Hawzah News Agency- Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi made the remarks during his Friday prayer sermons delivered on November 13, 2026 at the Quds Musalla in Qom, according to a report by the Hawza News Agency.
"The Era of Hit-and-Run Is Over"
Addressing what he described as "evil whispers and malevolent boasts" from the camp of arrogant powers, Ayatollah Saeedi said: "We declare to the think tanks of the satanic arrogant powers and the wicked leaders behind these threats that the era of hit-and-run is over, and the era of settling for a single mistake and a one-off retaliation has also ended. The Iranian nation's response to the slightest hostile glance toward the tent of the velayat will not be an ordinary response, but a foundational, deterrent earthquake."
He said the "ocean of the Islamic ummah" has answered such "nonsense," declaring: "We are students of the school of Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH), who, when the storm of threats and the uproar of the army of falsehood rose on the battlefield of Jamal, struck a firm fist on the mouths of the deluded enemies."
The Lesson of Jamal
The Friday prayer leader recounted that Imam Ali (PBUH), when handing the banner to his son Muhammad Hanafiyyah at the Battle of Jamal, said: "If the mountains are moved from their place, you remain firm and steadfast; clench your teeth; lend the cup of your head to God; fix your foot firmly on the ground; look at the farthest ranks of the enemy; disregard the enemy's numbers; and know that victory is from God, the Glorified."
He added that Imam Ali (PBUH), describing the internal enemies at Jamal, said: "They thundered and lightened, and alongside these two matters was failure." Ayatollah Saeedi commented: "The internal enemies raised thunder and lightning and roared, but their end was nothing but terror and defeat."
"The Enemy Is Desperate"
Ayatollah Saeedi continued: "The desperate enemy imagined that through threats and intimidation it could agitate the ocean of the Islamic ummah, but we will act according to the explicit decree of the Quran in verse 60 of Surah Al-Anfal: 'And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy.'"
He noted that God did not say in this verse to retaliate when the enemy strikes, "but rather He said to produce and prepare power and capabilities such that the heart and soul of the enemy tremble from this strength of yours."
The representative of the Supreme Leader in Qom recalled: "We, by the explicit decree of this verse, whenever the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, deems it necessary, will provide the capabilities so that it may be 'by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy.'"
"We Do Not Arrange the Battlefield as the Enemy Wants"
The custodian of the holy shrine of Hazrat Fatima Masoumeh (PBUH) emphasized: "We do not arrange the battlefield as the enemy wants. The hand of power of this ummah will descend from a place that does not even fit into the calculative imagination of your theorists and generals."
He cited the Quranic verse: "So Allah came upon them from where they did not expect, and cast terror into their hearts, so that they destroyed their houses by their own hands and the hands of the believers. So take heed, O people of insight."
"A Red Line and a Precipice"
Ayatollah Saeedi stressed: "We say explicitly to the enemies of the Islamic Republic of Iran that encroachment upon the sanctuary of the symbol of the ummah's dignity and leadership is not only our red line but a precipice of your destruction. Any hand that extends with insolence toward the leadership of the system will not only be cut off, but the command center and existential support of you aggressors will also be uprooted."
He added: "The enemies and ill-wishers should know that the slap of this ummah will land from a point that has never occurred to you. Our crushing blows will raise such terror and earthquake upon you that it will smash the foundations of your power. Our ummah and armed forces, with their crushing blows, will force you to flee trench by trench."
"We Learned from Ashura: Never Humiliation"
The Friday prayer leader of Qom declared: "We learned from the epic of Imam Hussein's Ashura: 'Behold, the bastard son of the bastard has placed me between two options: between the sword and humiliation, and far be it from us is humiliation.' We too say to the arrogant ones of our time—the criminal America and the usurping Zionist regime—you want to humiliate us in negotiations, or you will shed the blood of our leader and ummah, but the response of this ummah and our powerful armed forces is: 'Far be it from us is humiliation.'"
