Message by Foreign Minister on the Second Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
the Martyred Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ
“And do not think of those who are killed in the way of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision.”
Two years have passed since the martyrdom of a Mujahid whose name is intertwined with the contemporary history of Lebanon and the West Asian region, as well as with decades of struggle to end occupation and defend the sovereignty, dignity and honor of the peoples of the region. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the martyred Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, was martyred in an attack by the criminal Zionist regime after years of prominent presence and a significant role in the political developments of the region.
He belonged to a generation and lineage of men who learned politics amid occupation, war and the region’s successive crises, and who firmly believed that no nation can be deprived forever, through force, threats and intimidation, of its right to sovereignty, dignity and self-determination. For this reason, his name, beyond the framework of a political party or movement, has become permanently embedded in the contemporary memory of the region with concepts such as honor, steadfastness and resistance against occupation and the crimes of the Zionist regime.
His martyrdom, although a profound loss for Hezbollah, the people of Lebanon and all free people around the world, once again demonstrated a historical reality: eliminating individuals never means eliminating the ideas and aspirations that are rooted in the historical experience of nations. The history of Lebanon, Palestine and the region has shown that deep-rooted political and historical issues cannot be eradicated through assassination, intimidation and elimination; for no nation can be made to abandon its demand for its rights and dignity by eliminating its heroes and leaders.
Under the difficult circumstances following the loss of the “Sayyed of Resistance,” the assumption of the heavy responsibility of leading Hezbollah by Sheikh Naim Qassem, at a time fraught with difficulties and rapid developments, demonstrated the continuation of the path of seeking justice and resisting mounting pressures. Sheikh Naim Qassem’s leadership once again showed that firm belief in a cause can, even under the most difficult and complex circumstances, serve as a source of steadfastness, resolve and continuity along a path.
Now, on the second anniversary of the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, I honor his memory and name, as well as those of all the martyrs of the Resistance, and extend my condolences and congratulations on this occasion to the esteemed families of the martyrs, the honorable people of Lebanon, and all those who have stood in the path of freedom, independence and the dignity of their homeland.