Explaining the concept behind Eid al-Mab’ath, His Eminence stated, “God had great prophets pledge their allegiance to the Holy Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) on such a day and to help him in every way. The name and the characteristics of our Prophet have been mentioned in the undistorted versions of the Bible and the Torah, and the name of the Holy Prophet of Islam has even been mentioned by Jesus (pbuh).”
Imam Khamenei reiterated that the main reason why prophets were chosen as messengers of God was to administer justice and to promote true freedom, and he added, “Some people mistakenly think that social justice emerged from the West, but this is a false notion. It was after the Renaissance that the West became familiar with these concepts, whereas Islam had mentioned these in the Holy Qur’an more than 1,400 years ago.”
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution added, “The West has never promoted freedom, nor has it administered social justice. However, Islam has spoken of and pointed to these concepts. The Holy Prophet has been commanded in the Holy Qur’an to administer justice. The main essence of the appointment of all prophets and the main reason why divine books were sent down was for the administration of social and ...