To our Martyrs…Endless Love and Greetings

Sayyed Ali Khamenei's Message on the Occasion of the Burial of Sacred Defense Martyrs

The following is the full text of the message issued on June 16, 2015 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on the occasion of the burial ceremony of Sacred Defense martyrs in Tehran. In this ceremony, 270 martyrs were buried with the glorious presence of the people of Tehran.

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

God's peace and greetings be upon these dear martyrs who ignited the torch of monotheism with their sacrifice in our Islamic homeland. And God's greetings and praise be upon the innocent martyred divers who helped this inextinguishable flame with their emergence and presence and who raised the flag of dear and precious memories and spiritual provisions of the nation with utmost glory.

Greetings be upon your tied hands and your subjugated bodies. Greetings be upon all pure souls and upon divine paradise, your outstretched wings. Greetings be upon you who once more imbued life with your sweet scent and who quenched the thirst of the living. And endless gratitude be upon Allah the Omniscient and the Beneficent Who showers undeniable tidings on vigilant hearts at a time when our God-seeking and pious people need it most, and who thus clears away the grime. And greetings be upon you great, loyal, wise and responsible people who correctly identify, cherish and respond to God's tender address. Your meaningful presence in the burial ceremony of these dear pearls, who have returned home is one of the most memorable events of the Revolution. God's mercy be upon you.

And limitless gratitude is to God, Who is the Owner of hearts, and endless greetings be upon the Imam of the Age (may my soul be sacrificed for him) who is the owner of this vast fortune.

Greetings be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings