Imam from the Point of View of a Western (American) Reporter

Robin Woods Worth writes about his meeting with Imam Khomeini in Jamaran … “When Imam Khomeini was coming in from the entrance door I thought there was a great thunder of spirituality. It was as if there was the spirit of life was hidden in that brown dress; black Amameh and white beard in a way that all those who present were infatuated with him. I felt all of us were diminuend at his presence and it was as if there were no one was there in that great hall except him.”?

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Date: 18 October 2008 - 09:13

Robin Woods Worth writes about his meeting with Imam Khomeini in Jamaran …
“When Imam Khomeini was coming in from the entrance door I thought there was a great thunder of spirituality. It was as if there was the spirit of life was hidden in that brown dress; black Amameh and white beard in a way that all those who present were infatuated with him. I felt all of us were diminuend at his presence and it was as if there were no one was there in that great hall except him.”?

Yes he was a great amount of rays that was penetrating into the spirit and heart of everybody; he destroyed all the criteria which I thought they could help me define his character and assess his position. He affected me so much so that I felt I was overwhelmed by his body and spirit.

When he sat on his chair I thought he was radiating a special kind of energy which was similar to a thunder at which if you looked carefully you would know that a kind of absolute calmness was hidden; it was because Imam Khomeini (R. T. A.) was very rigid, serious and steady.
You could find him very calm and quiet as if there was a special kind of stable energy running through his body and of course it is the same energy that eradicated the previous regime of Iran all at once. Now is it possible that such a man be like the other common men? … I have never seen a great man like him or equal to him.
The least I can say is that he was like one of the God’s prophets or he is the Moses of Islam and he came to expel the Pharaoh of his country.

The Epic of Imam Khomeini (R. T. A.)
Fourteen centuries after the historical migration of the Prophet Mohammad (S. A.) from Mecca to Medina, with the victory of the Islamic Republic in Iran, “the greatest revolution of the twentieth century has occurred. He caused the cruel congresses of the world tremble and there blew a heavenly and delighting wind as if it was blown on the side of God over the tired bodies of the God’s servants and enliven them.

Fourteen centuries after the Prophet Mohammad’s (S. A.) election for that great mission, a great man came into being from the east who followed Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus Christ Prophet Mohammad (P. B. U. H.) in his serving God, telling the truth and seeking rights; he is similar to his grand father Imam Ali (A. S.) in his tearing the blind covers of corruption and blackness; he invited all the cruel camps to the warfare; his name, his warm spirit, his steady will and his great resistance, his brevity, faith as well as his clear - sightedness is forever in the communal memories of his nation.
Yes he is the Great Khomeini who had the enthusiasm of doing his duties and the love of God. He is the spirit of God; he was the spirit of life and the value of the society, the great guard of spirituality and the fertilizer of the thoughts whom God bestowed upon us.
He is the man who guided the bewildered men of the age of corruption and bewilderment in the desert of Godlessness to the uni-theism and satisfied them by the Islamic teachings.
Imam Khomeini is the great server of God who has paved the way for the Great Revolution of the last Imam by his leading the Islamic Republic of Iran. He gave the good news for the sure coming of his holiness Imam Medi (A. T. F. Sh.).

Who was Imam Khomeini and what did he do?
In analyzing the character of Imam Khomeini by having a glance over his great spirit and his sublime thoughts as well as his special and unique personality it should be said that:
“The voice of Imam Khomeini for the people of Iran was like that of God.”? From the point of view of Millions of Muslims “he was the hand of God over the earth”? and “a heavenly present for the human beings on earth.”?
His spiritual behaviors and grand thoughts as well as his following the decrees of Islam and the behaviors of the innocents Imams could lead any believer to see “it is as if one of the major characters of the great Islamic contests has come to life again due to some revelation in order to lead the remainders of the Muslims’ army after the victory of the Amavids and the killing of the believers.

