Iranians mourn martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza

Millions of mourners have gathered in Iran’s holy city of Mashhad to mark the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth Shia Imam, Ali bin Musa al-Reza.

Imam Khomeini highlighted divine characters of holy prophet, his infallible successors

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic used such occasions to remind the Muslim ummah about divine characters of the holy prophet of Islam and his infallible successors.

Imam Khomeini invited Gorbachev to embrace Islam in 1989 letter

Two years before the fall of the Soviet Union, its leader Mikhail Gorbachev would receive a letter from the Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic of Iran, inviting him to embrace Islam. In the letter Imam said that your main problem is the prolonged and futile war you have waged against God, the source of existence and creation.

Imam Khomeini: This week we lost the late “Rajā’ī” whom everybody knows was so committed and ...

Sahifeh-ye-Imam, V 18, P 67

Freedom of expression and media from Imam Khomeini’s viewpoint

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, maintained that if the newspapers or media outlets were not harmful or their contents were not misleading, were free for activities.

Imam introduced Ghadir as continuation of the prophet’s mission 

Event of Ghadir kept the holy prophet’s mission alive, Imam Khomeini defined

Imam Khomeini, the father of Islamic Revolution also described Imam Ali (peace be upon him) as the perfect man, true successor of the holy prophet and manifestation of divine names.

Imam Khomeini called on faithful people to wake up for a while from this deep slumber

Imam Khomeini through his theological works called on faithful people to wake up for a while from this deep slumber and decorate themselves with divine virtues.