This world is the abode of duty and the farm of the Hereafter, Imam Khomeini explained

Imam Khomeini explained through his theological works that this world is a place of trade and earning whereas the Hereafter is the abode of reward and punishment.

Imam Khomeini advised believers to perform worship with tranquility of mind

Imam Khomeini through his theological works recommended that the sālik should perform his worship with quietude of the heart and a tranquility of the mind.

The world is neither abode of the reward of God Almighty, nor the place of His punishment

Imam Khomeini through his theological works explains that the world is neither the abode of the reward of God Almighty nor the place of His chastisement and punishment.

Hearts must turn towards love for God Almighty

Imam Khomeini explained that as long as self-love lies embedded in his essence, he will not reach the station of the sincere (mukhlisun) and the lovers of God.

Imam recommended young people must strengthen their wills

Imam Khomeini advised young people must strengthen their wills so that they can stand up against every oppression and injustice.

Islamic government is a government of law, Imam Khomeini defined

Impeccability [ismat] is perfect faith, Imam Khomeini defined

The meaning of the impeccability of the prophets and the Friends of God [awliya] is not that, for instance, Gabriel took them by the hand.

Imam Khomeini spent over 14 years in exile

In early 1970 Imam Khomeini gave a lecture series in Najaf on Islamic Government which later was published as a book titled variously Islamic Government or Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists (velayat-e faqih). This was his most famous and influential work and laid out his ideas on governance (at that time):