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To-day, no one has right to claim compulsion and that through compulsion
and fear of the unbelievers any one should acquiesce in the assistance of the
invaders.
MUHAMMAD TAQI SHIRAZT.
MUHAMMAD KAZIM UT-TABATABAT.
SAIYID ISMAIL SHAIKH-USH-SHARIFF ISFAHAN!
SAIYID MUSTAFA K ASH AN I.
SAIYID ALI TABPJZI.
Question put to His Reverence Jgha Mirza Ibrahim —
What is the duty of every Muhammadan to-day and what will you say
in regard to those who are not waging a defensive war against the unbelievers,
now that the latter have attacked Muhammadan countries, but assist them ?
Please tell us in reply what is the order of God so that it may be put into
force.
Answer.—In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. To all
my brethren of the province of Pars and others of the people of the towns,
villages, notables, merchants, Khans, Kalantars of the tribes and towns and all
the artisans and other brethren of my native country.
Oh! brethren who have been created to guard Islam, have been brought
up in the country of Islam and taken pride over the human race by professing
Islam, have you not heard the cry of Islam in solitude:—“ Is there any helper
to help me ? ” which cry has filled the world ? Are you not moved by this world
wide cry and are not prompted as Muhammadans to take action ? To-day is
the day when good will be distinguished from evil, and the guilty from the
guiltless.
You should distinguish yourself to-day, Oh you guilty.” Happy is he
who, as bound in duty to God, will proceed to the places immediately liable
to the unbelievers , att acks and defends them in the best way as far as possible,
or sends defenders to those places, or at least courageously comes forward to
pay subscriptions to the defenders, and wins the goal of happiness and a good
name 1 Wretched is the man who, through luxury and obedience to his passion,
fails to lend his assistance in the cause of Islam and buys everlasting torture
and eternal disgrace 1
As for the decree in regard to the pretended Muhammadans who assist
the heretic invaders in any respect, after it is proved and verified, and is not
only bv imputation and imagination, they are liable to the judgment passed by
the Delegates of the Imams in the Holy Places.
IBRAHIM SHARIF.
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate*
“ Hasten to secure God’s forgiveness and mercy.”
The Decree for Defence issued by His Reverence Agha Shaikh Muham
mad Jaffar, Borasjun.
(Received by Ahmad Khan of Angali, November 22nd, 1915.)
After that the unbelievers and the foes of the Luminous Religion attacked
the Muhammadan countries, and the English occupied such places as Basrah
and the like in ’Iraq, and on this side also in the last few months they have
attacked the Southern portion of the Muhammadan country of Persia and
have occupied Bushire, and whereas a party of the heroes and protectors of
Islam, such as the notables and Chiefs of Tangistan, Chahkutah,^ Borasjun
and Dashti, offered resistance and showed hostility to them, defending them
selves against them with the utmost perseverance and sacrificing their lives
it became necessary for all Muhammadans to assist and to co-operate with
them in every way.
I also left Shiraz and arrived at Borasjun in order to help these respect
able men and the Mujahidin (may God grant them victory).