Loyalty to Iranian Regime or its Supreme Leader

contemporary scholars who have contributed towards protecting the message of Ahl-i Bayt, like for example Imam Khomeini. If you look at it, you see the Adalat, the justice, the Shujat, the Tawakkul. So every person tends to reflect that and they have that.

Zainabia Center (Ahle-Bait AS Association of Michigan) · video “Muharram 2025/1447 Lecture 4 | Shaykh Mirza Abbas” · posted July 13, 2025 · 24:12 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

so what happens is in order to break this he would give the example that he would give would be the life of Imam Khomeini now you know Imam Khomeini up until the end so we know of him as an arif we know of his spiritual station we know of him as a political leader fearlessly standing against the enemies of Islam running the country a Marja his contributions in fiqh his contributions in tafseer but what about I want to give you a little bit of the insight on the personal life of the Imam

Zainabia Center (Ahle-Bait AS Association of Michigan) · video “Lessons from the life of Prof. Yunus(as) Lec# 1 | Shk. Usama Abdulghani | May 9, 2019” · posted May 9, 2019 · 16:23 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

There are some blessed events which is the victory of the Islamic Republic of Iran by the leadership of Imam Khomeini, may Allah be pleased with him. May Allah bless his soul and the soul of all our maraje, our shuhada.

Islamic Institute of America · video “مواعظ أخلاقية من علوم أهل البيت عليهم السلام” · posted February 7, 2022 · 1:03 into the video

Someone like Ayatollah Khamenei, when you just look at him just in terms of the success that he's had in his life, well, he's a marja, he's a head of a government and things of that nature. When you look at this man, brothers and sisters, if you don't know how old this man is, you will not be able to guess. This man, he comes, he has meetings with young people, with twenty-year-olds, with thirty-year-olds. You see he's more vibrant than these twenty-year-olds and these thirty-year-olds. How old is this man? He's nearing eighty years of age.

The Ashura Project · video “[07] Muharram 2017/1439 - Sheikh Mahdi Rastani - Dearborn - English” · posted October 30, 2017 · 16:39 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

If one youth is raised in a correct way, in a way to discipline his desire and anger through the intellect and the revelation, he can change a whole society. You just have to look at Imam Khomeini to see that. One man from his youth.

Islamic House of Wisdom · video “10/16/15: Sayed Hussain Makke- "Body and Soul"” · posted October 19, 2015 · 26:16 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

I remember hearing from the leader, may Allah preserve him, who's talking to the people. He said, I don't have any sense of تَفَرْعٌ that I feel better than you, I'm higher than you. He's the leader of the world, everybody praise him. He's a leader, people ready to die for him... just before, three to four days before Imam Khomeini was supposed to come back to Iran... You know what the leader volunteered to do? He said, I'll be the chai guy.

English translationI remember hearing from the Leader, may Allah preserve him, who was talking to the people. He said, "I don't have any sense of tafarru' (tafarrun, acting like Pharaoh, arrogance) that I feel better than you, I'm higher than you." He's the leader of the world, everybody praises him. He's a leader, people ready to die for him... [He says: "Just before, three to four days before Imam Khomeini was supposed to come back to Iran, we were sitting with the most senior brothers. We were getting ready for the Imam to return, doing our responsibilities. I said, 'Look, people are going to be coming. From tomorrow we have to divide up responsibilities. We have to organize the affairs of the Imam's house. We have to run his office. We have to have a meeting.' Everybody agreed. We came and sat down in the meeting talking."] You know what the Leader volunteered to do? He said, "I'll be the chai guy. I'll serve chai for the Imam."

Zainabia Center (Ahle-Bait AS Association of Michigan) · video “Lessons from the life of Prof. Yunus(as) Lec# 8 | Shk. Usama Abdulghani | May 16, 2019” · posted May 16, 2019 · 42:01 into the video

So we have to balance this, our responsibility is to speak out, to stand up, to be brave, to be followers of the line of Islam, the followers of the line of Imam Khomeini, but at the same time be wise.

Zainabia Center (Ahle-Bait AS Association of Michigan) · video “Sweeter Than Honey | Muharram Series Lecture 10 | Sayyid Ali Jafri” · posted July 6, 2025 · 34:46 into the video

I remembered one of the shohada from Dafaa al-Muqaddas they said to him you're just a child. They captured him and they said you're just a child did Khomeini lower the age of enlistment? That he's sending children to fight his battles? And this Qasim of our modern times, he said no Khomeini lowered the age of love, of lovers. This was Qasim.

Zainabia Center (Ahle-Bait AS Association of Michigan) · video “Scrolls, Scales, & Sirat (Qiyamah 2) | Muharram Series Lecture 8 | Sayyid Ali Jafri” · posted July 4, 2025 · 51:56 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