The cheated presidential candidates, both veterans of the revolution, instinctively thought of a replay of history. Mir Hossein Moussavi saw the green symbols of the demonstrators as representing the color of the House of the Prophet, and urged his supporters to continue their nightly rooftop chants of “God is Great!”
而在大选中遭到对手暗算的两位总统候选人 —— 也都是当年的老革命 —— 则本能地把眼前的局面视为一次历史的重演。米尔·侯赛因·穆萨维把示威者的绿色标志看作是先知之屋（ House of the Prophet ）的颜色，并敦促其支持者每晚坚持在自家楼顶上高唱圣歌《真主伟大！》，可见反对派的第一条口号正是借用了 1979 年那些革命者的宗教口号。而就在最近，在 2009 年年末举行的大阿亚图拉侯赛因·阿里·蒙塔泽里的葬礼上，抗议者也再次唱响了这首圣歌。