Islam is the Great Religion of Unity

September 24, 1979
The message of Imam Khomeini for the gathering of the Pilgrimage (Haj). 1399, A.H.
In the Name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate
And hold you fast to God's covenant together, be not divided so that by His blessing you become brothers you were upon the brink of a pit of Fire and He delivered you from it. Thus does God clearly explain His signs for you so that you may be guided (3: 102)
Greetings to all of the Muslims of the world, East and West and greetings to the pilgrims of the House of Abraham, may God grant success to all of them.
It cannot be denied, it is obvious that Islam is the great religion of Unity. It destroys pageantry, idolatry and selfishness. It is a religion based on the nature of humanity. It liberates one from the bonds and chains of nature and from the jinn who are both hidden and manifest. It is a political religion and leads one upon the straight path. Islam is neither eastern nor western. It is a religion in which prayer is combined with politics and politics is considered to be a kind of prayer.
Now that Muslims of different countries of the world are going to the Ka'ba, the house of their hopes, now that they are going on a pilgrimage to the House of God to perform this most important divine ritual, now that it is the time for this great Islamic gathering at the sacred place, Muslims, who are awakened by God, must, in addition to embracing their devotions, benefit from the political and social possibilities. They should not be satisfied with external devotions alone.
It is known that no government or leader in the world could establish such an important and great gathering. It is only by God's command that such a great gathering is held. Unfortunately, throughout the whole of history, Muslims have not been able to take advantage of this divine power in the Islamic gathering of the Haj and make favorable use of it for Islam and Muslims.
There are several political duties which are part of any gathering, especially such a valuable gathering as the Haj. One of these duties is being aware of the basic and political difficulties of Islam and Muslims. Such awareness is only possible at such a gathering of clergymen, intellectuals and pilgrims to the House of God who are engaged in social action. They have the opportunity to discuss problems together and by discussing them, find solutions and then when they return to their country, they can put their solutions into action.
Another important duty at this great gathering is to invite people and Islamic communities to the Unity of the Word and eliminate class distinctions which exist among Muslims. It is the duty of preachers, speakers and writers to perform this important task and try to bring all of the deprived people of the world into a united front. Through the testimony of la illaha ilIa Lah, Muslims must liberate themselves from the slavery and oppression which evil powers, imperialists and exploiters bring. Through Islamic brotherhood, Muslims must defeat these forces.
My dear sisters and brothers, in whatever country you may reside, you must defend your Islamic honor. You must stand fearless against your enemies whether they be America, International Zionism or Eastern or Western super-powers. You must defend Islamic nations. You must reveal the oppressions of Islam's enemies.
My Muslim brothers and sisters, you are well aware of the fact that Eastern and Western super-powers are plundering both our material and spiritual benefits. They are keeping all of us in poverty. They are trying to make us politically, economically; culturally and militantly dependent upon them. You must be awakened. You must seek out your Islamic identity. You must not accept oppression. You must intelligently reveal the evil plans of international and world oppressors and imperialists who regulate them in America.
Today, Jerusalem, the place of the first Islamic direction of prayer (qiblah) is occupied by Israel, the; cancerous gland of the Middle East. Israel is massacring our dear Lebanese and Palestinian brothers and sisters with all of their powers. Israel, with all its evil means and powers, creates discrepancies among Muslims. It is necessary for all Muslims to arm themselves against Israel. The Muslim countries of Africa are being contorted under the pressure of America and its agents. Muslim Africa is today shouting its cry of oppression as loud as it can. The philosophy of the Haj should reply to those cries of oppression.
Circling around the Ka'ba means that you should circle around nothing other than God. The stoning and punishing means to stone and do away with the demons of mankind. When you are throwing your stones, make a covenant with God to stone and do away with the superpowers and demons of mankind from Muslim nations.
Today, the Muslim world is in bondage to America. You must take God's message to all Muslims on all continents. The message of God is to worship none but He. Muslims of the world and followers of the School of Unity know that the secret of the troubles and difficulties of Muslim countries is disunity and the secret of victory is the Unity of the Word and bringing about harmony.
God has told us, 'And hold you fast to God's covenant, together, be not divided. ' To adhere to God's covenant is to hold to the solidarity and harmony of all Muslims for Islam and towards Islam and for the sake of all Muslims. It is to avoid any kind of disunity, discrepancies and self-worship which is the main cause of all of the miseries and falling behind
I ask God the Almighty for the glory of Islam as well as the Unity and solidarity for Muslims all over the world. Greetings to all Muslims and all of the good and pious creatures of God.
Peace be upon you, and the Mercy and Blessings of God

