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🔸 Be Mindful of Your Child’s Interest in Reading Novels 🔸

🔹 Ayatollah Haeri Shirazi 🔹

📚 Sometimes your children may want to read novels. Be mindful that the novel they are reading is like food they are consuming. Examine this food and make sure it is not poisonous; if it is, they should not consume it.

The Qur’an says:

“So let man look at his food.”
(Qur’an 80:24)

Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him), explaining this verse, said:

“[Let him look] at his knowledge and from whom he takes it.”

In other words, a person should consider from whom they are receiving and reading this knowledge—and, by extension, these stories and novels.

📚 Look at the memoirs of the war veterans. Sometimes they are written so beautifully that they read exactly like a novel. Some writers, such as Anton Chekhov, also write very well. But do you really think that reading Chekhov’s works has the same effect as reading the memoirs of a soldier who experienced the battlefield firsthand?

📚 So what should you do?

Buy these veterans’ memoirs—whatever it takes—and put them somewhere your child can easily see and reach them.

But don’t tell your child to read them. Don’t recommend them. Just buy the book and leave it there.

Because the moment you say, “Read this book,” the child may think:

“My father is trying to influence me. He wants to shape me into what he wants me to become. I want to be a child of my own time; I want to become who I choose to be. My father belongs to forty years ago, while I belong to my own era. He thinks according to his time, but I need to be ready for twenty years from now.”

These thoughts may come into the child’s mind.

📚 So if you want to encourage your child, pick up the book yourself and read it. Perhaps even take notes from it, so that your child sees that you consider the book important.

Then, when the child becomes curious and asks to read it on their own, simply say:

“If you want to read it, there’s no problem.”

At that point, even a child who has never been interested in books may sit down and read it—whereas if you had told them to read it, they might have refused!

“Al-insānu ḥarīṣun ʿalā mā muniʿa” — A person is naturally eager for what has been forbidden to them.

📚 Make good books available to your children in place of harmful novels.

Whenever you see something forbidden or harmful that is leading a child astray, you should look for a “halal” alternative to place alongside it, so that the child has a healthy alternative and can gradually turn away from what is harmful.

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🔸 The Purifying Power of Friday Prayer 🔸

🔹 Ayatollah Haeri Shirazi 🔹

The status of those who are committed to attending Friday Prayer is not the same as that of those who are not.

In the past, when someone wanted to serve as a witness, it was customary to investigate whether they regularly attended congregational prayer. If they were not committed to attending Friday Prayer and congregational prayers, their testimony would not be accepted—even if they were known to perform the Night Prayer (Salat al-Layl).

Why? Because abandoning such an important religious practice diminishes a person’s sense of muru’ah—their dignity, integrity, and moral standing.

🌱 An individual prayer is like a small spring.

If one hundred people attend congregational prayer, one hundred small springs come together and form a pool.

But Friday Prayer is where all these pools converge. All those springs that had gathered into pools now flow together into Friday Prayer.

When you go to Friday Prayer and return home, you store up spiritual purity for the entire week.

When all these individual acts of worship are connected, they acquire a purifying power that they did not possess before.

Friday Prayer, like ablution (wudu) and ritual bathing (ghusl), brings purification to a person—a purification from doubt, uncertainty, and hesitation.

🕊️ When a person remains at home, attached to their house and worldly preoccupations, they are like a prisoner.

One of the special qualities of Friday Prayer is that it creates within a person a desire to step outside, breathe freely, and break free from themselves—to leave their own home and come to the House of God, and to move from the company of people who are heedless toward the company of people who are attentive and spiritually aware.

✨ You only need to attend for a week or two and taste the sweetness of this worship.

After that, it will become more enjoyable to you than any garden, outing, recreation, or leisure trip.

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🔴 TRUMP'S MAJOR ADMISSION:

▪️ If the Saudi government falls, Israel will fall as well.

▪️ Without the House of Saud, there would be no Israel.

🔻 We must keep a close eye on the Saudi government.

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Trump also stated:

🇸🇦 “The fact is that Saudi Arabia is tremendously helpful in the Middle East.”

«واقعیت این است که عربستان سعودی در خاورمیانه کمک بسیار بزرگی برای ماست.»

“If we didn't have Saudi Arabia, we wouldn't have a big base.”

«اگر عربستان سعودی را نداشتیم، دیگر آن پایگاه بزرگ نظامی را هم نداشتیم.»

“We wouldn't have any reason, probably — I mean, if you look at Israel, Israel would be in big trouble without Saudi Arabia.”

