Although time and place do not differ in their being sense but for some matters a place like Kabah and a time like Lailat ul-Qadr gains value while comparing with a mosque or ordinary times. ...
The fourth Imam, Imam Sajjad (a.s.), recited a prayer in the first day or the first night of Ramadan. In a part of this prayer in the Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya this statement was told ...
Abdol Rahman ibn Bashir has related that Imam Sajjad (a.s.) had recited this prayer each day in Ramadan: "O GOD this is Ramadan and the month of fasting …" ...
The honored Prophet of Islam declared that: “This month is the month of sympathy.”
Sympathy means to help each other and to help financially. The month of Ramadan is the month of sympathy with ...
The holy Prophet (s.a.) has said: "Ramadan is the month of GOD and the month of repentance."
He recited this prayer each day of Ramadan: "O GOD! This is Ramadan and the month of repentance." ...
In the Imams' words Ramadan is named the month of patience. Describing Ramadan our holy Prophet (s.a.) has said: "Ramadan is the month of patience and the reward for patience is the heaven." ...
In this few days until the blessed month of Ramadan, you should reflect, reform yourselves, and pay attention to God Almighty, seek forgiveness for your unbecoming behavior and deeds, and if, God forbid, you have committed a sin, repent for it prior to entering the blessed month of Ramadan. Habituate your tongue to intimate devotions to God the Almighty.
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God almighty has invited you in the month of Ramadan to His banquet. As you see fasting is God's banquet; it is not like our parties with those formalities and lavish meals. It is a reception in which one should abstain from desires. Notice that one should perform the rituals in the holy month of Ramadan, particularly its mental rites. ...
Someone who wants to perform the fast of the blessed month of Ramadan with such manners as he has been asked to, must cut himself off completely from all else so that he can observe the manners for the celebration and feast [of Allah], coming to know of the station of the Host, insofar as this is possible. ...
in Imam Khomeini's View
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The Stages of Salat (Prayer)
After counting the three basic elements of prayers Imam Khomeini says:
Know that the principal positions of the Salat (Prayer) are three. The other acts and deeds are preliminary and preparatory ... more... -
Fasting & its Different Kinds
According to Imam Khomeini, there are subdivisions for fasting which both are not considered as accepted for the GOD's feast. ... more...
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Prayers Are the Loudest Cry
We succeeded by the name of God. Prayers are the highest remembrance and mention of God. No negligence should take place regarding prayers. Perform the prayers in a group. ... more...
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He Always Read the Qur'an
In the blessed month of Ramadan, the Imam would develop a great affability for the Qur'an ... more...
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I Am Not Acquiescent That You Invoke Salutations for Me
Some years he would come to Mahallat in summers. In the summer of 1946 when he arrived in Mahallat, the religious authorities of ... more...
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Qur'an Matters
One of Imam's relatives says:
In Najaf Imam felt pain in his eyes and he went to a doctor, the doctor said: "You must not recite Qur'an for a few days, give your eyes comfort." ... more...
O, God! We are weak servants.
We are servants who have nothing.
We are nothing.
If we do wrong, we are ignorant. Forgive us.
Cause us to enter this holy month, while we have secured your gratification.
O, God! Make us efficient to enter the banquet you have invited us to act the way which pleases you.
Sahifeh, vol. 18, p. 396