THE CONDOLENCE MESSAGE OF Ayatullah Khomeine ON THE Shahadat

stry of External Affairs, other of Ayatullah Syed Mohammed Baquer As-Sadr Ayatullah Mohammad According to the information received from the Mini ùََ authentic sources and responsible personalities in the Islamic world, As Sadr and his honoured and much oppressed sister, who were teachers of ILM the pride of ILM and AADAB, both have obtained the highest degree of Baquer hands of the ruthless Ba'ath regime in a merciless struggle that AQALAQ and crime is the inheritance makes the heart bleed. shahadat (martyrdom) inthe ancestors. While Shahadat is the inheritance from our Maula and Ahlul Bait, who have spent theirlivesin jehad are of murderese from their criminal mischiefisa way of Hence it is not strange that such great persoonalities life. martyredo for the cause of Allah at the handsof such criminals forwhom is really strange that Ayatullah Mohammes Baquer As Sadr and his sister were is that the Islamic world especially the Iraqi people, the tribes of What and therest ofthe honoured citizens of martyred, but what is strange notonly the Islamic the Tigris and Euphrates university students gra-duates Iraq acc-ept this calamity without a concern. A calamity which haseffected the family ofthe Holy prophet, thus affording an opportunity to the aacursed eliminate the greaatest leaders of Islam one after the other. world but also is the army being converted intoa tool in the hands of such Ba'ath party to destroy the principles of Islam and Quran-e Karim What is even more strange officers of the armed forces butI certainly hope that criminals to these tyrants or desert their barracks, I have no faith in the commissioned for any crimes. the Junior Officers and recruits will either revolt against in the illegal government that so that they are not held responsible to Allah to I have not lost hope in the working people and the officials will join the rest of the Iraqi people in wiping out this scum. And I paray the life of this great personality and a remove such crime and tyranny. they the true Islamic spirit. On this occassion I declare a 3 day mourning for which has be-fallen us pride of HAUZAt-al-Ilmia, and a Marja and a leader in Muslims I ask Allah to grant us strength to withstand such a great calamity and paray that Allah may in future give greater glory to Islam and the He we Kill or get Killes we will be Victorious Ayatullah Ruhullah Khomeini
Imam Khomeini