Imam Khomeini once in a historic message on October 15, 1981 said as following:
Our Revolution depends upon spirituality and God and those who are in agreement with us are those who agree with the line of monotheism. We should not forget the spiritual side for which we made such a Revolution. We should not neglect that spiritual side, for in spite of all our incompetence in propaganda and publicity, still the people of the world understand our Revolution. And it is the line of spirituality which oppressors and power wielders are against.
Imam Khomeini used to say that a nation will come out victorious if it relies on spirituality.
According to Imam, liberty is not happiness and prosperity in and of itself. Independence is not happiness alone. Material gains alone will not create happiness for a nation. Happiness will consist of all of the above mentioned factors, if they are encompassed by spirituality.
Imam Khomeini’s stand is that politics can, and should, be ethical, for politics is nothing but implementation of ethics in a broader spectrum of the society as well as realization of religious ideals and goals.
In the opinion of the Imam Khomeini, the essence of power is an attribute of perfection and God also possesses this attribute in its absolute sense. Imam said in this regard as following:
“Power is a form of perfection in itself. God, the Sublime and Exalted, is powerful.”
As such, one should not shun power. Instead, he should understand it and benefit from it.
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