How Imam Khomeini does sheds lights on characteristics of a true believer?

God Almighty, grant us the capacity to realize our responsibilities

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic advised believers to pray God the Almighty to "Grant us a share of the light of Your knowledge."

Human being miserably fails to grasp the extent of his own small world, Imam Khomeini explained

Imam Khomeini through his theological works explained that human being, a creature crawling on one of the smallest planets miserably fails to grasp the extent of his own small world, whose sun cannot be compared with far greater suns of innumerable galaxies.

Believer never backbites, never slanders others, Imam Khomeini explained

Imam Khomeini through his theological works explained that a faithful person never backbites, never slanders others, and he is never vengeful or envious of his brothers in faith.

There is nothing wrong with the world and it is not blameworthy

The late founder of the Islamic Republic explains that from the viewpoint of Imam ‘Alī (‘a) there is nothing wrong with the world and it is not blameworthy.

Imam Khomeini warned against denial of existence of a supernatural world

Imam Khomeini has explained that from the manners of some and their way of living it is obvious that they do not even consider the existence of a supernatural world to be possible.

Imam explains about ignorance and absence of knowledge

Imam Khomeini explains through his theological works that one of kind of kibr signifies the extreme of ignorance and the absence of knowledge about one’s limits and the majesty of the Necessary Being. As to the kibr towards the prophets and awliya’ of God, it was an attitude, which was more prevalent during their own days.

Imam Khomeini: I hope that God Almighty grants spiritual power to all Muslim nations and oppressed ...

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