The function was opened by Quranic recitation from Sheikh Muniir Ali Kinyenya, teacher from Imam Ali school with 350 participants.

 

Mr. Ibrahim Ahmed Mullah, the area Local Council Chairman welcomed invited guests and participants to the demise anniversary of Imam Khomeini.

He noted that Imam Khomeini was a great leader for all nations not only Iran.

The event was graced by shuyuks from different parts of the country, Hajji Abbasi Muluubya Ssekyanzi, the Secretary General of Uganda Muslim supreme council, Mr. Afzali Bhimani, the chairman of Bilal Muslim Organisation, Afzali Bhimani, Sheikh Jalaaluddiin Twaha Luwagga, the resident Imam of masjid Ahlulbayt Jinja, H.E Mr. Majid Saffar, Ambassador of Iran, Mr.  Abdollah Abbasi, the Iranian Cultural Counsellor among others.

On speaking, Mr. Afzali Bhimani, the chairman of Bilal Muslim Organization condoled with the Iranian ambassador for the Martyrdom of President Ebrahim Raeisi and his companions and also greatness of the legacies of Imam Khomeini who stood against injustices and equality.

 

Sheikh Muzamir Mulindwa, the Director of Imam Hussein Islamic foundation condoled with the government of Iran and spoke about the understanding thoughts and ideals of Imam Khomeini.

He rallied participants not to always follow anyone but people with knowledge of the Quran and pure traditions that transform the society towards spirituality, social transformation and self-reliance.

He noted that Imam Khomeini trained many people preparing them for future generations which increased human resources.

Sheikh Jalaaluddiin Twaha Luwagga, the Imam of Ahlul-bait Mosque recognized invited guests and participants to the demise anniversary of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and focused on the insight in the view of Imam Khomeini into the lives of free thinkers.

He spoke about Shia -Sunni unity among the Muslim faithfuls which bring social economic development and improvement.

Hon. Issah Katungulu Luyimbaazi, The African Youth Ambassador implored the youths, professionals, and leaders to use the legacies of Imam Khomeini in realizing proper preparation of leaders, future generations and technocrats to bring about Awakening the people from ignorance, blasphemy, neocolonialism and show solidarity with the oppressed people and nations around the world.

He challenged teachers to shape students according to the values of great personalities like Imam Khomeini among notable figures the world has produced.

He rallied Ugandans to learn the spirit of respecting and recognizing their leaders before and after their death.

Dr. Rouhollah Dehghani, the Rector of Al-Mustafa Islamic College noted that remembering Imam Khomeini draws many expressions that should be consumed to bring insights.

He noted that Imam Khomeini brought about unification of society and changed geopolitics since a new line was drawn from East nor West but Islamic.

Hajji Abbasi Muluubya Ssekyanzi, the Secretary General commended the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran for remembering and honouring great personalities like Imam Khomeini. He noted that Uganda is preparing for the martyr's day celebrations and Muslims tend not to recognize the legacies of its martyrs.

As the Muslim body, they condole the martyrdom of President Ebrahim Raeisi who visited them at Old Kampala and unified Muslims, Christians during his visit.

 

Mr. Abdollah Abbasi, the Iranian Cultural Counsellor noted that in terms of rationality, he was also a person of deliberation, planning, tact, thinking and calculating. Also, some of the manifestations of Imam Khomeini's rationality were: choosing religious democracy for the country's political system, inflexibility before the enemy, mistrusting the enemy and injecting the spirit of self-belief and self-reliance in the nation with the slogan: (We can). Imam Khomeini proved to the people that they are the main owners of the country by drafting the constitution and putting it to the people's vote. All these dimensions should be paid attention to, because paying attention to one of them without paying attention to other dimensions will definitely lead the society astray.

This collection is a complete package of Imam Khomeini's intellectual and spiritual heritage. In fact, the reason for Imam Khomeini's popularity in the hearts of people was his faith in God and his righteous deeds. In this regard, God says in verse 96 of Surah Maryam:

In the end, I would like to briefly mention two points:

The first point is the martyrdom of Dr. Seyed Ebrahim Raisi (President of Iran) and Dr. Hossein Amir Abdolhian (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran) and some of their companions who were martyred two weeks ago in a helicopter crash while serving the people.

Here, I would like to thank President Museveni, Ugandan officials and various sections of the people for their messages of condolence and sympathy.

The second point is the issue of Palestine, which has been occupied by the Zionist regime for about seventy-five years. In the last seven months, the barbaric and child-killing Zionist regime attacked Gaza City and killed more than 35,000 people, most of whom were women and children. Recently, with the attack on the city of Rafah, many oppressed and defenseless Palestinian women and children were martyred and showed the whole world that with the support of the United States and several European countries, they were engaged in genocide in Palestine and did not obey any of the laws and regulations.

 

 As the ambassador of the Zionist regime in the United Nations, in the presence of the representatives of all the countries of the world, threw the United Nations Charter into a paper shredder and tore it up.

We ask the Almighty God to destroy this barbaric and vampire regime with his infinite power and increase the dignity and authority of the dear people of Palestine day by day.

 

H.E. Mr. Majid Saffar, Ambassador of Iran noted the principal of Imam Khomeini and his unwavering commitments to the rights of nations and their democracy.

He rallied participants that Imam Khomeini stood for equality and justice in society.

He fought for the welfare of all citizens not just group of people who oppress others.

His legacies cause all free thinkers to fight for the freedom of oppressors in the world.

He noted that participants should raise their voices to demand solutions from tyrant rulers.

Imam Khomeini prioritized Islamic unity through international Quds Day celebrations all over the world that inspires generations to be resilient in demanding for freedom and equality.

He reminded participants about the martyrdom of President Ebrahim Raeisi and his companions who lost their lives defending the Palestinian people who are under siege by the zionist regime.

He noted that Imam Khomeini said that his soldiers were not born when he was asked as he knew that his ideals would be exported to the world.

 

H.E. Mr. Majid Saffar, Ambassador of Iran

 

 

Hajji Abbasi Muluubya Ssekyanzi, the Secretary General of Uganda Muslim supreme council

 

Sheikh Muzamir Mulindwa, the Director of Imam Hussein Islamic foundation

 

Sheikh Jalaaluddiin Twaha Luwagga, the Imam of Ahlul-bait Mosque