Hamid Reza Asefi:

The message to Gorbachev was a sign of Imam’s power

This letter has different dimensions which we could speak about it; philosophical, religious and cultural dimensions which are all notable, but about the political dimension of the message; we should consider that in the situation which the message was sent no one could have thought or predicted about the collapse of the Soviet Union, but Imam had done it, and this shows that if any one wants to view the situation with out considering the developments of time he has too have a inspirational point of view.

Understating the Imam’s views

Sheikh Na’eem’s book regarding Imam Khomeini had been published

Hujjat al-Islam wa a-Muslimeen Sheikh Na’eem, who is the deputy head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, has composed and published a book entitled Al-Imam al-Khomeini al-Isala wa al-Tajdid. This book explains the views of the Imam on a serious of different topics

Mohammad Javad Larijani:

''The letter was to design the relations after the Soviet collapse.''

After we returned from Moscow, early in the morning we went to visit Imam Khomeini; he told us: "Was Marxism over or not?" and I replied: "It was completely over", ***I always pity that Imam's letter was never analyzed well so that its thoughtful and deep sources could be revealed and we could find its meanings.***Shevardnadze told me he was shelterless against Imam's looks.***Imam's message had a great affect, the letters literature was quite interesting for them, they were faced with a leader like Imam Khomeini who spoke strongly, opposite to countries who spoke with strain against the Kremlin officials or always argue with them.

Imam Khomeini’s Philosophy of Hajj

The explanation of Imam Khomeini’s philosophy of Hajj found in Be Sooy-e-Miqaat

The book Be Sooy-e-Miqaat takes a look at Imam Khomeini’s philosophy regarding Hajj and discusses and explains the Imam’s philosophy. This book was composed by Hujjat-al-Islam Ali Akbar Babaei, and has been published by O’rooj Publucations.

How did the Soviet Union end?

The collapse of the Soviet Union made the bipolar world disappear, a world which through the last decades had decided about the political destiny of countries. This situation eased the reliance on culture to determine different layers of foreign policies in a government-nation level by the international players. On the other hand, it confirmed that along with the cultural role of politicians, we shouldn't forget that not seeing the effects of religious features, believes and traditions of nations on structuring a culture would cause disasters.

Russians at the Imam’s Shrine

A Russian Couple Visit Imam Khomeini’s Shrine

A Russian couple visited Imam Khomeini’s shrine recently.

Gorbachev’s response to Imam Khomeini:

''Your message has deep concerns about the fate of mankind''

On January 4th 1989 Imam Khomeini’s message was delivered to Gorbachev by his selected delegations who were Ayatollah Javadi Amoli, Mohammad Javad Larijani and Mrs. Marzieh Hadidehchi Dabbaq. Eight weeks later Gorbachev delivered his response to Imam Khomeini by the then Soviet foreign minister, Edward Shevardnadze in Tehran. Gorbachev saw a great value to Imam’s message in his response, but it was clear that he had not understood the spiritual dimensions of Imam’s message. Because he had first tried to describe his activities for promoting political freedom in the Soviet Union and then he had described the achievements of a communist economic from 1917 till now. In the meeting between Eduard Shevardnadze, those days Soviet foreign minister, and Imam Khomeini, Ali Akbar Velayati, those days Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Larijani, deputy of the foreign minister and a member of the delegation, and Alireza Nobari, then the Iranian ambassador to the Soviet Union were also present.

Imam Khomeini’s philosophical views discussed

The ‘Imam Khomeini and Islamic Teachings and Guidance’ Convention was held

The ‘Imam Khomeini and Islamic Teachings and Guidance’ Convention was held in order to compare the Islamic philosophy of guidance with the Western philosophy. This convention will be held in February and will be hosted by the office of the deputy head of research and information technology of the University of Qom