A Leader they called a 'Dictator'
Written by Sayyid Kamber Hussain
Was he a dictator?
Some people say Sayyed Ali Hussaini Khamenei was a dictator.
So let us clarify this point.
Yes…
he was a dictator.
He was a dictator when he was asked if his picture could be placed on the d he said no.
He was a dictator when he was asked if his image could be printed in the books used in the educational system -
and again, he said no.
He was a dictator when people would chant to him,
“May our lives be sacrificed for you.”
and he stopped them, saying:
“Do not say that.
Say instead: May your lives be sacrificed for Islam.”
He was a dictator when people mocked and attacked women who did not wear the hijab -
and he said:
“They are also my children.”
He was a dictator when it was suggested to him:
“We can take you somewhere safe and secure while this storm passes.”
And he replied:
“How can I leave…
unless you can provide that same safety and shelter for all 90 million people?”
He was a dictator when he wrote to the youth of the West and told them:
“Return to the primary sources.
Return to the Qur’an
and the teachings of the Ahlulbayt (a.s).”
He was a dictator when he reminded us:
“The greatest weapon we have
is Allahu Akbar.”
Yes…
he was a dictator.
A dictator of truth.
A dictator of justice.
A man who taught us - and will continue to teach generations to come - how to walk the path of Amir al-Mu’mineen (a.s) and Aba Abdillah (a.s).
A dictator whom the heavens welcomed with open arms.
His life was a dictatorship over the hearts of the honourable people of the world.
And his martyrdom
will be an even greater dictatorship over the hearts
of all those who seek freedom, dignity, honour and justice.