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Now, the beautiful thing about Quds Day is that we have that honor of saying Labayk to Imam Khomeini. Imam Khomeini, before the establishment of the revolution, we all know about Quds Day. He established Quds Day. That's one of the Baqiyat As-Salahat for Imam Khomeini.

Light of Guidance · video “Day 4: Pearls of Revelation: Glimpses into Surah at-Taghabun | Ramadan 2024 Weekly lecture series…” · posted March 20, 2024 · 23:24 into the video

The real solution is when the teachings of the Anbiya, the teachings of God, are there in society. It's not just in our hearts, but rather that Islam needs to rule. The godly need to rule. The Anbiya in their time, after them, the Aulsiyya, now in our time, the godly, the Fuqaha, Imam Khamenei. The masses are so frustrated because they're trying. They're talking to their elected officials. They're engaging them in conversations. What they're finding is that each one of them has been bought out by AIPAC. Some of them would rush out with Israeli flags before they would rush out with an American flag. Those people are listening to the money. They know who pays their checks and their bills. The system is flawed. Political Islam, the Islam where the Anbiya and the teachings of the Anbiya are in society, is the solution. So one part of it, yes, on a personal level, we do need to address the inner Nafs, but the other part is that for you and I to be brave and to talk to people, God needs to rule our lives politically in order for this misery to end.

Light of Guidance · video “Day 6: Pearls of Revelation: Glimpses into Surah at-Taghabun | Ramadan 2024 Weekly lecture series…” · posted March 22, 2024 · 43:30 into the video

How can they say that religion is separated from political affairs? While the axis of resistance is making people followers of Ahlul Bayt every day because of their stance, there are some who insist that we must be silent in each and every circumstance.

Light of Guidance · video “Ashura Lecture: Night 5 | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 7/10/2024” · posted July 10, 2024 · 32:50 into the video

So, turn around and see the soldiers of truth entering Palestine from every pathway and entry who will unravel the satanic entity, WHO WILL UNRAVEL THE SPIDER'S WEB JUST LIKE SAYID Hassan said and he will be fighting you beyond the grave even though you think he is dead.

Light of Guidance · video “Lecture & Majlis | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 9/28/24” · posted September 28, 2024 · 14:24 into the video

So one of the main points is that there is no retreat and no concessions from the resistance. There's only two ways this ends. Either the resistance will continue to batter them until Israel is annihilated, or Israel will put its hands up and they will decide that no, we will allow the resistance in Palestine to win.

Light of Guidance · video “Friday Night Program | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 10/4/24” · posted October 4, 2024 · 11:03 into the video

We all have heard the stories of Imam Khomeini. Imam Khomeini. May Allah raise him with the Ahlul Bayt, the man who showed us the way. Imam Khomeini had so many amazing things about his personality, but one of them was that inner peace, that lack of fear, absolute bravery, never shaken, never the moment too big that was there in the life of Imam Khomeini. And if you remember, I shared this previously. Our leader, Imam Khamenei said this,

Light of Guidance · video “Wiladah of Sayida Fatima(as) | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 12/20/24” · posted December 20, 2024 · 37:57 into the video

The thawab of our recommended acts to others. Let's say you make the niyyah of Sayyid Hassan or Shahid Qasim or Imam Khomeini or all of the mu'mineen. Allah doesn't take anything away from you. You can make niyyah for every believer who's ever existent, Allah is not going to make it less for you.

Light of Guidance · video “Be'thah of our Holy Prophet (saw) | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 1/24/2025” · posted January 24, 2025 · 30:35 into the video

the Empire who had said we're going to eradicate Hamas the Empire came back to Hamas to make a peace treaty later on... this is a victory but legendary like people won't even believe this later how could they win they were starving them dropping bunker Busters on tents double tapping kids with sniper rifles how could they possibly win this is is God's promise in the Quran

Light of Guidance · video “Be'thah of our Holy Prophet (saw) | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 1/24/2025” · posted January 24, 2025 · 35:25 into the video

Alhamdulillah, they're fighting back. They are punching. And actually we see the resistance is actually very much alive and hurting Israel. But Ansarullah is like, this isn't going to happen while I'm sitting here and I'm not doing anything. So after Israel broke the last ceasefire which was brokered by America and Israel had accepted when they broke the ceasefire, Ansarullah began to enforce international law. They brought back the sea blockade and they began a bombing campaign to punish Israel until it allowed the people in Gaza to breathe.

