The program called "Son of the Revolution" was aired concurrent with the martyrdom anniversary of Ayatollah Mostafa Khomeini.
"Son of the Revolution", a documentary by the politics desk of Islamic Republic of Iran's Broadcast (IRIB) analyzes the scientific and political aspect of his life through the views of Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsnajani, the chairman of the Expediency Council and the Assembly of Experts, Hojjatul Islam Hamid Rouhani, historian and a cleric confident of the late leader, and some other prominent figures of the country.
Older son to Ayatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah seyyed Mostapha Khomeini was born in Qom in ۱۹۳۰ and apprenticed some very outstanding religious figures.
The late son of the founder of the Islamic Republic has been a competent Islamic scholar who left several academic works as his academic legacy.
Seyyed Mostafa Khomeini wrote exegesis and interpretation on the holy Quran and several other works which are popular among seminary scholars and his devotees alike.
His works covers several Islamic fields including the Quranic interpretation, hadith, jurisprudence and several other fields.
He has had special Islamic solution to contemporary-era occurring.
Mustafa, who was the closest person to Imam Khomeini, was trustworthy and made sure Imam Khomeini was in touch with far-reaching and complicated parts of the Islamic movement in Iran and different parts of the world. He had many viewpoints as to the type and manner of the struggle with the government and stood firm during the ups and downs of the political activities, particularly in Iraq.
The Imam always considered HajjSeyyedMustafa as a trustworthy religious authority for the future of Islam. He was an authentic jurist and a steadfast thinker. He was sharp minded, innovative, a master of philosophy, intuitive, and interpreted the Holy Qur'an from new standpoints. Although the unjust manner of the oppressors made his works inaccessible, his remaining works are evidence of his great scientific mind and genius.
Finally, Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa Khomeini was mysteriously martyred at the midnight of October 23, 1977. His martyrdom enlivened the Islamic movement of Iranian people and turned into a comprehensive revolution that ended up in collapse of Pahlavi Regime.