Muqtada Al Sadr Quotes

Go forth from our holy land and go back to your families who are waiting for you impatiently, that you and we, as well, lead a peaceful life together.

I have said it many times: the policy of exclusion and the policy of marginalization must end in Iraq.

Divisiveness is not good for the people.

The little serpent has left, and the great serpent has come.

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.

May God preserve you and watch over you.

Do not betray the people.

Everything that happens is determined by God.

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

I fear only God, all praises to Him.

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.

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.

Who is against democracy? Is it the one who calls for peaceful resistance, or the one who bombs people, sheds their blood and leads them away from the leaders under feeble and dirty pretexts?

Anyone supported by the United States is cursed by us.

The U.S. will ignore the opinion of the Iraqi people and it will compose the new government according to its own desires.

God willing, the occupation forces will be driven out as happened in Vietnam.

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.

All Iraqis should live under one roof and for one goal.

I wish to be a martyr, and I don't fear death.

If the government fails to listen to your demands, then you will decide what is best for you.

So, if I were arrested or if I were killed, then after me the issues that American fears about me wouldn't exist anymore - and I couldn't tell you what those issues are

The US-led forces have the money, weapons and huge numbers, but these things are not going to weaken our will because God is with us.

We do not kill an Iraqi.

If the American military begins to withdrawal, there will be no need for these armed groups.

Our rejection of the occupier at heart is resistance.

We don't kill Iraqis - our hands do not kill Iraqis. But we target only the occupier with all the means of resistance.

Enough of this occupation, terror and abuse. We are not in need of your help. We are able to combat and defeat terrorism, and achieve unity. We are not in need of your bases, your experience and etc.

We have not forgotten the occupier. We remain a resistance.

I don't want the chair of the government because it will be controlled by the U.S. and I don't want to be controlled by the U.S.

Saddam is a war criminal and there are no two people who can argue over this.

Make your enemy afraid, for it is impossible to remain quiet about their moral offences.

I repeat my demand that the occupier leave the land of our beloved Iraq unconditionally, without retaining bases or signing agreements.

I have a red line against the Americans.

I am confident that you brothers in parliament will champion the will of the people over that of the occupier.

Help me by whatever you are pleased to do in your provinces.

Anyone who seeks to be involved in politics should join hands with America.

We will not stop resisting the occupation until liberation or martyrdom.

I will deal with the politicians in a political way and with the nonpoliticians in a nonpolitical way.

Our main goal as Iraqi people is to drive the occupation out in any way.

Whatever struggle happened between brothers, let us forget about it and turn the page forever and live united.

The resistance will be exclusively conducted by only one group. This new group will be defined soon by me.

I renew my call for the occupier (the United States) to leave our land. The departure of the occupier will mean stability for Iraq, victory for Islam and peace and defeat for terrorism and infidels.

We condemn the view that the (U.S.-led) occupation's existence is beneficial for the Iraqi people because if it ended, there would be sectarian war - as if sectarian war has not already begun.

America has shown its evil intentions, and the proud Iraqi people cannot accept it. They must defend their rights by any means they see fit.

The Iraqi people are suffering just as if they were still under Saddam.