Imam Khomeini hailed moral qualities of Hajj Shaykh ‘Abd al-Karim Ha’iri Yazdi

Imam Khomeini through his theological works praised the moral and ethical attributes and simple life style of Hajj Shaykh ‘Abd al-Karim Ha’iri Yazdi as following.

Imam performed Prayers on the way to prison

Mrs Farida Mustafa – Imam's daughter

Avoiding holding private meeting with the authorities of the Shah's regime

Imam's letter to the Soviet Union leader contained much wisdom and sound advice

Imam Khomeini then suggested that, if Mikhail Gorbachev desired to become more familiar with Islamic concepts, the Soviet leader should command his scholars to study the philosophical works of al-Farabi, Avicenna, Sohravardi and Mullah Sadra to become familiar with the “nature of knowledge” which is different from the “nature of matter.”

The Impact of Imam Khomeini`s Mystical Thought on his Social Life Style.

Imam did not like to use pulpit out of respect for great scholars.

Narrated by: Sayed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Islamic Republic--Taken from: Shahed Journal, no. 195

IF ONLY IT ALLOWS…

Qum is not so bad for pupils, But only if the soft Sangak (Bread) and Kabab allows.

Imam Khomeini’s Approach to Political Struggle

The focus of this paper is analysis of methods used by Imam Khomeini in his struggles until the victory of the Islamic Revolution. The main question of this paper is: What was Imam Khomeini’s approach to violence and nonviolence in his political struggles against the Shah’s regime?