In remembrance of Imam Khomeini

What comes following is a speech and a piece of writing delivered by a Nigerian scholar and originally published in Tehran times in month of June, which coincided with passing anniversary of Imam Khomeini.

An examination of the new political concepts according to Imam Khomeini with an emphasis on ...

One of the main bases of that new system is people's vote. His Eminence Imam Khomeini as the main and the one who has theorized and has been the ideologue of the Islamic republic system has had a taintless and from all aspects has supported the pillar of republicanism of the system emphasizing the views of the people and that subject is seen vividly in different cross sections of the 33 years of the Islamic revolution during the time of his leadership and even his rightful successor. And that is one of the decisive answers to those who claim and they have to do with the world new democratic systems and they have consistently accused the Islamic republic system of being one dimensional and they call it reactionary, petrified or dictatorial.

Imam Khomeini's works being displayed at International Quranic exhibitiion in Tehran

Imam encouraged seminary students to undertake series discussions at lessons

Extracted from a collection of memoirs

Imam Khomeini does not construe politics as a science of power

The basic tenets of Imam Khomeini's political thought should be ascertained from his approach to the concepts of religion and politics. He has forwarded his ideas on these two concepts on different occasions and meetings from the very beginning of the Islamic movement in Iran.

Imam Khomeini revived spirituality, confronted materialism

Imam Khomeini lived in a world in which materialism, whether in the frame of eastern socialism or western liberalism, stood out and religion, spirituality, truth and 'Idalah were exposed to threats of all sorts by ill-wishing Mammonists, with the distorted form of something devoid of truth and value lingered in human societies.

Holy prophet relieved humanity from social and moral decline, Imam Khomeini defined

Imam Khomeini maintained that the holy prophet of Islam was sent to relieve humanity from chains of all type of slavery.

Imam Khomeini put strong emphasis on key role of women in society

According to Imam Khomeini, Women are great trainer of society. Men are brought up by women. Happiness and misery of a country depends on women.