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Sayyed Nasrallah: Beware of Plots to Fuel Sectarian Tensions |
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Written by Hussein Assi
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Sunday, 07 February 2010 17:52 |
 Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah warned on Thursday that
there were different sides seeking to cause sedition in Lebanon and the region,
pointing to the 'fake kidnapping' incident that was witnessed in Lebanon last
week and that could have caused a catastrophe in the country.
His eminence denounced the bombings that targeted visitors in Iraq and called on
the nation to have a firm stance towards them, condemning the fact that such
acts became something "usual."
Sayyed Nasrallah was speaking through a TV screen while marking the Arba'een
(memorial) of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) during the
ceremony held by Hezbollah at the Sayyed As-Shouhadaa' complex in Beirut's
southern suburb.
Hezbollah Secretary General started his speech by raising the issue of
catastrophes faced by human beings throughout their lives and the ways to deal
with them. His eminence differentiated between two kinds of catastrophes: the
ones caused by the human being himself such as crimes and injustice as well as
wars and hegemony but also the ones caused by the nature such as earthquakes,
volcanoes and floods.
Sayyed Nasrallah pointed out that people differ in the ways to deal with their
catastrophes whether these forms took the form of a war, a quake, an economic
crisis, a social tragedy or anything else. His eminence noted that some people,
for instance, choose to escape from the catastrophe by resorting to drugs,
intoxication, crimes as a reaction or even suicide in the worst scenario. Sayyed
Nasrallah said that others find themselves frustrated which has bad influences
on their social lives while some people, unfortunately, become unbelievers.
His eminence said that the prophets have provided the humanity with the best
examples to face catastrophes with belief and patience: Whoever faces his
catastrophe with patience is similar to the Mujahideen who fight for the sake of
God. Moreover, Sayyed Nasrallah said that the whole life is not eternal and
therefore, any catastrophe in it is a part of a non-eternal thing. "Nothing will
remain for ever. Even more, the catastrophe happened. What would change
regardless of our reaction to the catastrophe? In fact, what has gone is gone."
Turning to the current situation, Sayyed Nasrallah pointed to the catastrophes
human beings in the region are facing nowadays. "The worst catastrophe is the
cancer called Israel, which is directing the Greater Satan to our country,
peoples, resources, governments, media and schools as well as imposing wars and
social disasters that we should be ready for," his eminence pointed out. "That's
why we should be fortified by such principles and by the Islamic culture to face
all catastrophes and challenges."
Sayyed Nasrallah said that following the July 2006 war, many poll institutions
have sent envoys to Lebanon to conduct studies and examine the psychological
situation of residents of South Lebanon, especially those who have lost beloved
one or those whose homes were destroyed by Israel. "I have seen some of the
results of the studies. Some were shocked by the outcome after finding out that
the majority of those who were targeted during the war did not show the expected
psychological effects of war," his eminence said, adding that one common answer
was that Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) and all the prophets were the best
example to learn from.
Hezbollah Secretary General tackled, during his speech, the suicide bombing that
targeted Imam Hussein's visitors in Karbala during the last 48 hours. "In a
yearly basis, large numbers of visitors are martyred due to the explosions in
Iraq when pilgrims visit Karbala, despite the tight security measures," his
eminence noted. "This indicates that there are some Takfiri sides who insist on
their methods, and this is one of the biggest catastrophes facing the nation,"
his eminence went on to say.
"Of course we cannot exonerate Israel and the US from responsibility for the
explosions," Sayyed Nasrallah said, adding that these Takfiri sides are offering
the Americans and the Israelis and all the enemies of the nation the best
service they wouldn't have thought of."
While deducing that some sides haven't lost hope of the sedition scheme in the
region, Sayyed Nasrallah emphasized that these Takfiri sides are not only
targeting the Shia, but are also targeting Sunni mosques and religious figures.
"They want to cause sedition among Sunni and Shiaa but also among Shiaa or Sunni
themselves. What happened these two days proves that these sides have no problem
with killing thousands of people just to achieve their goal and scheme, which is
really bad."
According to Sayyed Nasrallah, these Takfiri sides are serving the enemy of the
nation and endangering it. Remaining quiet is not acceptable, Sayyed Nasrallah
stressed, calling on everyone to work to isolate these sides and prevent them
from achieving their goal of sowing sedition.
The Lebanese situation was also tackled by Sayyed Nasrallah out of an "incident"
that some think isn't important but, in truth, is "very very very very very
very" dangerous according to his eminence. "All Lebanese should know that God
has saved them from a major catastrophe that was prepared for them," Sayyed
Nasrallah pointed out.
His eminence was referring to the story of Majdel Anjar Imam Sheikh Mohammed
Abdel Fatah al-Majzoub who masterminded his own kidnapping last week to create
sedition in Lebanon.
"Sheikh Majzoub's incident could have caused a catastrophe in this country,"
Sayyed Nasrallah affirmed. "The scheme aimed at inflating the state of
condemnation until it reaches civil disobedience, then Sheikh Majzoub gets his
hair shaved and body marked with torture signs before holding a press
conference," his eminence explained, while recalling of the dangerous reactions
that followed the "fake kidnapping" incident and the immediate accusations that
were launched by some groups. "Why did this incident occur while the situation
is calm in Lebanon and while Israel is threatening the country? Whose interest
does this serve?" Sayyed Nasrallah wondered.
Hezbollah Secretary General saluted in this context the stance taken by the
Future Movement over the issue, saying that the movement's leadership has
handled the issue with responsibility and calm. His eminence also thanked the
security forces for following up the issue and revealing the truth to the
Lebanese, preventing therefore sedition.
Sayyed Nasrallah called on all Lebanese, from all sects, Muslims and Christians,
to remain careful in order to face all attempts to create sedition between
compatriots. According to his eminence, some sides are working day and night to
impose a sectarian conflict in Lebanon. "These sides may resort to very
dangerous tools to achieve their goal," his eminence warned. "That's why we
should remain attentive and vigilant," his eminence said, noting at the same
time that whoever seeks to create sedition in Lebanon is Israeli, whether he
knows it or not.
Sayyed Nasrallah concluded his speech by calling on all Muslims to visit Imam
Hussein (pbuh) on Friday to mark his Araba'een memorial and noting that he
hasn't raised the Israeli threats in his speech because he would tackle them in
another speech his eminence would deliver in the few coming days to commemorate
the Resistance's dear martyrs, pointing, however, to the "very important
development" that took place in the last few hours, in an apparent reference to
the Syrian firm stance towards the threats.
Source: Al Manar
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