A delay in action would lead to disasters like Karbala

An example are the Tawwabeen. The Tawwabeen did not enter the arena when they should have – which was on Ashura. They entered the arena when it was too late. Another example is the uprising of the people of Madina under the leadership of Abdullah ibn Hanzalah. They stood up against Yazid, staged an uprising, and threw the ruler of Madina out, but it was too late.

Despite the arrogant front's financial, military efforts, the future certainly belongs to Islam

I will tell you, despite the boastful behavior of arrogance and the great efforts that arrogance and its allies and followers are carrying out, in financial, military, political, and secured areas, the future belongs to Islam in the region and in the entire world of Islam. By Allah's favor, Islam's dignity and power will increase everyday.

Ayatollah Khamenei elaborates on significance of taking political stances in Islam

The elimination of hijab is a colonialist idea: Imam Khamenei

The following is the full text of the speech delivered on March 28, 2017, by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, at the Goharshad Mosque Massacre exhibition.

Sunni lady performed Hajj on behalf of Ayatollah Khamenei

Harming the environment is an act of animosity against Islam: Ayatollah Khamenei

The most obstinate, the most ominous, and the most stubborn of enemies, whose characteristics have been enumerated. One of their characteristics is that when they find power on Earth they foster corruption and kill people and products. They corrupt the product; that is, both the plant and human products, and destroy them.

Today our youth are readier than ever to defend Islamic Revolution

The Leader of the Revolution went on to say: “Our youth today have a much deeper understanding, compared to the first years after the revolution; and they are ready to make sacrifices in various fields.”

Man's mind can't evaluate characteristics of Fatima Zahra's personality: Imam Khamenei

Man's limited mind cannot definitely evaluate and measure the characteristics of heavenly personalities like Fatima Zahra (God's greetings be upon her). People's minds do not have the capability to evaluate and measure these spiritual dimensions. However, we can make their behavior a model for ourselves

Insulting Sunnis equates to defending the US and Zionists: Imam Khamenei

All Muslims should know that defending Shia Muslims does not mean provoking the enmity of those who are opposed to Shia Muslims. This is not defending the Shia. This is not defending wilayah. In fact, this is defending the US and the Zionists.

Ayatollah Khamenei's fatwa on Salman Rushdie's apostasy from Islam

Lady Fatima Zahra was the manifestation of enlightenment and purity

The lesson of the life of Fatima Zahra (as) is to make efforts, show diligence and lead a pure life, as that great personality was the manifestation of enlightenment and purity.

How did the prophet of Islam treat minorities? What does Quran command?

The contemporary era—according to what many claim in the east and the west of the planet—is the era of freedom of expression and belief. No one has the right to bully or annoy anyone else for their religious beliefs or rituals, and anyone, anywhere in the world, is free to live according to their religion as long as their beliefs do not harm others. However, today we witness, in many parts of the world, people are attacked and brutally murdered for their religion and creed. This includes the killings of the Yezidis and Christians by ISIS in Iraq, to the murder and harassment of Muslim women in UK and U.S. for their head covers, ...

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Carlyle wasn't Muslim, but he recognized truths within Qur'an: Ayatollah Khamenei

Appropriate topics should be chosen when introducing Islam: Ayatollah Khamenei

The following is the full text of the speech delivered on August 22, 2016 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, after His Eminence visited an exhibition about the promotional activities related to His Eminence's letters to the youth in western countries.

Hazrat Khadijah’s value has not been properly appreciated

The following is the full text of the speech delivered on May 9, 2016, by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a meeting with officials of the Hazrat Khadijah Commemoration Congress.

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Iranian women’s educational status before and after the Revolution

The great work Imam Khomeini did...

A narration from Imam Sadiq (pbuh), "Try to not harm the one you love."

In the beginning of his Dars-Kharij-Fiqh (Higher Islamic Studies) lectures, Imam Khamenei discusses a tradition on ethics. He has been giving lectures on Dars-Kharij since the year 1990. These lectures are currently being held every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in Imam Khomeini’s (ra) Husayniyah. "Avoiding sins" is the topic of a tradition on ethics, which is attributed to Imam Sadiq (pbuh). The website of KHAMENEI.IR is publishing the video and text of this lecture being elaborated on by Imam Khamenei. The text of the statements made by His Eminence, which you can see in the video, is as follows:

Are women's rights half of men's?

7 Rights of believers on each other as explained by the Prophet of Islam (s)

Imam Khamenei’s Statements Following the Rowza Ceremony for Imam Hasan Askari (as)

The following is the full text of the statements made on May 10, 2003 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, after a rowza [mourning] ceremony for Imam Hasan Askari (greetings be upon him).

How can enduring the sufferings of this world be made easier

Statements made during a meeting with a group of clerics