You should notice that we are all responsible for preserving Islam. We are obliged to safeguard Islam, the nation, the Islamic banner and this Islamic country to the last man. Up to the last men, women, young and old are obliged to defend. Defense is a public matter; everyone is obliged to defend.
Islamic land as much as they can. Islam and Islamic command are so important that the prophets sacrificed their lives for God and His commands. In Islam, ever since the advent of this religion, prominent personalities have sacrificed their lives to preserve it. When that is the case, and God has trusted us with safeguarding such a sacred covenant we are all obliged to do so. We should not be scared of the number of our casualties, of the number of people martyred in a bomb attack or of the casualties in an explosion. Not at all! Islam is neither affiliated to me nor to you. Islam belongs to Almighty God and we are all obliged to safeguard it powerfully…
When the Islamic country is threatened by the enemies of Islam, defending the Islamic country and Islamic principles is obligator for al of us….We are bound to defend Islam and the Islamic country. … We have wanted Islam and still do so, but it does allow us to trespass on another country. Still, it has ordered us to punch the transgressor in the mouth.
Sahifeh, vol.15, Page: 93-101
Speech, August 18, 1981