THE SPRING OF DESIRE

Iranians spending time in nature on Imam Khomeini shrine

Many Iranians spending time in nature on last day of Nowruz holidays in gardens near Imam Khomeini’s holy mausoleum This comes as Iranians are spending time picnicking outdoors with family and friends to celebrate national Nature’s Day, also known in Persian as Sizdah Bedar, on the last day of Nowruz festivities.

Nowruz on the streets in Iran

People in Iran are celebrating the start of the Persian New Year, which has since ancient times been set on the Iranian calendar to coincide with the coming of the spring.

Imam Khomeini used to seek blessings, purity, brotherhood, and equality in New Year

On the arrival of spring and new Persian Year, Imam Khomeini sought divine blessings, brotherhood and equality among all believers and faithful people.

Birth of Imam Khomeini on the 20th of Jamadí as-Sani was not a mere coincidence

The 20th of Jamadi as-Sani, the auspicious birth anniversary of the Most Noble Lady, Hazrat Fatema az-Zahra (peace be upon her), which is celebrated as “Mother’s Day in the Islamic Republic of Iran, was the day on which one of her devoted servants, the Father of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini (God bless his soul), was born.

THE BIRTH OF FLOWER

Imam Khomeini Idea of Basij Insured Revolution

The founder of the Islamic Republic insured and shielded the values of the Islamic Revolution by establishing the institution and mobilizing volunteer forces.

Imam Khomeini felt proud of being a Basiji (member of mobilization forces)

Imam Khomeini defined mobilization forces (Basij) as “the school of love and the academy of martyrdom.”