Mohammad Mehdi Sharif, the son of the first cleric martyr of Iran-Iraq war said: “The Iranian supreme leader is the spiritual father for all the martyrs’ children and the children of martyrs consider him as their spiritual father as well.
Mohammad Mehdi Sharif added: “The martyrs’ children listen to the words of supreme leader and they obey his guidance by relying on this issue that the supreme leader is their spiritual father.”
He pointed out to this issue that the supreme leader is a model for us and he mentioned: “He express messages in different fields which are comprehensive and complete and we must benefit from his advices so well.”
The son of the first martyred clergy of the Imposed War Era pointed out that our youths must consider the martyrs, devotees and chemically injured patients as their models and support the Islamic guardianship and he said: “The martyrs obeyed the demands of former supreme leader and they expressed this motto: ‘If you say I’m commander, then I’m commander, if you say I die, then will die’ and they fought with the enemy strongly.”
Sharif outlined: “The martyrs children never feel that they are without father, because at any moment that they will it is necessary to see their fathers, the heavenly fathers will be with them.”
“I ask the people of Iran specially the youths to be more active in the field of promoting the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom”, he added.
Shairf continued: “If today the youths are looking for a model, they must know that during the Iran-Iraq war many Iranian fighters in different ages were martyred, so the Iranian youths must consider them as their models and symbols as well.”
Sharif added: “All the people should devote some times for reading the testaments and recommendations of martyrs.”
The clergy of Islam Mohammad Hassan Ghonoti (Sharif) was the first martyred clergy of the Iran-Iraq war era. Martyr Ghonoti who played an important role in guiding the people before the Islamic Revolution was imprisoned by the SAVAK forces as well.
The people of Ardekan and Shiraz went to the former police station of this city and they threatened the authorities to free him, otherwise they will rebel, so the former regime freed him but prohibited him from speaking in the public.
Once again he went to Esfahan city and he started his propaganda and political activities with the nickname of Sharif. He was captured and imprisoned again by the SAVAK forces. But he did not give up his propaganda; he would continue his activities in the prison as well.
On Ashura day, the prison official threatened if he does not keep quiet, he would kill him, but he responded: “I’m really thirsty to be martyred on Ashura day, so if I deserve martyrdom, you will shoot.”
After the victory of Islamic Revolution, he was freed from prison. When the Iran-Iraq war started, he went to the battlefields and he established the military group “Allah Akbar”.
On October 16, 1980, the Iraqi regime issued the command of advancement towards Khoramshahr city.
The 40-meter streets of this city as central streets would be considered as an index for military divisions. After a few hours passing from these conflicts, the Iraqi Baathist forces entered the city and they started firing toward Iranian forces from different places. The enemy targeted the car of martyr Sharif Ghonoti. When 7 to 8 bullets hit his body a R.P.G bullet hit his car and it was burnt.
The enem that had attempted to capture this clergy, they captured the injured body of this martyr. They started beating him with spear, finally he was martyred.
He was born in 1934 in Ghasbe village, near Arvand River located in Khuzistan city. He started his education by going to the Qom Seminary to lead the people accurately. During the same years he went to Brojerd Seminary and he studied in this city for several years. After that based on the demand of Ayatollah Golpaigani he went to one of the villages of the city and despite of his propaganda, he constructed a mosque and Bath for the village as well. Later based on the invitation of the people of Ardekan city, he went there and he did many services for the people as well.
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