A group of pilgrims from Pakistan holds a mourning ceremony at Imam Khomeini's holy shrine

Imam’s special devotion for Najaf and Karbala during exile in Iraq

A memoir by Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri, a teacher of ethics and morality

THE SEA OF UNION

I am intoxicated by your wine and I have a desire, I have been drowned within your union sea but still needy.

Imam Khomeini was found on rooftop reciting Ziarat Ashura

Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam Khomeini

Spreading Imam's dynamic ideals abroad, an important duty of cultural attachés

Hojjat al-Islam Mohammad Mehdi Imanipour, the head of Organisation of Islamic Culture and Communications, says spreading dynamic thought and ideas has been one of the most important duty and task of cultural centers in foreign countries.

Cultural attachés serving abroad pledge allegiance with Imam Khomeini's ideals at his holy shrine.

Iran's spiritual capital, Mashhad, offers recreational experience to pilgrims too

Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad is well known as the spiritual capital of Iran since it hosts the shrine of a holy figure in Shia Islam; Imam Reza.

Imam never missed pilgrimage to Imam Ali shrine while staying in Najaf

A memoir by Ayatollah Qadeeri – Imam's student