Al-Quds Day: Difference between revisions

'''Al-Quds Day''' (يوم القدس) takes place every year on the last [[Friday]] of the month of [[Ramadan]]. Soon after the [[Islamic revolution in Iran]], [[Imam Khomeini]] called on Muslims to dedicate this day to demanding the rights of oppressed Muslims around the world - and particularly in Palestine. On this day, rallies are organized before Friday prayer to protest against the occupation of [[Palestine]] and the oppression of its people.

Since the beginning of the [[occupation of Palestine]] in 1948, most religious scholars have been demanding justice for the Palestinian people. After Palestinians won the [[Battle of Karameh]], they named one day in October, 'Palestine day'; however, this was not well-received.

From the beginning of Iran's revolution, [[Imam Khomeini]] stated that one of his goals was the liberation of Palestine from its occupant government. After the revolution, all official connections to Israel were broken and Israel’s embassy in Iran was granted to the Palestinians. When a new Israeli raid began on the south of [[Lebanon]] on Ramadan 13th, 1399 AH (August 7th, 1979), Imam Khomeini gave a speech in which he announced the last Friday of the month of Ramadan to be known as 'Al-Quds Day':

On Al-Quds day, demonstrations are held around the world in over 80 Islamic and non-Islamic countries; countries such as [[Malaysia]], [[India]], [[Singapore]], [[Indonesia]], [[Turkey]], [[United States of America]], [[Canada]], [[Norway]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Sudan]], [[England]], [[Bahrain]], [[Bosnia]], [[Tunisia]], [[Pakistan]], [[Australia]], [[Germany]], [[Romania]], [[Kuwait]], [[Spain]], [[South Africa]], [[Sweden]], [[Venezuela]], [[Albania]], [[Yemen]] and [[Greece]].

Western news agencies generally try to play down the events of 'Al-Quds day'.  They either remain silent or use vague expressions such as 'thousands' to show that the number of protesters is not significant.  Typically, a few sentences from the Iranian president's speech are quoted out of context in order to give the impression that Israel is being oppressed.

* It is the day when the oppressed Palestinians feel that nations support them

* It is the day to stop the omission of the name of Palestine in geographical maps

* It is the day when Muslim nations speak their words directly - not through their government officials

* It is the day when the Iranian nation is a model for all other nations

* This holy flame should be ignited inside Palestine as well more and more everyday. Those youths, and those men and women, and those who sacrifice themselves and fight the usurper regime inside Palestine must know that the main point is what they press. That is where their enemy would defeat. That organizations outside Palestinian borders sit at the table of negotiations or show off in different tribunes in the name of Palestine would not solve any problem. General support of the Islamic world from outside and the real sensible fight of Palestinians inside will solve the problem and hit the head of the enemy to ground.

* Commemorate Quds Day and if world propaganda does not broadcast it, it does not matter. Those Palestinian prisoners feel strengthened by your sincere intention and determination and will resist. The prisoner behind the walls of the prisons at the [[Occupied Palestine]] must not feel lonely to resist. Those men and women who are attacked by Zionist scum in allies and streets of Jerusalem and [[Gaza Strip]] and other cities of the Occupied Palestine need to feel that you support them to resist. Of course, governments have some duties as well!

[[Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah]], Secretary General of [[Hizballah of Lebanon]], "the priority must be stressing on confrontation with the Zionist enemy and if it was this way from beginning, we would not come to this point today… If 'Arabs spent one fifth of the budget they spent for war on [[Iran]] and Shia-phobia for Palestine, it would be already free."<ref>Nasrallah's lecture on Quds Day, 2013, Beirut</ref>