This report – without explicitly saying so – alleges fraud in the Iranian Elections that took place in June 2009.

This was refuted and destroyed by two excellent commentators on Press TV – with the major editor/author of the report Dr Ali Ansari walking out of the studio, being most upset on being completely destroyed by the commentators – please see:

Dr Ansari walks out in the second part – when Mr Kaveh is refuting his report and declaring the methodologies used by Dr Ansari as completely void and invalid.

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To watch in full HD see: Media Frenzy Surrounding Iranian Elections

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To watch the full HD version see: Companions of Love (HD).  A regular quality version of this is also available, see: Companions of Love.

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This rendition is in Arabic (audio) with the English translation in text on the video.

For the full High Definition (HD) Version please see: Munajaat at Ta’ibeen (Whispered Prayer of the Repenters).

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The supplication for Sunday, from Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn, Zayn al-Abedeen(A), from Sahifa as-Sajjadiyyeh. This supplication has been rendered into English, and has the English translation on the video both as text and also the audio.

For the full HD version please see: Supplication For Sundays (English Version)

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To watch the High Definition Version of this please visit: Imam Khamenei(HA) Slams Western Meddling In Iranian Internal Affairs - Press TV.

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This video can be viewed in it’s full High Definition version on YouTube at: Press TV Second Anniversary Special.  Please be sure to rate, and share this with your friends, family and all contacts.

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Round up of the 9th (ninth) Iranian Presidential Elections and it’s aftermath as taken from Press TV in Glorious High Definition:

To watch it in full High Definition please visit: [PressTV] Iranian Election Timeline June 26 2009 (HD)

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Advise given by Imam Khamenei(HA) to the youth; as well as how the youth of Islamic Iran; as well as all those who are lovers of the true Islam feel about Imam Khamenei(HA).

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Following the exceptional Friday Sermons of the Leader of the Muslim Ummah and the Islamic Revolution, Ayatullah al-Udhma, Imam Sayyed Ali al-Khamenei(HA), we have made available here the English Voiceover version.

This is the video (provided as a direct feed from IRINN) is the original Farsi version. 

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I want to address three different groups on three different issues; firstly, I want to address the general public. Secondly, I want to address the political elite, the candidates of the presidential election, activists and those who have been active in the process of election.

I also have something to say to the leaders of the global arrogance, certain Western governments and their media.

On the first issue, where I address you dear people, I want to express my appreciation and gratitude. I do not like to exaggerate while I am addressing my audience, but regarding the recent election, I must tell you great people that no matter what I say, words cannot describe the greatness of your great accomplishment.

The June 12 election was a great show of the people’s sense of responsibility, their will to participate, and their dedication to the system.

Truly, I have never heard of anything similar to what you have accomplished taking place in any of the democratic systems around the world, whether they are false democracies or truly built on their people’s vote.

In the Islamic Republic, aside from the 1979 referendum, there has no election like the one held last Friday with a turnout of almost 85 percent. This means almost 40 million voters. You can see the presence of the 12 and last Shia Imam behind this. This is a sign of God’s blessing to us.

It is necessary that I address you all across the nation from the depths of my heart, to express my respect and tell you that I feel humble in your presence.

Our young generation showed and proved they have insight and that like the first generation of the Islamic Revolution, they are committed. The difference is, during the days of the revolution, revolutionary fire burned in the hearts of all. It was the same is the days of the imposed war but in a different sense.

Today, however, there is no more of that but we still witness this commitment, this sense of responsibility, this understanding and fervor in our youth. This is not something that can be ignored.

Of course, there are differences of taste and of opinion among our people. Some people support a certain candidate; others back another person and his words and ideas. This is natural, but you can see a collective commitment amid all this and amongst people of all walks of life. You can see a consensus, a collective commitment to the protection of our country and system.

Everyone entered the political scene in villages, towns, cities, major cities, different ethnic groups, people of different faiths, men, women, young and old. They all entered the scene. They all took part in this great movement.

My dear people, this election was a political tremor for your enemies. For your friends across the world, it was a real celebration — a historical ceremony and victory.

Thirty years after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, such a huge turnout and show of commitment to the Islamic system and the late Imam [Khomeini] shows the renewal of the pledge of allegiance to the late Imam and the martyrs. This was a breath of fresh air, a new movement and a great opportunity for the Islamic system.

This election put religious democracy on display for the whole world to witness. All ill-wishers of the Islamic establishment saw for themselves the meaning of religious democracy.

This is an alternative path in the face of dictatorships and arrogant regimes on the one side and democracies devoid of spirituality and religion on the other. This is religious democracy. This is what brings the hearts of people together and draws them to the scene.

This is the first point I wanted to make about the election. The second point is that the June 12 election showed that people live with trust, hope and national enthusiasm in this country.

This is against a great deal of comments your enemies make in their propaganda. If the people of this country were not hopeful about their future, they would not have taken part in any election.

If people were not dedicated to the Islamic establishment, they would have never voted. If they did not feel free, they would have never shown up at polling stations. The trust they have in the Islamic system was evident in this election.

Later on, I will tell you how the enemy targeted the very trust of the people in the Islamic establishment. This trust is the very thing they want to crush. This trust is the greatest asset of the Islamic system, so they want to take it away from the Islamic establishment.

They want to cast doubt on the election and weaken the confidence of the people in the system. They want to cause the people to panic. The enemies of the Iranian nation know that without trust there would have been a low turnout.

A low turnout would have questioned the legitimacy of the establishment. That is what they are after. They wanted to take away your [people] trust and keep you away from the polls to target this legitimacy, and if they had achieved this goal, the damage done would have been incomparable to any other.

For the people to come to the polls en masse and then be told that they made a mistake and should not have trusted the Islamic establishment, this is an enemy game.

This path is the same one they pursued even before the elections. A few months before the election, in late march, I said in Mashhad that the enemy has started whispers and rumors that their will be vote rigging. They were preparing the grounds
for the events of today.

I advised our friends in the country not to repeat what the enemy wants to plant in people’s minds. The Islamic establishment has the people’s trust and it has not gained this trust easily.

For the past 30 years, authorities in the Islamic Republic have managed to maintain this trust, with their performance and painstaking efforts.

The third issue I want to touch upon is the issue of rivalry. This competition was a free, serious and transparent race between four candidates as we all witnessed.
These competitions, debates and discussion were so transparent that some began to voice objections. I will tell you that to they had the right to object to some extent.
Certain problems were also created that resulted in what you see today. I must tell you that we were and still are under the impression that these rivalries were between the four candidates who are all individuals committed to the system.

The Enemies want to portray the situation in the media - some of which belong to the Zionists -as if there is a row between the proponents and opponents of the Islamic Republic. No, this is not the case, this very untrue.

The four candidates who entered the presidential race all belonged and still belong to the Islamic establishment. One of these four is the president of our country - a hardworking and trustworthy president. One of them is the two-term prime minister, he served the country when I myself was president. He was my prime minister for eight years. One of them was the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps and one of the wartime commanders. One them was two-time head of parliament and Majlis speaker. They are all members of our Islamic establishment.

Of course, they have differences of opinion and plans that differ from one another. But, they all belong to this Islamic establishment. This race was defined within the framework of the system. It was not a competition between insiders and outsiders as the Zionist and the US were trying to portray. No, this was a competition within the framework of the system between members of the system.

