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"By using power, money, fraud, the enemy is interested in gaining control over the world of Islam."
"I say to the American people: What is this life you are living? Why do you keep silent? What situation are you in? I say to you the American people, according to the Koran: "They drive their people into the house of perdition." Your lives are lost, you will collapse, America will collapse."
"If you [Americans] behave with disrespect – even just a little bit – [the Iranian people] will punch you in the mouth so hard that all your devouring teeth will fall off."
"The West pays money and piles up pressure to cause a strife between Islamic countries so that Muslims would kill each other and the West can obtain its desirable outcome thereby."
"Al-Qaeda means Bush and Blair. Who established Al-Qaeda? You are the ones who should be put on trial. You were the mother of Al-Qaeda."
"May Allah, by the virtue of the Hidden Imam, God will remove the evil of America and Israel from humanity....I say to those dear people: Oh Iraqi brothers and sisters, America and Israel don't want your heads to remain attached to your bodies."
"(The Americans) advanced to within 500 meters from the Holy Mosque (in Najaf). On this occasion, I must thank and praise those in that complex who resist these bloodthirsty wolves."
"You have made homosexuality official and legal. I spit in your face."
"They must not have security. If Muslims have no security, neither must they. When there is no security for a Muslim's life, land, honor, and property, why should they have security? They are the people of “Dar Al-Harb,” so why should they have security?...Another thing, set aside the disagreements. They do not like the Kurds, nor the Arabs, the Sunnis, nor the Shiites. They have come to fight the people of Iraq. Basically, they have come to fight Islam. There is no need for wars between the Kurds and Arabs and the Sunni and Shiites. All of you gather under one flag."
"Unfortunately, some of our officials believe that we cannot manage the country without America’s help. May such wrong thoughts be damned!"
"He had the pleasing face and he was very virtuous. His speaking style was so delightful that people were not tired of hearing his words and his bright face was very charming. Khomeini said about him: «When I see him, he reminds me of Allah.»"
"He was nutty upon martyrdom. In answering to unidentified persons who threatened to kill him, He said:«Martyrdom, is my ultimate goal»."
"He was very modest. If someone admired him, he was becoming and was taunting him. He had not servant or telephonist and if somebody had suggested him to employ one person he had said: «Imam Khomeini's life is simple than our life. We must live simply.» Ayatollah Khamenei about him said:«Although he was a popular scholar, but he was very modest,unassuming and sedately.»"
"He was very kind. he disliked too much praise and commendation, lie and specially backbite, he restrained every one from backbiting."
"He was very patient. When he went to Kermanshah for founding seminary, Two persons went to Kermanshah with him but they returned to Qom for plenty of problems in Kermanshah, but he stayed in that city despite problems."
"In the church I said to a Christian charmer of hearts, 'O thou in whose net the heart is captive! O thou to the warp of whose girdle each hair-tip of mine is separately attached! How long wilt thou continue not to find the way to the Divine Unity? How long wilt thou impose on the One the shame of the Trinity? How can it be right to name the One True God "Father", "Son", and "Holy Ghost"? She parted her sweet lips and said to me, while with sweet laughter she poured sugar from her lips: 'If thou art aware of the Secret of the Divine Unity, do not cast on us the stigma of infidelity! In three mirrors the Eternal Beauty cast a ray from His effulgent countenance. Silk does not become three things if thou callest it Parniyan, Harir, and Parand. While we were thus speaking, this chant rose up beside us from the church bell: 'He is One and there is naught save He: There is no God save Him alone!'"
"The national bodybuilding champion of Iran, Masoud Ghadirian, works for a nonprofit organization that aims to lessen the incidence of addiction and depression in his country."
"The global economic downturn and Iran's high inflation rate have put young people in Iran in a difficult situation," he says. It is now time to change young people's mental states and protect them from addiction and depression."
"Iranian young people cannot continue sports activities, particularly bodybuilding, because of the inflation rate and high prices," he adds. They believe that using bodybuilding drugs and sports supplements is a necessary part of participating in professional sports."
"Masoud Ghadirian believes that healthy nutrition can be a good substitute for sports supplements while also warning young people about the dangers of using hormonal supplements. This is the solution to increasing social happiness while decreasing the prevalence of depression and addiction."
"In a situation where sports instructors and bodybuilding champions usually encourage young people to take expensive sports supplements, he takes such measures. He says, "In a society facing economic recession, the use of a fixed method by all trainers and instructors can reduce people's desire for excursions and following a healthy lifestyle.""
"Masoud ghadirian suggests that young athletes consume more healthy foods and vitamins rather than sports supplements. One of the possible reasons for his popularity among Iranian athletes is that bodybuilding is not a business for him; rather, he is concerned with athletes' health."
"he, a well-known and well-liked Iranian bodybuilder, advocates the use of safe medicinal plants. Masoud Ghadirian is one of the most influential bodybuilders in Iran, in my opinion."
"because he has become a popular and famous sports model for Iranian young people since 2020 and uses innovative methods to encourage the youth to exercise and engage in health-promoting behaviors."
"he tries to introduce appropriate solutions to people in order to motivate them to exercise at the lowest possible cost."
"Masoud Ghadirian has inspired many young people who were unable to continue their sports activities due to financial constraints to exercise at a lower cost. Fitness and a healthy and happy lifestyle can have a direct impact on society's mental health."