Imam called on Gorbachev to study Islam earnestly

After mentioning these problems and preliminary points, let me call on you to study Islam earnestly, not because Islam and the Muslims may need you but because Islam has exalted universal values which can bring comfort and salvation to all nations and remove the basic problems of mankind, Imam Khomeini wrote in a historic letter to former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Imam hosted and remained present at mourning ceremony in Karbala

A memoir by Hojjat al-Islam Seyyed Ali Akbar Mohtashemipour

Imam Khomeini: As for the martyrs, nothing (enough) can be said. The martyrs are the light of the ...

Sahifeh- ye- Imam, V 21, P 141

Imam Khomeini organized and hosted Ashura ceremonies in all thin and thick times.

A memoir by Marzieh Hadeidachi

He immediately started crying by looking at the photo

Weather conditions could never prevent Imam from reciting Ziarat-e-Ashura on rooftop

A memoir by Imam’s domestic servant known as Jafar Mashhadi

Iranians mark day of Ashura in commemoration of Imam Hussein

Iranians across the country have held mourning processions to mark the day of Ashura, which is the culmination of the 10-day mourning period commemorating Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam.

Imam Khomeini's divine leadership revived Ashura uprising and Hosseini's school of thought

Imam Khomeini from the onset of the Islamic movement stressed the need of holding spiritual and mourning gatherings in remembrance of Imam Hossein (‘a) especially in months of Muharram and Safar as a mean for the growth and expansion of the Islamic revolution.