Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic time and again maintained that the Islamic revolution had been inspired by the message of Ashura.
The first sparks of Islamic Revolution were essentially lit in Muharram and inspired by teachings of Ashura movement. The uprising of 5 June 1963, a milestone in the history of Islamic Revolution, was occurred subsequent to Imam Khomeini’s speech on the afternoon of Ashura (June 3).