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  • 2012-02-10 19:07

    The birth of the Prophet (pbuh) is the greatest Eid for all of humanity throughout human history

    We Muslims only need to become familiar with the personality of the Holy Prophet (s.w.a.). Of course, we believe that the entire humanity should benefit from the Holy Prophet (s.w.a.) and they do, but we members of the Islamic Ummah should be the first to do so. Allah the Exalted prepared him for the greatest mission in the history of mankind. Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said, “The Almighty God educated His Messenger well and when he had educated him to perfection, he said: surely you have a great character. Then He entrusted him with the affairs of Islam and the Ummah so that he could educate His servants and manage their affairs.” Allah the exalted educated him and helped him improve. He provided him with all the means that he required for this great and historic achievement and then He put this heavy responsibility and this heavy and historic mission on his shoulders. Therefore, maybe we can say that today – which is the 17th of Rabi al-Awwal and the birthday anniversary of the Holy Prophet (s.w.a.) – is the greatest Eid in the history of mankind, a day on which Allah the Exalted bestowed this great gift on humanity and on the history of mankind. And the Holy Prophet (s.w.a.) rose up relying on the tools he had been equipped with.

  • 2012-02-10 18:57

    What was Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) like prior to his appointment to prophethood?

    We know how the Holy Prophet (s.w.a.) lived during his childhood and youth and before his be’that. He was so trustworthy that all members of Quraysh and all the Arabs who knew him would refer to him as “Muhammad the Trustworthy”. He used to treat people so fairly that when the Arab tribes were fighting over who was more qualified to return Hajar al-Aswad to its original place in Kaaba, they decided that he should be the arbiter. This was while he was a young man. This shows that he used to treat people fairly and everybody knew this. Everybody considered him honest and trustworthy. This was how he lived during his youth. And when God appointed him as prophet, he engaged in selfless struggle and resistance like that. Everybody was against him at that time. All that pressure during the first 13 years of his prophethood in Mecca: what difficult years! The Holy Prophet (s.w.a.) stood firm and with his resistance, he trained Muslims to stand firm and not yield to any kind of pressure. These things are lessons for us. Later on, he established a civil society and he did not rule more than ten years, but he founded a society that remained the peak of human achievements in science, civilization, spiritual progress, ethical progress and wealth.

  • 2012-02-10 17:25

    Leader: Unity, Urgent Need for Islamic Ummah

    In a meeting with government officials, ambassadors of Islamic countries and participants of the 25th Conference on Islamic Unity, Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that unity is an urgent need for the Islamic Ummah. He referred to the awakening of the regional nations and added: "The regional developments and revolutions, the repeated retreats of America and the organizations affiliated with the arrogant powers, and the increasing weakness of the Zionist regime are exceptional opportunities for the Islamic Ummah and we should make the best of these opportunities."

  • 2012-02-08 19:43

    Leader’s Speech to Air Force Commanders

  • 2012-02-08 05:22

    Leader Meets with Air Force Commanders

    Ayatollah Khamenei the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces met today with Air Force commanders. During the meeting, His Eminence stressed the importance of hard work and reiterated: "If a country is determined to safeguard its dignity, identity, interests and security, it needs to engage in hard work and innovation."

  • 2012-02-06 11:21

    Leader Meets with Foreign Poets

    Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Revolution met today with foreign poets. Speaking at the meeting, His Eminence said that Muslim poets should play a role in Islamic Awakening and increase the insight of the Islamic Ummah with their poetry. "In the poems related to Islamic Awakening, it is necessary to pay special attention to the orientations and lofty goals of this great development, the path that leads to these goals, and the obstacles that the enemies create."

  • 2012-02-03 20:45

    The west has resorted to the tactic of simulation and replication of Islam

    In the decades of Islamic Awakening – especially during the recent years after being defeated in Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine and most lately in Egypt, Tunisia and other countries – the west has resorted to the tactic of simulation and replication. The aim is to pass off terror operations against the people as martyrdom operations, prejudice, rigidity and violence as Islamism and jihad, ethnic and tribal tendencies as a tendency towards Islam and building an Islamic Ummah, westoxication and economic and cultural dependence as independent progress, secularism as scientism, concessions as rationality, moral corruption and unscrupulous behavior as freedom, dictatorship as order and security, consumerism, materialistic tendencies and aristocracy as development and progress, and poverty and backwardness as spirituality and piety.

  • 2012-02-03 20:11

    Leader’s Friday Prayer Address

  • 2012-02-03 19:44

    Leader: Iran Will Not Back Down, Will Confront Threats at Right Time

    Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Revolution led this week’s Friday prayers in Tehran. During the sermons, His Eminence explained that sanctions will harm the west, saying: “For example, regarding the nuclear issue, they repeatedly say in their propaganda that they want to force Iran to back down by imposing sanctions…. What will happen if we do not back down? The goal of these sanctions is to force Iran to back down, but Iran will not back down. The result is that the credibility of the west and its threats will be undermined in the eyes of the regional nations that have risen up.”

