Imam Khomeini used to recite Dua Ahad with calm and peace

A memoirs by Hojjat al-Islam Ashtiani

God Almighty sent messengers and Books to show us right path

Imam Khomeini through his works has stressed that God Almighty has sent His messengers and prophets and His Books as well to show us which path is right.

Submission is quite a different thing from knowledge, Imam Khomeini explained

According to Imam Khomeini, the submission, which is the gratification and comfort of the heart, is quite a different thing from knowledge, which is the gratification of the mind

Imam Khomeini stressed need for remembering graces bestowed by God Almighty

Imam Khomeini said: You know that thankfulness is natural and man’s nature commands man to be grateful to his benefactor. If one tries to read the book of his own heart, he will see that this law is written there.

A person afflicted with ‘ujb never cares to rectify himself, Imam Khomeini explained

Imam Khomeini explains that a person afflicted with ‘ujb never cares to rectify himself; rather, he considers. himself as a pious and virtuous person, and never thinks of purging himself from sins.

Imam called on Gorbachev to study Islam earnestly

After mentioning these problems and preliminary points, let me call on you to study Islam earnestly, not because Islam and the Muslims may need you but because Islam has exalted universal values which can bring comfort and salvation to all nations and remove the basic problems of mankind, Imam Khomeini wrote in a historic letter to former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Human being is plagued with the evil of self-love, Imam Khomeini explained

According to Imam Khomeini, the vice of ‘ujb is the product of self-love; since the human being is plagued with the evil of self-love, it is the source of all human faults and moral vices.

The manifestation of the power of God Almighty in Hadrat Zahrā’s household.