Islam only values virtue and piety, Imam Khomeini defined

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic once in a historic remarks defined the Quranic concepts of whoever is more pious and virtuous, has more value before God.

Pure Islam from viewpoint of Imam Khomeini

At a ceremony held at Imam Khomeini's mausoleum south of Tehran on June 4, 2010, Ayatollah Khamenei told a very large gathering of worshippers that Imam Khomeini's thoughts were the guiding principle of the Islamic Revolution, adding that Imam followed several major policies including reliance on pure Islam, faith in God's promises, and confidence in people.

Imam was an unmatched politician

Hosain Shah Zaker – a lawyer and a member of the Islamic ideology council of Pakistan

Imam Khomeini founded political and social system, showed rationalist thinking

In political action, Imam Khomeini was not only an expert and great revolutionary leader but also the founder of a political and social system.

Imam Khomeini remains distinctive and unique among world leaders

Pundits and researchers maintain that the Islamic Revolution under wise leadership of Imam has changed the course of history and left deep impact on the balance of power across the region and world.

Revisiting Imam Khomeini’s Letter to Gorbachev

On January 3, 1988, a historic letter was delivered from Imam Khomeini to President Mikhail Gorbachev. This letter has since been entered into the annals of history as a piece of remarkably insightful and indeed prophetic writing from one head of state to another.

Memoirs by an Iraqi citizen about Imam Khomeini's stay in Najaf

Why Imam Khomeini sometimes didn’t respond to greetings of residents in Najaf?

An Iraqi citizen has described very interesting memoirs regarding Imam Khomeini’s years of exile in Iraq and his stay in the holy city of Najaf. During a visit to Iran, the Iraqi guest recalled that sometimes Imam did not use to respond their greetings during unintended encounters.