Imam Khomeini led revolution against US-backed oppression of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

On February 1, 1979 after years of exile, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini, returned to Iran.

Imam Khomeini returned triumphantly after US-backed Shah fled Iran

Only two weeks after the Shah fled Iran on January 16, 1979, Imam Khomeini returned to Iran triumphantly, on February 1, 1979, invited by the anti-Shah revolution which was already in progress.

Imam successfully monitored and led Islamic Revolution from exile

Imam firmly believed in political activism by clerics

Imam Khomeini’s writings revealed that he firmly believed from the beginning in political activism by clerics.

Imam Khomeini successfully led Islamic Revolution from exile

Imam Khomeini spent over 14 years in exile, mostly in the holy city of Najaf in Iraq.

Imam Khomeini represented his religious-political ideas openly

Imam was the first Iranian cleric to try to refute the outspoken advocacy of secularism in the 1940s.

The real interpretation of Qur’an from Imam Khomeini's perspectives

The real interpretation of Qur’an means adapting the meanings and mystical messages of the holy divine book to the spiritual conditions of the human soul.

Turning points during struggle for Islamic Revolution under leadership of Imam Khomeini

The Islamic Revolution emerged victorious in 1979 following a long struggle under divine leadership of Imam Khomeini.