The 14th of August this year falls on the first
anniversary of the divine victory, the
divine empowerment, and the divine promise to empower the oppressed and to make them inherit the land, and to protect them against the tyrants who humiliate them, slaughter their children, and destroy their homes. This
anniversary this year closely coincides with great festivals of Muslims and Christians in Lebanon and the world.
“America knows well that any
definition of terrorism that can be drawn up — any definition that you can think of — will apply to America as a terrorist state and will apply to Israel as a terrorist entity. Any definition.”
There is the anniversary of the victory, and it was preceded by the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s nocturnal journey and ascension to heaven, when the last of the prophets travelled by night from the inviolable place of worship to the further place of worship, and ascended from Jerusalem to heaven. There is the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s prophethood, when God’s messenger was sent a mercy to Mankind, a harbinger of glad tidings and a warner.
Ahead of us there is the anniversary of the birth of Muhammad’s grandson, the lord of martyrs Abu-Abdallah al-Husayn, may peace be upon him, the leader who rejected injustice and who taught us how to be present in the field and to sacrifice and and fight with ourselves, our sons, and our beloved. Then there is the anniversary of the birth of Ali Ibn-al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, the captive of Karbala who taught us how to stand fast in the face of chains and shackles and executors, and to continue to say the word of truth without deviating an inch from it.
There is the anniversary of Abu-al-Fadl al-Abbas Ibn-Ali, may peace be upon, the fighter and struggler who was wounded, and whose wounds did not prevent him from continuing to fight in defence of the cause, the leader, the sanctities, and all what is holy. The Christians in Lebanon and the world are celebrating the festival of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the saint, may peace be upon her. Those blessed holidays of Muslims, Christians, and the adherents of divine religions bless the anniversary of our victory on 14 August.
Brothers and sisters, today I address through you and through the enduring, steadfast, and struggling Southern Suburb, the people of Lebanon, the peoples of our Arab and Muslim world, and all the peoples of the world. First I want to thank all the leaders, religious scholars, rulers, governments, states, parties, forces, movements, groups, societies, personages, individuals, and all those who stood by Lebanon and its resistance in the face of the July aggression, the US-Israeli aggression against Lebanon, the people of Lebanon, and against all the nation.