Tehran – Ayatollah Abbas Kabi Nasab is an influential Iranian clergyman, a member of the Guardian Council and the Society of Experts, and a respected university professor. He is also a longtime friend of the late Hezbollah leader, Seied Hassan Nasrara.
In an interview with the Tehran Times, the 63-year-old clergyman first acquaintance with Nasrara, his insight into Nasrara’s personality, and the future of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement following his leader, Martkyo, assassinated in September We discussed his perspective. During an unprecedented heavy air strike by Israel.
Below is the full interview:
When did you first meet the late Nasrara? And how did your relationship with him evolve?
I traveled to Lebanon in early 1982. From that point onwards, I contacted the martian every day. I can say I have developed a close relationship with him. We became friends even before Hezbollah was officially established as a Lebanese resistance organization. Until about a year before his martialism, I regularly saw him, helped him, and maintained constant communication with him. I travelled to Lebanon several times a year and also maintained strong ties with the entire Hezbollah organization.
Over the years, I have been able to say that the central element of Martian Nasrara’s personal dedication is, both in theory and practical, unwavering loyalty to the guardians of Islamic jurists and his unwavering belief in Islamic jurists. I understood. At the young age of 22, he received full approval of religious membership fees from Imam Khomeini and maintained a very close and consistent relationship with Imam Khomeini. Moreover, he established extensive ties with resistance networks, both regionally and even with freedom fighters all over the world.
How do you think the late Nasrala contributed to the resistance movement in Lebanon and across the region?
Martyr said Hassan Nasrallah had a profound and unparalleled appeal to a wide range of people, with Islamic Ummah and freedom warriors all over the world. His personality transcended mere charisma. Anyone who heard him or spent time with him was drawn to his spiritual and brilliant presence, unless their hearts were filled with hatred and hostility towards humanity. People were naturally drawn to the martian Nasrara.
His speeches, sincere feelings, his accurate and realistic analysis, and his positive perspective – even his predictions about his own martialism, helped to globalize the message of resistance. Beyond his official persona and academic pursuits, the martian Nasrara was an exceptional military strategist. He played a pivotal role in planning and carrying out a wide range of military operations against Zionist occupying people. Most notably, Hezbollah won the victory during the 2006 war known as the July war. Furthermore, he was a practical and highly skilled politician with a clear vision, and helped stabilize Hezbollah and Lebanon’s power in political negotiations. His important role was clearly in securing Lebanese rights in the Zionist regime and the shared gas field.
Another important aspect of the martian Nasrara’s character was his commitment to fighting oppression, pursuing justice, and supporting the less fortunate and oppressed. His approach to social Islam and the creation of an extensive network of Hezbollah proponents known as the Resistance Republic were one of his most important contributions. Today, even ordinary members of Hezbollah Lebanon can quickly advance into leadership positions within the organization. The Hezbollah community is established on the basis of Lebanon’s national and regional interests’ resistance, justice, power, solidarity and commitment to securing the interests of Islamic Umma.
In your opinion, what will the future hold for Hezbollah?
Martian Martian was a blow, but Lebanon’s Hezbollah quickly rebuilt its political and military structure. Today, the spirit of the martian has been revitalized by the spirit of Hassan Nasrara. Naeem Qassem of Hojjat al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen is virtually continuing his work in both the military and political spheres of Martyr Nasrallah. He also has not only charisma, but also important political and military capabilities. The grand funeral of Nasrara, a martian, represents a historic milestone both regionally and internationally in the history of resistance. The movement of freedom warriors and resistance throughout the region, and the new generation draws inspiration from the martian Nasrara spirit.
The US-backed Zionist regime is undoubtedly trying to eliminate the influence of martian Nasrara. However, the spirit of resistance he defended evolved into a vibrant, growing school of thinking. The generation is inspired by the words, devotion, spirit and legacy of the martian Nasrara, and these forces will ultimately overthrow the Zionist regime.
Hezbollah, Lebanon, has become a self-sufficient organisation, structurally, strategically and in terms of its human resources, logistics and military capabilities. It has acquired such social, political, cultural, economic and defensive roots that are inseparable from the Lebanese government, the Lebanese and the Lebanese military. Martyr Nasrallah considered this interconnectivity as the “golden triangle” of military, people and resistance. The Zionist regime and the United States are trying to destroy this triangle by driving a wedge between the military, people and the resistance movement. However, the strategy of the late Hezbollah of martian Nasrala is to strengthen and maintain this important bond. This golden triangle provides Hezbollah with internal cohesion and strength, making it undoubtedly.