Iran Embassy Holds Memorial Service For Late Imam in Pakistan

Islamabad, June 5, IRNA – A memorial service to commemorate the 23rd death anniversary of late Imam Khomeini was held at the Mosque of Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Islamabad. Alireza Haghighian, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, diplomats, officials of the cultural consulate and teachers and students of the Iranian collage attended the service. Pakistani religious teacher, Raazia Najafi, speaking on the occasion, said, "If we look at the life of Imam Khomeini we find that he had followed the teachings of Imam Ali (AS) throughout his life." She said that Imam Khomeini was a courageous leader and remained steadfast during his entire life. Najafi added that the teachings of Imam Khomeini had inspired youth spiritually and physically. Raazia Najafi said that everybody was failed to affect the mission of Imam Khomeini, rather he had inspired other people in the world. She said Imam Khomeini stressed unity of Muslim Ummah and defeated a tyrant dictator. The program was started with the recitation of Holy Quran. The students of Imam Hussain (AS) College read out poetic verses to pay homage to Imam Khomeini and for Imam Ali (AS) on the occasion of his birth anniversary. Earlier a competition on ‘Vilayat’ and ‘Imamt’ was held and those participants whose names were Ali or Amir were given prizes./end