Imam Khomeini: Every step forward which you take in the acquisition of knowledge should be matched ...

Imam Khomeini: The unfortunate ‘alim who is defeated by his own conceit cannot reform himself or ...

Imam Khomeini: As Imam ‘Ali (as) said, “If all the world and what it contains were offered to me to ...

Imam Khomeini: Try to reform and refine yourselves before you enter among the people. If now, while ...

Imam Khomeini: After years of studying and wasting religious funding, enjoying Islamic salary and ...

Imam Khomeini attached great significance to worship and praying.

A Journey in the Mysticism of Imam Khomeini, pp: 527-525, a series of memoirs by Dr. Fatemeh Tabatabai, Imam’s daughter-in-law

Imam Khomeini had great devotion for perfection, self purification

A journey to Imam Khomeini’s mysticism, memoirs by Dr. Fatima Tabataba’ei, Imam’s daughter-in –law

Imam Khomeini stressed self-purification as prelude to correct society

Imam Khomeini through his theological works stressed that one who seeks to purify a society will not be able to achieve one's goal if one's self is not purged and purified.