The month of Bahman, corresponding with the months of January-February had seen the events regarding the Islamic movement unfolding very quickly. Imam Khomeini had announced that he would be returning soon to Iran in order to join the nation.
The return of Imam from Nofel Loshato Paris to Tehran had become the top story of several leading media outlets across the globe.
An army mutiny and violent demonstrations against his dictatorial rule, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi forced him to flee the country in mid-January, 1979. Following the Shah expulsion, the great leader issued congratulatory message for the nation, saying that the five-decade brutal rule of Pahlavi regime had ended in Iran. Imam also announced a plan for transitional government and declared he would be returning to Iran very soon. Imam made it clear that this all owed to people efforts and constant struggle against the Pahlavi regime.
The world religious and spiritual leader of the Islamic revolution was returning to Iran after 15 years of exile. Imam had spent these years of exile in Turkey, Iraq and France and has been monitoring the Islamic movements from abroad in very difficult and complicated circumstances.
The great figure of contemporary era also announced to hold referendum so the nation could choose an Islamic-democratic system of their own choice. Imam also promised to hold free and fair parliamentary elections so the nation could elect lawmakers through democratic process.
Imam frequently stressed that Iran under his leadership would abide by the Islamic laws and would spare no efforts to maintain law and order and respect the rights of citizens. The great leader emphasized that the people will form an Islamic-democratic government and he would continue to issue guidance for the masses and public.
The Islamic-democratic system under Imam Khomeini leadership brought prosperity for the Iranian nation and strengthened the oppressed people across the globe.
Many scholars and intellectuals believe that the founder of the Islamic Republic truly exemplified the true and genuine teachings of the holy prophet of Islam and his infallible successors in his lifestyle.
Several international magazines and institutions have recorded Imam as one of the most popular and effective religious and political leaders of the world. The great leader received more than one-million letters from religious leaders, politicians, intellectuals, officials and head of states during his leadership.