What Were the Goals of Imam’s Eight Articled Directive?

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Ramadan Doa

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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.

The Imam and Religion

The Imam Paid Special Attention to Godly Religions

Sayyid Abul Hassan Navvab, who is the head of the University of Religious Studies, talked about the current relationship between Christians and Muslims, and that they need to be mended by holding talks. He further pointed out that the Imam talked of the ‘Prophets of God’ many times in his speeches, and always showed his respect to them. In addition Muslims have never insulted the prophet of any Godly religion.