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A Visit to Imam Khomeini's Shrine

Leader Mourns for Imam Hussein (a.s.)

Leader Meets Hajj Organizers

Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the organizers of the Hajj ceremonies.

Leader Issues a Condolatory Message on the Demise of Sayyid Ja'far Shahidi

Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a message on January 15, 2008 expressing his condolences on the departure of the honored scholar the late Dr. Sayyid Ja'far Shahidi. The text of the message is as follows:

A Condolatory Message on the Demise of Hojjat ul-Islam Sheikh Ahmad Mojtahedi Tehrani

Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a message on Monday, January 14, 2008 expressing his condolences over the departure of the spiritual scholar and the master of morality Hojjat ul-Islam Sheikh Ahmad Mojtahedi Tehrani

Leader Receives IAEA Director General

In a meeting with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Muhammad al-Baradei, the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Sayyid Ali Khamenei stressed that the agency must remain an independent international centre.

One of Pahlavi regime’s major crimes was the ban on hijab

One of the gravest crimes of the evil Pahlavi regime was the issue of January 8th in 1936. Banning hijab was removing the screen and the distance set by Islam between the two sexes. Hijab is a wholesome practice that benefits men and women as well as society. It renders the society healthy and safe. They had plans to inflict all the malicious abuse suffered by women in Western societies on Muslim Iranian women. Using strong-arm tactics, Reza Khan carried out this plan inside the country. What the Western women achieved by plummeting into the quagmire of corruption and perversion was the destruction of the family. That women could only advance in science and politics or in social activities by merely removing hijab was an absolute falsity. Women could do so by holding onto their hijab and decency and we have experienced the fact in our Islamic country. Banning hijab was a prelude to striping women of their dignity and decency. It was meant to keep people busy with powerful sexual desires. They wanted to prevent people from doing other things and they were successful for some time. But the strong faith of the Iranian nation did not let this happen. In spite of all the strictures on hijab in the past, our Muslim women resisted suppression in various ways during and after Reza Khan's reign, and during the rest of the rule of the evil Pahlavi regime… They destroyed religious ideals, moral values, economic growth, our international honor, and in short, all the assets of a nation were among the acts that the dictatorial and tyrannical regime committed.

Leader Meets a Group of the People of Qom

Speaking in a meeting with a large group of people and clerics in Qom, Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasized that Imam Hussein (AS) was the manifestation and standard-bearer of insight and resistance.

Leader's Speech to Residents of Qom on the Anniversary of the Jan. 9th Uprising

Leader's Address to the Elites of Yazd Province

Leader Meets a Group of Yazd Elites

Majority of the selected people and the elites of Yazd Province in the fields of the Holy Quran, science, culture, art , industry, sports, labor, guilds, economy and agriculture Saturday Evening for three and half hours paid a homage to his Eminence Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. In this meeting, seventeen selected people of the Yazd province made their presentations.

Leader's Speech in Abarkooh

Leader Meets Thousand of Enthusiastic Students of Yadz Universities

Speaking in a meeting with thousands of enthusiastic students of Yazd universities Thursday morning January 3rd, 2008, Ayatollah Khamenei the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran described the boosting of national self-confidence as necessary and a major factor contributing to the development of the country. And explicating the three factors undermining national self-confidence, he stressed, "following their extensive failures against the Iranian nation, the enemies are looking for new methods and machinations and people, especially the elites, must be fully alert and prepared to eliminate the debilitating factors and pursue the process of building up the national self-confidence.

Why did only the aristocratic class practice hijab in the past?

Hijab is an honor for the person who observes it. A woman's hijab is an honor for her. In the past, in most countries - I say most countries because I do not know about all counties - even in Europe until two or three hundred years ago, aristocratic women used to wear hijab (veil) on their faces. Perhaps you have noticed this in some historical movies. They used to wear a kind of hijab on their faces so as to stop others from seeing them. This is an honor for women. In ancient Persia, the wives of aristocrats and senior officials used to wear hijab. But the wives of ordinary people did not all wear hijab, and there was no obligation to do so. Then Islam stepped in and abolished all these discriminations and said that women must wear hijab. It meant that the right to wear hijab was for all women. That was an Islamic view [that brought about this change]. Now they accuse us of violating women's rights. They are the ones who have to be condemned. They are the ones who must justify why they have used women as an object of promiscuity.

