12 Ruhollah Khomeini Quotes on Morality

Ruhollah Khomeini quotes on morality

7. Islam's jihad is a struggle against idolatry, sexual deviations, plunder, repression, and cruelty. The war waged by [non-Muslim] conquerors, however, aims at promoting lust and animal pleasures. They care not if whole countries are wiped out and many families left homeless. But those who study jihad will understand why Islam wants to conquer the whole world. All the countries conquered by Islam or to be conquered in the future will be marked for everlasting salvation. For they shall live under [God's law].[1]}}

12. If one permits an infidel to continue in his role as a corrupter of the earth, his moral suffering will be all the worse. If one kills the infidel, and this stops him from perpetrating his misdeeds, his death will be a blessing to him.

28. Enforce justice, do not justice only for others, seek it for yourselves as well. Justice is justice and cruelty and crime are cruelty and crime regardless of the source.

49. Neglecting God tarnishes the heart more, gives the ego and devil domination over man and daily increases corruption. Recitation and remembrance of imparts serenity to the heart, burnishes it and makes it a mirror reflecting the Beloved. It purges and purifies the soul and saves the man from the boils of ego.

50. the universe in God's presence, do not sin in His presence. Do not quarrel over false and mortal things in His presence. Work for God's sake and advance.

70. I cannot admit that a man without moral standards may act for the people.

71. Try to enhance morality among this nation. It is by morality that you can preserve your independence and attain to stages of excellence.

74. Whenever one says 'I', be sure his 'I' is evil.

80. Despair is of the army of Satan and hopefulness is that of God. Be always hopeful.

81. Moral values are the permanent values.

86. From the beginning of the creation to the present there have always been two parties, one divine, the other Satanic and each has had separate outcome

108. The Islamic Revolution of Iran is honourable for it is the cry which has its origin in Ayatollah Khomeini's conscience.