#Imam Khomeini

[rose1water]

If you think you can’t, know that you won’t. Instill within yourself that you can, and know that you will. Every action begins with thought. Every work begins with contemplation. If the basis of our souls are weak, we cannot do anything. Strengthen your soul, strengthen your heart, and become connected to God. All of these supplications that have been taught to us, inviting everyone toward reliance on God, are to instill within us strength. You have a tremendous support—the support of God Himself, the center of all power. So why should you resort to anyone but Him? What would such a person who has God, be afraid of?

— Imam Khomeini (r)

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Every year on the last Friday of holy month of Ramadan, millions of Muslims worldwide participate in International Quds Day, a day established in 1979 by the Late Founder of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini. 

The purpose of Quds Day, named after the Arabic word (al-Quds), is to demonstrate unwavering support for the Palestinian people in their struggle against Israeli occupation.

Large-scale rallies and marches characterize the day. Public figures deliver speeches, often inciting chants of "Death to Israel, Death to America." 

Quds Day extends beyond Iran's borders. The 1988 decision by the Organization of the Islamic Conference's Jerusalem Committee ensured public events throughout the Arab world. Countries with significant Shia populations, particularly Lebanon where Hezbollah holds major observances, witness high turnout. Notably, groups like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad actively endorse and participate in Quds Day activities. 

Leaders within the resistance movements view Quds Day as a potent symbol of unity and a message of unwavering support for Palestine. Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of Lebanon's Hezbollah, emphasizes that Quds Day instills fear in Israel due to the projected image of solidarity. (TehranTimes.com)

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[pier-carlo-universe]

Israele Attacca Basi Militari in Iran: Tre Ore di Raid e il Silenzio di Teheran

Un'escalation di tensioni tra Israele e Iran, ma Teheran annuncia che non risponderà agli attacchi.

Un’escalation di tensioni tra Israele e Iran, ma Teheran annuncia che non risponderà agli attacchi. L’articolo de Il Fatto Quotidiano descrive in dettaglio un raid di tre ore condotto dalle Israel Defense Forces (IDF) contro strutture militari iraniane, durante il quale sono stati colpiti impianti di produzione missilistica, basi missilistiche e sistemi di difesa aerea. Secondo fonti arabe e…

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Map of Israeli attack on Iran, as of 10 PM EST.

Fars News, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, reported multiple large explosions rocked Tehran. Other Iranian media sites reported that the explosions were near or at Imam Khomeini international airport. Residents have poured into the streets, witnesses said, according to the New York Times

[nakibistan]

List of notable Muslim allies of queer, trans or LGBTQI+ folks

Imam al-Nawawi – ally of Mukhannathun or trans femmes, female transsexuals and effeminate queers

Saint Khawaja Gharib Nawaz – ally and patron of Hijra and Khawaja Sara communities

Saint Baba Bulleh Shah – ally and patron of Muslim Khawaja Sira communities

Saint Lal Shabaz Qalander – patron of Khawaja Sira & trans Muslim communities

Abu Muhammad Ali Ibn Hazm – ally of queer Muslims

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini - ally of transgender & intersex folks

Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi - ally of trans & intersex folks

Amina Wadud - ally of LGBTQI+ Muslims, founder of Queer Islamic Studies and Theology (QIST)

