in hospitals or in their homes.

"I salute the families of the injured heroes and all the medical crews who accompanied our wounded fighters from the very first moment, from first aid to the continuous health care, and I thank all the members of the Wounded Institution," His Eminence stated

Greetings and salutations to the wounded

"Your wounds today are a living witness of real acts and events that happened in the very recent past," he said, and pointed out that "each of these injuries tells the story of an incident or an event that should be recorded for the coming generations."

In parallel, His Eminence added, "Your wounds remind us of the heroic acts of the Resistance during the "Grapes of Wrath" 1996 aggression as well as the 2000 liberation and the epic victory in 2006."

On the occasion, the resistance leader mentioned, "The birthday of Abul Fadl Abbas is a day for every wounded resistance fighter and every jihadist warrior. It is a day for our wounded, who were the men of courage and steadfastness in all battlefields."

He further thanked the families of the martyrs, "who defended the land and the sanctities, particularly those of the latest military confrontations, who showed a high level of presence and steadfastness."

"The resistance, with all its sacrifices, is the one that liberated Lebanon," Sayyed Nasrallah confirmed.

Moreover, he hailed the resistance's sacrifices that led to all the blessings of this country. "Without this resistance, our land would have turned into an "Israeli" colony."

"The story of the Lebanese resistance recalls that this resistance had enough awareness and a clear vision to realize the danger of remaining silent over the American and "Israeli" occupation or coexisting with the American hegemony in 1982," His Eminence affirmed.

Moreover, His Eminence recalled that this resistance has been offering martyrs and wounded fighters as thousands of its men were subjected to its detention camps and their homes were destroyed.

"This resistance, through these countless sacrifices, is the side that liberated Lebanon from occupation," Sayyed Nasrallah stressed, and added: "Today, if there is a Lebanese state and if there is dignity, fortunes, water, oil and gas, the credit goes to all the resistance fighters and their wounds."

No one to Uproot Resistance

In response to those calling for uprooting the resistance, the Hizbullah Secretary General wondered: "The most powerful armies in the history was defeated and to brought to its knees in front of the feet of our fighters in Bint Jbeil and Maroun al-Ras, and who are these people who talk about uprooting us?"

"Some people find it easy to pack up and leave when the situation is not great, but we have nothing outside Lebanon," His Eminence stated, and highlighted that "We were born here, will be martyred here and will be buried here and no one will rout us out of here."

He also reiterated Hizbullah's readiness to pay the highest prices for protecting this country.

Domestic Affairs; Sayyed Nasrallah urges self-restraint

On the internal front, he clarified that there are no new developments in terms of the elections.

In this context, he condemned the US interference in Lebanon's internal affairs.

"We warn of the American interference that seeks to push things in a certain direction and this is the tip of the iceberg of US blatant interference and intimidation in Lebanon and the region," Sayyed Nasrallah emphasized.

He further explained that "all sides wait, today, the decision of the Constitutional Council."

Moving to the Lebanese security situation, Sayyed Nasrallah urged all people to exercise self-restraint, given the fact that Lebanon entered a critical stage since 2005.

Thus, the Hizbullah top official called all those present on the Lebanese territory from Lebanese, Syrians and Palestinians to show extreme restraint and to avoid any form of tensions, whether during grief, anger or joy.

"Any incident might have inappropriate repercussions on people, security and on all of us," he warned, and noted that "even when it comes to personal disputes, people should have even more restraint, since any dispute is nowadays being given sectarian meanings."

On the phenomenon of opening fire in the air in any occasion, Sayyed Nasrallah affirmed that people are frightened; some are even getting killed.

He revealed that after revealing with the religious authorities, we got the reply that these acts are definitely impermissible in Islam."

"The fatwa is stricter...This is haram [religiously forbidden]. If the weapons are ours, using arms is not allowed in such a manner," His Eminence said.

Lebanese Security Issues

On the security developments that the Lebanese region of Baalbek-Hermel area is witnessing, Sayyed Nasrallah mentioned both the incidents of rocket falling on the area as well as the rumors of kidnapping.

"The sensitive point is that some media outlets are circulating rumors that these rockets are being fired from Arsal and its barren mountains -- they are accusing a Sunni town of shelling Shiites towns," he warned.

"Some media outlets continue spreading lies," His Eminence said, and called on everyone to verify any report.

"If anyone in Arsal is killed for personal reasons, some sides start accusing Hizbullah of the incident.

In this context, Sayyed Nasrallah confirmed that "none of the rockets fired into Baalbek-Hermel were fired from Arsal."

