A Great Leader’s Personal Property

A prominent cleric has revealed that the great Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic has always been leading a very simple life and owned very small properties and minor possessions.

Imam's Historic House in Qom visited by Catholic Clerics

Latest figures indicate that thousands of people belonging to different faiths including several Catholic clergymen have paid visit to Imam's House over some past few months.

Imam’s Eight Articled Directive to Protect Privacy

The Commencement of the 20th International Holy Quran Exhibition

The 20th international Holy Quran exhibition will be held in Mosalla (Prayer Hall) of Tehran with different parts for children and families. Quran memorizers and the Quran lovers from Asian, European and Latin American countries will also attend there.

Representatives of the Non Aligned Movement Countries Visited the Jamaran Hussayiniah

A number of the NAM countries representatives visited the Jamaran Cultural-Artistic Complex.

Hamid Reza Asefi:

The message to Gorbachev was a sign of Imam’s power

This letter has different dimensions which we could speak about it; philosophical, religious and cultural dimensions which are all notable, but about the political dimension of the message; we should consider that in the situation which the message was sent no one could have thought or predicted about the collapse of the Soviet Union, but Imam had done it, and this shows that if any one wants to view the situation with out considering the developments of time he has too have a inspirational point of view.

Mohammad Javad Larijani:

''The letter was to design the relations after the Soviet collapse.''

After we returned from Moscow, early in the morning we went to visit Imam Khomeini; he told us: "Was Marxism over or not?" and I replied: "It was completely over", ***I always pity that Imam's letter was never analyzed well so that its thoughtful and deep sources could be revealed and we could find its meanings.***Shevardnadze told me he was shelterless against Imam's looks.***Imam's message had a great affect, the letters literature was quite interesting for them, they were faced with a leader like Imam Khomeini who spoke strongly, opposite to countries who spoke with strain against the Kremlin officials or always argue with them.

Iran-Russia relations

From Imam Khomeini’s letter to the collapse of the Soviet Union

When Mikhail Gorbachev, Head of state of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, received Imam Khomeini’s letter from the Imam’s chosen delegation party, he turned to them and said: “Although the people of the Soviet Union and Iran are followers of different schools of thought, this does not prevent us from cooperating with each other based on our common principles and traditions.” On January the 4th 1989, when Eduard Shevardnadze, the Soviet foreign minister, traveled to Iran after his visit to Iraq and delivered Gorbachev’s official response to Imam Khomeini, he was also instructed to talk about bilateral relations.