In one of his speeches, the Leader of the Revolution addressed the families of the martyrs: “Let me tell you and say it out loud, whenever I think about this war and this martyrdom and these fields of honor and blood coming to an end and us remaining, and then perhaps dying by accident — which many do — or dying of fever, God is my witness, such a thought puts so much pressure on my heart... An arena of eternal and divine honor, a race to paradise, if this is taken away from a person and they just die like that; it is very hard. I wish, and this is a prayer that comes from our hearts, I wish that our death would be like the death of your children (the martyrs). And I do not think there is anyone who truly understands this kind of death and does not wish for it.”