Supreme Leader pays tribute to late Imam

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei paid tribute to the Founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Imam Khomeini.

Admirers of the Imam in Baku

The admirers of Imam Khomeini were thanked and honored in Baku

A group of political and cultural intellectuals, who are admirers of Imam Khomeini, were honored in the Azebaijan Republic. The office of the Iranian embassy’s cultural attaché in Azerbaijan hosted this event

Gorbachev and Imam Khomeini

Gorbachev: “I’m sorry! I should have listened to Imam’s message”

In 1999, on the anniversary of the death of Imam Khomeini’s demise, in an interview with the IRIB News Agency in Moscow, Gorbachev regretted ignoring the Imam’s warnings three years before the collapse of the Soviet Union and said: “I think Imam Khomeini’s message addressed all the ages throughout history.” He also added: “When I received this message, I felt the person who wrote it was thoughtful and cared about the situation of the world. By studying the letter, I realized that he was someone who was worried about the world and wanted me to understand more about the Islamic revolution.”

Imam’s letter to Gorbachev

Imam’s prediction of the fall of Communism

On January the 1st 1989, Imam Khomeini sent a letter to Gorbachev, who is the ex-leader of the Soviet Union, and predicted the fall of communism. On the 26th of December 1991, three years after this letter was written, the world witnessed the fall of communism.

Celebrations held at the Imam’s Shrine

The Anniversary of the Birth of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (as)

A celebratory ceremony was held at Imam Khomeini’s shrine for the anniversary of the birth of the seventh Imam (as).

The Imam’s historical message to Mikhail Gorbachev

The Imam’s prediction that Communism will fall

In 1989, Imam Khomeini sent a message to Gorbachev inviting him to accept Islam and warning him of the fall of the Soviet Union and the Communist way of thought. The Imam talked of the inability of fulfilling spiritual needs by material things.

The Imam issued a congratulatory statement for the birth of Jesus Christ and the start of the New Year

Jesus, a Prophet who resurrected the dead and awakened the sleeping

The great leader of the revolution issued a statement to congratulate the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ and the start of the New Year. The Imam’s statement was in line with the Islamic teachings and the rich Iranian culture, which recommend respect towards different religions and cultures.

Iran opens Imam Khomeini photo exhibit

Iran opens Imam Khomeini photo exhibit

The Image of Sun photo exhibition has opened in Tehran's Niavaran Cultural and Historical Complex to honor the memory of Imam Khomeini. The ceremony was attended by Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hosseini and a number of foreign representatives on Saturday evening.