"Mercenary States Should Await Hell"
He added: "The mercenary states of the region should know that if in Karbala the treacherous people of Kufa took up the sword against Imam Hussein (PBUH) for wealth and worldly gain, and the blood of Imam Hussein (PBUH) was spilled on the ground, these insightful, velayat-committed, loyal, and faithful people have for months been entrenched in the squares and streets, and our powerful and mighty armed forces will strike you such a blow that you will go directly to hell."
"Our Response Will End Your Aggressive Presence in the Entire Region"
Ayatollah Saeedi stated: "Our nation warns the heads of tyranny, the war rooms of the Pentagon and Tel Aviv: do not play with fire. The leader of this ummah is not merely a political official; he is a Marja' and the commander of the hearts of hundreds of free people in this world. If a dirty hand extends with the intent of audacity toward this velayat stronghold, the hand of divine power will emerge from the sleeve of this velayat-committed nation and its armed forces and will give you a response that recognizes neither diplomatic lines nor geographical boundaries. Our response will be the end of your aggressive presence in the entire region."
Book and Librarian Day
The Friday prayer leader of Qom also commemorated Book and Librarian Day, stating: "A good book is one of the best tools for human perfection."
"Sin Must Be Abandoned for the Sweetness of Piety to Be Felt"
In his first sermon, Ayatollah Saeedi advised the observance of piety, stating: "Committing sin is one of the obstacles to the realization of piety. Sin must be abandoned for the sweetness of piety to be felt."
In his interpretation of the phrase "seeking bounty from Allah and pleasure" from verse 29 of Surah Al-Fath, the Friday prayer leader of Qom said: "This part of verse 29 of Surah Al-Fath states that the true followers of the Messenger of God (PBUH) continuously seek the bounty and pleasure of God. This part expresses the difference between expediency-minded currents and authentic, divine currents."
He stated: "This verse, after describing the attribute of bowing and prostration for the companions of the Prophet (PBUH), specifies the important message of the ultimate direction and lofty goal of the Islamic ummah—that the followers of the Prophet (PBUH) are not merely worshippers who perform righteous deeds, but the followers of the Prophet (PBUH) seek a fundamental and essential matter, namely the bounty and pleasure of God."
"The Verse Is the Epistemic Identity Card of the Prophet's Followers"
Ayatollah Saeedi stated: "Verse 29 of Surah Al-Fath not only specifies the behavior of the ummah accompanying the Prophet (PBUH) but also specifies their intention and destination. This verse is the epistemic identity card of the followers of the Prophet (PBUH). 'Yabtaghun' means a serious, persistent, and directed seeking—that is, the believers are not wandering and aimless in their movement, but their desired goal is the bounty and pleasure of God."
Emphasizing that this point transfers the center of gravity of the verse from the external level to the internal level, he added: "Among Muslims there are individuals who may have hidden motives such as gaining power in their religious activities, but the true followers of the Messenger of God (PBUH) are strong, have boundaries, and grow—but all of this is within the orbit of seeking the bounty and pleasure of God."
"The Faithful Community Does Not Seek Power for Power's Sake"
The Friday prayer leader of Qom stated: "The faithful community does not seek power for power's sake, does not seek dominance over the enemy for self-display, and does not see the world as a field for proving itself, but sees the world as a field of servitude."
He said: "Imam Ali (PBUH) was patching and mending his worn-out shoe when he asked Ibn Abbas, his cousin, about its value. Ibn Abbas said: 'Nothing!' The Imam said: 'By God, the value of this worn shoe in my eyes is greater than ruling and governing over you, except that through it I establish a right.' This is instructive for officials."
The custodian of the holy shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh (PBUH) said: "Verse 29 of Surah Al-Fath is the direction indicator of the ummah of the Prophet (PBUH) and shows that the community that the Quran praises seeks the bounty and attraction of divine pleasure in all dimensions, just as Hazrat Zahra (PBUH) and the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH) sought it."
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