I know them all personally, I know their system of thought and their tastes very well. I am familiar with their personalities. I have worked with all of them closely. I know them all. But of course, I do not share all their views. I believe some of their views and executive records are subject to criticism.

I see some more suitable to serve the country than others. But, this is up to the people to decide, and this is exactly what happened, they chose who they wanted.
My desire and my choice was never announced nor was there any need for the people to pay heed to it. The people had their own criteria and this is what they based their decision on. Millions here and outside the country decided for themselves. This is an internal issue.

Misrepresenting the problem is underhand. The row is not between insiders of the system and outsiders. The row is not between revolutionary and anti-revolutionary forces, it is a difference of opinion between the members of the Islamic Revolution.
People who voted for these four candidates, voted with faith in the system. They believed their candidate of choice was better for the country so they voted for him. They voted in favor of the person they found most competent.

Well, these campaigns and debates were an important and interesting initiative. They were very clear, to the point and serious. The televised debates proved wrong those who were trying to say from the outside that these competitions are formalities.
They saw that these rivalries are real and serious. They saw that they are really battling it out and exchanging viewpoints. From this perspective, these debates were positive. But, they also had some negative points which I will touch upon.

The positive aspect was that in these televised discussions and debates everyone spoke their mind clearly and casually. A flood of criticism followed. Everyone was forced to respond. Everyone was criticized and they defended themselves. The stances that these individuals and groups had were unveiled before the eyes of the nation. They talked about their plans, commitments and projects.

All this was publicized for the people so that they could judge for themselves. People felt that in the Islamic system they are not the outsiders. Everything was clearly laid out before the people.

They were shown that the nature of their vote is not ceremonial. The right to vote truly does belong to the people. People want to have the right to choose. This is what the televised debates indicated.

One of the main reasons that ten million additional voters participated in this election was because the people’s minds had been engaged, therefore they came and voted for the candidate of their choice.

These debates found their way into the streets and homes. These debates helped the people become better informed and hence make better decisions. The Islamic establishment is in favor of such debates.

Note that such debates should not be steered in a direction that may cause people to hold grudges against one another. If these debates had remained within their intended framework, they would have been positive. But when they turn into arguments than they will gradually bring grudges and hard feelings.

Of course, such debates should continue at managerial levels, but without a negative aspect. Officials should allow criticism and feel responsible to answer. If an individual is criticized, he must see it as an opportunity to enlighten the people and reveal fact and truth.

If these debates are regularly carried out [as normal government practice], at election time when there are such debates we would not witness such reactions. All arguments would emerge and all ideas would be exchanged over time. These are the positive aspects of such debates.

But, there have also been some negative aspects to the debates that need to be dealt with. In some cases, we saw that logical points were undermined and emotional and destructive responses dominated the debate.

There were efforts to portray the last four years as a dark era. There were also attempts to portray previous administrations in a similar light. Allegations were made that have not been proven in any court, rumors were used as a reference, and unjust remarks were made.

This administration, despite the excellent services it had rendered came under unjust attacks. Similarly, the performance of previous governments in the past 30 years came under attack. The candidates gave in to their emotions.

They made some positive points. They also raised some unpleasant negative issues. Like the rest of the nation, I sat and watched these TV debates. I took pride in the freedom of speech I witnessed. I enjoyed the fact that the Islamic Republic has been able to aid the people in deciding their future, but the shortcomings saddened me.
For supporters of the candidates the shortcomings and negative aspects were also a cause for concern; both sides were a party to this… both sides had their problems.
On the one hand, insults were hurled against the president of the country, even two to three months prior to these debates, speeches were brought to me and in them, I read the insults made and the accusations leveled against the president of the country who was elected by the vote of the people. They accused him of lying. This is not good. They fabricated documents against the government and distributed them everywhere.

I saw what was going on. They [accusations] were all untrue and contrary to the facts. They swore at the president, called him superstitious, and called him names. They closed their eyes to ethics and the law.

On the other hand, almost the same thing happened. The performance of the past 30 years of the Revolution was brought under question. People were named who are among the system’s veteran figures.

They are people who have dedicated their lives to this establishment. Never before have I mentioned people by name in the Friday prayer sermons, but today, I have to mention some names, particularly Mr. [Akbar] Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mr. [Ali Akbar] Nateq-Nouri. I must mention their names and point out that nobody has accused them of corruption.

Now, if anyone has any claims or complaints regarding their [Hashemi Rafsanjani and Nateq-Nouri’s] relatives they should refer to judicial authorities.

You cannot raise these issues in the media before they are proven. If it is proven, you can raise the issue as every member of society is equal, but you are not allowed to make claims. When such things are mentioned, misunderstandings are the outcome. This can cause misunderstandings for the younger generation.

Everyone knows Mr. Hashemi. My relationship with him goes back to before the Islamic Revolution. I have known him for more than 25 years. Mr. Hashemi was one of the main revolutionary figures.

He was one of the most active proponents of the revolution, and after the Islamic Revolution, he was one of the main political figures serving the people alongside the late Imam, And after the departure of the founder of the Islamic Revolution he has been alongside the leadership to date.

On several occasions, there were assassination attempts on his life. Before the revolution, he donated his possessions for the revolutionary cause. Our youth should know these facts. After the revolution, he had different responsibilities.

For eight years, he served as the president and before that he was the parliament speaker. He held other sensitive positions as well. Throughout these years, I am not aware of one incident in which he gathered wealth. These are the facts that everyone should know.

In the most sensitive of periods, he served the revolution and the establishment. Of course, my opinion and Mr. Rafsanjani’s differs on numerous issues, which is natural. However, we should not create any misunderstandings for the people.

The president and Mr. Rafsanjani have had differences of opinion since the president took office in 2005. They have differences of opinion in foreign policy, in the manner of spreading social justice as well as on some cultural issues. However, the president’s ideas are closer to mine.

The same goes fort Mr. Nateq-Nouri. He has also served the revolution, rendered great services for the establishment and there is not a shred of doubt about that.
The live televised debates are a positive step, but these shortcomings should be removed. After the debates, I had a talk with the president because I knew he would listen to me. The stance of the Islamic establishment is clear-cut regarding corruption and social justice. Corruption should be fought anywhere it is traced.

There is a point I want to make here. We do not claim that our establishment is free of all economic and financial corruption. Yes, there is corruption. If there was no corruption, I would not have written the eight-point letter to the heads of the legislative, judiciary, and executive branches of the country.

We have corruption, but the Islamic establishment is one of the healthiest establishments in the world today. However, it is not right to accuse the country of corruption based on some Zionist reports and sources.

Moreover, questioning the credibility of statesmen goes beyond the bounds of decency. Financial corruption is an important issue in the Islamic establishment. The judiciary, executive and legislative branches of the country must do everything within their power to fight against it.

Everyone is duty-bound to fight corruption. If corruption is not contained, it will spread in the same manner as you see occurring in many countries…. They are struggling with an alarming level of corruption as you have heard about in the UK. This is only a fraction of the scandal as it goes way beyond what has been publicized.
Let me summarize the points I made. The Friday election was a historical event, which touched the entire world. Some of our enemies, however, attempted to cast doubt over this absolute and definitive victory. Some even attempted to portray it as a national defeat.

