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Muqtada al Sadr

14 quotes

Muqtada al Sadr is proof that you do not need celebrity to say something worth remembering. Their thinking spans from Government to Politics, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. Our collection holds 16 quotes from Muqtada al Sadr, each offering a different angle on Government, Politics, Fear, Death, and War. Start here and see if you agree: "I wish to be a martyr, and I don't fear death."

“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.”

— Muqtada al Sadr

Government

All Quotes by Muqtada al Sadr

“Obama has no power to change American policy because there are people who specialize in drawing these policies, which have been and still are hostile towards Islam.”

— Muqtada al Sadr

Change

“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.”

— Muqtada al Sadr

Experience

“I fear only God, all praises to Him.”

— Muqtada al Sadr

Fear

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

— Muqtada al Sadr

Politics

“If it does not serve the Iraqi people, there are only political means that must be followed to reform the government - a new government that we must give a chance to prove that it is there to serve the people.”

— Muqtada al Sadr

Government

“Open the way before the new government to prove that it is for serving the people.”

— Muqtada al Sadr

Government

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

— Muqtada al Sadr

Government

“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.”

— Muqtada al Sadr

Freedom

“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.”

— Muqtada al Sadr

Government

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

— Muqtada al Sadr

Government

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

— Muqtada al Sadr

Death

“When I die, don't let my death stop the resistance.”

— Muqtada al Sadr

Death

“No one has the right to ignite a war and lead an occupation and armies to conquer people, invading them and make them suffer all kinds of torture, murder, expulsion, displacement, bombing and terrorism by different lethal prohibited weapons and then come and speak as the savior of the people or a defender of their rights.”

— Muqtada al Sadr

War

“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

Politics