Head of office of Ayatollah al-Najafi:‎

Imam Khomeini was a unique leader and mystic

The head of office of Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi described Imam Khomeini as a ‎unique leader and mystic.‎

News ID: 445347

Date: 10 June 2019 - 13:52

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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