Light of Guidance · video “Wiladah of Imam al-Ridha(as) | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 5/9/25” · posted May 9, 2025 · 27:48 into the video

So Iran was itching for this. Those commanders, believe me, now that the martyr can see the face of God, the martyr's not worried. They're in a good spot. They're now the guest of Sayyid Hassan. They're the guest of Haj Qasim. What were we waiting for? They were itching.

Light of Guidance · video “Eid al-Ghadeer Program | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 6/13/2025” · posted June 13, 2025 · 58:03 into the video

Why is it that the Islamic Republic, at its inception, it threw out the Israeli embassy, and then it gave it to the Palestinians? In the beginning of the revolution, why did Imam Khomeini establish the Day of Quds? Is it an agenda, an Iranian agenda spreading the Iranian empire? It's a Quranic principle. For us, oppression is a red line. Oppression. Zulm, it can't happen. Not on our watch. It's not Shia or Sunni. Oppression. This is why Hezbollah and Iran were fighting and dying in Bosnia. Were they Shia in Bosnia? Fighting and dying.

Light of Guidance · video “Night 1 | Keepers of His Light: The Journey of Divine Mercy | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 6/26/2025” · posted June 26, 2025 · 40:46 into the video

we're talking about somebody who the Wali of the time, Imam Khamenei, said, "This is my friend." The Wali of-- the deputy of Imam Mahdi said, "My friend, Hajj Qassim Soleimani."

Light of Guidance · video “Wiladah of Ameer Al-Mo’mineen (as) & Remembering the Martyrs|Shaykh Usama Abdulghani| 1/2/2026” · posted January 2, 2026 · 1:06:57 into the video

The second thing that I would like us to do is our leader, he achieved the ultimate reward. So as you've heard before, we've learned from Haj Qasim, if you want to be a shaheed, you have to live like a shaheed. And this wali of Allah lived like a shaheed for 86 years... His leadership for 36 years, taking the ummah up past the traps of the enemy, building a machine that would be ready to welcome in the Mahdi.

Light of Guidance · video “Majlis for His Eminence The Martyr Sayyid Ali Khamenei(ra) | 3/1/26” · posted March 1, 2026 · 1:06:09 into the video

Haidar, Haidar. With Khamenei that path had illuminated. ... The son of Fatima has left the tyrants shaken. ... How Haidar lifted Khaybar, the world liberated. We march with truth as the flag has been elevated.

Light of Guidance · video “Majlis for His Eminence The Martyr Sayyid Ali Khamenei(ra) | 3/1/26” · posted March 1, 2026 · 1:48:06 into the video

For our leaders Imam Khomeini and Sayyid Ali showed us how to destroy you and to never be coerced... And from the sacred body of Sayyid Ali, the flag has passed from his blessed hands. And under that flag belonging to the Mahdi, united we stand to put an end to the rule of Satan and his hordes.

Light of Guidance · video “Majlis for His Eminence The Martyr Sayyid Ali Khamenei(ra) | 3/1/26” · posted March 1, 2026 · 41:51 into the video

Now, by the way, it was our responsibility as an ummah to mention him and mention the name of Amir al-Mu'minin. Our Our leader, Sayyid Hassan, he taught us He coined the word the Hussein of the time. Right? That's That's our job. Right? Because the The position of the wali is exactly that of the Imam when it comes to their wilaya.

Light of Guidance · video “40th commemoration of the martyrdom of Ayatollah Shaheed Sayyid Ali Khamenei | 4/10/2026” · posted April 10, 2026 · 53:47 into the video

From this day on to fight for truth, till martyrdom. Labayka ya Ali, khamenai. Labayka ya ali, khamenai Al-Aqsa is our home, never leave you alone.

Light of Guidance · video “Commemorating Imam al-Sajjad & Shaheed Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 7/10/26” · posted July 10, 2026 · 1:35:46 into the video

And we are not scared and we are proud to say Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah is our leader and the person we look up to because he was the one who stood up for the oppressed.

Light of Guidance · video “Martydom Commemoration: Shaheed Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 9/25/26” · posted September 25, 2026 · 2:23 into the video

It's an honor to be here with you, you Mu'mineen and Mu'minat, you sons and daughters of Imam Khomeini. It's an honor for us to be able to be here together to recite the poetry that was just mentioned, for us to try to practice true Islam. We owe our lives to that great man, Imam Khomeini.

Light of Guidance · video “Night Two | Tranquil Soul - Ashura 2022 | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 7/31/2022” · posted July 31, 2022 · 9:45 into the video

trying to follow the walaya of the Ahlul Bayt and the wali of the time, Imam Khamenei, and trying to push towards the coming of the imam

Light of Guidance · video “Islamic Guidelines on Giving/Receiving Advice | Shk. Usama Abdulghani | July 10, 2020” · posted July 10, 2020 · 2:56 into the video

I also want to congratulate our Ummah, our esteemed Maraja, our leader, Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei, and of course, most importantly, our master, Sahib Az-Zaman.