«احتمالاً دیگر هیچ دلیلی برای حضورمان وجود نداشت؛ اگر به اسرائیل نگاه کنید، اسرائیل بدون عربستان سعودی با مشکلات بسیار جدی روبه‌رو می‌شد.»

“So what does that mean? Israel is going to leave? We want Israel to leave?”

«پس این یعنی چه؟ آیا اسرائیل باید منطقه را ترک کند؟ آیا ما می‌خواهیم اسرائیل آنجا را ترک کند؟»

📌 Source: Trump White House Archives
🔗 https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-thanksgiving-teleconference-members-military/

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🔴 Expanding the War Fronts & Iran’s Strategic Response

✍️ Mostafa Amiri

🔻 Following the attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea by Ukraine, allegedly acting on behalf of NATO, the indication is growing stronger that the enemy is seeking to expand the war through its proxies, with the expansion of the war fronts appearing to be a deliberate objective.

However, with the attack on an LNG carrier—one of Europe’s primary energy sources—in Damietta Port, Egypt, in the southern Mediterranean, Iran’s response amounts to bringing the war to Europe’s backyard, right next door to the Israeli regime.

▪️ Some analysts believe that, at the present stage, a direct confrontation between Iran and NATO would benefit the United States. Therefore, Iran should not fall into the trap of a direct war with Ukraine. Instead, as in the case above, it should respond elsewhere—as it did with the “mysterious strike” in Egypt.

Likewise, in the past, a similar “mysterious strike” hit Saudi Aramco.

🔻 Now, please also read the following piece that we published earlier:
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🔴 Netanyahu: Iran Wants to Assassinate Trump and His Family

🔻 “The Iranians are sending their operatives to Europe and the United States. They want to kill Donald Trump!

They have just recently released a video about the assassination of Melania and Barron, Trump’s wife and son.

The Iranians openly say that they want to assassinate the U.S. president, me, and our families.”

🇮🇷 Postscript:

They keep repeating this in Trump’s ear until the feeling of “revenge and blood vengeance” begins to boil within him.

🔻 These two #keywords are very important. You will understand their significance more clearly later.

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🔴 The Assassination of These Two Ministers & Israel’s True Face

✍️ Mostafa Amiri

🔻 Bezalel Smotrich, the Zionist regime’s cabinet minister, made the following racist remarks while fantasizing about expanding Israel’s borders:

“My son asks me to leave him part of Lebanon so that he can destroy it later. I told him: Don’t worry, there will be enough for everyone.”

▪️ Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right Jewish minister—who himself immigrated to Palestine from Iraq—also proudly decorates a so-called “execution cake” featuring Palestinians.

🔻 In terms of priorities, if you manage to assassinate Netanyahu, fine—but leave these two clowns for later, so they can remain around a little longer and further expose Israel’s racist face to the world.

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🔴 #Audience_Question

🔻 Don’t We Get Tired of All These “End-Times” References!? — Part One

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“Don’t we get tired of all these end-times comparisons?”

Hello, and I hope you are all doing well. First, I would like to thank Mr. Taheri. I do not know him personally, but let me make one point clear:

Regardless of who is asking the question, we have encountered questions like this many times. We have been working in media for more than 10 years, and during this period, particularly in discussions about Mahdism, we have encountered all kinds of people and perspectives—from those who had not even resolved the basic question of the existence of Imam al-Mahdi in their minds, to those who, naturally, had even greater doubts about the signs of his Advent.

So, with thanks to Mr. Taheri, what I am saying here is not a personal response to him. I am speaking generally.

There are essentially two ways to respond to questions of this kind, depending on who is asking.

If the person asking is among those who support the Islamic Revolution led by Imam Khomeini, we respond in one way.

If the person is among the opponents of the Revolution, sometimes the answer is very brief. Ultimately, depending on the circumstances, we may simply give them the Qur’anic response:

“For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.”

Sometimes, however, we emphasize certain points precisely so that their subconscious may be encouraged to think:

“Wait a minute…”

Because if someone does not even accept the idea that the Iranian Revolution has a role in preparing the ground for the Advent, then what exactly are we supposed to discuss with them?

But let us assume that the questioner belongs to the first group—that they are genuinely asking out of a desire to understand, rather than sarcasm.

Now, consider what Imam Khomeini said about the Islamic government in Iran. He explained that the ultimate objective of the Revolution is the establishment of a global Islamic government and the Advent of Imam al-Mahdi.

