Imam Khomeini advised believers to give up sleep of negligence

Imam Khomeini advises faithful people to take serious steps for self-purification and give up the sleep of negligence.

Imam Khomeini recommended believers to amend his ways

Imam Khomeini recommended believers and faithful people to correct and amend their ways in accordance with the teachings of the holy scripture of Quran by acting upon divine commands.

Imam stressed the need for self purification

Imam Khomeini pursued objective of self-purification for human societies

Omar Thabit, a researcher and scholar from Nicaragua

Some moral maladies are product of self-love, Imam Khomeini explained

Imam Khomeini through his theological works underscored that the vice of ‘ujb is the product of self-love; since the human being is plagued with the evil of self-love, it is the source of all human faults and moral vices.

Imam Khomeini attached great significance to worship and praying.

A Journey in the Mysticism of Imam Khomeini, pp: 527-525, a series of memoirs by Dr. Fatemeh Tabatabai, Imam’s daughter-in-law

Imam Khomeini had great devotion for perfection, self purification

A journey to Imam Khomeini’s mysticism, memoirs by Dr. Fatima Tabataba’ei, Imam’s daughter-in –law

Imam Khomeini stressed self-purification as prelude to correct society

Imam Khomeini through his theological works stressed that one who seeks to purify a society will not be able to achieve one's goal if one's self is not purged and purified.