Light of Guidance · video “Hadi Publications presents the book launch of ‘The Etiquettes’. | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani & Syed…” · posted July 23, 2022 · 57:57 into the video

So now let's remind ourselves of this man, Ayatollah Sa'adat Parvar. Remember, this is a line of irfan heavily praised by the leader... Shaykh Qasim Suleymani reminds us and may Allah bless him and raise him with the Anbiya. He says the method of leading of our shohada, our shohada, and they got it from our ulama, from our urafa.

Light of Guidance · video “Hadi Publications presents the book launch of ‘The Etiquettes’. | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani & Syed…” · posted July 23, 2022 · 1:07:50 into the video

the greatest greatness of our beloved and martyred leader Sayyid Ali Khamenei was that amongst all of the people who walked this earth in this era, he was the greatest of students of Aba Abdallah al-Hussein alayhis salaam and of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa alihi... as we mourn his martyrdom, we are honored that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala had bestowed such a magnificent favor upon us for allowing us to live in the era of Sayyid Ali Khamenei, and we renew that thanks and that gratitude to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that he is now allowing us to enter into the era of Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei.

Light of Guidance · video “40th commemoration of the martyrdom of Ayatollah Shaheed Sayyid Ali Khamenei | 4/10/2026” · posted April 10, 2026 · 12:06 into the video

I mean, these are lessons that we learned from Imam Khomeini. That religion, Islam, was not a religion which was only prayer and fasting, but had nothing to do with this world. He also taught, he revived true Islam and reminded us that as Muslims, we have a responsibility to the oppressed. Now, the leader has said this. Those people who made the bay'ah to Imam, they have made bay'ah to Rasulullah. That's the Islam of Rasulullah. ... If these individuals, when they obey an imam who is hadi—he's a guide from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala—if they've made bay'ah, for us inshallah, in our time that bay'ah to Imam Khomeini, then Allah has promised, even if we have some small issues in our personal lives, Allah has promised to forgive that. The other thing that the leader says is this. He says, “Don't get disheartened by the idea of a few people abandoning the caravan of the Inqilab.”

Light of Guidance · video “Day 8: The Transition | Martyrdom of Ameer al-Mo'mineen(as) | Ramadan 2021 Weekly lecture series” · posted May 4, 2021 · 15:03 into the video

Before we continue any further, I would just like to extend my condolences to you all and to the entire ummah on the death anniversary of the great Imam Khomeini, rahmatullahi alayh. Inshallah, if we can request from everybody to please recite Surah Al-Fatiha and Surah Al-Ikhlas on the soul of Imam Khomeini and on the souls of all of the ulema and shuhada who gave their lives for the movement that Imam Khomeini began.

Light of Guidance · video “Reclaiming the Narrative (on Islamic beliefs) & Commemoration of the passing of Imam Khomeini(ra)…” · posted June 9, 2023 · 6:40 into the video

Inshallah, before we welcome our dear teacher, just one more of the statements of the leader, Imam Khamenei, may God preserve him: We were truly dead and the Imam gave us life. And we were misguided and the Imam guided us. And we were heedless of the great responsibilities of the Muslim human being, and so the Imam woke us up and he guided us to the straight path ... to be true followers of Imam Khomeini.

Light of Guidance · video “Reclaiming the Narrative (on Islamic beliefs) & Commemoration of the passing of Imam Khomeini(ra)…” · posted June 9, 2023 · 20:44 into the video

Now before I start to mention a few words about Imam Khomeini, and for those of you who have studied some of his history, you may remember that they used to refer to Imam Khomeini as the idol breaker, but-shikan. Imam Khomeini, brothers and sisters, it's hard for us to describe or hard for us to gather just what an incredible individual this man was, what he did for Islam.

Light of Guidance · video “Reclaiming the Narrative (on Islamic beliefs) & Commemoration of the passing of Imam Khomeini(ra)…” · posted June 9, 2023 · 27:19 into the video

Imam Khomeini came and he spoke, and brothers and sisters, if you knew what it was like at that time, that speech of the bravery of Imam Khomeini, after he spoke and he connected all the dots, Israel, the Shah, Islam is in danger.