Likewise, as the Supreme Leader stated in the Second Step of the Revolution, the goal is the “rising of the sun of Supreme Wilayah.”

And if someone deviates from this path, Imam Khomeini described it in extremely serious terms—even referring to it as betrayal.

So, when people ask, “Why all these end-times references?”—these are not concepts invented by us. Imam Khomeini and the Supreme Leader have repeatedly used such terminology themselves.

Take the issue of Palestine, for example. The Supreme Leader has described the Palestinian issue as connected to the opening of the doors of Divine Deliverance for the Muslim Ummah.

These are not merely “end-times keywords.”

In another audio recording by Imam Khomeini—which I hope to share separately—he discusses the narrations concerning the Book of Fatimah and explains that it contains knowledge concerning past and future events and is now in the possession of Imam al-Mahdi.

I will share Imam Khomeini’s own audio so that you can hear his words directly; it is more eloquent that way.

And perhaps—though this is my own inference—the events surrounding the Iranian Revolution may also have been among the events referred to in that book.

We also hear similar expressions from the Supreme Leader.

The problem is that we become so immersed in our daily political news—news that becomes outdated within 24 hours—that we sometimes completely lose sight of the larger purpose.

A story that dominates the news today becomes stale tomorrow. Yet in the process, we sometimes push the very idea that the Revolution was intended to prepare the ground for the Advent into the background and eventually forget it.

For example, what do figures such as Javad Zarif and others say?

When Zarif writes about a “paradigm shift,” he is referring to a particular intellectual framework. And certain strategists associated with some previous governments have even asked:

“Why shouldn’t we become like the UAE or Saudi Arabia? Why do we keep talking about the destruction of Israel?”

You may have recently seen a diplomat, during a debate with Mr. Thabeti, repeatedly asking:

“When is Imam al-Mahdi coming?”

These approaches attempt to separate the Revolution from what are presented as its fundamental ideological foundations.

To use an analogy from logic: the classic definition of a human being is “a rational animal.”

If you remove the defining characteristic of rationality, what remains of that definition?

Likewise, if the original purpose of the Revolution—its claimed role in preparing the ground for the Advent—is removed, what remains?

This is why the Supreme Leader has also spoken about this issue. He referred to the existence of a determined group within the system that, unfortunately, made—and sometimes continues to make—serious efforts to push those ideals into oblivion.

The point is that our young people should not reach a stage where simply mentioning Imam al-Mahdi seems strange or unfamiliar to them.

As Imam Khomeini put it:

“Officials must understand that our Revolution is not limited to Iran. Rather, it is the starting point of the great Islamic Revolution, under the leadership of the Awaited Savior.”

— Sahifeh-ye Imam, Vol. 21, p. 327

And what has the Supreme Leader said?

He has described the ultimate trajectory of the Revolution as reaching an Islamic civilization—ultimately culminating in the era of Imam al-Mahdi.

So, Iran is presented as a starting point for the establishment of the global government of Imam al-Mahdi.

We have a responsibility to introduce our young people to these concepts—to explain what the Ahl al-Bayt have taught about them—so that they cannot later say:

“No one ever told us. We were never given the full picture.”

The Supreme Leader has also spoken, particularly in the Second Step of the Revolution, about:

“Building a new Islamic civilization and preparing for the rising of the sun of Supreme Wilayah.”

This wording was deliberate.

Imam Khomeini himself spoke about waiting for the rising of the sun of Imam al-Mahdi.

And in Islamic narrations, Imam al-Mahdi is famously likened to the sun behind the clouds.

These expressions are not accidental. They are deliberate, eloquent, and deeply rooted in the theological tradition.

Imam Khomeini also said:

“The world is being prepared for the rising of the sun of Wilayah from the horizon of Mecca.”

Among scholars of futurism and Mahdist studies, there has been discussion over whether the Iranian Revolution should be described as the starting point or as a prelude.

Some argue that it is a prelude that itself leads toward a new beginning.

There are also narrations referring to the Mahdi and the East. Historically, the region of Iran was considered part of the eastern lands.

In any case, let me conclude with one of Imam Khomeini’s final messages to revolutionary youth:

“My final word to you is this: Through your readiness, prepare the ground for the uprising of the Savior of the World, the Awaited Imam al-Mahdi.”

— Sahifeh-ye Imam, Vol. 20, p. 38

So, there are many such end-times references in the words of both Imam Khomeini and the Supreme Leader.

Now, what does this preparation actually mean?