They did not want you to enjoy this victory. They did not want to see the highest turnout in the world go down in history in your name. However, it has happened, it has been recorded in history. They cannot manipulate this.

The time for rivalry is passed… These four candidates have all fought in the battlefront of this revolution and they are members of this establishment. Forty million people went to the polls and cast their votes for this revolution.

It was not only the 24 million votes that went to the president; 40 million votes were cast in favor of the revolution. The people have trust [in the establishment], and all supporters of candidates should rest assured that the Islamic establishment would never betray the people’s trust.

In fact, the electoral system of the country does not allow for any vote rigging, which is testified to by all those in charge of the election process.

When there is a margin of one hundred thousand or one million at most, then one can doubt that there may have been some form of manipulation or irregularity; however, when there is a difference of eleven million votes, how could any vote rigging have taken place?

However, as I have said, and the Guardian Council has accepted, if some people have doubts then it should be dealt with through legal channels. Everything must be dealt strictly though legal channels. I will never accept illegal demands.

If the legal frameworks are breached today, then no future election can be guaranteed. In every election, there is only one winner, and of course, some defeated candidates. Complaints, if there is any doubt, should be pursued through legal channels. We have a comprehensive and competent legal system.

Just as the candidates have the right to appoint observers, they are given the right to file complaints. I have requested the Guardian Council conduct a partial vote recount in the presence of the candidates and their representatives. We have no problem with this.

I want to address the politicians, candidates and political parties at this point. We are at a critical historical juncture. Look at current world affairs, the situation in the Middle East, global economic woes and the situation in our neighboring countries.
We are duty bound to remain vigilant and to be careful not to commit mistakes at this critical point in time. In the election, people fulfilled their duty in the best way possible, which was by going to the polls. We have heavier responsibilities on our shoulders now.

Those figures who are looked up to by the people and politicians, should be cautious about their words and deeds. If they show any amount of extremist attitude, it will penetrate into the ranks of the people.

It may have dangerous consequences and may eventually get out of control. Extremism in society will trigger or fan other extremist moves in the country. If political elites disobey the law and make wrong decisions, they will be held accountable for any violent actions or rioting that ensues.

I urge these people, these friends of mine, to exercise restraint and patience. You should see enemy hands at work [against the country]. You should see hungry wolves laying in ambush. They are taking off their masks of diplomacy and are showing their true colors. I urge you to open your eyes and see the enemy.

In the past few days the prominent diplomats of some Western countries, which have been dealing with us through diplomatic rhetoric, have removed their masks. Today you can see their true face. They are now showing their enmity toward the Islamic establishment and the most treacherous of them all is Britain.

I tell these brothers of ours to think of their responsibility. You are responsible before God. I call on you to remember what Imam has written in his will; the law has the final say.

All differences should be settled at the ballot box. This is what elections are for, to let ballot boxes and not the streets determine what the people want.

If after every election, the supporters of the candidates who have lost take to streets and the supporters of the candidate who has won respond in the same manner, then what need would we have for elections?

Why should the people have to suffer? We should not take to the streets to show off with the number of our supporters to the people. Such acts are not a political issue for those terrorists who take advantage of the situation to hide among the masses in order to carry out their agenda.

It is a very good cover for these saboteurs. Who will take responsible for this? Some of the people who were killed in these riots were ordinary people, ordinary Basij members. Who will be held accountable for this?

They may start taking advantage of this situation to assassinate Basij members, which will naturally provoke emotional reactions. Who is to be held responsible for this? One is grieved to see them attack religious students at Tehran University dormitories and afterwards chant slogans in support of the leadership.

Post-election rivalry on the streets is not the right way to go. It only challenges the election. I want all sides to put an end to this. If they do not stop such actions, then they will be responsible for the repercussions of such incidents.

It is also wrong to assume that street riots can be used as leverage to pressure the establishment and to force officials to listen to them for what they believe is in the interest of the country.

Giving in to illegal demands under pressure is in itself the beginning of dictatorship. This is a miscalculation and the consequences will be directed at those who orchestrated them. If necessary, I will tell the people about them in due time.

I ask all these brothers and friends of mine to act based on friendship and abide by the law. I hope God will help us choose the righteous path. The celebration of 40 million votes should be appreciated and the enemy must not be allowed to ruin the celebration. However, if certain people decide to choose another path, then I will have no choice but to talk with the people more openly.

The third group I wish to address are the leaders of the Western media and arrogant powers. In the past two to three weeks, I have heard the words and witnessed the actions of politicians from the United States and certain European countries.
Before the elections, they attempted to cast doubt over the election itself so that there would be a low voter turnout. They had their own assessments of results forecasts, but they did not expect the mass participation of the people. They never predicted an 85 percent turnout, or 40 million voters.

When they saw the mass turnout, they were shocked. They realized the reality of Iran. They came to understand that they need to adapt themselves to the new situation be it regional, nuclear or internal.

When they saw the great popular movement on Election Day, they realized that a new chapter had been opened with regards to Iran and that they must come to terms with it. When some candidates began protesting the results, they felt that there was a change, so they jumped at the chance to ride this wave.

Their tone after the election changed on Saturday and Sunday. Their attention shifted to the riots and that was when they gradually began removing their masks.
Western officials, their presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers commented on this situation. The US President said that we were waiting for the day when people would take to the streets. At the same time they write letters saying that they want to have ties and that they respect the Islamic Republic. Which are we to believe?
Inside the country, their elements [foreign countries] began street protests and vandalism, they set fire to public property, they made shops and businesses insecure, and they are trying to rob the people of their security.

This has nothing to do with the people and their preferred candidates. This kind of behavior stems from ill-wishers, mercenaries and elements working for Western and Zionist secret services.

The incidents occurring inside the country have misled some of those outside our borders, who imagine Iran to be the same as Georgia. A Zionist American capitalist a few years ago, had been quoted in the media saying that he had spent 10 million dollars in Georgia to start a velvet revolution.

Our nation cannot be compared to any another nation. Their problem is they have not come to know this revolution and its people.

American officials say they are worried about the Iranian nation, how can you be worried? Can you even speak about human rights when you are responsible for the blood shed in Afghanistan and Iraq? In Palestine who has and is supporting and funding the Zionist regime?

During the term of a previous US government, eighty people affiliated with the Davidian sect were burnt alive in their compound in Waco, Texas. For some reason these people were disliked by the then US administration. Eighty people were burnt in that building, how dare you talk of human rights?

In my opinion, these western officials should at least feel a little embarrassment!

Source: Press TV

Following the exceptional Friday Sermons of the Leader of the Muslim Ummah and the Islamic Revolution, Ayatullah al-Udhma, Imam Sayyed Ali al-Khamenei(HA), we have made available here the English Voiceover version.

This is the video (taken from Al-Alam TV), has an Arabic translation voice-over the original Farsi.  A subtitled version with Farsi Audio, as well as subtitled version with Arabic audio will be available soon insha Allah:

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This is the heartbreaking dua of Imam Khamenei(HA) to Imam-e-Zamaan(AJ) on the Friday Khutba - June 19, 2009. This version is Farsi Only.

