Prophets
God’s Compassionate Mercy

Know that the traveler to Allah, generally speaking, has two ways to take him to the loftiest goal, the station of proximity to the Divinity: The first of them, which is the principal and original one, is the journey to Allah by turning towards the Absolute Mercy, especially the compassionate mercy, which is the compassion that takes every being to its appropriate perfection. It is of this kind of compassionate mercy that the prophets were sent to lead on the roads and to help those lagging behind. To the people of knowledge and the people of heart, the House of Realization is the form of divine mercy. The creatures are perpetually and completely drowned in the oceans of Allah's mercy, yet they do not make use of it ...
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» Source: Disciplines of the prayer, Text, Page: 97-98 .
A Great Event in the History of Mankind
The time, the age, by itself is of no importance nor does it have any distinction with others. Time is a moving element, always in motion and progressing. It is a fixed entity. One part of it has no difference with another. The honor or glory of age or time, and likewise the obnoxiousness or ignobility of age or time is for the event or occurrence that happens therein. I must say that the day Muhammad was vested with Prophet hood remains glorious and most distinguished in the annals of history from the first beam of light till the doomsday eternally. There is no other day superior to this. The reason is that there is no event greater than this. Great many things of great importance have occurred in the world; for instance, coming of the Prophets and the advent of the Prophets of greater fame and record are of much importance and due note. But there is no event, no occurrence greater than Muhammad's taking office of the Prophet hood and becoming the last Prophet to the world. As such, no fancy can frame an event greater because there is no one greater than the Prophet except God. This is the sending of a last Prophet, a seal of the Prophets, to the world. The greatest personalities of this existence cannot be seen before the Prophet at who ends the chain of Prophets. The great and glorious laws of God descended for the good of humanity. It is such an event that has glorified the day. A day such as this we neither had before nor shall we have later. Therefore, to the Muslims and to the oppressed ones of the world, I present my congratulations.
Source: Sahifeh, vol. 12, Page: 359-360
Speech, June 12, 1980

The Goal of Prophetic Mission in
Imam Khomeini's Viewpoint

Prophet-hood in Imam Khomeini's Thought
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Prophetic Mission: Origin of Mystical-Scientific Transformation in the World

Reciprocally, I extend my greetings for this auspicious feast of the Prophetic mission to you sirs and the noble nation of Iran and to all the Muslims, rather, to all the oppressed of the world. ...

 

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Prophets Are the Source of Perfection Existing in Mankind

This little perfection that exists in human beings is due to the Prophets' endeavors. Had the Prophets not come, all the people, with an exception of a few, would have been like beasts of jungle ...

 

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Troubles of Prophet and Imams in Establishing an Islamic Government

It is impossible to discuss what little we have understood from the issues surrounding the mission of prophet and their various dimensions in such sessions. What is the essence of the prophetic mission? ...

 

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Imam Khomeini: The Divine Purpose of Appointing Messengers
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The Prophet's Duty to Train & Make Man Perfect

This day is a day wherein God sent the most consummate and perfect being, there is no one more perfect than him, to make His creatures perfect; the man who is initially a feeble creature. He has the capacity to ...

 

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Mission of the Prophets: Manifestation of Spirituality & Liberation of Human beings from Captivity

The Prophets that were appointed to Prophetic missions were appointed in order to cause the spirituality of the people and those talents to bloom and that in that ...

 

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Nurturing of Human Beings, the Divine Purpose of Appointing Messengers

The efforts of the prophets of God and the purpose behind their appointment throughout the ages has been the nurturing of the human being. The being which is the most elite of all creation and with ...

 

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Appointment of Muhammad as Prophet in Imam Khomeini's Saying
Lord of the Prophet
A Perfect Coach for Training

It is said that the first revealed chapter is “Read in the name of your Lord” (Quran, 96:1). It is not said: “Read in the name of Allah”, nor said: “Read in the name of men”. He has said: “Read in the name of your Lord” (Quran, 96:1). This means Lord of the Prophet; the one who has taught the Prophet. This means God the Almighty with all His names and tributes; All the names including being the Lord of the Prophet and man. The entity of God is with all the names and tributes; the names and qualities of God circumference the creatures of the world. In other words all the creatures are the evidence or appearance of His Names and Qualities.

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