Hawzah News Agency- Speaking at a webinar titled “The Soleimani School: The Rationality of Resistance and the Future of the Righteous Front,” held in commemoration of the martyrs of the Resistance Front, Dr. Khaled Qaddumi said Martyr Qassem Soleimani was not merely a hero of the Islamic world but “a hero of humanity” and a standard-bearer of unity in the defense of Palestine.
“We gather in days dedicated to honoring the great martyrs of the Resistance, foremost among them the martyr of Quds and commander of the mujahideen, Hajj Qassem Soleimani,” Qaddumi said, describing him as a sincere brother, loyal companion, and a genuine partner of the resistance movements throughout the region.
Referring to the reaction of the Zionist regime following General Soleimani’s assassination, Qaddumi said the open celebration by Israeli officials and media was clear evidence that the US-led strike had targeted a figure who had dealt deep and strategic blows to the Zionist project. He added that Soleimani’s efforts played a major role in safeguarding regional security and strengthening the Palestinian cause.
Elaborating on Soleimani’s approach to Palestine, the Hamas official said the late commander viewed support for Palestine not as a political option but as a divine, moral, and human obligation. “From Hajj Qassem’s perspective, defending Palestine was a duty incumbent upon all free people of the world, regardless of religion, sect, or nationality,” he said, noting that global solidarity with Palestine today reflects that very vision.
Qaddumi identified the unity of the Islamic Ummah as a central pillar of Soleimani’s thought, stressing that the Palestinian cause served as a unifying axis for Muslims across sectarian and ethnic lines. He said Martyr Soleimani consistently called for solidarity between Shiites and Sunnis, Arabs and non-Arabs, in confronting what he described as the common enemy, the Zionist regime. “He believed Palestine to be the qibla and compass of unity for the Ummah,” Qaddumi added.
Referring to recent regional developments, he said that despite years of sectarian division and internal conflict within the Islamic world, the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation once again unified the Ummah’s direction and priorities. According to Qaddumi, the events demonstrated that the true enemy remains the Zionist regime and that resistance and unity remain the only viable path forward.
The Hamas representative described “commitment to resistance” as the third core principle of Soleimani’s legacy, rejecting calls for disarmament or abandonment of resistance. He said history has repeatedly shown that the Zionist regime understands only the language of resistance, adding that resistance in all its forms—military, political, media, and social—is a legitimate right of occupied nations.
Qaddumi strongly condemned any normalization of relations with the Zionist regime, calling it not only a political miscalculation but a moral and humanitarian deviation. He said normalization grants legitimacy to an occupying power responsible for crimes against civilians, including women and children. He added that growing protests in the US and Europe against Israeli crimes demonstrate a global awakening and increasing public pressure to sever ties with the regime.
Concluding his remarks, Qaddumi said that without Hajj Qassem Soleimani, the region could have faced catastrophic consequences from Zionist extremism and Takfiri terrorism, particularly in a region that he described as the cradle of divine religions. “Today,” he said, “all religions, sects, and free nations of the world consider themselves indebted to the blood of this great martyr, whose sacrifice safeguarded humanity and dignity far beyond the borders of the Islamic world.”
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