Light of Guidance · video “Reclaiming the Narrative (on Islamic beliefs) & Commemoration of the passing of Imam Khomeini(ra)…” · posted June 9, 2023 · 56:19 into the video

the person who's telling this story is telling about the time when our leader imam khamenei because brothers and sisters some people who get the honor of visiting imam khamenei sometimes we would talk to the brothers and the brothers were honest did you feel anything did you sense anything... a deep sense of tranquility indescribable a deep sense of tranquility there's a reason why god chose somebody to be the flag bearer of islam true story this is before he was our wali he in this stage of the story he's the representative of imam khomeini

Light of Guidance · video “Night Eight | Tranquil Soul - Ashura 2022 | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 8/6/2022” · posted August 6, 2022 · 52:13 into the video

we know this is a real struggle this isn't a historical event then we have to look now for the Wali of the time of the time Imam Khamenei is the person who all of us we should be pushing for supporting protecting defending explaining so that the world gets liberated

Light of Guidance · video “Eid al-Ghadeer Celebration | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 7/18/2022” · posted July 18, 2022 · 42:01 into the video

After that, I would like to also extend my congratulations to our respected Maraja, and especially our dear leader, Imam Khamenei, and then the entire Ummah of Muhammad, sallallahu alaihi wa alihi wa sallam.

Light of Guidance · video “Wiladah of the Holy Prophet (saw) & Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as) | Lecture, Mawlid & Dinner | 9/12/2025” · posted September 12, 2025 · 35:24 into the video

trying to complete the work that had been started so long ago by our Anbiya and then after that the A'emma, and then in our recent times Imam Khomeini those Mu'mineen, the Shohada, and now under the wise leadership of Imam Khamenei and the Mu'mineen who are supporting him globally.

Light of Guidance · video “Laylatul Qadr Night 1 | 4/20/2022” · posted April 20, 2022 · 50:28 into the video

of Imam Khomeini. The greatest student of Imam Sadiq in the current era is Imam Khomeini and you and I we have the tawfiq to also be remembering him, his contributions what he's done for us. You see our leader has taught us, Imam Khomeini said this, he said, you who today make bay'ah to Imam Khomeini You have made bay'ah to Rasulullah Muhammad . Today, the path that leads to Imam Sadiq is the path of Imam Khomeini.

Light of Guidance · video “Martyrdom of Imam al-Sadiq(as) & Passing of Imam Khomeini(ra) | Shk Usama Abdulghani | 6/4/2021” · posted June 4, 2021 · 34:11 into the video

Once the leader was explaining he said how was it I'm using his words now that Imam Khomeini could move mountains he could do things that impossible how could he do that there's a couple of principles that you and I we need to learn from Imam Khomeini and then we in our personal lives in our social lives in our family lives when we're trying to be soldiers of the Imam trying to work on our spirituality.

Light of Guidance · video “Arba'een 2020 | The Lesson of Hope l Shaykh Usama Abdulghani” · posted October 10, 2020 · 43:45 into the video

Our maraja, the leader, Imam Khamenei, our master, our master Sahib az-Zaman alaihi s-salatu wa s-salam, and of course each and every one of you.

Light of Guidance · video “Commemorating the wiladah of Imam ar-Ridha(as) | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 5/17/2024 |” · posted May 17, 2024 · 9:28 into the video

English translationAnd His Eminence the Leader, the Guardian Jurist, may God preserve him, said: Since the Awakening cannot be suppressed, the enemies of humanity may kill this scholar and that one, and this believer and that one, but they cannot suppress the Awakening that the Leader drew from the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, from al-Hasan al-Mujtaba, peace be upon him, and from the Master of Martyrs, peace be upon him, an Awakening spread by the blood of the martyrs and blessed and strengthened by the prayers of the mystics.

وقال السيد القائد سماحة الولي الفقي حفظه الله بما أن الصحوة لا تقمع فأعداء الإنسانية قد يقتلون هذا الآلم وذاك وهذا المؤمن وذاك وليس بإمكانهم قمء الصحوة التي استلهمها السيد القائد من أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام ومن الحسن المشتبى عليه السلام ومن سيد الشهداء عليه السلام والتي تنشرها دماء الشهداء ويبارك فيها ويقويها دعاء العرفاء

Light of Guidance · video “Muslim Congress Live Stream” · posted May 21, 2020 · 5:31 into the video

But that can only happen in the context of the imamate of a wali al-faqih who wants to be the main visionary and the guide who brings all this humanity together, all the oppressed people together, lines them up and encourages them, motivates them, rallies them to advance towards the implementation and administration of justice around the world. And that is a movement that has begun and continues. It is only up to us to fully realize all the implications of this message of Imam Khomeini. May Allah, the Exalted, elevate his ranks, and

Light of Guidance · video “The Social Muwahid: Intellectual, Spiritual & Sociopolitical thoughts of Imam Khomeini(ra)” · posted June 5, 2020 · 41:48 into the video

Against oppression, Imam Khomeini has a famous quote where he says that if the Islamic Brotherhood comes to the fore among Islamic countries, such will become a great power which none, none of the global powers will be able to cope with. That is very powerful to think that if all of the Muslim countries, in our Islamic—just the Islamic Brotherhood—were to unite, then we would be unstoppable ... may we all be inspired by the words of Imam Khomeini, and may we all work amongst each other to create the ummah that he died for, inshallah.