Sometimes we become so immersed in figures like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi that we know practically everything about them—their biographies, where they lived, where they played, how many achievements they had.

Yet you may ask a young person today:

“You have spent so much time reading novels, scrolling through your phone, and following celebrities. Tell me—have you read even one book about Imam al-Mahdi this year? What was its name?”

If the Revolution was established with the stated purpose of preparing the ground for the Divine Savior, then how did we end up here?

The Supreme Leader once made a statement that went viral across social media, particularly directed at revolutionaries who regard the Advent as something distant.

The Shiite hadith tradition contains narrations found in major works such as Al-Kafi by Al-Kulayni and The Book of Occultation by Al-Nu’mani, discussing the psychological dimension of awaiting the Advent.

The idea is that if a person does not regard the Advent as something that could be near, they may gradually become hard-hearted.

Why?

Because when you are genuinely waiting for someone, you constantly look for signs of their arrival.

Imagine someone traveling from Tehran to Mashhad. You keep asking:

“How many kilometers are left? Has he reached Qom yet?”

You are constantly monitoring the journey and sharing your anticipation with others.

That is what it means to truly await someone.

The Supreme Leader used another powerful expression that was widely circulated: “the summit.”

Unfortunately, some people interpreted that statement primarily through an economic lens, which, in my view, did an injustice to what he was actually saying.

What is the summit?

It is the establishment of justice through the rule of the Imams.

Even Imam Ali was only able to maintain his government for a few years because of the battles of Jamal, Siffin, and Nahrawan.

The summit, therefore, is the establishment of a just government on a scale that has not been achieved since the Prophet.

And the Supreme Leader said, in essence, that this is something the younger generation must accomplish.

And regarding these supposedly “end-times” expressions, he has said:

“Whether I am here or not, you will see the liberation of Jerusalem. You will pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

These are all references connected to eschatology and the End Times.

So, no—these references did not suddenly appear out of nowhere.

They are deeply embedded in the discourse of both Imam Khomeini and the Supreme Leader.

And, God willing, this first part has been useful.

Ya Ali. Please remember us in your prayers.

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🔴 Imam Khomeini: Perhaps One of the Matters Gabriel Spoke About Concerning the Future Was This:

🔻 “Perhaps it concerned the time of the Advent of Imam al-Mahdi, and the affairs of Iran may have been among those matters.”

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Imam Khomeini said:

“Gabriel would repeatedly come during those 75 days and speak about future events that would befall her descendants, and Imam Ali would record them.

Perhaps one of the matters he spoke about concerned the affairs that would take place during the era of her distinguished descendant, the Awaited Imam al-Mahdi, and perhaps the affairs of Iran were among those matters.

We do not know. It is possible.”

🔴 Did Imam Khomeini Ever Get Tired of These “End-Times” References!?

— A question, or perhaps a sarcastic remark, from some people.

🔻 Imam Khomeini himself gives the answer. 👇

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🔴 Imam Khomeini:

▪️ “The great objective of the Revolution is to establish a global Islamic government. If, even for a moment, the officials turn away from this responsibility entrusted to them, it will bring about a great danger and a grave betrayal.”

In other words, Imam Khomeini is saying that if officials are not working toward establishing the global government of Imam al-Mahdi, they are committing a grave betrayal and creating a serious danger.

🔻 Imam Khomeini, Sahifeh-ye Imam, Vol. 21, p. 327.

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🔴 “A Determined Group” Within the System Opposing the Revolution’s Ideals

✍️ Mostafa Amiri

🔻 What you are about to read are the words of Imam Khamenei:

▪️ “After the passing of Imam Khomeini, a determined group set out to completely wash away the ideals of the Revolution and put them aside altogether.”

▪️ “Some of them made the mistake of declaring this openly from the very beginning, revealing their hand and making it clear that they wanted to completely abandon the Revolution’s ideals.”

▪️ “Others have now become more sophisticated. They do not openly say that they want to abandon the ideals. Instead of saying it, they act accordingly.”

✅ Related Topic:

🔻 From the Zarif Paradigm to the Imam Khomeini Paradigm:
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🔴 Iran: The "Starting Point" of Imam Mahdi's Global Government

✍️ Mostafa Amiri

▪️The Iranian Revolution was founded solely to pave the way for the reappearance of Imam al-Mahdi (aj). The ultimate goal of Imam Khomeini’s revolution was precisely this.