Gulbanu Khaki/Gul Khaki - ally of LGBTQ+ muslims, mother of a gay imam

Khaled Hosseini - ally of transgender & proud muslim dad of a transgender child

Siddika Jessa - LGBTQI+ activist, mother of a gay muslim son

Ani Zonneveld

Pamela Taylor

Laura Silver

Omid Safi

Kecia Ali

Ghazala Anwar

Ensaf Haider

Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur

Farid Esack

Zaitun Mohamed Kasim/Toni Mohamed Kasim

Anne-Sophie Monsinay

Imam Kahina Bahloul

Imam Philip Tuley

Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle

Farouk Peru

Abdennur Prado

Ingrid Mattson

Hasan Minhaj

Reza Aslan

Alia Bano

Zaid Ibrahim

Azahn Munas

Ayman Fadel

Inayat Bunglawala

Shahla Khan Salter

Nakia Jackson

Jeewan Chanicka

Taj Hargey

Michael Muhammad Knight

Maajid Nawaz

Shehnilla Mohamed

Mustafa Akyol

Writer Sabina Khan

Activist Jerin Arifa

Urvah Khan - LGBTQI+ ally, co-founder of Muslim Pride Toronto

Imam Khaleel Mohammed

Imam Tareq Oubrou

Imam Dr Rashied Omar

Shaykha Fariha Fatima al-Jerrahi

Shaykha Amina Teslima al-Jerrahi

Scholar Hussein Abdullatif

Maysoun Douas

Fátima Taleb

Aydan Özoğuz

Omid Nouripour

Özcan Mutlu

Ekin Deligöz

Cem Özdemir

Artist Nadia Khan

Marina Mahathir

Siti Musdah Mulia

Karima Bennoune

Grand Mufti Sheikh Assadullah Mwale

Muneeb Qadir

Dr. Amir Hussein

Dr. Sana Yasir

Dr. Sali Berisha

Dr. Omer Adil

Hashim Thaçi

Albin Kurti

Supermodel Nadia Hussain

Irish-Bangladeshi singer Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes

Salma Hayek

Fouad Yammine

Pakistani Director Asim Abbasi

Pakistani Actress Nadia Jamil

Indian Actor Saqib Saleem

Indian Actor Irrfan Khan

Indian Actor Aamir Khan

Indian Actress Zeenat Khan/Aman

Indian Actress Shabana Azmi

Indian Actress Saba Azad

Indian Actress Sara Ali Khan

Indian Actress Huma Qureshi

Indian Director Zoya Khan

Pakistani Actor Furqan Qureshi

Bangladeshi Actress Azmeri Haque Badhon

Actor Muneeb Butt

Indian Actress Zareen Khan

Indian Actor Imran khan

Pakistani Actress Mehar Bano

Filmmaker Faruk Kabir

Filmmaker Saim Sadiq

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Riz Ahmed

Zayn Malik

Sally El-Hosaini

Malala Yousefzai

Hafid Abbas

Hojatoleslam Kariminia

Singer Sherina Munaf

Writer Alifa Rifaat

Writer Ismat Chughtai

Activist Nida Mushtaq

Activist Aan Anshori

Abdul Muiz Ghazali

Kyai Hussein Muhammad

Marzuki Wahid

Gigi Hadid

President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) - ally of waria or transgender females

Sinta Nuriyah - ally of trans & waria folks

Politician Keith Ellison

Mayor Sadiq Khan

Politician Ilhan Omar

Politician Rashida Tlaib

Politician Rushanara Ali

Politician Nabilah Islam

Politician Shahana Hanif

Politician Rama Yade

Politician Humza Yousaf

Politician Zarah Sultana

UK Sectratary General Zara Mohammed

Turkish politician Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

Bengali Influencer Sobia Ameen

Shaykh Michael Mumisa

Muhammad Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan

Mufti Abdur Rahman Azad - Hijra ally

Sheikh Hasina - Ally of hijra-intersex communities

Lawyer Iftikhar Chaudhry

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh

Professor Amel Grami

Professor Muhammad Aslam Khaki

Mohammad Hashim Kamali

Mehrdad Alipour

Lawyer Imaan Mazari/Iman Mazari

Shireen Mazari

Syed Murad Ali Shah

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By Michael Bachner

Israel’s widespread airstrikes in Iran on Saturday crippled Iran’s ability to produce long-range ballistic missiles in a blow that will be hard and time-consuming to recover from, and rendered crucial energy facilities vulnerable to future attacks by destroying air defense batteries protecting them, according to multiple reports citing Israeli, American and Iranian officials, as well as satellite images analyzed by experts.

The strikes, which Israel’s Kan public broadcaster said reflected capabilities developed over two decades, indicated much greater freedom of operation for Israeli warplanes in striking Iran if the current conflict continues to escalate, as well as a setback in Tehran’s ability to continuously fire missiles at the Jewish state, which Jerusalem apparently hopes will serve as a deterrent against further attacks on the Jewish state.

The strikes targeted sites that reportedly include the secretive Parchin base near Tehran, which was used in the past for research and development of nuclear weapons, as well as a factory that manufactures drones.The attacks on the air defenses caused “deep alarm” in Iran, The New York Times reported citing three unnamed Iranian officials — one from the country’s oil ministry — since it rendered defenseless Khuzestan Province’s Abadan oil refinery, Bandar Imam Khomeini petrochemical complex and an adjacent major port, as well as the Tange Bijar gas field in the Ilam Province.

In addition, the report said citing the Iranian officials and three Israeli officials, the strikes disabled three Russian-made S-300 air-defense systems at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport and at the Malad missile base near the capital. This is in addition to a strike in April that took out an additional battery in the Isfahan Province.

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Michigan's Dearborn, that has been labelled America's Jihad Capital has been witnessing many pro-Hamas, anti-America and anti-Israel rallies.

Chants of Death to America and Death to Israel were hurled at the International Al-Quds Day rally held in Michigan on the last day of Ramadan.