Light of Guidance · video “The Social Muwahid: Intellectual, Spiritual & Sociopolitical thoughts of Imam Khomeini(ra)” · posted June 5, 2020 · 49:41 into the video

I think that's the biggest lesson that Imam brought to us, and that's what you've seen taking place really, the Islamic Republic and what took place. And even though, of course, in Iran continue to pay the price for its independence, but it is definitely better to be independent and to even have some hardship than to live under an oppressor. Anyway, thank you guys very much and inshallah, may we all go the way of our Ahlebait and of course and always remember what Imam Khomeini brought to this world.

Light of Guidance · video “The Social Muwahid: Intellectual, Spiritual & Sociopolitical thoughts of Imam Khomeini(ra)” · posted June 5, 2020 · 1:07:45 into the video

And reminds of the incident with Imam Khomeini where he was asked with whom he plans to overthrow the Shah, and he said with the children who are playing in the streets. So inshallah these children will grow to be the supporters of Sahib al-Asr wal Zaman, and they will carry the banner of Imam Khomeini.

Light of Guidance · video “Commemorating the passing of Imam Khomeini(ra) | Shk Usama Abdulghani | 6/3/2022” · posted June 3, 2022 · 5:26 into the video

Our leader Imam Khamenei said something; it's really deep... that those who made bay'a to Imam Khomeini have made bay'a to Rasulullah. Those who've made bay'a to Imam Khomeini, who consider themselves the sons and daughters of Imam Khomeini, and practically speaking they've embraced his wilayah—these people have made bay'a with none other than Rasulullah.

Light of Guidance · video “Commemorating the passing of Imam Khomeini(ra) | Shk Usama Abdulghani | 6/3/2022” · posted June 3, 2022 · 12:12 into the video

Shahid Qasem Soleimani, one of the brothers who was captured during the imposed war, is telling this. He was a young man. He said, I was sixteen years old. I went over to the army base. He says, and I just really wanted to go over and participate in the battle ... Qasem Soleimani came over to review the troops ... he said Qasem Soleimani, he smiled, and he didn't destroy the commander in front of them

Light of Guidance · video “Friday Night Talks | Shk. Usama Abdulghani | Presented by the Light of Guidance” · posted June 26, 2020 · 25:52 into the video

haven't seen or haven't read that letter that Imam Khomeini—may Allah have mercy on his soul and raise him with his forefathers, with Ahlul Bayt and of course the Prophets, peace be upon them—that letter he wrote which is preserved to his wife. Very beautiful. So Imam Khomeini, and we see him as the Arif (the gnostic), we see him as that Mujahid (the fighter), we see him a person fighting the Shah, we see him have that connection with Allah, glorified and exalted is He

Light of Guidance · video “Friday Night Talks | Shk. Usama Abdulghani | Presented by the Light of Guidance” · posted June 26, 2020 · 38:26 into the video

When you look towards the modern day, may Allah bless Imam Khomeini. May Allah bless the leader, Imam Khamenei. When you look at the students who are now paving the way for the return of the Imam, again you see Karama. Not only in the leader himself, the Wali of the time, but you see it in those Ulama who've recognized the importance, the necessity of defending the Wali of the time. Karama again. His Eminence Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah. His Eminence Sayyid Hashim Al-Haideri. Karama. But not only that, in the soldiers, in the Shuhada. There is a video online of one of our Shuhada. This Shaheed, when Qasem Soleimani recounted his story, he broke down in tears.

Light of Guidance · video “Night 2 | FATIMIYYA 2022: Raising Fatimiyoun | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 12/9/2022” · posted December 9, 2022 · 23:16 into the video

you see brothers and sisters Allah has blessed you and I to be the Sons and Daughters of Imam Khomeini we're living in the era of Imam Khomeini that's a different blessing than those who came before us they didn't have this blessing the global situation because of the kiyam and the uprising the support of the Believers the world's different now

Light of Guidance · video “Reclaiming the Narrative | Benefitting from the Quran” · posted October 28, 2022 · 14:36 into the video

Remember, our leader, Imam Khomeini, became a Mujtahid when he's 15. So he's been a Mujtahid for 20 years. At this time, he's already been arrested five times, and he knows that the Savak are sitting there in the audience. He knows. One of the things about the leader is that the leader is someone who would resist by explaining what the Islamic mentality or Islamic ideology was.

