Dr. Fatima Tabatabai, the daughter-in-law of Imam Khomeini, Hojjat al-Islam Hassan Khomeini, Hojjat al-Islam Majid Ansari were also present during the spiritual ceremony.
This comes as President Rouhani and several members of his cabinet paid a visit to holy shrine of the founder of the Islamic Republic to renew their allegiance towards lofty goals and ideals of the revolution.
President Rouhani and the cabinet members also paid tribute to the late Imamˈs wife and son.
The visit came on the eve of the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s historical return to the home in 1979 after 15 years being in exile.
The president and senior government officials recited Surat Al-Fatiha (the first Surah of the Holy Quran), maintained prayers and paid tribute to the late founder of the Islamic Republic.
Holy shrine of Imam Khomeini is located on suburbs of Tehran and visited by thousands of devotees from around the globe each year.
Imam Khomeini the founder of the Islamic Republic established a comprehensive Islamic-democratic system in our contemporary era following the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
The founder of the Islamic Republic once said Islam has represented a very civilized democratic system which guarantees various types of civil liberties and freedoms for all strata of the society.
The great Imam believed that the progressive Islamic system will guard and watch all social, material and spiritual interests of the Muslim world and oppressed nation.
The progressive Islamic government brought prosperity and development for the nation in coming years.
Imam Khomeini is widely loved by devotees and believers and his works are increasingly becoming popular around the globe.