Did Imam Khomeini ever perform Hajj?

Revisiting Ayatollah Khomeini’s Doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqıh (Velayat-e Faqıh)

How does Imam see the solar system and book of nature as a signs of God?

Human being, a creature crawling on one of the smallest planets miserably fails to grasp the extent of his own small world, whose sun cannot be compared with far greater suns of innumerable galaxies.

What is Imam’s viewpoint about divine guidance?

God the Almighty has sent His messengers and prophets and His Books as well to show us which path is right and which one is wrong.

Why did Imam attach great significance to internal struggle?

Jihad al-nafs or the internal struggle is of great significance for all great religious thinkers, mystics, and moralists.

Why the higher values of morality cannot be attained without following divine teachings?

Without adhering to the apparent teachings of Islam it is not possible that the light of the Divine Knowledge could descend upon his heart.

According to Imam, how did divine prophets see the world?

Imam Khomeini used to stress that the whole world is not the ultimate goal before the Prophets. Rather, it is a path to be followed to reach the destinations which is the high grade of humanity.

According to Imam, why the Western societies had been plunged into social and moral decline?

Imam believed that the Western societies had been plunged into social and moral decline because they ignored spirituality and human values. Imam used to say: Do not think that the westerners have progressed. They have advanced materially, but they have no spirituality. Islam and other divine schools of thought seek to perfect and construct true human beings, but the West has nothing to do with this matter. The West has discovered natural resources and natural power while using them against human beings. The West uses these powers to destroy cities, countries and even humanity.