The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini

The teacher who had the most profound influence on Imam Khomeini’s spiritual development was, however, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Shahabadi (d. 1328 Sh. /1950); to him the Imam refers in a number of his works as shaykhuna and ‘arif-I kamil, and his relationship with him was that of a murid with his murshid.

Narrow-mindedness, lack of capacity causes pride, Imam Khomeini pointed out

There are some other factors that cause pride, such as narrow-mindedness, lack of capacity, petty-mindedness, baseness, and lack of fortitude.

Imam warned against desires of the carnal self

Imam through his theological works warns that It should be remembered that the desires of the carnal self are numerous and of diverse kinds, varying according to their intensity as well as the desired object.

Morality advocated by Imam Khomeini leads to spiritual development

The way of moral reform advocated by Imam Khomeini is a process of spiritual development in which the adept learns to conquer and then lose interest in his worldly desires and become totally devoted to God.

The stage of contemplation and ponderance

Spiritual resolution is essence of humanity and criterion of human freedom

According to Imam Khomeini, the next stage, after the stage of contemplation and ponderance through which an individual striving to progress on the spiritual path has to pass, is the stage of resolution.

Imam Khomeini founded political and social system, showed rationalist thinking

In political action, Imam Khomeini was not only an expert and great revolutionary leader but also the founder of a political and social system.

Imam Khomeini encouraged believers to equip themsleves with wisdom and knowledge

Imam Khomeini the founder of the Islamic Republic emphasized on various perspectives of knowledge and wisdom, and encouraged the believers to decorate themselves with divine virtues. In conclusion, knowledge for the sake of knowledge is not that important.