Naming the Day of Quds

After the bombing of south Lebanon in July 1979 by Zionists, Imam Khomeini asked the Muslims all over the world to choose the last Friday of the Holy Ramadan for showing their unity supporting the Palestinian and their legal rights.
After naming the last Friday of Ramadan as the Global Day of Quds by The supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution, every year before saying the Friday Prayers, a great mass of the fast holders demonstrate to support the oppressed people of Palestine.
This demonstration also takes place in many of the Islamic countries such as Turkey, Indonesia, Bahrain, Lebanon and Pakistan and even in the non-Muslim countries like the United States and England, many Muslims and non-Muslims attend the demonstration.
Declaration of the Quds Day
by Imam Khomeini

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

For many years I have been warning Muslims of the menace posed by the usurper Israel which has recently intensified her savage raids on our Palestinian brothers and sisters. Bent on the destruction of Palestinian freedom fighters, Israel has been ceaselessly bombing their houses and homes in South Lebanon.

I call on the Muslims of the world as well as on all Muslim governments to join forces to cut down this usurper and its supporters. I invite Muslims all over the globe to consecrate the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan- which is a `day of fate' and which could also become the day on which the fate of the Palestinian people might be determined- as `Quds Day' and to proclaim the international solidarity of Muslims in support of the legitimate rights of the Muslim people (of Palestine). I pray to the Almighty for the victory of the Muslims over the infidels. May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you"

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomein

Source: Sahifeh, vol. 9, Page: 243
August 7, 1979

 

Imam Khomeini;
the Reviver of Muslim Unity

A Brief History of the Conflict

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The Masjid al-Aqsa Sanctuary

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Obstacles for the Islamic Unity in Imam Khomeini's view

Self-Desires

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Religious Gaps & Nation Disagreements

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Secularism

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Nondemocratic, Authoritarianism & West-Dependent Governments

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Western Cultural Aggression to the World of Islam

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Preventing Palestinians to Attain Their
Objectives

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The World of Islam & Palestine
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The Muslims to Maintain a Hostile stance

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The World of Islam According to Imam

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Quds, the Event for the Monotheists of the World

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The Head of Tragedies

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Palestine
in Imam Khomeini's Doctrine