Imam Khomeini's historic letter to Mikhail Gorbachev created ripples across globe

The letter Imam Khomeini wrote to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, which created ripples across the world, it was an unprecedented move. The letter was an open invitation to Gorbachev to break the manacles of man-made ideologies and the so-called liberal school of thought of the West.

Imam Khomeini called on former Soviet leader Gorbachev to study Islam

Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic in a historic letter called on the former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to study divine teachings of Islam.

Please help me to come down over here and study Islam in your country

Imam's letter to the Soviet Union leader contained much wisdom and sound advice

Imam Khomeini then suggested that, if Mikhail Gorbachev desired to become more familiar with Islamic concepts, the Soviet leader should command his scholars to study the philosophical works of al-Farabi, Avicenna, Sohravardi and Mullah Sadra to become familiar with the “nature of knowledge” which is different from the “nature of matter.”

Imam Khomeini: The man who changed my world and of many others

Imam used to study for several hours, but took break for prayers

A memoir by Hojjat al-Islam Masoudi Khomeini

Historic letter of Imam was read out to Gorbachev.

Extracted from a series of memoirs about Imam

Imam Khomeini: The path of Islam is to support the deprived; to be more attentive to them.

Sahifeh-ye-Imam. V 13, P 171