Friends and family members recall that Imam used to eat a very simple food such as a small piece of cheese with bread while keeping fast before dawn or breaking it on sunset.
Imam adopted the simple life style throughout his blessed life during the both thin and tough times.
People close to his circle says Imam always prevented a lavish serving of food before and after becoming the leader of the Islamic Republic.
The world religious and spiritual leader kept himself busy in saying prayers and reciting the holy Quran and supplications during the holy month of Ramadan. He attached great significance to supplications narrated by the holy prophet of Islam and his infallible successors.
The great leader successfully used to manage to carry out his divine duties and vital officials tasks during the holy month.
Imam Khomeini also never gave up researching Islamic sources, reading books and writing his academic works during the blessed month.