Imam Khomeini stressed actions should be performed for the sake of love of God alone

Our Imams (A) have declared that their worship was the worship of emancipated souls (ahrar), which was performed for the sake of love of God alone,

Desirable contemplation on Divine essence

According to Imam Khomeini, it should be known that what we said about the possibility of contemplation on the Essence, the Names and the Attributes may lead the ignorant to imagine that it is forbidden in accordance with certain riwayat, knowing not that that which is forbidden is to attempt to fathom the quality and depths of the Essence, as is clear from the traditions.’

The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini

The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini’s spiritual development was, however, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Shahabadi (d. 1328 Sh. /1950); to him the Imam refers in a number of his works as shaykhuna and ‘arif-I kamil, and his relationship with him was that of a murid with his murshid.

Imam Khomeini explained variation in degrees of qualities among different individuals

Imam Khomeini through his theological has said that at this stage it is essential to remind you that each one of the qualities of the soul, both the good ones and the bad, has numerous grades and degrees.

How did Iran under Imam Khomeini leadership become independent?

Divine savior is assigned to set right all previous deviations, Imam Khomeini explained

Highlighting the significance of mid-Sh’aban which marks birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi (PBUH), the late founder of the Islamic Republic through a series of historic messages said the divine savior is assigned to set right all these perversions and deviations.

Imam Khomeini opposed an American-inspired package in 1963

In January 1963, the Shah announced a six-point program of reform called the White Revolution, an American-inspired package of measures designed to give his regime a liberal and progressive facade.

Imam Khomeini ’s role was also central in shaping the new political order that emerged from the ...