Light of Guidance · video “Reclaiming the Narrative | Benefitting from the Quran” · posted October 28, 2022 · 45:50 into the video

Then, of course, we don't want to forget our leader, the Wali of the time, Imam Khamenei, and our respected Maraji.

Light of Guidance · video “Wiladah of Imam al-Ridha(as) | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 5/9/25” · posted May 9, 2025 · 13:24 into the video

so we know that Imam Khomeini and the leader Imam Khamenei, these are right now— in the time of Imam Khomeini, he was our wali. Now our wali is Imam Khamenei. And these individuals, we believe, are literally being guided by Allah, glorified and exalted is He, meaning Allah chooses a special person to carry the flag of Islam

Light of Guidance · video “Muharram 2020 | Raising Your Family to be Ashura’e | Shk Usama Abdulghani” · posted August 28, 2020 · 17:37 into the video

Our wali, Imam Khamenei. We're gonna see who this man, subhanallah, who this man was. Anyhow, my point, when they're going over and explaining Islam to us, if they're sharing a truth with us,

Light of Guidance · video “Muharram 2020 | Raising Your Family to be Ashura’e | Shk Usama Abdulghani” · posted August 28, 2020 · 19:01 into the video

Now, the enemy has 1,400 years of experience and we don't have the infallible imam, not physically with us. As great as Imam Khomeini is, and believe me, brothers and sisters, when they say that he literally, his contributions were closer to that of Anbiya than they were of that of Ulama. … Then under the capable leadership, the wise leadership of Imam Khamenei, again, we see this continuing and advancing, not just surviving. Advancing. This literally is a living miracle.

Light of Guidance · video “Reclaiming the Narrative | Islam & Intellect” · posted February 10, 2023 · 27:39 into the video

We went to the words, the wise words, of our leader, Imam Khamenei, and looked at some of the goals that he has defined for us. If we want our youth to be Ashurayi, if we want them to be beneficial, let's look in the words of the leader regarding Tarbiyah and see what are the things he put his hand on, things that he pointed out.

Light of Guidance · video “Ashura Lecture: Night 9 | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 7/14/2024” · posted July 14, 2024 · 42:40 into the video

allow me to start off by offering my early congratulations first to the Imam of the time, then after that to our current wali, Imam Khamenei, and then to our great Maraja. May Allah protect them and lengthen their lives.

Light of Guidance · video “Wiladah of the Holy Imams(as) | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 1/31/25” · posted January 31, 2025 · 18:15 into the video

We actually have an individual who would be doing that right now. We're not waiting for the return of the Imam... Somebody spoke about Ayatollah Khamenei, and this individual, though he's very terrible, he said something. He said you cannot say that Ayatollah Khamenei has even a gray speck in his financial life or the lives of his children... The wali is only our wali as long as he doesn't commit any sin. We have senior scholars reviewing his ijtihad. If it's ijtihad, then that's ijtihad.

Light of Guidance · video “Friday Night Talks | Shk Usama Abdulghani” · posted April 3, 2020 · 20:23 into the video

Allow me to start this way. On your behalf, first offering our congratulations to the Imam of the time on the appointment of his grandfather as the wali of every mu'min and mu'mina after him. Then I would like to congratulate our leader, Imam Khamenei, and...

Light of Guidance · video “Eid al-Ghadeer Program | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 6/13/2025” · posted June 13, 2025 · 19:18 into the video

we enjoy is that we are living in a time where we are under the guidance of our leader, brothers and sisters: Imam Khamenei is a true visionary. He was already an absolute mujtahid. He was a great alim. He was a deep thinker.

Light of Guidance · video “Ashura Lecture: Night 1 | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 7/6/2024” · posted July 6, 2024 · 20:21 into the video

today hoping to spend some time with one another inshallah to break some bread with one another and to commemorate this very special day so I want to start off by offering my congratulations first of all to her son Imam Mahdi then after that to our leader Imam Khamenei and then after that our maraja may Allah protect them and lengthen their lives

Light of Guidance · video “Wiladah of Sayida Fatima(as) | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 12/20/24” · posted December 20, 2024 · 16:03 into the video

Imam Khomeini, may Allah raise him with the Ahlul Bayt, with the prophets, he was like this. He was never intimidated by the enemies of Islam, their statements, their stances, what they said, what they said they felt.

