The Struggle of Imam Khomeini to Establish Islamic Republic of Iran

The name of Imam Khomeini (ra) will always be remembered in human history as an icon of divine scholar who showed all the oppressed nations of the world by his own struggle, a bright path. He gave them hope to liberate themselves from the clutches of arrogant and oppressive governments and alliances. Imam (ra) also uncovered and revived the true Islam brought by Prophet Muhammad (s) after 14 centuries. To prepare this book, for the convenience of readers, Imam’s (ra) arduous journey from the beginning to the end in which he stayed at different places faced various challenges, the speeches of Imam (ra) were categorized into four sections. Section 1 has speeches from the start of his struggle in October 1962 until he was deported from Qom to Turkey in October 1964 and then to Najaf, Iran. It has 13 speeches. Section 2 has his speeches delivered in Shaykh Ansari Mosque, Najaf during nearly 13 years of stay there starting from October 1965 until October 1978 and it has also 13 speeches. Section 3 has his speeches delivered in Neauphle-le-Chateau, France from October, 1978 until February 1, 1979 when he left for Tehran. Interestingly most of his speeches, totaling 64, were delivered during this short period of about 4 months. Section 4 has his speeches on his return from exile during the 10 days of struggle to overthrow the tyrant regime leading to success of Islamic revolution on February 11, 1979. It has 24 speeches. At the end, I have also included his first message to the brave Iranian nation after the success of Islamic Revolution. CONTENTS Editor’s Preface I Section 1: Speeches in Qom Before Exile 1st Speech 5 2nd Speech 6 3rd Speech 9 4th Speech 18 5th Speech 19 6th Speech 24 7th Speech 37 8th Speech 38 9th Speech 42 10th Speech 48 11th Speech 50 12th Speech 68 13th Speech 84 Section 2: Speeches in Najaf, Iraq 14th Speech 95 15th Speech 105 16th Speech 115 17th Speech 116 18th Speech 130 19th Speech 131 20th Speech 133 21st Speech 136 22nd Speech 145 23rd Speech 164 24th Speech 177 25th Speech 192 26th Speech 203 Section 3: Speeches in Neauphle-Le-Chateau, France 27th Speech 219 28th Speech 230 29th Speech 238 30th Speech 246 31st Speech 252 32nd Speech 262 33rd Speech 267 34th Speech 271 35th Speech 280 36th Speech 286 37th Speech 291 38th Speech 301 39th Speech 308 40th Speech 315 41st Speech 319 42nd Speech 325 43rd Speech 329 44th Speech 337 45th Speech 342 46th Speech 349 47th Speech 355 48th Speech 360 49th Speech 370 50th Speech 381 51st Speech 387 52nd Speech 397 53rd Speech 407 54th Speech 415 55th Speech 424 56th Speech 430 57th Speech 436 58th Speech 446 59th Speech 450 60th Speech 452 61st Speech 457 62nd Speech 461 63rd Speech 466 64th Speech 473 65th Speech 481 66th Speech 487 67th Speech 495 68th Speech 496 69th Speech 503 70th Speech 507 71st Speech 514 72nd Speech 525 73rd Speech 531 74th Speech 537 75th Speech 543 76th Speech 547 77th Speech 554 78th Speech 555 79th Speech 560 80th Speech 567 81st Speech 575 82nd Speech 580 83rd Speech 581 84th Speech 589 85th Speech 593 86th Speech 599 87th Speech 610 88th Speech 620 89th Speech 628 90th Speech 637 91st Speech 639 Section 4: Speeches in Tehran, Back Home from Exile 92nd Speech 649 93rd Speech 650 94th Speech 656 95th Speech 657 96th Speech 665 97th Speech 671 98th Speech 672 99th Speech 676 100th Speech 677 101st Speech 678 102nd Speech 680 103rd Speech 682 104th Speech 684 105th Speech 686 106th Speech 688 107th Speech 690 108th Speech 691 109th Speech 694 110th Speech 695 111th Speech 696 112th Speech 697 113th Speech 699 114th Speech 700 Last Message at the Victory of Islamic Revolution 702 Index 705