16 Azar (7 December) became official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution

16 Azar (7 December) has become the official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution. On that day, December 7, 1953 (16 Azar 1332 in the Iranian calendar) three students of the University of Tehran were murdered by Iranian police in the Pahlavi era. Every year there are local demonstrations at many universities organized by students.

Imam Khomeini hailed Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Modarres' parliamentary role

Imam Khomeini used to praise Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Modarres role in parliament, who shielded the Islamic values and criticized the Shah regime while he was elected a lawmaker.

Imam Khomeini’s poetry reflecting on mysteries of creation

Pundits believe that Imam Khomeini's poetry was exclusively a means for the manifestation of his mystical and numinous thoughts while praying to God and reflecting on the mysteries of the creation.

Imam Khomeini hailed the US "den of spies" takeover as a “second revolution”

November 3 corresponds with the 13th of Aban in the Iranian calendar, which is known as the Student Day to honor those who stormed the "den of spies" and captured its operatives. The late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, hailed the takeover as a “second revolution” after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 which toppled the Shah of Iran.

Religion and Politics from Imam Khomeini's viewpoint

Leader says relying on West will not contribute to the country's growth

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Iranian nation should look to countries in the East on its path of scientific progress, because relying on Western states will not contribute to the country's growth.

“God made the Ka’ba the Sacred House for the arising of the Muslim People…”

…One of the major philosophies of the Hajj is in its political dimension… In addition to its politics, political dimension is in and of itself a form of devotion… …Islam was isolated in the mosques. They isolated Islam in the name of Islam in the four walls of a static mosque. The Masjid al-Haram and mosques at the time of the Holy Prophet of Islam were the centers of wars, centers of politics and centers for the discussion of socio-political affairs…

Shah regime failed to limit Imam Khomeini's political activities

In 1978 and while Islamic movement of Iranian people led by Imam Khomeini had reached its culmination, the Shah’s regime, disappointed at compromising with Imam Khomeini, tried some political measures to limit his activities or deport him from Iraq.