Linking Spirituality, Politics Major Manifestation of Imam Khomeini’s Political School: Iranian President
The president made the remark at a ceremony held Friday evening at the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini to commemorate the late founder of the Islamic Republic on the 33rd anniversary of his demise.
Raeisi said fighting injustice and oppression was another manifestation of the school of Imam Khomeini whose heart beat for all the oppressed in the world and who felt responsibility toward them.
That is why anyone living anywhere in the world who knows the character of Imam Khomeini, considers him his leader because they know that he was a supporter of the oppressed, the president said.
He noted that fighting oppression is something that can be seen in the Seerah of all of the Infallible Imams (AS).
Raeisi also referred to the Islamic Republic as the most precious legacy of Imam Khomeini (RA) and said with trust in God and learning from the lessons of Imam Khomeini (RA) and following the guidelines set by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the country will overcome all problems.
The ceremony was attended by a number of other senior officials, religious figures and different groups of people.
Another commemoration ceremony will be held at the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini (RA) on Saturday. It will be addressed by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
Grand Ayatollah Seyed Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini, better known as Imam Khomeini, passed away on June 3, 1989 at the age of 87.
As an anti-imperialist icon, he devoted his life to standing up to Iran's former Pahlavi monarchy, a key ally of the United States, and eventually paved the way for the regime’s downfall in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
He spent many years in exile in Iraq, Turkey and France, from where he led a swelling grassroots movement, which ultimately put an end to millennia of monarchical rule in Iran.
He came back home on February 1, 1979 after the Shah fled the country amid angry popular demonstrations. The Pahlavi regime fully collapsed 10 days later on February 11.
