In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
The day is great, the gathering is great, and the place is sacred. Today is the birthday anniversary of Hadrat Zahra. Today is the day of women's victory, and the day of the exemplary woman in the world. Women play a great role in the society. Women are the manifestations the realization of mankind's desires. Women are those who bring up the great men and women. From women's training, men can reach higher intellectual levels. The women are those who train great men and women. Today is a great day, a day in which a great woman came to the world who is equal to all men. A woman came to the world who is an exemplary human. A woman came to the world who is the entire manifestation of humane identity. So, today is a great day. Today is the day of all women.
The women of our period proved that they are beside the men in jihad or even further ahead. The Iranian women have actively participated in both financial and physical jihads. These honorable women in south of Tehran, in Qum and other cities, these women who observe their hijab and are veiled, these women who are the manifestation of chastity, have been forerunners in jihad and also in devoting their assets. They devoted all their jewelry for the needy. Of course, what is of great importance in their deeds is their pure intention. The Almighty God said a few verses in holy Qur'an when Hadrat `Ali) `a (and his chaste family gave some loaves of bread to the needy. These verses are not for those loaves of bread; these verses are for their pure deed, which was done for the satisfaction of God. The value of the deeds is dependent on their spirituality. The value of the struggles of our sisters who attended the movement was greater than the value of the men's struggles. Our chaste sisters with their observed hijab united with men and achieved the victory. Now, our sisters devote all their assets, which they have collected during a whole life to the needy with Godly intentions, and this is valuable. If the rich give millions, the value of their deed is not comparable to that of these women. Today is the day of women. Today is the day of chaste women. And this great gathering, is the gathering of the people from all strata, those who could not gather due to strangulation, and now have gathered like brothers and sisters. They have all gathered in this sacred place, the Faydiyyah Madrasah in which the divine laws are recited; a place from where the science went to everywhere, and from science jihad went everywhere. The Qum men and women are exemplary in both their knowledge and deeds. Iranian men and women are exemplary in their knowledge and deeds, besides Hadrat Fatimah) `a (in the birthday anniversary of Hadrat Fatimah) `a (in the gathering of the Islamic nation and in an Islamic place.
My friends! Preserve this unity and gathering. The devils are lurking to create differences. Preserve unity of expression! Preserve this uprising for God. As long as your uprising is for the satisfaction of God, you are victorious. Those who are after creating discord in the country for any kind of reason, betray the nation, betray the country, and betray Islam. Neutralize their conspiracies with your awareness. Those, who are creating tension and differences among different strata of the people throughout the society, are foreign elements, are American elements, and are their mercenaries. They receive money from beyond the borders and they distribute the money among the workers to prevent them from working, to prevent the factories from working. They prevent the farmers from working. Oh, honorable workers. Oh, dear farmers! Continue your working. Put an end to differences in your unity of expression. Today is a day that you should all work for Islam and your country. You are all bound to do this. Those who prevent you from working are serving their masters to find a way in Iran. They want to bring us down to misery again. God may save us from their harm. May God make Islam and the Muslims victorious. May God give us the power to think. May God give you health and prosperity. May God's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.
Sahifeh, vol.7, Page: 318-319
Speech
Subject: Struggles of the Iranian women
May 17, 1979