Muqtada al Sadr Quotes

Iraq, Politician
August 4, 1974

Muqtada al-Sadr is an Iraqi Shia cleric, politician and militia leader. He is descended from the Hashimites. He is the leader of the Sadrist Movement and the leader of Saraya al-Salam, a Shia militia that is a reformation of the previous militia he led during the American occupation of Iraq, the Mahdi Army.

Also known as Military Leader

I beg you not to resort to demonstrations, for they have become nothing but burned paper.

Muqtada al Sadr
Divisiveness is not good for the people.

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- People
- Divisiveness

For us, holding on to religious rules, and following them, and refraining from what's forbidden, and being diligent with our duties, what do we call that? That's what we call freedom.

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May God preserve you and watch over you.

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- Watches
- Over
- Preserves
We are still resisters, and we are still resisting the occupier militarily and culturally and by all the means of resistance. Repeat after me: No, no for the occupier.

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I will continue to defend Najaf as it is the holiest place. I will remain in the city until the last drop of my blood has been spilled.

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- Blood
- Lasts
- Beens
The little serpent has left, and the great serpent has come.

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- Littles
- Serpent
Out of my desire to complete Iraq's independence and to finish the withdrawal of the occupation forces from our holy lands, I am obliged to halt military operations of the honest Iraqi resistance until the withdrawal of the occupation forces is complete.

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Anyone supported by the United States is cursed by us.

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- States
- United
- Cursed
I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions.

Muqtada al Sadr