Light of Guidance · video “The Good Life | Addressing Our Inner Trump | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani” · posted November 7, 2020 · 5:59 into the video

right now we are pioneers in this way pioneers in that we are openly carrying the flag of the shohada mentioning the name of imam khomeini we're praying for one another this is a great honor

Light of Guidance · video “The Good Life | Addressing Our Inner Trump | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani” · posted November 7, 2020 · 44:12 into the video

We've already heard the prediction of our leader Imam Khamenei when he said that the world, it's unprecedented after the coronavirus, the last time he spoke on the birthday of the Imam. The readiness of the world for the Imam is unprecedented.

Light of Guidance · video “The Good Life | Unbelievable Opportunity in Times of Crisis | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani” · posted December 18, 2020 · 34:07 into the video

secondly I offer my condolences to our leader, the Wali of the time, Imam Khamenei, and our respected and esteemed Maraja

Light of Guidance · video “Night 1: The God of Fatima | Second Fatimiyya 2024 | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 12/5/2024” · posted December 5, 2024 · 17:36 into the video

salawat please it's also appropriate that i remind ourselves of some of the statements of our legendary shohada one of the things that shahid qasim suleimani shared and he said i'm sharing this out of experience he says in the time of crisis when things get really crazy the opportunity that's there during the time of crisis is different than just any regular situation brothers and sisters he mentions there is a condition though in the time of crisis the shaheed said don't be afraid don't make anyone else afraid

Light of Guidance · video “Night Five | Tranquil Soul - Ashura 2022 | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 8/3/2022” · posted August 3, 2022 · 39:37 into the video

One of them, brothers and sisters, is learning to believe in the youth. This is one of the things that we see from Imam Khomeini. If you look at the secret of Imam Khomeini's success and why we see ourselves as the sons and daughters of Imam Khomeini, one of his secrets was this: unwavering belief in Allah's promises.

Light of Guidance · video “The Good Life | Weekly Lecture with Shk Usama Abdulghani | 6/18/2021” · posted June 18, 2021 · 21:45 into the video

with all of the others we would see that the imam the best of creation the believers would fail to protect him now for 40 years they've given shahada they've fought they've been sanctioned but they've stood with the wali they would not allow that the wali become shaheed

Light of Guidance · video “The Good Life | Protectors of the Legacy | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani” · posted October 17, 2020 · 29:29 into the video

I would like to congratulate everybody today on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. And we could not talk about the Islamic Revolution without talking about Ayatollah Imam Khomeini. We often look at Imam Khomeini as just a political figure, but his legacy was a product of years of hard work and self-refinement.

Light of Guidance · video “The Good Life | Commemorating the Days of Allah swt | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani” · posted February 12, 2021 · 5:09 into the video

a statement of imam khomeini later when it comes to the importance of the islamic revolution and how that's going to help in the establishment of the islamic civilization on the earth but i'm hoping that slowly we can get that readiness to even be able to accept the sentence of the imam because literally it might raise some questions in some minds

Light of Guidance · video “The Good Life | Commemorating the Days of Allah swt | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani” · posted February 12, 2021 · 39:37 into the video

you who are the sons and daughters of imam khomeini there's something that you literally need to thank allah for our leader explained it best he said those who have done bay'ah with imam khomeini have done bay'ah with rasulullah

Light of Guidance · video “Night Six | Tranquil Soul - Ashura 2022 | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 8/4/2022” · posted August 4, 2022 · 48:49 into the video

Whoever has embraced Imam Khomeini as their leader, they consider themselves the sons and daughters of Imam Khomeini. These are individuals, they've done bay'ah with Rasulullah. The verse of Quran is this. Those who have done bay'ah to you, Rasulullah, they have done bay'ah to God himself. God's hand is over their hands.

Light of Guidance · video “Night Six | Tranquil Soul - Ashura 2022 | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 8/4/2022” · posted August 4, 2022 · 52:04 into the video

And after a while, then America got worried. We're not winning. We're supposed to be marching in there. America also waded in. They also waded in. So now Iran is fighting two nuclear countries with all that support. And then when they saw that response of Iran, you see, the leader doesn't blink. The leader doesn't... he's not jumpy. When they saw that response and they realized it wasn't going to go well, then they begged for a truce... you and I will have to learn to trust our leadership to know Imam Khamenei is a very capable general. He's playing chess while they're playing checkers.

