Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Ruhollah Khomeini
Born: September 24, 1902
Died: June 3, 1989 (aged 86)
Bio: Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ruhollah Mūsavi Khomeini, known in the Western world as Ayatollah Khomeini, was an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader, revolutionary and politician.
Known for:
- Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist
- Tahrir al-Wasilah
- Alarba'un Hadithan
- The Secret of Prayer
- Kashf al-Asrar
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