Conference on Imam Khomeini’s political thought held in Lahore

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A conference featuring discussions on Imam Khomeini’s (RA) political thoughts and the Islamic Revolution of Iran was held in Lahore, Pakistan.

The city’s Mohammadi Mosque hosted the event, whose title was “Imam Khomeini’s Political Thought, Islamic Revolution and Its Effects on Other Nations”.

The Iranian Culture House in Lahore and the Quran and Etrat Academy for Women in Pakistan’s Punjab Province co-organized the conference ahead of the demise anniversary of Imam Khomeini.

Speakers included Iranian Consul General in Lahore Mohammad Reza Nazeri, head of the Iranian Culture House Jafar Ronas, former Pakistani ambassador to Iran Shimshad Ahmad Khan, President of Ummah Wahida Pakistan Hojat-ol-Islam Muhammad Amin Shahidi , Punjab representative in Pakistani parliament Seemin Bukhari, and head of the academy Dr Mahdavi.

They discussed, among other topics, the roots of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, the role and status of women, the US and the world arrogance’s confrontation with the Islamic Revolution, and the Islamic Revolution’s connection to the global revolution of Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his glad advent).

Grand Ayatollah Seyed Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini, better known as Imam Khomeini, passed away on June 3, 1989 at the age of 87.

As an anti-imperialist icon, he devoted his life to standing up to Iran's former Pahlavi monarchy, a key ally of the United States, and eventually paved the way for the regime’s downfall in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

He spent many years in exile in Iraq, Turkey and France, from where he led a swelling grassroots movement, which ultimately put an end to millennia of monarchical rule in Iran.

He came back home on February 1, 1979 after the Shah fled the country amid angry popular demonstrations. The Pahlavi regime fully collapsed 10 days later on February 11.

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