My hope in the mercy of He Whose mercy embraces all things: Imam's letter to his daughter- in- law

Oh my daughter, don’t be so overconfident of mercy that you neglect the Friend, nor should you despair and thus become one of those who has lost both this world and the hereafter.

Imam Khomeini explained state of darkness, narrowness, tension and constriction

The state of darkness, narrowness, tension and constriction that appears in one’s heart due to this vice is not likely to occur in other moral vices.

‘Ujb in itself is a destructive and dangerous vice which spoils the faith and the deeds

Imam Khomeini warned believers that pride will bring about moral decline and said Know that ‘ujb in itself is a destructive and dangerous vice which spoils the faith and the deeds.

Spiritual traveler must be determined on path of correcting himself, Imam Khomeini highlighted

Imam Khomeini through his theological works stresses that If the mujahid is determined on correcting himself, he can counter those impulses of indignation.

Fātimah Zahrā (‘a), a complete paradigm of humanity

Imam Khomeini stressed need for remembering graces bestowed by God Almighty

Imam Khomeini said: You know that thankfulness is natural and man’s nature commands man to be grateful to his benefactor. If one tries to read the book of his own heart, he will see that this law is written there.

Imam called on Gorbachev to study Islam earnestly

After mentioning these problems and preliminary points, let me call on you to study Islam earnestly, not because Islam and the Muslims may need you but because Islam has exalted universal values which can bring comfort and salvation to all nations and remove the basic problems of mankind, Imam Khomeini wrote in a historic letter to former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

The story of delivering Imam Khomeini’s letter to Gorbachev