Foreign guests of the Imam's 26th departure Anniversary have attended an international summit against violence in Tehran.
The summit under the title of 'the world against violence from view point of Imam Khomeini' was held in a conference hall of the national library in the Iranian capital.
The participants explored Imam's ideas and the dynamic thought which counter any type of violence and terrorism.
The summit was attended by more than four hundreds foreign guests from various regions of the world.
Former Iranian President and Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi and Seyyed Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of Imam Khomeini delivered the speeches on the subject.
Imam Khomeini, the great spiritual and religious leader of the world never resorted to violence even when he was leading the Islamic Revolution against the Pahlavi regime and aggressive colonial powers.
The developments come as guests are also attending and participating the religious and cultural ceremonies being organized on the eve of the great Imam's anniversary.
Imam Khomeini preserved the divine message of prophets and academic and political legacy of scholars by continuing their path and leading the Islamic movement.
The Islamic Revolution emerged victorious under the wise leadership of the great Imam which set stage for the prosperity of the Iranian and other oppressed nations across the world.
Imam Khomeini has had well command over several disciplines of the Islamic sciences including the philosophy, mysticism, jurisprudence, poetry, Quranic interpretation, Islamic traditions and several other fields.
He left several works as his academic legacy, which would continue to guide the generations for decades to come.
The great Imam made Chrystal clear that the Iranian nation would defend rights of oppressed nations, Islamic, humane and moral values and move forward on basis of justice.
Imam used to emphasize that Islam is a civilized and progressive religion. The founder of the Islamic Republic frequently said that Islam was fully capable of establishing progressive democratic system.