Light of Guidance · video “Night 1 | Keepers of His Light: The Journey of Divine Mercy | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 6/26/2025” · posted June 26, 2025 · 47:38 into the video

But you know that the Islamic Republic is not going to be intimidated. You know their ships are going to keep sailing... I'm sure many of you saw in the newspapers where Imam Khamenei may Allah protect him and grant him long life by the right of Imam al-Radha he was able to take the Iranian vaccine.

Light of Guidance · video “Wiladah of Imam al-Ridha(as) | Shk Usama Abdulghani | 06/25/2021” · posted June 25, 2021 · 30:26 into the video

Khomeini's love lives in our hearts. The Shuhada gave it their all. Wilayah runs through our blood. We are the sons of Karbala, of Karbala, of Karbala. Khomeini's love runs in our heart. The Shuhada gave it their all.

Light of Guidance · video “Revolutionary Patience | Series of 4 Arbaeen Lectures & majalis | Shk Usama Abdulghani & Br. Ali ...” · posted September 28, 2021 · 1:23:44 into the video

We're talking about Imam Khomeini now. This happened in front of all of us. Alhamdulillah there's books, there's literature, right? We're not talking about something that happened 1400 years ago... something more incredible than the qiyam of Imam Khomeini took place.

Light of Guidance · video “Reclaiming the Narrative (on Islamic beliefs) & Commemoration of the passing of Imam Khomeini(ra)…” · posted June 9, 2023 · 33:00 into the video

why would a person living in another part of the world accept influence from another nation's leader? Because he sees that person as his own leader... But that can only happen in the context of imamat of a wali al-faqih who wants to be the main visionary and the guide who brings all this humanity together.

Light of Guidance · video “The Social Muwahid: Intellectual, Spiritual & Sociopolitical thoughts of Imam Khomeini(ra)” · posted June 5, 2020 · 40:28 into the video

placed in our Constitution." He bluntly rejects this word. He says, "Only Islamic Republic." So again, as I said earlier, Imam Khomeini, it's not easy to recognize him, his personality. It's not easy. Only we can say that he was Khomeini Kabir. He was Khomeini.

Light of Guidance · video “The Social Muwahid: Intellectual, Spiritual & Sociopolitical thoughts of Imam Khomeini(ra)” · posted June 5, 2020 · 2:01:49 into the video

We ask Allah to accept what was said and heard in his way and to make us the true sons and daughters of Imam Khomeini.

Light of Guidance · video “Commemorating the passing of Imam Khomeini(ra) | Shk Usama Abdulghani | 6/3/2022” · posted June 3, 2022 · 47:40 into the video

We speak against oppression like our leader. Sayyid Ali, khamena'i. The son of Hussain and Imam Mahdi. If only the world really knew you, To see the qualities of Zahra in you.

Light of Guidance · video “Night Two: Fatimiyya 2023 | The Power of Wilayah: A Guide Through Fatima’s Eyes | Shaykh Usama Ab…” · posted November 25, 2023 · 1:40:02 into the video

We will keep the shohada, Sayyid Hassan, Imam Khomeini. We'll keep the mu'mineen and mu'mina in our minds as we read these ayat of the Quran together and see if there's anything that we can fix amongst ourselves.

Light of Guidance · video “Night 6 | Keepers of His Light: The Journey of Divine Mercy | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 7/1/2025” · posted July 1, 2025 · 38:44 into the video

So I offer my congratulations to the leader, Imam Khamenei, to all of the Maraja, all of the Ummah of the Prophet, as well as all the people of conscience all around the world.

Light of Guidance · video “Wiladah of Imam Mahdi, Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution | Shk Usama Abdulghani | 2/14/25” · posted February 14, 2025 · 4:45 into the video

Imam Khomeini was addressing, may Allah have mercy on his soul, may he raise him with Imam Hussain. If it wasn't for Imam Khomeini we would be sleeping, I wouldn't be Shia, many of us would be sleeping.

Light of Guidance · video “Muharram 2020 | God-Centered Life | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani” · posted August 24, 2020 · 19:36 into the video

May Allah bless Imam Khomeini who revived the issue of Palestine for us, who brought us here, who made us this kind of Islam which insha'Allah will take us home to the Mahdi. Imam Khomeini.

Light of Guidance · video “Ashura Lecture: Night 3 | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 7/8/2024” · posted July 8, 2024 · 45:29 into the video

When you and I introduce the shohada to our children at an early age, shohada individuals were just like you and I. When you introduce Imam Khomeini That a human being can actually do these things under incredible circumstances. Role models make a huge difference. Once, Imam Khomeini, this was in the time of the Shah.

Light of Guidance · video “Ashura Lecture: Night 8 | Shaykh Usama Abdulghani | 7/13/2024” · posted July 13, 2024 · 1:00:42 into the video