“International Quds Day”: A Day of Reviving Responsibility and Correcting the Compass
The commemoration of “International Quds Day” is an opportunity to renew our commitment to the paramount cause and reaffirm our responsible and sincere stance alongside the oppressed Palestinian people. While the Israeli enemy, backed by the Great Satan America and the hypocritical forces within most Arab and Islamic regimes, strive to obliterate identity and suppress the nation’s central issues, foremost among them the Palestinian cause, the book “International Quds Day,” in its second edition for 2019, published by the Department of Quranic Culture, stands as an intellectual beacon and a resounding cry that awakens consciences and revives responsibility. What does this new publication hold within its pages to redirect the nation’s compass toward its central cause? What profound dimensions does it reveal about International Quds Day, declared by Imam Khomeini and emphasized by leaders of thought and resistance? Let us delve into the depths of this intellectual work, which does not merely analyze but calls for action and confrontation.
The book “International Quds Day,” which includes lectures by the martyr of the Quran, Sayyid Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi (may God be pleased with him), and Sayyid Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi (may God protect him), is an important reference for understanding the religious, political, and humanitarian dimensions of the Jerusalem and Palestine issue. The book transcends the traditional approach to the issue, offering a profound vision based on Quranic principles. It emphasizes that Jerusalem is not merely a city, but rather the epicenter of the conflict and a symbol of Islamic and human identity.
Jerusalem: The Axis of Existence and Identity
The book begins by focusing on the importance of Jerusalem and its sacred status in Islam, citing the noble Quranic verse from Surah Al-Isra, which links the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) with the Al-Aqsa Mosque (Masjid al-Aqsa). This connection affirms that Jerusalem is an integral part of the nation’s faith and conscience. The author believes that neglecting Jerusalem is neglecting a part of the nation’s religious and human identity, leading to a genuine crisis in its religious consciousness and commitment.
Reviving Responsibility and Correcting the Compass
The book highlights International Quds Day, declared by Imam Khomeini for Muslims to observe on the last Friday of Ramadan, as a pivotal occasion for renewing awareness and responsibility towards the Palestinian cause. It is a day to mobilize the nation and remind it that Palestine and Jerusalem are a cause for all humanity, not a matter specific to a particular region. The book emphasizes that commemorating this day is an urgent necessity in light of current challenges and deliberate attempts to obscure the issue.
Confronting Obscuring the Issue and the Conspiracies of the Enemies
The book addresses the deliberate obscuring of the Palestinian cause on several levels: media, political, and cultural. It explains how there are relentless efforts by the Israeli enemy and its supporters, especially its arm, the Great Satan, America, to distance the nation from its central cause. This obscuring is not limited to ignoring the issue, but extends to distorting the image of the resistance and criminalizing all those who embrace this cause and call for its support.
The Real Enemy and Its Comprehensive Dangers
This book offers a clear analysis of the nation’s true enemy, emphasizing that Israel is not merely a threat to Palestine, but a comprehensive danger affecting the entire nation’s security, stability, identity, and culture. It warns against being deceived by friendships and relationships with this enemy, stressing that confronting it is both a right and a duty for every individual in the nation.
A Call for Vigilance and Action
At its core, the book calls for vigilance and serious action to confront these challenges, for adherence to piety in stance, conduct, and action, and for drawing lessons from the blessed month of Ramadan, which is associated with International Quds Day, to achieve victory and deliverance.
In conclusion:
The book “International Jerusalem Day” is not just a collection of speeches, but a roadmap for awareness and resistance. It provides a comprehensive analysis of reality, exposes conspiracies of obfuscation, and calls on the nation to restore its compass and identify its true enemy. It is an intellectual work that touches the heart and stirs the mind, and affirms that the issue of Jerusalem is the issue of the entire nation, and that reviving it is reviving the dignity of the nation and its future.