  • 2012-02-03 09:53

    Iran's revolution has never been an Iranian or Shia imperialism

    They speak about Iranian or Shia imperialism while everybody knows that we have never considered or described our Revolution as a purely Shia, nationalistic or Iranian revolution. Over the past 30 years, all the expenses we have incurred and all the threats we have heard have been due to our tendency towards Islam, building an Islamic Ummah and shouting slogans of unity, closeness of Islamic denominations, freedom and dignity for our Muslim brothers – from East Asia to deep into Africa and Europe

  • 2012-02-03 08:32

    Helping combatants, Shia or Sunni, is a religious obligation for Iran

    Iran is not after Iranizing Arabs or making other Muslims become Shia. Iran is only trying to defend the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (s.w.a.) and his household (a.s.). Iran is only after reviving the Islamic Ummah. Helping the Sunni combatants of Hamas and Islamic Jihad and the Shia combatants of Hezbollah and Amal is an equally important religious obligation for the Islamic Revolution. The people and government of Iran declare in a clear and decisive way that they are committed to popular uprisings and not terror, to Islamic unity and not sectarian conflicts, to brotherhood among Muslims and not ethnic and racial discrimination, to Islamic jihad and not violence against foreigners.

  • 2012-01-31 08:41

    Leader Meets with Ramadan Abdullah

  • 2012-01-30 08:50

    Leader’s Speech to Participants of Islamic Awakening and Youth Conference


  • 2012-01-19 18:17

    Leader Visits Families of Assassinated Scientists

  • 2012-01-19 00:00

    Leader's Speech in Meeting with Family of Shahid Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan

  • 2012-01-12 18:36

    Leader’s Message on Martyrdom of Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan

  • 2012-01-09 19:32

    Leader’s Speech to People from Qom


  • 2012-01-09 16:35

    Leader: Aim of Anti-Iran Sanctions, Breaking People’s Will

  • 2012-01-04 22:36

    Western policies have caused biggest harms to women's dignity

    Regarding the issue of women and family, the most problematic part is the western view of women and it is not possible to explain this in one or two sentences. It is western policies that constitute the biggest insult to women and the biggest blow to the dignity of women. Even radical feminists are harming women without knowing it. When I say they harm women unknowingly, I am being optimistic, which means that those who are in charge do not know what they are doing. It is possible that there are certain backstage policy-makers who know what they are doing. And this has probably been specified in Zionist protocols. That is to say, degrading women and turning them into an object of pleasure for men are among the things that have been specified in those protocols. One might have problems with the credibility and authenticity of those protocols, but a careful look at the Zionist system and the Zionist network of propaganda would reveal that this is what they are doing. They might not be forced to degrade women, but there is a tendency. That is to say, this has turned into such an inviolable norm that nobody dares act against it. For example, on a formal occasion, a man should wear formal clothes. He should wear a tie. He should wear a shirt with long sleeves. He is neither allowed to wear shorts, nor is he allowed to wear a T-shirt to a formal occasion. But a lady should not cover major parts of her body on the same formal occasion. It is a problem if she wears a dress that completely covers her body. It is a problem if she is not attractive enough at the meeting. It is a problem if she does not wear make-up. This has become the norm. And they are proud of it. In the west - especially in America and in northern parts of Europe, in Scandinavian countries - there are important centers that are presenting women as objects of pleasure for men. Women are advertised in newspapers and magazines and nobody protests. This has become the norm. What would be a stronger blow to women? Providing such role models for women is one of the biggest blows to them: of course, I am speaking about western women and those who follow western norms, not our women. Therefore, we must not adopt a passive position on this wrong culture. The west has been seriously misled in the issue of women and family. It is not just the issue of family: the west has been seriously misled in the case of women's identity and personality as well.

  • 2012-01-04 19:37

    Leader’s Speech at 3rd Strategic Thoughts Forum


  • 2012-01-04 08:04

    Leader: Issue of Women and Family, Among Primary Issues of Iran

  • 2011-12-28 11:58

    Leader's Speech in Meeting with Iranian Ambassadors and Charge d'Affaires

  • 2011-12-11 09:20

    Leader’s Speech to People in Charge of Commemorating 9th of Dey

  • 2011-11-28 15:56

    Leader’s Speech to Basijis

     

  • 2011-11-28 13:39

    Leader Meets with Navy Commanders

  • 2011-11-27 15:18

    Leader: “Western Efforts to Suppress Regional Movements Are Futile”

  • 2011-11-27 06:26

    Imam Hussein rose up to proclaim the word of truth and save the people

    The story didn't just end in the afternoon of Ashura; in fact, since the afternoon of Ashura, a movement started in history, which is still growing and expanding. It will be the same in the future, too. Imam Hussein (a.s.) did all in his power to proclaim the word of truth and to save the people. These are some of the traits that a person in general can see and show in the Ashura event.

  • 2011-11-10 18:31

    Leader’s Speech at Imam Ali (a.s.) Military Academy


  • 2011-11-10 18:29

    Leader Warns Enemies Against Military Threats + Video

  • 2011-11-10 10:45

    Video - Leader Warns Enemies Against Military Threats