The ‘forgotten’ US shootdown of Iranian airliner Flight 655­

Today marks twenty-nine years since the shootdown by the USS Vincennes of Iran Air flight 655, which killed all of the plane’s 290 civilian passengers. This shootdown of a civilian airliner by a US naval ship occurred on July 3, 1988, toward the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq War.

A comparative study of the concept of justice and its impact on the idea of the desired rule ...

What are main obstacles on the way to understanding Quranic interpretation from Imam’s views?

One of the obstacles towards understand the Quran is to induct the idea that in order to understand the Quran, one has to be a commentator of the Quran while taking moral, ethical and mystic benefit from the Quranic verses is nothing to do with tafseer (interpretation) and hence ordinary people should also be encouraged to pay attention to the ethical and moral aspects of the stories mentioned in the Quran.

Imam Khomeini Used to Stay Awake on Nights of Qadr

The great Imam used to stay awake during nights of Qadr to say prayers, recite supplications and recommended the youth to undertake serious efforts for purification of their hearts and souls during these sacred days and nights.

Imam Khomeini stresses on guidance perspectives of Quran

Imam Khomeini's pondering and meditating on the Holy Quran resulted in a deep reliance on the Holy Quran. Imam based all his affairs on the verses and instructions of the Holy Quran.

Imam Khomeini heeded religion with rationality and principles

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic presented a deep and insightful perception of religion based on rationality and principles.

Combat with the self from viewpoint of Imam Khomeini

According to Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, the most sacred mission of divine prophets and messengers have been to train human beings spiritually.

Imam Khomeini defined purposes of Quranic verses

According to Imam Khomeini, the major element in the Exegesis (Tafsir) of the Holy Quran is expressing the purposes of the verses of the Holy Quran and stating the intention of Allah the Almighty.