{"id":29421,"date":"2026-02-27T11:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=29421"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:06:18","slug":"on-the-first-anniversary-of-the-grand-funeral-we-will-remain-steadfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/on-the-first-anniversary-of-the-grand-funeral-we-will-remain-steadfast\/","title":{"rendered":"On the First Anniversary of the Grand Funeral\u2026 We Will Remain Steadfast"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the First Anniversary of the Grand Funeral\u2026 We Will Remain Steadfast.<\/p>\n

February 23, 2026<\/p>\n

A Year Since the Passing of the Supreme Sayyid\u2026 Sheikh Qassem to Al-Ahed:
\n\u201cI Lost a Refuge, a Leader, a Towering Mountain, and a Creative Mind\u201d
\nBy Fatima Salameh
\nA year has passed since the burial of the two martyred Sayyids. Many images from that solemn day remain etched in memory. February 23 was a day when the followers of the Sayyid symbolically offered their souls. They walked the path of the funeral undeterred by threats or intimidation. They turned their faces toward the blessed coffin, and as soon as its silhouette appeared, voices choked with emotion and hands were raised pledging allegiance to the path, as if hearts had left their chests to walk behind him. The scene was a renewed promise, not a farewell that fades.
\n\u201cWe remain faithful to the covenant,\u201d the Sayyid\u2019s nation renewed its pledge, and the funeral became a declaration of allegiance and a renewal of commitment to the continuity of the resistance, as affirmed by Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem.
\nOn the first anniversary of the grand funeral, Sheikh Qassem recalls in an interview with Al-Ahed News the Master of the Martyrs of the Ummah, the martyred Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah \u2014 the towering mountain as he describes him \u2014 and his companion and confidant, the Hashemite Sayyid Hashem Safieddine, the support and pillar. In the atmosphere of commemorating the martyred leaders, whose anniversary occurred a few days ago, His Eminence returns to the beginnings, recalling their lives as if it were only yesterday. Decades have passed, yet the Sheikh still remembers them with longing and love. He speaks of them \u2014 having lived closely with them \u2014 and their exemplary qualities have carved images in memory that the passing years cannot erase; rather, they grow deeper and clearer.
\nFrom the Sheikh of Martyrs, Sheikh Ragheb Harb, son of the southern land as the Secretary likes to call him, to the Master of the Martyrs of the Islamic Resistance, Sayyid Abbas al-Moussawi \u2014 beloved by all \u2014 who revived the Bekaa region with his authentic missionary awareness, and ending with the pillar of the resistance, the martyred commander Imad Mughniyeh, who was loved by everyone who worked with him and was constantly developing methods and building capabilities, according to the Hezbollah Secretary-General.
\nFrom the memory of the martyrs to the people of the resistance, Sheikh Qassem sends, through Al-Ahed News, words of love and loyalty. He does not hide that after assuming responsibility, his love for the people grew even more \u2014 they are his family and the children of the path of resistance and martyrdom.
\nBelow is the text of the interview:
\nQ: On the first anniversary of the grand funeral of the two martyred Sayyids, that scene appeared to be a moment combining the pain of loss with a renewed pledge. What remains most vivid in your memory from that day? And what political messages do you believe the massive turnout conveyed domestically and internationally?
\nA: When His Eminence, the supreme Sayyid Hassan (may he be pleased), was martyred on September 27, 2024, I discussed with His Eminence Sayyid Hashem (may he be pleased) the place of burial and the funeral we hoped to hold within days, in accordance with the recommendation to hasten burial. However, the intensity of the Israeli bombardment led us to agree to postpone the funeral until conditions calmed, perhaps for a week. Then came the shock of the martyrdom of Sayyid Hashem when the place of his presence in Mreijeh was bombed on October 4, 2024. At that time we did not know his fate due to the heavy Israeli airstrikes on the site to prevent the recovery of the body, and even when we retrieved the pure body, we were not thinking of a funeral because of the Israeli aggression. Thus the delay extended to the supreme martyr as well; security conditions did not allow a funeral or public gathering.
\nWhen we eventually set the date for the funeral, we felt that God had guided us to this timing and circumstances, as the delay allowed us to choose suitable locations for the two noble shrines and to organize a funeral befitting the two distinguished Sayyids, both domestically and internationally.<\/p>\n

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