Imam Khomeini: the teacher is a trustee other than ordinary he is a trustee of men.

On the occasion of Ayatollah Motahari's martyrdom.

The role of the teacher in society is the role of prophets. The prophets too were teachers of ...

Imam Khomeini maintained a balance between the intellect [‘aql] and narration [naql]

Imam Khomeini in his theological works maintained a balance between the intellect [‘aql] and narration [naql], which has been acceptable to the great Shī‘ah scholars,

Imam Khomeini advised believers to join the community of the men of religion

Imam Khomeini through through his theological works advised believers to Join the community of the men of religion and in seclusion pray to God, so that He may assist them in their mission.

The years of spiritual and Intellectual Formation of Imam

Imam advised that all actions should be carried out for divine sake

According to Imam, believers and faithful people should make sure that their actions are performed with sincere intentions and are meant for the Almighty.

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.