▪️Imam Khomeini explicitly emphasized this numerous times:
"The officials must know that our revolution is not confined to Iran; rather, it is the starting point of the great revolution of the Islamic world, led by Imam al-Hujjah (aj)." [1]

▪️"Al-Mahdi... his emergence will begin from the East." [2]

▪️The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has also reaffirmed this ultimate goal:
"What is the main direction of the revolution? Attaining Islamic civilization. Of course, this will be fully realized during the era of Imam al-Mahdi's reappearance." [3]

✅ References:

1. Imam Khomeini, Sahifeh-ye Imam, vol. 21, p. 327.
2. Nu'mani, Al-Ghaybah, pp. 304, 273.
3. Speech by Ayatollah Khamenei

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🔴 From “80 Million” Iranians to Just “30,000” Followers

✍️ Mostafa Amiri

🔻 After all the explanations above, some people and young people still ask:

“Don’t you ever get tired of all these end-times references!?”

▪️ In my view, part of the blame also lies with our cultural institutions, which have failed to properly educate these young people.

🔻 Of course, some people have become so deeply immersed in day-to-day political affairs that if you ask them:

“How many books on Mahdism have you actually read?”

—they have no answer.

They are willing to drown themselves in stale political news from political channels. They are willing to read fictional novels, yet remain unaware of even a single page about their own future.

✅ Postscript:

▪️ Now, just look at the numbers: among these 80 million Iranians, how many are serious followers of and genuinely engaged with discussions about Mahdism?

▪️ Which is the most-followed Mahdist channel? How many subscribers does it have?

At most, around 30,000.

▪️ Compare that with the millions of followers of sports and entertainment channels.

🔻 And then you expect people to understand the teachings and discussions surrounding Mahdism?

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🔴 50 Million Copies Sold of a Christian Zionist Book in the United States

✍️ Mostafa Amiri

🔻 The Late Great Planet Earth [1], written by Hal Lindsey, became a New York Times bestseller at the time. Sales of the book in the United States reportedly reached a staggering 50 million copies. [2]

▪️ Can you believe it?

Now think about that person’s question:

“Don’t we ever get tired of all these end-times references!?”

▪️ Compare the sale of millions of copies of books promoting Christian messianism in the United States with the sales of some religious books in Iran.

In your opinion, how many thousand copies of books promoting Islamic messianism are sold in Iran?

Or is Iranian society still busy watching advertisements for the “Saray-e Irani” shopping chain?

▪️ This is why you can see how people in the West have been culturally conditioned and prepared to accept the idea that the U.S. ruling establishment gives unwavering support to Israel and deploys military forces to the Middle East, while Iranian society still hesitates when it comes to defending the Palestinian cause.

Why? Because American society has already been culturally exposed and conditioned through books, articles, and, above all, Hollywood films and other media productions.

✅ Postscript:

1. The Late Great Planet Earth
2. Religious Developments in Judaism and Christianity at the Beginning of the Third Millennium, p. 80.

✅ Related Topic:

🔻 Which Book on Mahdism Does the U.S. Secretary of State Read?
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🔴 Hope for the Future, the Spark of Hope, and the Key to the Victory of the Iranian Nation

✍️ Mostafa Amiri

▪️ What you are reading are the words of the Leader:

▪️ I have seen a document in which colonialist elders advise that we must do something to gradually eliminate the belief in Mahdaviyat from the people!

▪️ Foreign colonizers believe that as long as the belief in Mahdaviyat is prevalent among the people, we cannot dominate them.

▪️ See how important the belief in Mahdaviyat is!

There are several characteristics in the Mahdavi belief that for any nation are like blood in the body and a soul in the flesh. One of them is #Hope… When a nation loses hope, it no longer takes any action (+).

✅ Postscript:

▪️ With this current situation where the light of justice has dimmed and its radiant beams from Australia to America are blinding the people's eyes, our only spark of hope is this "candle" of the revolution in the dark of night until the dawn of the appearance (Zuhur), when the "sun" of the supreme guardianship (Wilayat-e 'Uzma) is destined to rise. Otherwise, what reason would there be to defend some officials?

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🔴 Ayatollah Khamenei: “The Enemy’s Main Strategy Is to Infiltrate Minds and Thoughts.”

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🔻 Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei:

“The enemy realized that taking control of this country, this land, and this divine and spiritual territory is impossible through pressure or military force.

The enemy realized that if it wanted to take control, interfere, or achieve any success, it would have to change people’s hearts. It would have to change their minds and thoughts.

That is the path they have taken. But we have stood firm.”

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