Hezbollah’s transformation into idolatry It is no longer hidden from anyone that what is called “Hezbollah” is no longer merely an armed militia or a military proxy of Iran, but has in its rhetoric and practices transformed into an idolatrous gang that sanctifies weapons made of iron and worships them as if they were a divine revelation. These weapons, which were deceitfully and falsely presented as a means to defend Lebanon, the resistance, liberate Palestine, and pray in Jerusalem have today become an end in themselves, a sacred text placed above the state and above human beings, to which obedience and loyalty are imposed—even at the cost of the Lebanese people’s lives, dignity, and future.
It is not surprising that such heresies come from a mafia-like gang that has mastered terrorism, crime, and assassinations, traded in every forbidden thing from drugs to money laundering, supported the criminal Assad regime, and carried out terrorist operations in Lebanon and dozens of other countries. Whoever practices this degree of violence and depravity, it is no wonder that he openly declares his blasphemy and denial of God, and boasts that his weapon is “sacred” and tied to the honor, pride, destiny, and very existence of his Lebanese Shiite community—whom, since 1982, has kidnapped and taken hostage, fighting with their youth and sacrificing them in terrorist operations and in Iran’s sectarian and expansionist wars.
Blasphemy and Heresy
This gang calls itself, in blasphemy and heresy, “Party of God,” and in boundless arrogance claims that its weapons are sacred—meaning it does not even understand the meaning of its own name—while worshiping weapons that are mere iron. And iron, no matter how long it lasts, will rust. What kind of god is this that Hezbollah worships, whose end is rust and inevitable extinction? The undeniable truth is that just as the ancient idols fell with their worshippers, this iron idol—these weapons—will also fall, and those who sanctify them will be defeated.
The Phenomenon of Weapon Sanctification in Political Discourse
Since Iran created Hezbollah in 1982, with the cooperation of Hafez al-Assad’s Baathist Syrian regime, It has transformed its weapons from an alleged means of defense into a “sacred end.” This heresy appeared in its ugliest forms in the speeches of this Iranian armed proxy leaders—most recently Sheikh Naim Qassem, who spoke of the weapons as though they were a revealed creed. Similarly, Nabih Berri, head of the Amal Movement and Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, in his most recent speech also leaned toward the same idolatry, elevating the weapons to the level of gods that must be sanctified and guarded with souls.
But the truth is that these weapons are nothing but iron. And iron, as science, history, and experience all attest, rusts. What kind of “god” is this that is worshiped, when it is destined for decay?
The Bible says: “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything… You shall not bow down to them nor serve them” (Exodus 20:4–5).
And the Qur’an says: “Have you considered al-Lat and al-‘Uzza, and Manat, the third—the other?… They are nothing but names which you have named—you and your fathers—for which Allah has sent down no authority” (Al-Najm 19–23).
These texts clearly reveal that what Hezbollah is doing—sanctifying and worshiping a new idol called “weapons”—is idolatry.
The Consequences of This Sanctification on the Lebanese State
When a tool of war is transformed into a sacred text, political dialogue is abolished and the state is killed. The Lebanese citizen is asked to offer his water, electricity, medicine, and education as sacrifices upon the altar of iron. The state is no longer an end in itself, but merely a detail in service of a mafia-idolatrous project.
History delivers its stern judgment: “Every nation that sanctified its sword ended up burying itself with it.”
The Relationship Between Hezbollah and Iran and Its Influence on Lebanon
Hezbollah has never been a Lebanese party. Since its inception, it has been a military, security, and cultural arm of Iran, established to serve the “Welaet Al Fakeah,” not the Lebanese state. Therefore, the sanctification of weapons is merely a reflection of the sanctification of Iran itself, which views Lebanon as a mere colony run from Tehran.
The Political and Social Control the Party Exercises over the Shiite Community
Since 1982, the party has worked to hijack the Shiite community and turn it into a hostage in the service of Iran’s project. Lebanese Shiites have been forced to sacrifice their sons in wars that have nothing to do with them: in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Gaza. Entire neighborhoods in the south and the southern suburbs have been transformed into weapons depots and tunnels, and their residents are no longer free citizens, but soldiers in a foreign army.
The losses incurred by Lebanon and the Shiite community as a result of Hezbollah’s wars
Since Hezbollah embroiled Lebanon in absurd wars, the Lebanese people in general, and the Lebanese Shiite community in particular, have paid a heavy price, including thousands of martyrs and victims, unprecedented displacement, the collapse of the economy and infrastructure, massive destruction in the south, the southern suburbs of Beirut, and the Bekaa Valley, impoverishment, and stifling international isolation.
National decision-making has been confiscated and the state has been transformed into a failed entity.
The latest chapter of these disasters was the 2023 war, when Hezbollah declared war on Israel in support of Hamas. The result was a crushing defeat, in which most of its leaders, including Hassan Nasrallah, were killed. The “sacred” party has become a burden, begging for a ceasefire and then refusing to abide by it.
Conclusion
Hezbollah is neither a resistance party nor a movement of faith. It is a gang of deceivers and hypocrites who turned iron into an idol they worship, while true religion forbids the worship of idols. The party knows neither faith nor principle. It is a Persian occupation project seeking to keep Lebanon captive and colonized, using weapons as an eternal excuse for domination.
“Having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away” (2 Timothy 3:5).
“And of the people are some who take others as equals to Allah. They love them as they should love Allah” (Al-Baqarah 165).
The god of Hezbollah is a weapon made of iron. And its weapon will rust, and its project will collapse, just as all idols throughout history have collapsed.
