Be mindful of your actions making sure they are good. Make sure your uprising is for God, your actions for God. Those of you who have children, bring them up on divine teachings. (179) 8 February 1979 (19 Bahman 1357 AHS) In our revolutionary movem...

Be mindful of your actions making sure they are go...

... The laws of the shari‘a embrace a diverse body of laws and regulations, which amounts to a complete social system. In this system of laws, all the needs of man have been met: his dealings with his neighbours, fellow citizens, and clan, as well as...

... The laws of the shari‘a embrace a diverse body...

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful When I left Qum you ladies and gentlemen of this city were afflicted with troubles, but you had your youth at your side. When I returned, they were gone. Their loss brought grief not only to the ...

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Mercifu...

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Incessant greetings to the women of Iran! Peace be upon you, respected ladies. May the mercy of God be upon you, lion-hearted women, whose noble efforts have delivered Islam from the fetters of e...

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Mercifu...

Today, the movement is in greater need of the nation of Iran, of ideological unity, of the honourable ladies, of Chahar Mardan16 than it ever was before its victory and at its climax. It is today that the hands of the criminals and traitors, those wh...

Today, the movement is in greater need of the nati...

Question 1: If a lady does her daily prayers (namaz) dressed in modest attire such as a baggy manteau, trousers and a large scarf or miqna’a,13 is this permissible or not? Question 2: If a lady doing her prayers at home wears a thick, long chador ...

Question 1: If a lady does her daily prayers (nama...

Question: You have been accused of being against civilisation and you have turned the accusation against the Shah. That is not necessarily convincing. How do you stand on specific issues like agrarian reform, industrialisation and the status of women...

Question: You have been accused of being against c...

Question: Can women attain the position of mujtahid?9 Would you please elaborate. Reply: It is possible for a woman to become a mujtahid, however she cannot become a marja’ -i taqlid10 for others. Istifta’at Vol. 1, p. 21. The men and women ...

Question: Can women attain the position of mujtahi...

All of you must cast your vote, a vote for an Islamic republic, not a word less (in this designation) nor a word more.5 You too must vote, you are no different from others, indeed you lead the men. (79) 8 March 1979 (17 Isfand 1357 AHS) It is n...

All of you must cast your vote, a vote for an Isla...

Question: What does a return to Qur’anic laws mean for women? To what extent will entertainment (alcohol, films, etc.) be available to the people? Reply: In an Islamic system, women, in their role as human beings, can work alongside men to establi...

Question: What does a return to Qur’anic laws mean...

As regards the issue of the right of the woman to execute a divorce, if, at the time of marriage, she stipulates that she would possess this right either conditionally or unconditionally, the question has been raised: What about those women who have ...

As regards the issue of the right of the woman to ...

Islam wants men and women to develop. Islam freed women from those circumstances, which existed for them during the age of ignorance of pre-Islamic times. Islam did not serve men to the extent that it did women. You cannot imagine what circumstances ...

Islam wants men and women to develop. Islam freed ...

In the Most No~ble Qur’an there are verses, which indicate that persons other than the prophets have seen angels, have seen Gabriel even, and they have spoken to them. We will recite some examples here: “Behold, the angels said: Oh Mary! God hath cho...

In the Most No~ble Qur’an there are verses, which ...

Tomorrow is Women’s Day; it is the day when (the birth of) a woman is commemorated of whom the world is proud. It is the day commemorating a woman whose daughter stood against tyrannical rulers, who recited that sermon and uttered those words, words ...

Tomorrow is Women’s Day; it is the day when (the b...

When the Most Noble Messenger (upon whom be peace and blessings) was given his prophetic mission and began to propagate his message, an eight-year-old child (the Commander of the Faithful, upon whom be peace) and a forty-year-old woman (his wife Khad...

When the Most Noble Messenger (upon whom be peace ...

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful If a day is to be designated ‘Women’s Day’, what day is more deserving, is prouder, than the day commemorating the joyous birth of Fatima Zahra, upon whom be peace, a woman who is the pride of th...

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Mercifu...

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful The day is great, the gathering grand and the place blessed. It is the day commemorating the birth of Fatima Zahra, Women’s Day. It is a victorious day for women, the day of the exemplar for wome...

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Mercifu...

In order to assure the unity of the Islamic umma,31 in order to liberate the Islamic homeland from occupation and penetration by the imperialists and their puppet governments, it is imperative that we establish a government. In order to attain the un...

In order to assure the unity of the Islamic umma,3...

We must take this family as our role model, our women should try to emulate their women, and our men their men. All of us should learn from all of them. They dedicated their lives to the support of the oppressed and to the revival of the divine tradi...

We must take this family as our role model, our wo...

Hazrat Amir (Imam `Ali), upon whom be peace, was the leader of all Muslims with a domain perhaps ten times larger than today’s Iran. It extended from the Hijaz to Egypt and even farther into Africa, reaching parts of Europe. Yet when this divine lead...

Hazrat Amir (Imam `Ali), upon whom be peace, was t...

All dimensions that one can imagine exist for a woman and a human being were personified in Fatima Zahra, upon whom be peace. She was not an ordinary woman; she was a spiritual woman, a heavenly woman, a human being in the true sense of the word. She...

All dimensions that one can imagine exist for a wo...