Soleimani’s sacred blood signals Trump’s ignominious end

The recent cowardly act of terrorism by the U.S. in martyring Iran’s famous military strategist and his companions near Baghdad airport, including a renowned Iraqi commander in the fight against the Daesh terrorists, is surely bound to boomerang devastatingly on their murderers.

Stay with us for a Viewpoint Column that appeared in this regard in Iran’s English language daily ‘Kayhan International’, titled: “Soleimani’s Sacred Blood Signals Trump’s Ignominious End”.

The Kayhan International Staff Writer quoted ayah 169 of Surah Aal-e Imran of the holy Qur’an that reads: 

“Do not suppose those who were slain in the way of Allah to be dead; rather they are living and provided for near their Lord.”

It then said: “General Qassem Soleimani has attained immortal martyrdom which he had longed for throughout his fruitful life, starting with his heroics on the frontlines of the 8-year long holy defence of the 1980s when the U.S. had imposed an unwanted war on Iran through Saddam of the repressive Ba’th minority regime of Baghdad in a vain bid to overthrow the newly founded Islamic Republic system of government.

“His soul is now in the ethereal heavens enjoying the rewards reserved from the Lord Most High for his excellent services to humanity that molded the Muslims of Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and other places into bastions of resistance against the intricate plots of the Great Satan (the U.S), its devilish minion the illegal Zionist entity, and the repressive reactionary regimes.

“His sacred blood will most surely act as a catalyst against his unmanly killers, and Insha Allah (God Willing), will soon see the end of their hegemony in our region.

“He was no ordinary person and those who will now pay the price for his death are the most despicable devils of our age, such as Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo and Mark Esper.

“It is crystal clear to the whole world that the only thing human about the cowardly Trump is his physical appearance, other than that there is nothing human about this immoral and criminal beast.”

Kayhan quoted Ayah 185 of Surah Aal-e Imran in tribute to the services of General Soleimani:

“Every soul shall taste death, and you will indeed be paid your full rewards on the Day of Resurrection; whoever is delivered from the Fire and admitted to paradise has certainly succeeded; the life of this world is nothing but the wares of delusion.”

It then said: “No one is immortal in this transient world. Sooner or later every potentate, president, prime minister, politician, powerful general and prosperous person, despite the best efforts of physicians to cure ailments, and in spite of the round-the-clock vigilance of bodyguards, will turn into a lifeless corpse.

“As God Almighty has said in the Ayah we mentioned, the successful ones are those who have earned the reward of paradise, while the fire of hell is the abode of those who spent their brief life in unbelief, sins, crimes, terrorism, and all other unpardonable acts such as murder – regarding which the Holy Qur’an explicitly says in Ayah 32 of Surah al-Maedah:

“Whoever takes a life without [its being guilty of] manslaughter or corruption on the Earth, is as though he had killed all mankind.” (5:32)

“We in Iran, Iraq, and wherever the conscientious people live in the world, are in the state of mourning for a group of saintly persons, who had spent their entire life in the service of humanity by standing bravely against criminals, terrorists, blasphemers, invaders, murderers, and the like, until they attained martyrdom.

“It is obvious that when we use the word “martyrdom” for General Qassem Soleimani, General Abu Mahdi al-Muhanddis, and their companions, who last Friday became the prime victims of the state terrorism of the evil U.S. empire, we mean that Donald Trump who is shamelessly bragging that he personally ordered the killing of these Godly men (thousands of kilometers away from America, thereby violating international law, humanitarian values, and the fundamentals of the Christian creed to which people in the West are supposed to adhere), is a mass murderer deserving punishment for his crimes against humanity.

Of course, wrote Kayhan International: “The 74-year old U.S. president, who in stark contrast to the pious life of his latest victims, has spent his entire life in cardinal sins, including lies, deceit to amass wealth, adultery, and disobedience of all Divine Commandments, is most surely destined for the fires of hell, but justice in this world requires dispatching him to the netherworld before he dies a natural death.

