The ‘forgotten’ US shootdown of Iranian airliner Flight 655­

Today marks twenty-nine years since the shootdown by the USS Vincennes of Iran Air flight 655, which killed all of the plane’s 290 civilian passengers. This shootdown of a civilian airliner by a US naval ship occurred on July 3, 1988, toward the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq War.

Sahīfah al-Kāmilah as-Sajjadiyyah is a perfect exemplar of ascending Qur’an and among the greatest ...

How humans can drive off the legions of satanic armies from their soul, Imam Khomeini explained

According to Imam Khomeini, if a man succeeds in driving off the legions of satanic armies from the empire of his soul, thus, the task of pursuing the journey towards God becomes easier, and the road to humanism is illuminated.

Leader urges unity in his message to Hajj pilgrims

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged unity in his message to Hajj pilgrims who began marking the climax of the annual event Monday. Ayatollah Khamenei also said that the US policy is to stoke wars among Muslims,

Believers must drive off the legions of satanic armies from soul, Imam Khomeini stressed

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic through his theological works recommended the believers to undertake serious efforts in order to make their soul as the abode of angels of God and a place of worship of truthful servants of God.

Imam Khomeini Highlighted Moral Values

The holy month of Ramadan is before us

God almighty has invited you in the month of Ramadan to His banquet. As you see fasting is God's banquet; it is not like our parties with those formalities and lavish meals. It is a reception in which one should abstain from desires. Notice that one should perform the rituals in the holy month of Ramadan, particularly its mental rites. One should not be merely engaged in praying- prayer in its real sense is of importance. Remembering God in the real sense of the word is what brings tranquility to the heart. "Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest!" (The holy Quran, 13:28) Remembrance of God means considering God present everywhere, in the holy month of Ramadan, one should be preoccupied with remembrance of God and His blessings and thank God for His favors.