AhlulBayt News Agency

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Sunday

13 May 2018

11:49:10 AM
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Cultural Week of Qom in Lebanon;

Safi al-Din: America is afraid of Iran being alongside resistance

Hojjat al-Eslam Seyyed Hashem Safi al-Din, stated at the opening ceremony of Qom's cultural-economical week in Nabatieh:”Nabatieh is the city of resistance and Imam Hussain(AS) and I am delighted to see the representatives of Qom in the city of Nabatieh.”

According to Ahlul Bayt News Agency – ABNA – Hojjat al-Eslam Seyyed Hashem Safi al-Din, stated at the opening ceremony of Qom's cultural-economical week in Nabatieh:”Nabatieh is the city of resistance and Imam Hussain(AS) and I am delighted to see the representatives of Qom in the city of Nabatieh.”

He continued: “Qom is a blessing for humanity in terms of knowledge and is full of holy places also has been mentioned by the infallible Imams(AS).”

Chairman of Lebanese Hezbollah executive council added: “tens of thousands of scholars and on top of them, many of Maraji live in Qom, this city gave rise to a great leader called Imam Khomeini (RA) who changed the region.”

Safi al-Din said while pointing to the similarities between Qom and JabalAmel area: “this area has long history in Shiism like Qom and has raised great scholars.”

He said: “Qom is like the religious authority for Islamic Revolution of Iran and anyone who wishes to know the history of Islamic Revolution must go to Qom.”

He also added: “Qom has raised great leaders such as supreme leaderwho lead the revolution to its righteous path and JabalAmel is the heart of Lebanon and resistance started from this area and it forms the foundations of the growing power of resistance.”

Chairman of Lebanese Hezbollah executive council also added: “Iran and the Islamic resistance of Lebanon are targets of the global arrogance's hostility because they can change the region and experience proves it.”

Safi al-Din also pointed to the global arrogance's hostility toward Iran and said: “Iran has always been a target for sanctions and wars, Iran raised the flag of defending Palestine and the weak since its beginning.”

He continued: “Trump tries to tighten sanctions and put more pressure on Iran with quittingJCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action). Iran will never produce nuclear missile due to its moral and religious rules, the supreme leader also said that making nuclear missiles is not acceptable by our values.”

Chairman of Lebanese Hezbollah executive council added:“America is afraid of Iran being alongside Palestine and the resistance forces of the region, if Iran ever stops supporting Palestine, America will most likely give nuclear missiles to Iran itself, but Iran will never surrender to America.”

Safi al-Din also pointed to the attack on the resistance in Lebanon and stated: “our enemies tried to target the resistance in the recent election, but people and scholars stood with the resistance which is being targeted by America and Israel with Arabic property.”

He continued: “resistance means nothing without people and the people of Lebanon were aware of enemy plots, resistance are these families who send their dear children to battlefield and they become martyrs, people's message is that we will never stop resisting.”



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