"Imam Khomeini, who declared the International Al-Quds Day, this is why he would say to pour all of your chants and all of your shouts upon the head of America," Tarek Bazzi, a Michigan-based activist linked to the Hadi institute, said in a video from the rally.

The activist went on to claim that US is "one of the rottenest countries that has ever existed on this Earth," while arguing to eliminate the entire American "system."

"It’s not just Genocide Joe that has to go," Bazzi said, referring to President Biden. "It is the entire system that has to go. Any system that would allow such atrocities and such devilry to happen and would support it – such a system does not deserve to exist on God’s Earth."

When Bazzi asked his audience, when "fools" ask them "if Israel has the right to exist," they chant "Death to Israel" is "the most logical chant shouted across the world today."

The remarks were followed by chants of "Death to Israel" from protesters in the crowd. Soon after, Israeli flag was desecrated at the pro-Palestinian event held on the last Friday of Ramadan in Dearborn. 

Protesters were even heard chanting "Free Palestine" and "From the river to the sea," a controversial phrase classified as "hate" by many American Jews. 

Dearborn called America's Jihad Capital by WSJ

According to US media Dearborn has become a "hotbed of hate for many years, with the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Executive Director Steven Stalinsky calling it America's Jihad Capital. 

Almost immediately after... and long before Israel began its ground offensive in Gaza,' Stalinisky wrote, 'people were celebrating the horrific events of that day in pro-Hamas rallies and marches throughout Dearborn.'

The city witnessed huge protests against US President Joe Biden last month, with activists from the town encouraging Democrats to vote "uncommitted" instead of supporting the president’s re-election bid.

"This type of extremism, this type of rhetoric, this type of division … threats of violence was a Middle East thing, it seems like a lot of that was limited to the Middle East, and now it’s come to our doorstep," Rep. Phil Green told Fox News Digital

Green said the majority of Dearborn’s citizens are peaceful and don’t promote violence, but he acknowledged the movements bubbling up from the town are worth monitoring closely for lawmakers.

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Extremely know nothing about this topic, but if Shi'a Islam rejects the establishment of an Islamic state as illegitimate, how does Iran square that as a Shi'a Islamic state?

This is interesting, because when the revolution took place, the question about establishing a theocracy was not something many Shi'as had in mind. Imagine, 1400 years of persecution and we suddenly have a Twelver state? What the Hell? How do we reconcile with those facts when the last legitimate Islamic state was with Imam Ali (a)?

This is where the theory of Wilayat al Faqih shows up, which was introduced by S.Khomeini after the Islamic revolution in Iran. The principal idea is that political, social and religious affairs are to be decided by the religious scholar at the absense of an infallible Imam, while acknowledging their fallibility as Muslims. A referendum took place where 98% of the population ostensibly favoured Wilayat al Faqih. This paved the way for the justification of Shi'a Islamic law being introduced in Iran. A Shi'a Muslim is not obligated to follow it nor do they have to accept their religious decrees. So even if Khomeini passed down a fatwa, it's not incumbent upon a Shi'a to follow it, unless he follows Khomeini. The justification by Khomeinists is that it is simply preparing for the larger schemes, that is, the return of the Mahdi, thus the religious scholars act as custodians to prepare for his immiment return and defend themselves agains the existential threat posed by the imperialists. When the Imam returns, all Muslims will have no choice but to submit to his rule. However, WeF has grown popular as a result of Iran being the only country in the Middle East which is openly anti-zionist, anti-western and anti-imperialist.

But not every Shi'a agrees with Wef. If we look at Iraq, we'll see that despite the influence Iran has on its politics, the theory of WeF is relatively opposed, and even the religious center of Shi'i studies in Najaf follow the doctrine of sacrum and profanum being separated, because human nature is to sin, therefore it’s simply impossible for mortal men to establish an infallible system on Earth during the absence of the last Imam. Even Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali al-Sistani remains very neutral on this topic despite being the leading shi'a scholar of our time, having far more experience in Islamic law than Khomeini and Khamenei. The fact that Shi'a Islamic scholars differ in their opinions regarding WeF, has led to bloodshed.

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Iran conducted successful space launch criticised by US

Iran said on Friday it had conducted a successful space launch, the latest in its programme that the US says improves Tehran’s ballistic missile programme.

Iran conducted the launch using its Simorgh programme, a satellite launch vehicle that has had a series of failed launches, from Iran’s Imam Khomeini Cosmodrome in the rural province of Semnan. It is the site of Iran’s civilian space programme.

Simorgh put what Iran called an “orbital propulsion system” into a 400-kilometre (250-mile) orbit above Earth, along with two research systems. The system could allow Iran to change the orbit of the spacecraft, something Tehran has long wanted to do in order to geosynchronise the orbits of its satellites.

