Muslims ‘fully’ ready to defend Islam, Holy Qur’an: Hezbollah leader

The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says Muslins cannot ignore the desecration of the Holy Qur’an, stressing that Muslims are fully ready to defend Islam and their sacred book.

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made the remarks during a televised speech on Saturday in a ceremony held in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh to commemorate Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) — the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

Nasrallah praised the participation of mourners in Ashura ceremonies as a “clear message of allegiance” to the path of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and his infallible household.

“We pledge that we will remain on the path of Imam Hussein (AS) and that we will carry his objectives and confront all the tyrants across the world,” the Hezbollah chief said.

Pointing to the recurring acts of desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Europe over the past month, Nasrallah said, “Sweden and Denmark have to know that our nation doesn’t tolerate desecration of our Holy Qur’an and sanctities.”

Underlining that insistence on the desecration of the holy Muslim book in Denmark is an aggression on Islam, the Hezbollah leader said, “We are waiting for a firm stance by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) over desecration of Qur’an, or else, this body will be unqualified to defend our religion.”

The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement said the Islamic countries and their foreign ministers must take measures on the recurring aggression on Islam in Sweden and Denmark, and send a “decisive and categorical” message that another aggression will be met with a diplomatic and economic boycott.

“If countries do not do so, then the brave Muslims and Muslim youth in the world are prepared to act responsibly and punish those who desecrate and burn the Qur’an in defense of their religion,” Nasrallah said.

“All Muslim youths in the world will be in a state of disgrace if governments do not stop this aggression, and the world will see the zeal of these youths who are present for redemption in defense of the Qur’an,” he added.

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