“In this regard, the right of retaliation rests with the people of Iran and Iraq, as well as all those nations who were helped by General Soleimani, including the Christians of Syria, to safeguard their honour, dignity, faith, religious rites, cultural values, historical heritage, and above all independence from foreign occupation.

“For instance, since the sovereignty of Iraq was violated and some of its top military leaders martyred, the Iraqi government, if it has access to anti-ballistic missiles, is justified in lobbing a few projectiles at the military personnel and installations in the U.S. It also has the right to destroy the U.S. bases on its soil, in case of any delay by the American occupiers in leaving Iraq.

“In accordance with the law of retaliation, the Islamic Republic of Iran has a free hand in view of the fact that its heroic general was killed by the U.S. trespassers on foreign soil, and as per its promise of vengeance, it can target the CENTCOM terrorists anywhere in the region and beyond.”

Kayhan International pointed out: “Qassem Soleimani, as a brilliant student of the school of the Father of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini (RA), had spent his life in protecting the peace and stability of the people of the region from Afghanistan to Syria in the face of U.S.-sponsored terrorists and terrorism.

“It was through his valiant efforts that the legitimate government of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria managed to liberate almost all its occupied terrorists from the macabrely murderous Takfiri and other terrorists, armed by the U.S. and the Zionists and funded by reactionary Arab regimes, such as Saudi Arabia.

“He was instrumental in protecting from blasphemous elements in Damascus the sanctity of the holy shrine of Hazrat Zainab (SA), the granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny).

“He also inspired the Iraqi people in beating back the Takfiri terrorists and liberate the occupied towns and cities, as well as safeguarding not just the Iraqi capital Baghdad but the entire south of the country, including the holy shrine cities of Najaf, Karbala, Kazemain, and Samarra.

“He played an advisory role in Lebanon in 2006 to help the legendry anti-terrorist movement, Hezbollah, defeat Israel in the 33-day war that the illegal Zionist regime had launched.

“He shared his valuable experience with the oppressed people of Yemen in standing steadfast against the U.S.-ordered Saudi-UAE invasion and make the aggressors pay dearly for their war crimes.

“He was a model of emulation for the Palestinian people in their fight against the Zionists, and indeed indirectly guided the besieged people of Gaza to achieve brilliant victories over the military might of Israel over the recent years. 

“He helped infuse from afar the spirit of resistance in the long suppressed people of Bahrain and the deprived masses of the eastern oil rich region of Arabia, in refusing to yield to the yoke of the tyrannical Aal-e Khalifa and Aal-e Saud minority regimes.”

Thus, said Kayhan International: “The services of Qassem Soleimani to humanity are crystal clear. Iran has never attacked, occupied, or exploited any country, in contrast to the U.S., which is the cause of all troubles in not just our neighbourhood but throughout the globe, despite the fact it has no right to meddle in the affairs of countries thousands of kilometers away from its soil.

“The sacrifices offered by the martyrs will not go in vain. All pointers indicate that the ethereal values for which General Soleimani, General Abu Mahdi and others like them stood, will inspire the Iranian and Iraqi Muslims to knit ranks with all other Resistance Forces to drive out in utter humiliation the American occupiers from not just Iraq, Syria, and the whole of Arabian Peninsula but from the entire region as well.

“In view of these facts, as indicated by the massive turnout for the funerals by the people of Iraq in several cities including Baghdad, Najaf and Karbala, coupled with multimillion gatherings awaiting the coffins of the martyrs in Iran, although in the short term the vengeance for the innocent blood of Qassem Soleimani, Abu Mahdi al-Muhanddis and their fellow martyrs including the 30-odd members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units who were cowardly martyred a week earlier, will definitely be terrible for the American trespassers.

“The final triumph will be when all U.S. terrorist bases are wiped out from the entire West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, North Africa region. Insha Allah”

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