Imam put emphasizes on purification during Ramadan

Imam put emphasizes on purification during Ramadan

Imam Khomeini believed that the holy month of Ramadan provides great opportunities for the mankind to accomplish self-purification.

ID: 39964 04/03/2023

The founder of the Islamic Republic used to attach special significance to reciting the holy book of Quran and supplications during the holy month of Ramadan.

The great Imam used to emphasize on self-purification, self-training, self-development, offering sacrifices and adopting other divine virtues during the blessed month of Ramadan.

The great religious and spiritual leader of the Muslim world continued his special schedule before and after becoming the leader of the Islamic Revolution.

People within close inner circle to Imam said that he used to become more spiritual during this holy month and advised others to purify their souls before entering this month of great significance.

Imam maintained that the blessed month of Ramadan offered a great opportunity for getting rid of greed, hatred, back-biting, enmity and other devil-type attributes.

Family members recall that Imam used to recite the full Quran at least for three times until the end of the holy month.

The great Muslim leader used to stick a very regular program of self-purification even during tough periods of exile.

The great leader of the Muslim scholar used to believe that the access to real freedoms were impossible unless the mankind had have accomplished the spatula freedoms.

Despite his busy schedule, Imam was committed to reciting special supplications narrated by the holy prophet and his infallible truthful successors.

Several supplications including, Dua Iftetah (inauguration), Daua Shahr (Dawn) and Dua Abu Hamza Thumali were among the supplications that had attracted the special attentions of the founder of the Islamic Republic are as following:

The great Imam stayed in the holy city of Najaf about 14 years and used to tolerate the chilling heat of the region during the summer season. He used to observe fast during the long days.

Imam Khomeini in his famous book of the combat with the self invites devotees to prepare themselves mentally and spiritually for the blessed divine days.

Imam Khomeini emphasized that during the holy month of Ramadan, blessed month of Ramadan, you should reflect, reform yourselves, and pay attention to God Almighty, seek forgiveness for your unbecoming behavior and deeds, and if, God forbid, you have committed a sin, repent for it prior to entering the blessed month of Ramadan. Habituate your tongue to intimate devotions to God the Almighty.

According to Imam Khomeini, the meaning of fasting is not merely refraining from eating and drinking, one must also keep oneself from sin. This is the primary etiquette of fasting for novices. (The etiquette of fasting for divine people who want to reach the mine of greatness is other than this) You should at least observe the primary etiquette of fasting, and in the same way that you refrain from eating and drinking, you should keep your eyes, ears and tongue from transgression.

Muslim and religious scholars believe that if Imam’s recommendations for the blessed month of Ramadan can prevent the human societies form falling into pits of moral and social decline.

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