Translations is as follows:

"One final message I would like to say;
A message to our Master and Leader,
Baqiyyat Allah (The Imam of our Age, Imam Mahdi(AJ)),
May our souls be His ransom;
Oh our Master, O our Leader:
Whatever was our responsiblity; we have discharged it; and continue to discharge it;
Whatever we had to say; we have said it and will continue to say;
I have a simple and humble life;
I have a handicapped body; (Imam Khamenei(HA) was handicapped by a terrorist blast in 1981 when a bomb hidden in a cassette recorder was detonated in an assasination attemp on him during his presidency by the MKO terrorist group)
What respect I have is on your account My Master (Imam MahdI(AJ))
All of these I have taken in my arms and place before you; and am ready to sacrifice them for Islam and for the Islamic Revolution; these are all at your disposal;
Oh our Master, O our Leader:
Please pray for us!
You are our Master;
You are the Master of this country;
You are the Master of this Revolution;
You are our support and backer;
We will move forward on this path;
We will move forward with strength on this path;
Please support us; back us; pray for us with your grace and favour with God; on this path;
Subhan Allah; truely the believer will be in tears when he/she hears this; this is the Wali Amr of the Muslims(HA); speaking to the Wali of Allah(AJ); ah ah ah; it’s heart breaking.
May Allah Hasten the return of our Master(AJ); and alleviate our suffering! Ameen, O Lord of the Martyrs and the Truthful

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The full speech; with English voiceover as shown on PressTV:

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Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei in a landmark Friday prayers policy speech laid down clear markers on the current presidential elections developments in the Islamic Republic.

(The video is also available at: Islamic Digest > Imam Khamenei(HA) – Friday Khutbah – Post Iranian Elections – June 19, 2009 - English Voiceover Video)

Ayatollah Khamenei said the exceptional and epic turnout in the June 12 elections was a great show of trust and hope on the part of nation, a political earthquake for enemies and a historical celebration for friends of Iran and the Revolution.

Ayatollah Khamenei said all the 40 million people who turned out for ballot have actually voted for Imam, the Revolution and its martyrs, adding that the four competing presidential candidates belong to the Islamic establishment and therefore they are going to have to pursue their electoral issues within the existing transparent laws and regulations.

Ayatollah Khamenei highly appreciated the magnificent turnout of people at the ballot boxes and called it a large show of responsibility and participation, adding that the epic solidarity of the people with the Islamic establishment and the exceptional 85 percent turnout in the elections was a blessing from God and a sign of attention from the Last Shii Imam, Hazrat Mahdi.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the enthusiastic presence of the youths in the tenth presidential elections proved that political responsibility was still alive in the young generation. He then offered his heartfelt gratitude to the nation for the large turnout.

The IR Leader then pointed to the existence of different opinions and tastes within society, adding however that behind all those different tastes, there was a collective responsibility for preservation of the country and the system.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the 40m vote was a national declaration of loyalty to Imam, the Revolution and the Martyrs, adding that by the large turnout, the Islamic System took a fresh breath and the ill wishers of the system was slapped with the true concept of religious democracy.

Ayatollah Khamenei warned that the enemies of Islam seek to instill doubt into elections and shake the national trust. "They seek to question the legitimacy of the system through erosion of participation. If they manage to gain the goal, the incurred loss is larger than any other losses," Ayatollah Khamenei cautioned.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the intense electoral campaigns between the four candidates, including the TV debates, were something within the system though the Zionist-ruled media with shear lies tried to present them as fight between opponents and proponents of the system.

Ayatollah Khamenei then noted that difference of opinion was natural, adding however that he considered a certain platform more appropriate for the country though he never made his vote public because the elections belonged to all people and its results would be determined by people.

Ayatollah Khamenei described the presidential TV debates as a significant initiative, saying that the serious and transparent debates foiled the plot of the aliens who claimed the polls were a show.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the debates were positive in that the debating sides had to defend their own platforms in the face of a flood of criticism, adding that the people through the debates and other special TV programs could judge their vote and felt that the Islamic establishment considers them as insiders.

Ayatollah Khamenei then said that one of the factors behind a ten million rise in the regular size of turnouts in the elections was the debates which helped people engage in the election campaigns.

The IR Leader then called for the continuation of the TV debates at levels of country’s managers, adding however that there were also some negative issues in the debates which must be removed in future similar programs.

Regarding the negative issues, Ayatollah Khamenei said that the debates contributed to more political schism and rumors and was lagging in logical issues. "Unfortunately the debates were defamatory at some points so that they relegated to blackening of the services of the current administration or previous administrations and stirred the situation among the supporters of the candidates," the IR Leader regretted.

Ayatollah Khamenei then pointed to some defamatory statements in the debates about Mr. Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mr. Nateq Nouri, adding that while no one points an accusatory finger at the two personalities, any other claims about the relatives of the two must not be made public before due legal proceedings are covered.

Ayatollah Khamenei then pointed to his fifty-year-old relationship with Mr. Hashemi and elaborated on his services to the Revolution and the System, adding that Mr. Hashemi has never collected any money out of the Revolution.

Ayatollah Khamenei however noted that he has some natural difference of opinion with Mr. Rafsanjani, adding that the differences also existed between Mr. Rafsanjani and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad since 2005, noting however that Mr. Ahmadinejad’s platform was closer to his.

Ayatollah Khamenei then considered Mr. Nateq Nouri as a personality who has always been in service of the Revolution.

Ayatollah Khamenei then reaffirmed the serious stance of the system against financial corruption, adding however that the Islamic System despite the claims of some Zionist bodies is among the healthiest establishments in the world.

Ayatollah Khamenei then turned to the June 12 elections and said the enemies try to cast doubt on the elections and turn an absolute victory into a national loss however the highest rate of turnout has already been registered for the Iranian nation and the reality would never change.

Ayatollah Khamenei then ruled out any vote rigging in the elections, saying that it is not in the nature of the Islamic System to betray the vote of people and that the electoral procedures of the Islamic System never allow any major fraud.

Ayatollah Khamenei added however that the Constitutional Guardian Council had been instructed to consider any evidence of fraud provided by the complaining candidates and recount those boxes which are deemed necessary in the presence of their delegates.

Ayatollah Khamenei said legal routes are sole way for the consideration of electoral complaints, adding that he would never accept any illegal precedence because if today the legal framework is breached, no other elections would be trustworthy in future.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the legal procedures for consideration of electoral complaints are fine and complete, adding that all electoral issues should be tackled through legal routes.

Ayatollah Khamenei then addressed politicians and party leaders, saying that the country was experiencing a sensitive juncture and that considering the situation of the world, everyone has a duty to keep vigilance and avoid any mistake.

Ayatollah Khamenei warned that any extremism would stir further extremism, adding if political elites violate the law, they are to blame for any ensuing violence or unrest.

"I recommend all my old friends and brothers to overcome their sentiments and view the hidden hands of enemies and hungry wolves which gradually shed their mask of diplomacy," the IR Leader urged.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the ballot box is the point where all differences must be settled and that the street is not a point to determine the vote of people.

Ayatollah Khamenei also warned that street protests are an appropriate cover for terrorists, enquiring who may take responsibility if terrorists carry out acts of terror within such meetings.

Ayatollah Khamenei noted that political weighing in the streets actually challenges the very democracy and elections. He then urged all parties involved to end the wrong political method, adding that if they fail to end the street protests, the responsibility of consequences falls on the organizers and parties involved.

Ayatollah Khamenei also noted that street protest never work as a pressure tool on the System and would fail to to make it to give in to their demands as expediency "because caving in to illegal demands under pressure would usher in dictatorship."

