Spiritual traveler needs some provisions for this journey

Imam Khomeini explains that man is a traveler and like any other traveler he also needs some provisions for this journey.

The years of spiritual and Intellectual Formation of Imam

Imam Khomeini’s famous work “Forty Hadith” remains unprecedented, contents appealing to both ...

The original work in Persian, published under the title “Arba’in, or chihil hadith” was written by Imam Khomeini more than five decades ago and was completed in the month of Muharram 1358 AH.

Imam advised believers, seminary student to reform and refine themselves

Imam Khomeini while dressing seminary students once said : You should refine yourselves, so that when you leave the seminary and become the leader of a people in a city or district, they may profit from you, take advice from you, and reform themselves.

Seyyed Mostafa Khomeini had an extraordinary personality

In a meeting held in October 2017 with the organizers of Mostafa Khomeini Congress, Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei hailed the positive merits of the late figure’s character.

Imam Khomeini highlighted modesty of the Prophet (S)

According to Imam Khomeini, similar was the life and character of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (A), who also followed the Prophet’s way, and his character was identical to that of the Prophet (S).

The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini

The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini’s spiritual development was, however, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Shahabadi (d. 1328 Sh. /1950); to him the Imam refers in a number of his works as shaykhuna and ‘arif-I kamil, and his relationship with him was that of a murid with his murshid.

Imam Khomeini showed way of overpowering carnal self

Imam Khomeini explained through his theological works that only way of overpowering your carnal self and repelling the insinuations of Satan is to act against their incitements.