There was no immediate independent confirmation that the launch was successful. The US military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The announcement came as tensions in the Middle East rise over Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip and an uneasy ceasefire in Lebanon.

The US has previously said Iran’s satellite launches contravene a UN Security Council resolution and urged Tehran to take no action related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons. UN sanctions related to Iran’s ballistic missile programme expired in October 2023.

“Iran’s work on space launch vehicles, including its Simorgh, would likely shorten the timeline for an intercontinental ballistic missile, should it choose to develop one, because the systems use similar technology,” the US intelligence community said in a July report.

Under Iran’s relatively moderate former president Hassan Rouhani, the Islamic republic slowed its space programme, fearing increased tensions with the West. The late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, a protege of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who came to power in 2021, pushed the programme forward.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist who has repeatedly said he wants to negotiate with the US over sanctions, has yet to propose a strategy for Iran’s space ambitions.

Intercontinental ballistic missiles could be used to deliver nuclear weapons. After the cancellation of the nuclear deal with world powers, Iran is now producing near weapons-grade uranium. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly warned that Tehran has enough enriched uranium to build ‘multiple’ nuclear warheads if it decides to produce them.

Iran has always denied seeking nuclear weapons and has said its space programme, like its nuclear activities, is purely for civilian purposes. However, US intelligence agencies and the IAEA claim that Iran had an organised military nuclear programme until 2003.

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[loverandservantoftheahlulbayt]

🍂🍁🍂 What is required of all of us is to start with ourselves, and not be satisfied with just improving the outward appearance, but rather to start from our hearts and our minds, and to be better every day than the day before.

🍂🍁🍂 Imam Khomeini (ra) 🍂🍁🍂

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[rose1water]

“Connect your hearts to the Source of eternal power. Do not think you are on your own. Let us move away from these dependencies on this transient world, that always betrays. O droplets, join the Ocean!”

— Imam Khomeini (r)

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A letter from Iran, to American university students:

(This is from the letter) …The Quran's lesson for us Muslims and all of humanity, is to stand up for that which is right: "So be steadfast as you have been commanded" (11:112).

Note: I noticed maybe 3 or 4 mistakes in the reading of the letter, and one of them is the word “ungovernable”, which must be replaced by “unforgivable“.

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DAILY CALIPHATE HEADLINE NEWS:

Miami Imam Kablawi: We Are Not Here To Kill Anyone; I Am Here To Convert America;

Zionism Is The Problem Of The World;

Canada-Based Pro-Al-Qaeda Cleric: Hamas's Leaders Are 'Dogs' Who Have Brought Destruction Upon Gaza

Saudi Journalists: US Does Not Deter Iran;

Iranian Amb To Afghanistan: Afghan Divisions Of Martyrdom-Seekers Can Go To Gaza;

In Song 'Peace Upon You, Oh Mahdi,' Children Pledge To Be Resistance Fighters, Follow Path Of Khomeini And Khamenei

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🍂🥀🍂 Imam Hussain’s (as) example taught us Do not mind the inadequacy of numbers. It is the quality that counts not quantity.

Ayatollah Khomeini (ra)

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[karballa]

بِسَنَدي المُتَّصِلِ إِلى ثِقَةِ الإِسْلامِ وَالمُسْلِمِينَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ رِضْوَانُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّوْفَلِي، عَنِ السُّكُونِيِّ، عَنْ أبِي عَبْدِاللهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: الغَيْبَةُ أَسْرَعُ فِي دِينِ الرَّجُلِ المُسْلِمِ مِنَ الأكْلَةِ فِي جَوْفِهِ. قَالَ: وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ: الجُلُوسُ فِي المَسْجِدِ انْتِظَارَ الصَّلاةِ عِبَادُةٌ مَا لَمْ يُحْدِثْ. قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وِمَا يُحْدِثُ؟ قَالَ: الاغْتِيَابُ

With my isnad going back to Thiqat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Muhammad ibn Ya’qub al-Kulayni (R) from ‘Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from al-Nawfali, from al-Sakkuni, from Abu ‘Abd Allah (A) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (S) said, “The havoc wrought by ghibah (backbiting) on the believer’s faith is swifter than the one wrought by the disease of aklah in the side of his body.” The Imam (A) said: The Messenger of Allah (S) said, “To sit in the mosque waiting for the (time of) prayer is worship, so long as one does not commit a misdeed.” He (S) was asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what misdeed?” He replied, “Backbiting

—Imam Hussain ibne Ali (a.s).,"Forty Hadiths" by Ayatullah Sayyid Imam Ruhallah Musawi Khomeini