It was suggested by doctors in 1989 that Imam should be admitted to a hospital in Tehran and go under surgery for improvement of his health.
Relatives and friends within inner circle still recall that Imam had taken his son—Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini—into his arms and kissed him for several times.
Some of Imam’s family members understood that this was a meaningful goodbye as Imam was trying to convey a message that he may would not return back home again.
The great figure of the contemporary history passed away on June 03, 1989 days after he was hospitalized for the last time.
The family members still remember Imam’s final meaningful and emotional goodbye as an unforgotten moment and historic event.
Imam Khomeini has had well command over several disciplines of the Islamic sciences including the philosophy, mysticism, jurisprudence, poetry, Quranic interpretation, Islamic traditions and several other fields.
The progressive Islamic-democratic government brought prosperity and development for the nation in coming years.
The fall of the Pahlavi regime and the victory of the people’s voices brought about many changes in the world and particularly in the Middle East.
Imam Khomeini established a comprehensive system based on divine and human values in contemporary history.
Imam Khomeini frequently said that Islam was fully capable of establishing progressive democratic system.
Imam Khomeini, the great religious and spiritual leader of the Muslim world passed away on June 3, 1989.