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Every believer anywhere in the world has a responsibility to enjoin good, forbid evil: Imam Khamenei

Enjoining to do good means that all believers - wherever they live in the world - have a responsibility to entice the society towards good and good deeds. Forbidding evil means that they should move everyone away from all that is evil, foul and malicious.

I strongly believe a day will come when U.S. officials will be tried at a just international court: Imam Khamenei

One day, Hitler was punished. One day, Saddam was punished. One day, a number of European rulers were punished. Nations are against this course of action. Even the people of America are against this course of action.

What is “Islamic Society” and what goal does it pursue?

The most important responsibility of an Islamic society is to enable human beings to achieve spiritual and divine perfection in the shade of the government and atmosphere it has created.

10 facts about Al-Ghadir event by Ayatollah Khamenei

The following are selected extracts of the speeches of Imam Khamenei--the supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution-- made in different years, about Ghadir, the day Imam Ali (a.s) was appointed and announced as Imam, by prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

There is no sectarian insult in the book 'Al-Ghadir', the way some disgraceful English-like figures do

The world is on the verge of a transformation, and we all have responsibilities: Imam Khamenei

Taking a look at the political conditions of the world and the region shows us that we are at a sensitive point. You should know that today, there is a historical turn in the real sense of the word. If you are not strong, you will be bullied not only by America and the west but also by creatures like Saddam.

One factor that ensures a good life for a nation is playing a key role in global civilization: Imam Khamenei

If a people can play a leading role in global knowledge and civilization, if they can offer a new ladder to human beings with the purpose of helping them to improve, then they have achieved a constituent of the good life.

The tallest tower in region is in most incompetent country, this is not progress: Ayatollah Khamenei

Progress does not that foreigners enter a country, take its money, humiliate its people and then build towers in return. These things do not mean progress. Some people look at some of these countries around us whose wealth comes from oil and they see that there are such and such airports and towers there. This is not progress! If foreigners come and take the money of a country and humiliate its people by building a tower for it, this is not progress. This is backwardness! This is loss. Today, the tallest tower in the region is in the most incompetent country! This does not mean progress.

If nations resist domineering world order, the course of history will change: Imam Khamenei

Today, the course of history is the course of oppression. It is the course of oppressors and the oppressed. One group of people are oppressors and another group of people are the oppressed. If you the Iranian people can put your message across, if you can achieve a victory and reach the specified point, then the course of history will be changed, the ground will be prepared for the re-appearance of the Imam of the Age (may our souls be sacrificed for his sake) and the world will enter a new stage. This depends on our determination and understanding in the present time.

7 methods U.S. uses in place of military attacks against independent nations, explained by Ayatollah Khamenei

launching a military attack is not a priority from the viewpoint of the American political apparatus. They have now resorted to other methods.

Negotiations with the U.S. are forbidden: Imam Khamenei

Negotiation with America is forbidden, because of its countless detriments and because of alleged advantages of which it has none whatsoever.

10 recommendations by Ayatollah Khamenei on the rituals of daily prayers

The enemy is after disturbing Iran’s stability and security: Imam Khamenei

On various occasions, our enemies have tried to undermine our political stability in different ways.

Today the Islamic Republic is the opposition force against the domineering world order

The time between Eid Al-Adha to Eid Al-Ghadir is an epoch of Imamate

#SurvivingTerrorism

US definition of terrorism: when massacre of children by US allies is not considered terrorism

When thousands of children and thousands of men, women and civilians are killed inside their houses and in hospitals and schools without any defense, is this not terrorism? Is this not the most brazen and cruel form of state terrorism? Why do you support it?

Every moment of Arafah day, from the noon to the sunset, is as invaluable as an elixir

Imam Khemenei's idea on treating a Shia cleric who had committed a wrongful act

A civilization can't be celebrated only for technological advances while its people suffer

One cannot judge a civilization on the basis of its machines, industries and wealth. One cannot praise a civilization on the basis of these things while its people suffer from numerous problems.

5 ideals to be pursued by university students as described by Ayatollah Khamenei

Students are society's muezzins [the ones who make the call for prayer]. When they remain asleep, the people will remain asleep as well." This is a good metaphor. You can be awakeners. You can be creators of a discourse. Therefore, you should never think that your student tasks are ineffective.

Who is depressed: Iranian youth or western youth? Ayatollah Khamenei asnwers

Iranian youth are among the most enthusiastic, active and lively youth in the world. If you take a look at the western world, you will see that European youth are depressed. The number of individuals who commit suicide is so large there. Depression exists in those places where a younger one carries a gun at a safe and apparently quiet beach and kills about 80 children with a volley of bullets, because of the psychological pressures that he suffers from.

#InternationalYouthDay

Large number of outstanding youth is a divine gift for Iran: Imam Khamenei

Outstanding youth are valuable divine gifts for a people and a country. Not all countries have such gifts in such large volumes, with such extensiveness and in such large numbers. One of the characteristics of our country is that there are numerous human talents with good quality and quantity. This is one of the unique characteristics of our country. This is a divine gift, a very valuable and precious one.

European politicians talk of peace, having launched biggest wars in history

The biggest wars of history were initiated by you Europeans, taking the lives of so many people.

Iran's scientific advances despite sanctions can be an exemplar for the world: Imam Khamenei

Standing against U.S. has logical, rather than emotional, rhetorical basis: Ayatollah Khamenei

Fighting against arrogance in the Islamic Revolution and among our people is a rational and reasonable movement that enjoys a scholarly source of support. And it is also a wise movement contrary to what some people want to pretend. Such people pretend that this is a merely slogan-based and emotional movement that is not reliant on reason and rationality. On the contrary, the movement of the people of Iran is one that is reliant on rationality.

Dahwa al-Ardh is a day to seek forgiveness and repent: Imam Khamenei

The 25th day of this the month of Dhul-Qa'dah is Dahwa al-Ardh which is a blessed day. The 15th of Dhul-Qada eve is one of the blessed nights of the year when certain religious acts are practiced. Dhul-Qada Sundays are days to seek forgiveness and repentance.

Muslim countries’ backwardness in science makes the domineering world order bully them

CIA meddled, plotted coups against any popular, anti-imperialist govt in Latin America

Which big crimes have not been committed by the U.S. rulers yet? How many sovereign governments have been overthrown by them? How many times has CIA used conspiracies and plots to intrude into Africa, Latin America or the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia—to topple an elected government with which they did not agree?

Free scientific movement is a lie in the liberal- democratic world

Prominent figures' lack of insight, public's indifference led to failure of religious movement against dictatorship

The people who stood by and watched a great religious scholar like Sheikh Fazlollah Noori being hanged, the people who knew he was among the founders and leaders of the Constitutional Movement [but did not support him], received the punishment fifteen years later when in the city of Tehran a constituent assembly was formed, which ratified transfer of power to Reza Shah.