The Days Leading to Victory
The unity of the Iranian nation led their Islamic Revolution to victory. As Muslim revolutionaries, men and women and children stood alongside each other, fighting against tyranny, and not fearing the guns and bullets. They were quite determined for the fulfilment of their rightful cause and had prepared themselves for any sacrifice in that sacred way.
Hosting an Uninvited Guest
About Imam Khomeini(ra)'s kindness, many interesting accounts have been narrated by his family members, friends and in fact by everybody who has had contacts with him. A close relative of his, Mrs. Zahra Ishraqi has said: “One day we were having lunch together with Imam Khomeini(ra) when suddenly a cat appeared in the yard, came to the door of the room and stared at us.
A Historic Photograph
During the peak days of the revolution, I was around 13, a thin boy who would naturally not be able to survive the savage attacks and bullets of the mercenaries of the Shah’s regime. But at that time I had become very much interested in taking photos of the people in the demonstrations. I had a camera which I would put round my neck for taking photos which later turned out to be very interesting.
A Sparrow’s Advice
There was once a big beautiful garden with various kinds of trees and flowers attracting birds who built their nests on top of the trees. The owner of the garden was a greedy man and so thought of putting a trap for the birds, saying to himself: “There are so many lovely birds in my garden and I can catch and put in a cage one of them so it will sing for me and I can also roast and eat some of the fat ones.” So, he went into the middle of the garden, put a trap, sowed some seeds around it and hid himself behind a tree.
Absence of Disease or Being Healthy
Health is a state of physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health is the key to living a productive and satisfying life. Staying healthy is an important part of growing up. And it can affect you physically and emotionally. Confronting hard situations such as when your body changes during puberty and you have to deal with things like school and exams, staying healthy can really help you. Staying healthy physically can help you stay healthy emotionally too.
How to Gain Victory
“God does not change what any people may have until they change whatever they themselves have.” The Holy Qur’an (13: 11) As understood from the above Qur’anic teaching, we can hope for a better future if we do our best and struggle ceaselessly for shaping our faith. This lesson has already been taught in the Iranian nation’s Islamic Revolution which attained success in 1357 Solar Hijri - 1979 (AD). For that revolution to succeed the Iranian people tried hard and acted most bravely.
The Notebooks
About 41 years ago, I was a teenager like you. In those days, the spirit of the revolution had made all of us very excited. Everywhere, in schools, bazaars, and streets and so on people, both young and old were calling for an end to the injustice and the oppressive rule of Shah. Children at schools chanted slogans and prepared placards.
Water in the Holy Qur’an
“He is the One Who sends winds to announce His mercy directly, so that whenever they lift up heavy clouds, We drive them along to a dead countryside and send down water from them; and thus We bring forth every kind of fruit. Thus We bring forth the dead too so you may bear this in mind.”