"The armed Syrian groups are responsible God willing we will find a solution to this issue," His Eminence vowed, and urged all rational men, scholars and figures of Baalbek-Hermel to foil any attempt at inciting strife.

"We should be very vigilant and efforts should be exerted to put an end to these attempts to create strife in these regions," he said.

On the incident near the Iranian embassy, Sayyed further condemned the killing of the innocent person.

Regional developments

On the regional level, Sayyed Nasrallah warned that there is a US attacking scheme to be implemented in Syria and launched by Europe, as well as many Arab and Gulf countries.

"Some are speaking out about their views on what is happening, but others are silent because they fear Takfiri attempts against them. Why did they shoot at Sheikh Maher Hammoud and tried to assassinate him? Why other clerics are also being threatened?"

His Eminence stated that as "some people accuse us of not respecting the other opinion; we are being cursed night and day."

"Our figures, scholars, sect and ideas are being cursed on podiums and we haven't responded because our religion and our brains forbid us from doing so," he mentioned.

Moreover, His Eminence welcomed any opposition from within the Shiite sect.

"All the accusations against us and that aim at terrorizing us will not change our stance. When we are challenged with insults and Takfiri ideologies, we become even more convinced and determined," he affirmed.

His Eminence further vowed that Hizbullah will continue to "defend Syria and the Syrian people and Lebanon and the Lebanese people."

"If they think that we will withdraw and retreat, we are not of the sort. During our battle with the Zionist entity and while whole buildings were collapsing on our heads, we did neither withdraw nor surrendered," Nasrallah confirmed.

On this level, the resistance leader denied all what is related to the story of the regime and the people."

"Let no one tell us that we are with the regime and against the Syrian people, as large portions of the people are with the regime and we are with these people," he added.

Moreover, Sayyed Nasrallah elaborated that "We are the last to have interfered in Syria. However, we took the decision to interfere on the Syrian ground to oppose the plot in Syria."

"With time the nature of this plan became clear for us, including its repercussions on the whole region and its people," he said, and reiterated that "Hizbullah is neither with the Syrian regime nor against it."

He further highlighted that Hizbullah stands with the side of the Syrian people that calls for reform, away from the destruction of Syria and its people.

"There are around 100 thousand fighters that came to Syria. Can anyone convince us that some Arab and Islamic countries that do not have originally elections are with the rights and reforms?" His Eminence wondered.

Sayyed Nasrallah clarified that "these sides don't care about the people's life. They just want to topple the regime in Syria, even the alternative is mess and chaos. The alternative is the groups that are killing and slaughtering people.

"Those who want to bring down Syria seek to make Lebanon and the rest of the region under the control of the "Israeli"-American-Takfiri powers," he warned.

His Eminence also slammed the Future Movements double standards: "We were the last party to intervene in Syria while the Future Movement and other Lebanese parties were the first to intervene, not to mention the other nations, groups and organizations."

"We do not send our young men to Syria saying that we are sending milk and bed covers, and we do not secretly bury our martyrs and tell their relatives to stay silent."

"When we fight, we do not hide, but rather we proudly hold public burials," Sayyed Nasrallah asserted, and wondered: "are we really fighting in al-Raqqa, Tartus, Idlib, Deir Ezzor, al-Hasakeh and Daraa?"

"The answer is no. We have decent capabilities and we believe that any modest support is useful in the face of a global scheme that is targeting everyone," His Eminence confirmed.

Gulf decision to blacklist Hizbullah

He also commented on the Gulf decision to blacklist Hizbullah as terrorist.

"When did the Gulf have a list of terrorism?" His Eminence wondered, and reiterated that "Hizbullah is proud that we are on the American terror list."

"There are no Hizbullah members in the Gulf anyway," he said, and noted that "Hizbullah understands their anger: they are losing a project that has cost them millions of dollars in Syria and their project is now being defeated."

The Resistance Leader also commented on the alleged sectarian claims that Shiites controlled a Sunni mosque.

"Is that a wise and responsible act? Why are they turning the issue into Sunni-Shiite strife? This story is false," His Eminence said, and noted that "there are Syrian Shiites living in al-Qseir."

"These are Shiites, who have a neighborhood and a mosque. These men erected an "O hussien" flag on their mosque. If anyone thinks that through lies, killings, and threats we will change our stances, they are wrong."

Iranian elections

On the Iranian elections, Sayyed Nasrallah hailed the Iranian people on this day where democracy is being celebrated. "Iran today is presenting to the Arab world a model of popular elections."

"The Supreme Leader's vote is the same as that of any villager in Iran," Sayyed Nasrallah concluded.

Source: english.alahednews