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The years of spiritual and Intellectual Formation of Imam

Imam Khomeini's commentary on 'Urwat al-Wuthqa' in jurisprudence remains unprecedented

Imam Khomeini's scholarly commentary on "Urwa al-Wuthqa" has become a subject of exploration for jurisprudents and experts of the Islamic law.

Imam Khomeini’s famous work “Forty Hadith” remains unprecedented, contents appealing to both ...

The original work in Persian, published under the title “Arba’in, or chihil hadith” was written by Imam Khomeini more than five decades ago and was completed in the month of Muharram 1358 AH.

Cultural Problems of the Muslim World and Their Solutions According to Imam Khomeini.

According to Imam Khomeini, the results indicated that the cultural problems of the Muslim world are rooted in spiritual dependence and self destruction against the West. The characteristics of an ideal society from Imam Khomeini are cultural independence, divine law authority, the transforming community to a divine human being, freedom of thought, and pondering Islamic awareness and awakening. To achieve such a society, he seeks a solution to the unity of the Muslim world and the severance of cultural ties with the West.

Desirable contemplation on Divine essence

According to Imam Khomeini, it should be known that what we said about the possibility of contemplation on the Essence, the Names and the Attributes may lead the ignorant to imagine that it is forbidden in accordance with certain riwayat, knowing not that that which is forbidden is to attempt to fathom the quality and depths of the Essence, as is clear from the traditions.’

The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini

The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini’s spiritual development was, however, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Shahabadi (d. 1328 Sh. /1950); to him the Imam refers in a number of his works as shaykhuna and ‘arif-I kamil, and his relationship with him was that of a murid with his murshid.

The Concept of Defense in Imam Khomeini's Thought.

Imam's defense thought has a comprehensive framework, system and generality. Defense according to the ideas of Imam Khomeini (PBUH) is of a divine and humanistic nature. This article in tends to examine the position of defense in the thoughts and biography of Imam Khomeini (PBUH) and tries to study and analyze the role of Imam (PBUH) in defending the op pressed Islamic nations.