Iran needs nuclear energy to produce electricity

What makes you think it [nuclear energy] is useless? In the next 20 years, we need to produce at least 20,000 megawatts of electricity from nuclear energy. According to the estimate which was conducted to assess the country's energy requirements, we need at least 20,000 megawatts generated by our nuclear power plants, otherwise we will have to beg for electricity. And if we fail to do so, consider it beneath our dignity or they refuse to give it to us, we must dispense with whatever that is powered by electricity: factories and many of the means necessary for production and development. When should we start so that we can generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity in twenty years? It is by no means early now, if not late. It may even be too late already

Iranian scientists proved that "We Can"

What a big lie is the remark "we do not need it" or the remark "you cannot build nuclear power plants, so why do you need four percent uranium?" It is again the same old argument: "You cannot..." Why not? Why is it impossible for a nation that managed to build such an enormous enrichment center, to build a nuclear power plant? We must be able to do it. Why not? There was a day when they said "you cannot even build steam power plants." I remember that in my own term of presidency, there was an unfinished power plant near Tehran that had been built during the reign of the Pahlavi regime. They tried to get international brokers to finish it. There were some others who believed we could finish the project single-handedly. We invited some of the officials who were directly related to these affairs. We summoned the prime minister - and some of the top officials of the country - and some others to the presidential office to discuss the issue. They came and said that it was impossible for us to finish the project and start using the power plant. This was their judgment. They said it was totally impossible. They said we had to ask foreigners for help. We did not invite foreigners, however. Instead, our own experts went there and finished it. And now it has been generating electricity for years and the country has been using its output.

Leader's Speech to a Group of University Students from Yazd Province

An Impressive Gathering of the People of Yazd

His Eminence Ayatollah Khamenei- in an impressive gathering of the people of Yazd and with sincere gratitude for the heartfelt emotions shown to him- declared that national self-confidence is the main contributing factor to the divine opportunities that exist for the people of Iran. With reference to the upcoming elections for the eighth Islamic Consultative Assembly, he declared as vital the massive participation of all people in these elections, efforts for the introduction and election of the candidates, ...

Leader Meets People from Various Social Backgrounds on Eid Al-Ghadir

Thousands of Iranians called on the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei on Friday, December 29.

In an address to thousands of enthusiastic people on Friday morning, the leader, delineating the deep aspects of the auspicious Eid Al-Ghadir, referred to the continuous striving and movement towards the creation of the Islamic community aspired to by Imam Ali as the current requirement of the Iranian nation and the great lesson that the Ghadir holds for them.

Leader’s Speech to a Large Gathering of the People of Yazd

Enemies deny the existence of democracy based on Islamic principles

The enemies constantly deny the existence of democracy based on Islamic principles in our country. Adopting new methods, the Iranian nation managed to establish democracy - which is a secure foundation - with self-confidence. It was a religious democracy. Everywhere in the world democracies are established within a certain framework. There is not a single democratic government in the world which is not within a certain framework or not based on certain criteria. They are either based on different parties competing with one another to gain power, the judiciary system or systems other than the judiciary and the executive. But our democratic country is based on Islam because the people of Iran are Muslims and religious. This form of democracy is called religious democracy.

Hundreds of Ulama, Scholars, Clergymen and Theology Students of Yazd Province Call on the Leader

Speaking at a gathering, which was attended by Hundreds of ulama, scholars, clergymen and theology students of Yazd province, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, pointed to the occurrence of complicated economic, financial, political and social problems, and described modern society's need for theology as greater than ever before. He referred to insight, adoption of a comprehensive perspective, piety, enhancing scientific capabilities and responding to the needs of all people from various social backgrounds as a requirement of the present-day clergy.  

Leader’s Speech to People from Different Social Backgrounds on the Occasion of Eid al-Ghad

Leader's Message on the Occasion of the Great Hajj Congress

The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei on Zilhajjah 4, 1428 (December 15, 2007) issued a message on the occasion of the great hajj congress. The text of the Leader's message is as follows:

Leader Appoints Deputy Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces for Basij-Related Affairs

The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Commander-in-Chief of Iranian Armed Forces Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei in a decree issued on December 11, 2007 appointed Brigadier General Mohammad-Baqer Zolqadr deputy chief of general staff of Iranian Armed Forces for Basij-related affairs. The text of the Leader's decree is as follows:

HCCR Members Call on the Leader

In an address to the audience, the Leader stated that the main objective pursued by the Iranian nation is to attain a thriving, monotheistic, dynamic, hopeful, just, self-confident, progressive and advanced society characterized by reliance on Almighty Allah and imbued with the spirit of commitment and self-sacrifice. Describing culture as the motive force of society, he added that culture is the most important factor contributing to the accomplishment of the above objective.

Leader’s Speech to Judiciary Officials of Islamic Countries

Chiefs of Judiciaries of Islamic Countries Meet the Leader

Leader’s Speech to Seminarians

Instructors and Scholars of Islamic Seminaries Call on the Leader