American Journalist Was Deeply Impressed by Imam's Conduct and Patience

An American journalist says he was deeply impressed by the founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini and his unique personality and unwavering patience during a meeting in Tehran.

Imam's Emphasis on Serving the Needs of People

A group of the Islamic republic of Iran's Police met Imam Khomeini in Qom on May 10, 1979. In this visit Imam delivered a speech on the quality of the Islamic government and its difference with other governments and advised the officials to serve the needs of people and asked them to behave them well.

Declaration of the Islamic Republic of Iran

And we wish to be gracious to those who were being oppressed in the land, to make them leaders...

Appreciating the Nation's Resistance and Martyrdom-Seeking Spirit

Whatever was connected with God, he appreciated because of having been linked to God. Foregoing this, he did not appreciate things because of having a son and children. He was not concerned from this aspect.

Supreme Leader’s Norouz Message

The following is the full text of the message issued on March 20, 2013 by Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution on the occasion of Norouz.

Dr. Hamid Ansari:

Only he was capable of doing this job

When I was with him in private, I felt he’s ready to leave. What he used to say, the mystic poems he used to read and explain from Hafez, Saadi and Imam Khomeini, made me feel like this. An unknown feeling which I can’t describe and I could only say that I felt it clearly that he knows he’s leaving.

A Review of Law and Legalism in Society According to Imam Khomeini

Imam Khomeini in adherence to the policy and approach of Imam al-Muttaqin (Imam of the Pious), Hazrat Ali (as) maintained special importance for precise practice of the laws of Islam; he was the first one to exercise law.

The Pahlavi Dynasty Left Almost Nothing for Iran