"These calculations and perceptions are wrong and the behind-the-scene commanders are to blame for any consequences. The people will know those commanders when due," the IR Leader cautioned.

Ayatollah Khamenei then urged the parties involved to take the path of fraternity and understanding and appreciate the 40m vote celebration by not allowing the enemy to ruin the large celebration. He however warned that if some people want to go a way otherwise he will come back and speak to people, this time in a more straightforward manner.

Ayatollah Khamenei then raised a series of stances taken by the authorities of some European countries as well as the United States, saying that in the run-up to the elections, the western authorities and media tried to trigger a voter apathy nevertheless they were shocked by a 40m turnout which made them to realize that a new chapter has opened in the issues related to the Islamic Republic of Iran which must be inevitably accepted by them.

"They then tried to ride the wave of protests following the elections and gradually pushed aside covers from their true face. Some of them showed their enmity with the Islamic System and the British Government proved more wicked than others in this regard," Ayatollah Khamenei said.

Ayatollah Khamenei then pointed to a statement by some US authorities that they were waiting for such days when people took to streets. "These remarks came out after they sent a message in which they expressed willingness for relations and respect for the Islamic Republic; which one could we believe?"

"Simultaneously foreign elements triggered a line of destruction, arson, pillage of public wealth and unrest; they have no link to people or supporters of candidates rather they are related to ill wishers of the Iranian nation and mercenaries of western and Zionist spy services," Ayatollah Khamenei said.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the situation made the enemies to feel greedy so that they thought they could spark a velvet revolution in Iran as they did in some small countries with a few million dollars paid by a Zionist capitalist. "The main problem is that the ignorant enemies have yet to know the Iranian nation," Ayatollah Khamenei said.

"The ugliest issue was the expression of sympathy by American authorities for human rights and their claim of tightening of situation against Iranian people. How those who committed such and such crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq and support the bully Zionist regime allow themselves to profess to cherish human rights?" Ayatollah Khamenei asked.

Ayatollah Khamenei in the same regard reminded the conduct of the Democrat administration of Clinton in the massacre of more than 80 people of the Davidian sect. "You burned more than 80 women, men and children alive. So how could you understand human rights?" he asked.

Ayatollah Khamenei then noted that the Islamic Republic has hoisted the flag of human rights and defense of the oppressed and that it has no need to take advice from the West in this regard. "Western authorities must take shame and abandon their current policies" towards Iran, he added.

Ayatollah Khamenei concluded the speech by making an address to the Last Shii Imam, Hazrat Mahdi, saying "we have done what needed and said what needed and will do. We would stay the course powerfully. You are the true owner of the Revolution and Country. Please, pray for us."

Following the exceptional Friday Sermons of the Leader of the Muslim Ummah and the Islamic Revolution, Ayatullah al-Udhma, Imam Sayyed Ali al-Khamenei(HA), we have made available here the English Voiceover version.

This is the video (taken from PressTV), has an English translation voice-over the original Farsi.  A subtitled version with Farsi Audio, as well as subtitled version with Arabic audio will be available soon insha Allah:

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With Salaams and Dua’s

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Addressing Friday prayers congregation — attended by millions of people — Ayatollah Khamenei said that last Friday’s election indicated a ‘common sense of responsibility’ of the Iranian nation to determine the future of the country.

The Leader added that all those who took part in the election proved their ‘political consciousness and commitment’ towards the establishment to the whole world.
The Leader said the high voter turnout in the election was a ‘political quake’ for the enemy and a ‘real celebration’ for the friends of the country.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran will by no means betray the votes of the nation," the Leader said, adding the legal system of the election will not allow any ballot rigging in Iran.

Ayatollah Khamenei, however, maintained that the Guardian Council, the body tasked with overseeing the election, would look into the complaints of the candidates who are unhappy with the election results.

The Leader also added that the establishment would never give-in to illegal demands, urging all presidential candidates to pursue their complaints through legal channels. Ayatollah Khamenei called for an end to illegal street protests aimed at reversing the result of the election.

Following the announcement of the election outcome, supporters of the defeated candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi-who rejected the election results — took to the streets of Tehran and other cities in daily rallies.

The leader further urged all presidential candidates to be vigilant in the face of what he called enemy plots to sow the seeds of division among the walks of the nation. Ayatollah Khamenei said enemies are trying to undermine people’s trust in the establishment.

The Leader also warned against attempts made by foreign media outlets seeking to destabilize the country and blamed Britain in particular.

President Ahmadinejad was re-elected the next president of the country with over 60% percent of the votes.

He won over his three rivals Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Mohsen Rezaei with almost 25 million votes.

The Leader said the time is over for rivalry, stressing that all should unite and line up behind the president-elect.

Source: Press TV

In a lengthy sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran, Imam Khamenei urged dissenters to pursue their complaints about the June 12 only through legal channels, insisting that the turnout — officially put at 85 percent — showed the ballot to be a reflection of the national will.

“Street challenge is not acceptable,” his eminence said. “This is challenging democracy after the elections.” He said opposition leaders would be “held responsible for chaos” if they did not end the protests. “It would be wrong to think that turning out on the street would force officials to accept their demands,” he said.

"The people have chosen whom they wanted," the supreme leader said in his sermon which was broadcast live across the nation, adding, "I see some people more suitable for serving the country than others but the people made their choice. What I want was not told to the people - the president’s opinion is closer to my opinion."

Speaking in front of an audience of thousands that included President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he endorsed the president’s policies and insisted that the margin of victory — 11 million votes — accorded to Ahmadinejad in the official tally was so big that it could not have been falsified. “How can 11 million votes be replaced or changed?” he said.

He went on: “The Islamic republic state would not cheat and would not betray the vote of the people.”

The opposition has been planning a new mass rally in Tehran on Saturday, to be addressed by the Ahmadinejad’s principal challenger, former premier Mir Hossein Mousavi.

Mosavi’s supporters have been protesting the defeat in presidential elections despite a decision to recount ballots in contested areas. For its part the Assembly of Experts held rioters responsible for chaos in Tehran and described them as enemies of Iranian unity.

The three defeated candidates - former parliament speaker Mehdi Karroubi and conservative ex-Revolutionary Guards chief Mohsen Rezai as well as Mousavi - have been invited to set out their grievances before electoral watchdog, the Guardians Council, on Saturday. The council has said it will make its decision on Sunday on any recount. Rezai told state television that official turnout was as high as 140 percent in some constituencies during last week’s vote. "When I submit (the list for) 170 constituencies where participation reached between 95 and 140 percent are these generalities or does this need to be examined?" he asked.

Imam Khamenei blamed “media belonging to Zionists, evil media” for seeking to show divisions between those who supported the Iranian state and those who did not, while, in fact, the election had shown Iranians to be united in their commitment to the Islamic revolutionary state. “There are 40 million votes for the revolution, not just 24 million for the chosen president,” he said, referring to the official tally that gave Ahmadinejad more than 60 percent of the vote.

He accused what he called arrogant Western powers, particularly Britain and the United States, of showing their hostility to the Iranian Islamic revolution in remarks casting doubt on the election. And he warned them not meddle in Iran’s affairs, accusing them of failing to understand the nature of Iranian society. "Today, top diplomats of several Western countries who talked to us so far within diplomatic formalities are showing their real face and most of all, the British government," he said.

