If you are really a religious scholar…

If you are really a religious scholar don’t be afraid, don’t be worried, [and] make your heart firm. Prepare yourself to be killed, prepare yourself to be incarcerated, prepare yourself to be a soldier, prepare yourself for getting hit, being oppressed, [and] being disrespected. Prepare yourself to be patient in the face of tragedies which will welcome you upon the path of defending Islam. Tightly fasten your seatbelts in the face of imprisonment and exile, being a soldier, [and] listening to abuse. [Thus] don’t be afraid and don’t be worried.