Imam Khamenei: Ayatollah Mustafa Khomeini outstanding in knowledge, courage, manner of resistance

In meeting with the officials and organizers of the Congress in Commemoration of Ayatollah Sayyid Mustafa Khomeini's Scholarly and Revolutionary Works, the Leader of the Revolution said of him, "He was unique for his scholarly talents, courage, and manner of resistance."

Officials and organizers of the Congress in Commemoration of Ayatollah Sayyid Mustafa Khomeini's Scholarly and Revolutionary Works, in the event of the fortieth anniversary of his death, met with the Leader of the Revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei, this morning, on October 22, 2017.

In the meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei expressed his gratitute for the organization of this congress and described the deceased Ayatollah Sayyid Mustafa Khomeini, as having an extraordinary personality from different dimensions, stating: He was a unique person in terms of scientific talent and courage, self-purification, bravery and fighting manners, and the introduction of his scientific status and thoughts into society and today's generation is very good and desirable.

Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the influential position of the late Hajj Sayyid Mustafa Khomeini on the important event of Imam Khomeini's arrest in 1963, he added: "At that time, he did a great and courageous act and managed to lead the people’s movement by gathering a group of fighters in the courtyard of Hazrat Masoumeh's (sa) shrine."

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution also mentioned that the mysterious death of Hajj Sayyid Mustafa Khomeini, on October 23, 1977, prepared the grounds for a wave of movement by the people. Furthmore, he stated "The manner in which Imam Khomeini (ra) confronted this painful loss, one he considered to be a covert divine blessing, revealed part of the great personality of Imam Khomeini (ra) by the way he withstood this tragedy and his patience.

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution also mentioned that the mysterious death of Hajj Sayyid Mustafa Khomeini, on October 23, 1977, prepared the grounds for a wave of movement by the people. Furthmore, he stated: "The manner in which Imam Khomeini (ra) confronted this painful loss, one he considered to be a covert divine blessing, revealed part of the great personality of Imam Khomeini (ra) by the way he withstood this tragedy and his patience."

Referring to the self-purification and spiritual tendency of the late Hajj Sayyid Mustafa Khomeini and his simple lifestyle and piety, Ayatollah Khamenei pointed out, "Although he was the son of a great, well-known person, Imam Khomeini, he was extremely humble."

He went on to say, "The late Hajj Sayyid Mustafa Khomeini loved Imam Khomeini very much, and he stood up to anyone who degraded his father's personality."



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