Sunday, October 4, 2009

Dear Ayatollah Sistani

On September 23rd, Ahmadinejad gave another rumbling speech at UN. He gave this speech not only as the President of Iran, but also as an ambassador of all Shia followers such as you. I am not sure if that makes you a proud Shia or not so I decided to write this letter and urge you to make a comment about this person and his rants.
In June of 2009, when Ahmadinejad, Khamenei and Khamenei’s son Mujtaba cheated and stole the election in Iran, Mr. Rafsanjani came to see you and ask for gaudiness and resolution, but he came back empty handed. I guess you thought that this whole thing would blow over and the Iranian people would once again go home and praise Allah for the revolution and their Islamic Government.
When hundreds of Iranians were arrested, injured, raped and killed by Islamic representatives of the Islamic Regime of Iran, you were silent. So my question to you is, why?
What do you think we Iranians should think about your silence? I tell you what I think and I am sure many Iranians will agree with me and my logic.
First of all let me agree with the assessment that, in regards to Shia religion, you are the highest ranking authority in the world. We also agree that you were born in Iran, thus your opinion both as an Iranian and as an Islamic scholar matters to most everyone. You are not only an Iranian and a scholar but also a Marja Dini. From what I researched, a few roles that a Marja Dini is responsible for are to give answers to questions about worshiping and other religious practices but also business and political issues. Am I wrong? I don’t think so because after the invasion of Iraq in 2003, you did get involved with Iraqi political issues. So why are you quiet now?
Could it be that you care more about Iraqi Muslims than Iranian Muslims?
Could it be because you think it is ok for Iranian Muslims to be raped and killed by Khamenei and Ahmadinejad and their thugs as long as they are Muslims and not American Christians?
Could it be because you don’t want to air Islamic dirty laundry in the face of an international audience?
What is it? What is your reason for your silence?
Whatever your reasons are, I have to tell you that your silence is damaging Islam and Shiaism at the same rate as Khamenei and Ahmadinejad’s actions are. You did not get to the title of Marja Dini by being naïve, I bet you’re still very bright even at your old age, so why don’t you get the message that millions of Iranian Muslims are sending to you?
You cannot be in agreement with Khamenei and Ahmadinejad in all these killings and raping of your fellow Muslims, are you?
You cannot ignore the suffering that Iranian Muslims are going through, can you?
What about ignoring the Muslim mother that had to identify the burnt body of her daughter from a small birth mark on her foot because her rapist, the Islamic Representative of Islamic Regime burned her body after raping her, can you ignore her cry for her daughter?
All I know is that if you, Ayatollah Sistani, if you as Marja Dini for the world Shia, if you stay quiet then you are agreeing with whatever Khamenei and Ahmadinejad are doing to Muslims in Iran. I am not an Islamic Scholar like you, as matter of fact I don’t even consider myself as being smart, but I am a practical and logical person and my sense of logic tells me that what they are doing is a bad thing for Islam. Khamenei and Ahmadinejad are on their way out, but what should worry you is that they are falling from grace and they are taking your beloved Islam with them. So, my question to you is, do you care?