The acquisition of religious knowledge, is one of the important religious duties

Imam Khomeini stressed that the acquisition of religious knowledge, is one of the important religious duties and a kind of worship. But Imam believed that decorating with divine virtues and purification of the self should happen prior to acquiring knowledge.

What are some of important discussions Imam included in his famous work “Forty Hadith”?

Imam recommended believers should be cautious of the guiles of the self

Thirty-three of the hadith Imam Khomeini selected pertain to Islamic ethics

Thirty-three of the famous book of Forty by Hadith by Imam Khomeini selected pertain to Islamic ethics, including acts which bring reward or punishment.

Imam Khomeini advised believers absolute purification from the impurity

According to Imam Khomeini, absolute purification from the impurity of polytheism and obtaining perfect authenticity (ikhlas) of devotion is essentially a primary

Imam Khomeini's famous work "Forty Hadith" contains treasures of mysticism

The original work in Persian, published under the title “Arba’in, ya chihil hadith” was written by Imam Khomeini about a half century ago. The book contains treasures of mysticism and spirituality.

Imam Khomeini warned of performing deeds for sake of others

Imam Khomeini through his theological works have highlighted the various perspective of Riya and warned against performing deeds for the sake of other than Gold the Almighty.

Imam Khomeini defined difference between genuine kind of hope and delusion

Imam Khomeini through his theological works defined the difference between the hop and delusion, stating that some have said that the person who is hopeful without doing anything is like the one who awaits the result without preparing its needed means.