His eminence added that the election “was a competition among people who believe in the state.” He also spoke of the religious roots of “our revolutionary society.” “Despite all the diversions, our people are faithful,” he said, but urged young Iranians to lead more spiritual lives. “The youth are confused. Being away from spirituality has caused confusion. They don’t know what to do,” he said.

He said the June 12 elections had been a “great demonstration of responsibility by our nation” and its 85 percent turnout had shown “the hand of the Lord of ages supporting such a great development. This is a sign of God’s mercy for this nation.”
On Thursday the opposition remained firm in its demand for a new election, and it was not immediately clear how it would respond to the council’s offer of talks, which could take place as early as Saturday.

The Iranian authorities reported that at least seven people were killed in Tehran in the first days of unrest after the election.

IRAN SAYS PERMISSION DENIED FOR SATURDAY RALLY
Meanwhile, Tehran governor general Morteza Tamadon was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency as saying that the new rally called by Iranian opposition groups for Saturday has not been authorized. "I hope that this rally will not be held as no legal permission has been granted for this rally," Tamadon said.

Source: Al-ManarTV

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah congratulated Friday the Lebanese on the ninth anniversary of the Resistance and Liberation Day.

Sayyed Nasrallah was speaking during a live address through a giant screen in the southern city of Nabatiyeh, where tens of thousands of people gathered to commemorate this historic event.

Amid formidable cheers, his eminence began his speech by praising the martyrs who dedicated their lives for the sake of establishing liberation and victory.

“It is with great pleasure that we gather here to mark Resistance and Liberation Day in the city of Nabatiyeh, the city of Imam Hussein (pbuh), the city of the first popular uprising in Ashoura in the name of Imam Hussein. Greetings to all of you who came from all villages and towns to celebrate the victory that you achieved and to celebrate the resistance that you constitute its martyrs, wounded, fighters, supporters, faithful and steadfast people. Liberation was a gift from Allah for your sincerity and faithfulness. You deserved His victory and you deserved His promise of the victory which you offered to Lebanon and the whole nation. Peace be upon you, the people who rejected humiliation, who protected the country, who preserved trust. Peace be upon you, the people who’s throats shouted your Imam’s slogan: Disgrace, how remote..”

“We are in front of a great occasion: Resistance and Liberation Day. We are also in front of a great event to come: Elections in June 7. I have so much to say, however, given that we will mark this occasion today in Nabatiyeh, on Monday in Dahiyeh and next Friday in the city of Baalbek, I will distribute my main topics on the three events. Today, I have a group of topics, I will try to be brief as much as possible: The resistance and the state, spy networks, mines, development and water, elections, tickets and constituencies. “

“On resistance and state: Since the establishment of the usurping entity in 1948, Lebanon in general and south Lebanon in particular where border towns and villages were subject to threats and to plundering of land and water as well as to displacement, everything was documented and lived by our fathers and grandfathers in the 1950’s. Since the beginning, the choice of south Lebanon residents was the state. If we recall the stances of our scholars, politicians, elites, poets and people in (Jabal Amel) we find that their choice was the state. I will quote Sayyed Abdul Hussein Sharafeddine, who sent a letter in 1949 to then president Bshara Khouriin the wake of the gruesome massacre in the town of Houla that resembled to the massacres of Deir Yassine and Kafar Qassem. He said: Lebanon thought that time had given it what it wanted, however, with regards to south Lebanon it was disappointing. As the status of the ministries and related political triviality have caused patience to be lost, adorned the preposterous and concealed aberration, we ought to regard the calamity of Jabal Amel with all its villages that have been plundered and where children have got used to terror amid killings and destroying crops. This is a document directed to all the political leaders who want to take us to the ‘state’, who on the table of dialogue have said that between 1948 and 1970, Lebanon was not subject to any Israeli aggression.

They say that Israel has been conducting drills and exercises for 50 years. How shameful it is not to b aware that Israel has been waging wars for 50 years, killing Lebanese fellow citizens and destroying Lebanese land.”

“Our great Imam (Sharafeddine) rest assured, Jabal Amel has emerged from your cloak and from the cloak of Imam Moussa Sadr shouting: Disgrace, how remote. This mountain (Jabal Amel) pays its taxes and does its duties yet it is not given its rights, as if it has always been the lost partner. Imam Sharafeddine continues: Didn’t you hear O Lebanese President how the poet describes this calamity saying: I wish I were on your soul O Houla, and die in regret. Then the Imam says: I you, your Excellency the President, have no ability to provide protection, is there also no ability to provide care? If you  want to salute Jabal Amel, say peace on you and on Lebanon. These words date back to 1949 in the wake of the terrible Houla massacre in which dozens were killed. Consequently, the choice of south Lebanon and south Lebanese has always been the state. After Imam Sharafeddine came Imam Moussa Sadr who shouldered heavy responsibilities from the 1960’s until his abduction. His rhetoric was clear and directed to presidents and senior state officials. He used to say to no avail, that south Lebanon is a part of this country, send in your army to provide protection and to defend it, it is your responsibility. There is either negligence as if south Lebanon is not a part of Lebanon or weakness. In either cases, the south shed precious blood. Ultimately, Imam Sadr called the southerners to carry arms to defend their people but he had never abandoned his calls to the government to take the responsibility of defending the south. Then came the Israeli invasion of 1982 and the ‘state’ remained absent. The sons of Imam Sadr in the Amal Movement and Hezbollah by their side along with other national and Palestinian factions confronted the occupation and defeated it. All of this happened while the ‘state’ was on another planet, except for the few years before liberation, precisely under President Emile Lahoud and the successive government of Salim Hoss, martyr Rafik Hariri and Omar Karameh. Today, we must underline and praise President Michel Sleiman who was also army commander. “

“Do you know what your crime is? What your fault is? Your crime is that you rejected occupation at a time you were required to accept it. Your crime is that you resisted at a time you were required to yield. Your big crime is that you triumphed, defeated Israel, gained back your land and set your prisoners free.

This great achievement has embarrassed all those who call for surrender and concessions. When you faced the 2006 war and stood up to it along with all the decent people of Lebanon, you triumphed and this was your grave mistake. I recall what my big brother Speaker Nabih Berri told me when the war ended. He said: We have to be very careful because they will not let us rejoice at this victory and they will work on making us pay a heavy price for it. Hence, when we fight, we have to pay a heavy price and if we win or lose, there is a price to pay.”

“Today we echo what our grandfathers called for. We want a state, but what kind of state? The state of taxes and fees? No. The state of real estate companies? No. We want a strong, capable, just, brave and responsible state. We want the state, with its army, security forces and political authority to defend south Lebanon and protect it. Frankly speaking, we are not projecting the resistance as an alternative for the state, however a state that abandons the south is not a state and to say that the resistance is projecting itself as an alternative for the state is irrelevant. As an opposition bloc, we want to build the strong and capable state that is serious in defending its land, water resources, people and dignity. On the seventh of June, God willing, we will build this state that should acquire the confidence of the people not through slogans, but through its serious practice, strong presence and prompt follow up in the face of everything that threatens the people.  If we make a thousand speeches to say that the state possesses the decision of peace and war while it is absent; if we make a thousand slogans about spreading the state’s authority over Lebanon, while it does not have a presence on our land, this will never solve the problem. The problem is solved when a state convinces its people that it is strong and has the necessary presence.”

