RNA - Speaking at a ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of Imam Khomeini in Najaf’s Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba Husayniyah which was attended by the representatives of the sources of emulation, Friday prayer leaders, politicians, religious and social figures, Hujjat al-Islam Ali al-Najafi, the son and head of the office of Ayatollah al-Najafi, a senior Najaf-based source of emulation, said, “Imam Khomeini was a unique teacher, mentor and an skilful jurisprudent (faqih) in all areas of knowledge, the supporter of the seminary in the most difficult situations, a revolutionary leader, a heavenly mystic, a philosopher and a combatant politician.”
Pointing to the educational, ethical and religious movement of Imam Khomeini to direct the Muslim Ummah toward the straight path and to train the future generations under the umbrella of the religion of Islam, he reiterated, “In his personal and public life, the Imam strove to maintain piety.”
The head of the office of Ayatollah al-Najafi explained, “Fortunately, Imam Khomeini’s attempts bore multiple fruits, he managed to establish an Islamic system, however his life was not long enough to let him pick those fruit himself.”
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