A nation whose leaders have sacrificed their lives for their goal, that is God and Islam, from the very beginning and from the advent of Islam will not be destroyed by such attempts, and will never show laxity. Our dear nation has read in history that Imām ‘Alī ibn-e Abī Tālib (s) received the fatal sword strike on his holy forehead by one of these people, who resembled Muslims, but who was detached from Islam. As our nation has sacrificed Imām ‘Alī (s) for the sake of Islam, it would not be important to offer martyrs like these, although the event and the martyrs are so dear to us. Mr. Rajā’ī and Mr. Bāhonar were the two martyrs who had fought side by side against corrupt powers. That late martyr Rajā’ī told me he had been alongside Mr. Bāhonar for some 20 years. God so willed that they should fly to Him together. One who believes he will return to Him and who considers martyrdom as the deliverance is the most exalted among people. The martyrs Islam has offered ever since the advent of Islam are more exalted than all people in current century. Islam has offered prominent personalities like Imām ‘Alī (s), Imām Hasan (s) Imām Husayn (s) and his faithful disciples (s) and our other Infallible Imāms (s), all of whom devoted their entire lives to Islam and its preservation. We should follow suit and do our best to preserve the dear Islam, which has been entrusted to us. While martyrdom of these two honorable men is difficult for me to tolerate, I know that they have joined the Exalted Friend and are in peace. They no longer suffer such difficulties in which we are still embroiled. They have achieved their ultimate goal. . From this aspect I congratulate their families and the great Iranian nation who have offered such martyrs. Although their loss is difficult for us to endure, our country and our nation have stood with full force to offer such martyrs.
Sahifeh-ye-Imam. V 15. P 114-115