“My second topic is spy networks. We congratulate the security forces for uncovering the spy networks and stress that his is the right path that we should all continue. We do not want any moral achievement, we are interested in dismantling the networks and arresting the agents so as to blind the zionists and protect the country. To accomplish this:

First there must be significant popular cooperation with security apparatuses, on the part of families, people and political powers. Everyone who has a piece of information must extend it.

Second, spies and agents must be uncovered regardless of their religion or sect, family or town. They must not be protected and their collaboration with the enemy must not be justified. Such crime is utterly unjustifiable.

Third, I ask on your behalf and on behalf of the families of the martyrs and the wounded, on behalf of those whose homes were demolished and those who paid taxes to rebuild their infrastructure, I demand that the collaborators who provided the enemy with the data that had cased all of this,  be sentenced to capital punishment. Sentencing them to one or two years in prison is a joke that does not protect the country. Anyone who adopts leniency policy is an accomplice in spilling the blood of the Lebanese people. I have to be frank, strict and open on this matter: Do not play with security or judiciary on the basis of religious or sectarian balance. I tell you, begin executing Shiite collaborators first.

Fourth, I address the rest of the spies and collaborators who are still operating on Lebanese soil. I tell them that you have been exposed and you’ll fall in the hands of justice before you know it. This is why I suggest that you turn yourselves in quickly; perhaps this would commute your sentence. You must know that you are of no value to your Israeli masters. You are not worth a handful of dust to them, so do what is right and return back to your country before it is too late.

Fifth, Hezbollah has always been in close cooperation with security apparatuses, but I declare that we will unreservedly spare no effort to cooperate with all official security apparatuses to achieve this noble goal of purging Lebanon from these networks.

Sixth, we have to close ranks to sooth the political arena so as to prevent political and sectarian divisions to the extent that collaborating with Israel becomes justifiable.

Here, I would like to call the attention to the fact that we must act responsibly, ethically and based on religious standards towards the families of the collaborators. Their families have not wronged. We should console and be merciful to them because their calamity is graver and more painful than any other calamity.

My last point on this topic is that not only those spies and collaborators gather information; some of them have field missions to execute. One of them had 20 kilograms of TNT explosives at his home, for what purpose?

This is an important question that needs an answer.

There are agents, like Mahmoud Rafea, who confessed to have delivered bags with explosives. Other collaborators have confessed to have carried out field reconnaissance missions. Others have facilitated the entrance and exit of Israelis after accomplishing their missions. This is what is meant by executive agents. The door must be opened wide, and those who make pre-judgments and make ready-made positions must learn that this Israeli path should be scrutinized so as to reach someplace where we would find information about lots of crimes, particularly in 2005 onwards. Some of those collaborators had played significant roles in stirring sectarian sedition while others have confessed to their roles in stirring sedition between Hezbollah and the Amal Movement. However, it is clear today that the skirmishes in some areas which developed into battles were Israeli made.”

“My third topic is about mine fields. Many fields have been demined thanks to firms and supporting states as well as the efforts, supervision and coordination between the Lebanese army and the Islamic Resistance. There exists a funding problem today and it is the government’s responsibility to seek funds. Today, I pledge that in case of deficiencies, as is the case now, the resistance will assume responsibility and will work thoroughly with the Lebanese army across south Lebanon to swiftly bring the file of cluster bombs to an end.”

“On development and water resources, I would like to say that we stood in Bint Jbeil and openly said that we are the alternative for the state. This region has been neglected for decades. The ‘state’ was absent during the occupation. Now that the occupation has ended, what is keeping the state from spreading its authority in the south? The state did not shoulder responsibility. The state knows that Bint Jbeil, Hasbayya, Shebaa, Jizzine and other regions only when it comes to taxes. The government that will established by the opposition will build a strong and just state that will give heed to balanced development. Our waters are lost in the sea. The American will come tomorrow to ask us to give the water to Israel. This is unfortunate. We must join our forces and work on executing the Litani Project which Speaker Nabih Berri had raised. I tell you that south deputies and opposition deputies will work together to fulfill this dream.”

“My final topic is about elections. Some may say that there might not be an election battle in the south as the drive and the incentive for voters to go to polling station is missing. But I tell you that every region is concerned with elections on the seventh of June. We tried to have a single ticket for the opposition in Jizzine, however two tickets were formed by the dear allies. We respect and consider the circumstances. The completion in Jizzine between two tickets for the opposition must not be a reason for the our supporters to back off. We must have a strong presence in this constituency to secure another three candidates to parliament.”

“As for other districts, the backbone of the alliance is the Amal-Hezbollah alliance with our brothers in other parties and the respectful political figures. I would like to stress the deep rooted alliance between Amal and Hezbollah. It is not a compulsory alliance as some may think; it is a deep, historic, strategic, strong and fixed alliance. No one can bargain on any weakness in this alliance. This alliance was pivotal in the 2006 victory. We integrated politically, militarily, socially, popularly and in the battlefield. We embraced the rest of our allies, but it happened that the most targeted sides were Hezbollah and Amal.

This alliance has saved Lebanon from the most dangerous plots in the history of Lebanon. This same alliance is the cornerstone of the opposition that, God willing, will win in June elections.

This alliance is a national interest in the first place and a southern interest in the second place. I assure you that lots of politicians have been bargaining on sedition between Hezbollah and Amal, by saying ‘Hezbollah’s led opposition’ as if Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement are inferior to Hezbollah.

They also say that if the opposition won, Sayyed Nasrallah alone would rule, apart from other allies. Whoever seeks to break the Hezbollah-Amal alliance will definitely fail. We are counting on mutual and deep trust between us.  We are pleased with the tickets…our goal is for the opposition to win the majority of seats in parliament to save Lebanon from ill intentions.

This is not a religious obligation as some may want to propagate. This is a political and an ethical issue. When we commit to the tickets of the opposition,  we consider every candidate as a Hezbollah candidate. Some seek to project elections as a referendum on the resistance and its arms. The most concerned people in the resistance and its arms are the citizens of the south who come under daily threats to plunder their resourced, destroy their homes and displace them. Yes, the resistance protects you and you have embraced and protected it.

On the seventh of June, we will show up in voting stations in south Lebanon to tell the world that you will not abandon the resistance. June 7 must be a day to thwart every conspirator and every schemer who thinks about colluding against the resistance. On the seventh of June, you will prove again that you are sons of Moussa Sadr and that you are the most honorable, most generous and most pure people. I would like to repeat the decisive sentence that we all believe in: The time of defeats has gone, and the time of victories has come.”

Source: al-Manar

In His Name, the Most High

Verily, we are from Allah, and unto Him is our return. 

Tribute video for Ayatullah al-Udhma Behjat(RA) who passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2009.  We are from Allah, and unto Him is our return.  May Allah rest his soul with the Ahl al-Bayt(A), with the Shohada(A) and the Siddiqeen(A), Ameen, O Lord Sustainer of the Universes.

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Do me a favour! Reflexology may sound like a load of old cobblers but one woman truly believes that the medicinal and spiritual benefits of a foot rub can help free modern man of all his trappings.

Ashley Mark Hammond met Chris Stormer-Fryer to get a quick step-by-step guide on how.

