21 Ruhollah Khomeini Quotes on Religion

Ruhollah Khomeini quotes on religion

1. If the religious leaders have influence, they will not permit girls and boys to wrestle together, as recently happened in Shiraz.

2. In the Islamic Republic the rights of the religious minorities are respectfully regarded.

4. There is no room for play in Islam ... It is deadly serious about everything.

8. We do not worship Iran, we worship Allah. For patriotism is another name for paganism. I say let this land [Iran] burn. I say let this land go up in smoke, provided Islam emerges triumphant in the rest of the world.

17. The Shah is saying that he is granting liberty to the people. Hear me, you pompous toad! Who are you to grant freedom? It is Allah who grants freedom...It is Islam which grants freedom.

19. Islam is not a dull religion limited to the relation between man and his God, Islam is a political religion. Its politics are mixed up with its other rules and worship, and as the governments have political dimensions, Islam also has other political dimensions.

22. Familiarize the people with the truth of Islam so that the young generation may not think that the men of religion in the mosques of Qum and al-Najaf believe in the separation of church from state, that they study nothing other than menstruation and childbirth and that they have nothing to do with politics.

27. Defending the mustazafin [the meek, the oppressed, the deprived, etc] is the way of Islam! In pursuit of the grand Islam, we support all oppressed peoples.

32. The Iranians want justice, liberty and independence and believe they can achieve them only by the light of Islam and its laws.

44. Not only Shiism does not exclude women from the arena of social life, rather, it places women in their lofty human station.

46. 'by the bank of Kowthar (A stream in heaven), with lips parched by thirst, By the side of the Beloved (God) with heart afire by longing!'

53. Islam is dearer than what we imagine.

60. The day danger to Islam is deemed imminent we must all make sacrifices.

64. If ever I see it is expedient to Islam that I say something, I'll say it and it up without fear of anything. Thanks God, I've not felt fear so far. T they were taking me away, it was they who were afraid and i pacified it

88. It is incumbent on all, regardless of where we work and serve, to preserve Islamic standards before all services.

90. The major problem of the Muslims is their separation from Islam an Quran

92. Morals, Celestial Manifestations, Divine manifestations, manifestation of celestial kingdom, of worldly elegance, all are compounded in this Being ( hazrat Fatima Zahra, daughter of the prophet).

95. The prophets did not succeed in carrying out their missions and Almighty God will send someone (12Th. Infallible Imam) to implement them at the end of time.

97. In this world the intercession of the pre-emptors becomes manifest by their guidaflce in the Hereafter, the essence of guidance is intercession per se. If your portion of guidance is nil, you shall receive no intercession; to the extent you receive guidance, you'll receive intercession.

104. Khomeini has offered us the opportunity to regain our frail religion ... faith in the power of words.

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109. It's almost impossible to deal with a crazy man, except that he does have religious beliefs, and the world of Islam will be damaged if a fanatic like him should commit murder in the name of religion against 60 innocent people.