Early political life of Imam Khomeini

Grand Ayatollah Shah-Abadi left defining impact on spiritual personality of Imam Khomeini

The main spiritual teacher and mentor of Imam Khomeini was the late Grand Ayatollah Mirza Sheikh Muhammad Ali Shah-Abadi (1875-1950AD), one of the great Shia mystics of the 20th century.

Video: Imam Khomeini, the man who will never die

Many pundits believe that Imam Khomeini was an influential political figure who brought about a sea change to the entire world.

Iranians marking 15th of Khordad uprising

People are marking the day, known as 15th of Khordad on the Iranian calendar, in different parts of the country. To the Iranians, the event marks a prelude to the victory of Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979.

15th of Khordad uprising seen as prelude to victory of Revolution

Many Iranians view the 15th of Khordad or June 5, 1963 uprising as a prelude to the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran under the wise leadership of Imam Khomeini.

Imam Khomeini’s initiatives and incentives will be remembered forever

Imam Khomeini's innovations like designating “Unity Week” and “Quds Day” are historical hallmarks that will last forever.

Imm Khomeini's movement resulted in unprecedented change in the 20th century

Imam Khomeini's divine movement affected Iran’s political standards and left a lasting impression on the world economy, politics, and culture.

Imam Khomeini stressed need for purification along education

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic through his historic messages and theological works stressed that the education will be useful when it is accompanied with purification and the training of the mind and ethics in universities and other centers of learning.