Tight shoulders
Get the recipient in a comfortable position lying down and embrace all the toes in one light grip. From here rotate both ways. This action will loosen up any tension in the neck or shoulders while allowing energy to flow back into the trouble spots, aiding movement.

Panic attacks
Place your thumbs on the solar plexus reflex, which is the slight hollow in your sole, just beneath the balls of the feet. Apply slight pressure and hold for as long as required. This is excellent for extreme stress, intense anxiety or panic. It may also help with asthma attacks or hyperventilation.

Stiff joints
Place palms flat against the recipient’s soles and push up towards their body. Then push from the tops of the feet down. Press your hands across your feet, fingers curled over the inside arches and gently twist feet so soles face one another, move the other way and finish off by rotating.

Headache
Get the recipient to lie flat on their back, embrace the big toe and gently pull. It supposedly relieves spinal reflexes and eases any head, back or neck complaints. By straightening the whole body this toe-pulling technique eases overall tension and releases trapped or pinched nerves.

Backache
Gently caress the bony ridge along the inside edge of your foot. This is the spinal reflex. From the tip of your big toe to the base of your inside ankle bone, drag the heel of your hand back and forth lightly on the return but slightly harder on the forward stroke each time.

Lethargy
Rubbing the soles of one’s feet, especially first thing in the morning with a sponge or any foot scrubber, as vigorously as you can possibly endure, will wake up the body and revitalise a tired mind. This is a great way to refresh for a day’s work, getting you off on the right foot.

It’s spiritually uplifting too…
Dubbed the ‘Universal Foot Lady’, Chris Stormer-Fryer is just as good at reading you through lines in your feet, as she is at locating and easing your ailments through your soles.

As I sit awkwardly, notepad and pen in hand, Chris goes about reading lines in my feet like a palm reader. The former midwife and nurse starts her diagnosis of potential health defects through blisters on my feet.

If, for example, areas of hardened skin show up on the part of your sole which relates to say, the kidneys or liver, it means you have friction there in the form of disease or congestion. (Or it could just mean, like me, you’ve run 21km the day before in the Ras Al Khaimah half marathon).

That, and easing backache through a foot rub was far fetched enough I thought, but then Chris tells me about the letters etched on my soles.

"What does the letter M mean to you?" From money, motors and Megan Fox I came to the conservative answer that was, "Mum." Apparently the pain of our fore-fathers or mothers lives through our feet and we must walk these issues out so we don’t hand them down.

It will take a lot of walking to get M off my feet it seems. The letter N pointed to strains in relations with my sister, who moved to New Zealand. I should write a letter to her and burn it releasing my anguish to the sky - Facebooking her to ask where she buried my Action Man is also an option.

Two more lines highlighted relationships I should forget. Hard when, between them, the girls possess my entire CD collection. Oh yeah I’m also "a two-faced softy", a sort of cuddly schizophrenic if you will. I went in sceptical, but you should take things with a pinch of salt.

Don’t rely, but supplement, medical advice with that of your GP, and maybe this alternative therapy is alright after all. If you walk out uplifted and less tense amid these troubling economic times,who’s to say it’s all just mumbo jumbo?

Source: Gulf-News

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PLS SEE THAT YOU HAVE EVERYDAY IN THE AFTERNOON EITHER A LASI, COCONUT WATER, OR ORANGE JUICE OR ANYTHING THAT WILL COOL YOUR STOMACH.

When I sat down beside her she didn’t acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if she was OK.

Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting to check on her at the same time, I asked her if she was OK. She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. ‘Yes, I’m fine, thank you for asking,’ she said in a clear voice strong.

‘I didn’t mean to disturb you, grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK,’ I explained to her.

‘Have you ever looked at your hands,’ she asked. ‘I mean really looked at your hands?’
I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over, palms up and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point she was making.

Grandma smiled and related this story:
‘Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, how they have served you well throughout your years. These hands though wrinkled shrivelled and weak have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out and grab and embrace life.
‘They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor.

They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. As a child, my mother taught me to stretch them in prayer and raise them to the ears and say Allahu Akber. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went off to war.

‘They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent. They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band they showed the world that I was married and loved someone special .

They wrote my letters to him and trembled and shook when I buried my parents and spouse.

‘They have held my children and grandchildren, consoled neighbours, and shook in fists of anger when I didn’t understand.

‘They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried and raw. And to this day when not much of anything else of me works real well these hands hold me up, lay me down, and again continue to stretch out in duas.

‘These hands are the mark of where I’ve been and the ruggedness of life.

But more importantly it will be through the actions done by these hands that Allah will take me to Jannah.  

I will never look at my hands the same again. But I remember when Allah took my grandma’s hands and led her to Akhirah.

When my hands are hurt or sore or when I stroke the face of my children and husband I think of grandma.  

When you receive this, raise your hand for dua and say a prayer for the person who sent it to you, and watch Allah’s answer to prayer work in your life. Let’s continue praying for one another and do good things to others with our beautiful hands.

Allah (SWT) says in Surat Yasin says: “That day We shall seal their mouths up while their hands will speak to us”.  (36:65)

As Allah says in the Qur’an, honey is a "healing for men" . This scientific fact was confirmed by scientists who assembled during the World Apiculture Conference held in China . During the conference, treatments with honey derivatives were discussed. American scientists in particular said that honey, royal jelly, pollen and propolis (bee resin) cure many diseases.

A Romanian doctor stated that he tried honey on cataract patients, and 2002 out of his 2094 patients recovered completely. Polish doctors also informed the conference that bee resin helps to cure many diseases such as haemorrhoids, skin problems, gynaecological diseases and many other disorders.

Nowadays, apiculture and bee products have opened a new branch for research in countries advanced in science. Other benefits of honey may be described as below:
Easily digested: Because sugar molecules in honey can convert into other sugars (e.g. fructose to glucose), honey is easily digested by the most sensitive stomachs, despite its high acid content. It helps kidneys and intestines to function better.

Has a low calorie level: Another quality of honey is that, when it is compared with the same amount of sugar, it gives 40% less calories to the body. Although it gives great energy to the body, it does not add weight.

Rapidly diffuses through the blood: When accompanied by mild water, honey diffuses into the bloodstream in 7 minutes. Its free sugar molecules make the brain function better since the brain is the largest consumer of sugar.

Supports blood formation: Honey provides an important part of the energy needed by the body for blood formation. In addition, it helps in cleansing the blood. It has some positive effects in regulating and facilitating blood circulation. It also functions as a protection against capillary problems and arteriosclerosis.

Does not accommodate bacteria: This bactericide (bacteria-killing) property of honey is named "the inhibition effect". Experiments conducted on honey show that its bactericide properties increase twofold when diluted with water. It is very interesting to note that newly born bees in the colony are nourished with diluted honey by the bees responsible for their supervision - as if they know this feature of the honey.

Royal Jelly: Royal jelly is a substance produced by worker bees inside the beehive. Inside this nutritious substance are sugar, proteins, fats and many vitamins. It is used in problems caused by tissue deficiency or body frailty.

It is obvious that honey, which is produced in much higher amounts than the requirements of the bees, is made for the benefit of man. And it is also obvious that bees cannot perform such an unbelievable task "on their own."

And He has made everything in the heavens and everything in the earth subservient to you. It is all from Him. There are certainly signs in that for people who reflect. ( Surat al-Jathiyah: 13)