Although “Imam Khomeini was the sole representative of the Islamic fighters against the political, economical and cultural exploitation but the message of Imam Khomeini (R. T. A.), was heard among the Muslims and not the Shiites rather all over the world and throughout the universe.

His spiritual character and religious messages of Imam Khomeini (R. T. A.) have affected many followers of the other religions and ethical groups so much so that from the point of view of the Christian analysts and thinkers he was the Christ of the modern era and some other believed that they were greatly affected by his position, grandeur, patience and toleration; they believed that they understood his divine spirit and his grand thinking in their first visit with her.
Many international thinkers could not believe that Imam Khomeini was able to shock the world with his religious beliefs which God has considered backward and belonging to the medieval ages. He shook the west and east and left a heritage which is still alive and lasting. He was able to have a great effect on the world history and doubtless the world is still under the influence of his divine revolution.

The supreme leader of the Islamic Republic who has learned a lot from the patience of prophet Mohammad (S. A.), the purity and religiosity of Imam Hassan (A. S.) as well as Imam Hussein’s (A. S.) brevity and taking trust in God and he had the confirmation and special attention of the last innocent Imam – we are all in his service:
“Imam Khomeini has begun a new chapter in coming close to God and by the support of the people he managed to lead the Islamic republic to the final victory.

The effects of Imam Khomeini and the Islamic republic on the spiritual life of the contemporary human beings is so much so that it can be said that: Imam Khomeini has changed the path of the humanity”?.
Imam Khomeini (R. T. A.) was like a clean mirror which was reflecting the bright feature of the prophet Mohammad (A. S.) and the advices of the innocents (A. S.) for the thirsty of the human beings in the twentieth century.
“he was like a bullet that was shot from the beginning of the Islam and hit the the heart of the 20th century. He was coming from the past and was living in his own time but still he was highlighting and determining the future. In other words he was thinking in advance of the time and was not to be located in any place. In fact it should be said that: Imam Khomeini was the prophet of the period who was living throughout the history and it seemed that in this stage which is a tumultuous period human beings need spirituality more than ever.
Due to the existence of Imam Khomeini (R. T. A.), the heavenly revolution and his heavenly and divine messages, the seeking of God, religion, and mono theismonce more came to be blossoming.
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The confession of the foreigners to the grandeur of Imam Khomeini (R. T. A.):
Imam khomeini’s characteristic was acknowledged by the world and they thought of it as sth very miraculous. He made the enemies of the Islamic Republic and himself to talk about his notable characteristics. It is really great that one’s enemies talk about ones greatness and grandeur. Some of the America’s supporters also claimed that there was no doubt that he was a seamless man in this century. There are few people who might have the same effects not only in Iran but also in the world; there are even fewer people who might have been able to draw the attention of the great powers as much as he did.
Ayatollah Khomeini challenged the plans of the western powers; his decisions were so quick that they did not let the statesmen and political theorists to think carefully about what he does and he did not let them accord themselves with what he wanted to do.
No one was able to guess his decisions before hand; he used to speak and act according to the criteria that were different from the other criteria that were known in the world. It seemed as he was getting his intuition from some where else. His enmity with the west was due to the Islamic teachings and he was very sincere in his enmity.
London Times is known as the spokes paper of the exploitative government of England and they write about Imam:
Imam Khomeini was a man who used to infatuate people with his speech; he used to speak with the language of people; he used to encourage his poor followers and helped them to be self confident. This feeling helped them to remove any body that stood in their ways and show people that they are able to remove any one who might dare to stand in their ways and to stand against powers such as America without fear.

Herald Tribune also confessed the following about Imam Khomeini:
“Ayatollah Khomeini (R. T. A.) Was a leader who never became tired and remained loyal to the establishment of an Islamic society and government in Iran? Ayatollah Khomeini (R. T. A.) never waited in what he wanted for his homeland; he though of he as an officer who took it on himself to eradicate any corruption that he saw in the western societies and was inclined to purify the Islamic nation of Iran.

Writer: Ahmadreza Hajati Mir