MAKE AGREEMENTS OF UNITY AND SOLIDARITY IN THESE SACRED PLACES
October 31, 1979
Imam Khomeini issued an important message upon the occasion of the day of Arafat of the pilgrimage which was addressed to all Muslims of the world. This message was read to hundreds of thousands of persons gathered at Arafat as well as to those in Mecca and it was broadcast to the Islamic world.
In the Name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate
'The Prophet of God is a good example for you. 'Greetings and the blessings of God upon the great Prophet of Islam who arose alone among the idolaters and arrogant, who raised the flag of Unity in favour of the deprived and abased people of the world. He had no fear because the numbers of his followers were small and that they had insufficient equipment but with the support of the power of faith and determination, he revolted against the tyrants and oppressors. Within less than half a century, the sound of
Unity spread to all the cultivated parts of the world. You honorable pilgrims have come from all parts of the world to the sacred House of God, to the center of Unity, the place of revelation, the place of Abraham and Mohammad, two great men who were destroyers of idols and who rebelled against the arrogant. You are now in the blessed places which, at the time of the revelation, were dry deserts and mountains and yet they are the place of the descending of the angels of God where the soldiers of God were attacked, the residence of the prophets of God and pious followers of God.
You should realize the importance and greatness of the places in which you are. Arm yourselves from this center of the destruction of idols to break the great idols which have altered their faces in the form of satanic powers and earth devouring plunderers. You must not be afraid of the empty power of tyrants. Rely on God. Make agreements of unity and solidarity in these sacred places. Avoid grouping and fighting with each other.
As God has commanded, 'Do not fight with each other for that will cause your respect to be destroyed.' The characteristic of faith and Islam will be diminished by fighting among yourselves and taking up ranks according to your personal wishes which are against the instructions of God. Unite t in the Truth, with the Unity of the Word and the word, Unity, you have the main sources of the greatness of the Islamic community and they will bring victory.
All of you Muslims of the world, what has happened to you? How was it that in the early stages of Islam, a few Muslims defeated the super-powers of that time and created the great humanitarian, Islamic community, but now you have approximately a one billion population and hold the most important resources which are our arms, and you show only weakness and humility towards the enemy?
Do you know that the most important cause of your miseries is due to the separation and contrasts of the heads of your country and consequently, you yourselves. Arise! Take up the Qur’an! Obey God's command so that you will be able to return to and revive the greatness and glory of Islam. Come and just listen to the words of God where God says, 'I give you one advice, arise and revolt for God, one by one or two by two.' Arise all of you for the sake of God. Arise against the inner satans. All arise against the satanic powers of the world. Any uprising which is divinely inspired and for the sake of God will be victorious.
You Muslims and deprived people of the world ! give your hands to each other, turn your attention towards God, trust in Islam and revolt against the arrogant and the oppressors of the rights of the people. Oh, pilgrims to the House of God, join each other and gather together in sacred pi aces and ask for victory of God and the greatness of Muslims and the deprived and abased people of the world.
You speakers and writers must discuss the social and political problems of your country at the great gatherings of Arafat, Mashair, Mina, Mecca and Medina with your brothers in faith and ask for the assistance of each other.
You are all pilgrims to the House of God. Try to speak of leftist and right est conspiracies and in particular, those of the plundering, oppressive America and the criminal Israel to the people of the world and ask for their assistance. Make the crimes of these criminals known. Rely on God for the improvement of Islamic affairs. Curtail the hands of criminals from Islamic countries.
With the Will of God, the Almighty, I give you the good news of victory .Greetings to the Prophet of God, leaders of Muslims and pious followers of God. May God's blessings be upon all of you.
Peace be upon you, and the Mercy and Blessings of God.

MUSLIM COUNTRIES MUST DEFEND ALL FREEDOM ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD
November 3, 1979
The message of Imam Khomeini to the Algerian people on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of their independence.
In the Name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate
Having reached the threshold of 25 years of freedom from the oppressive domination of the so called 'civilized' colonizers, I express my own sincere greetings as well as the greetings of all Iranians to our brother nation, Algeria.
Our nation has also tasted the bitterness of foreign domination and the plunders of oil, especially that of the U.S. Thus, we sense what you have suffered. We share in the sorrow and happiness of the whole Algerian nation and other Muslim countries because of our belief in brotherhood.
I hope that Muslims of the world who are now at the threshold of the fifteenth century of the hijrah will really study these difficulties and the origin of them and with solidarity, unity, and the endorsement of Islam, under the honorable banner of Islam release themselves from the bind of the colonizers.
Muslims who are at the threshold of the new century who have sensed unbearable suffering and who have seen nothing from the satanic super-powers but plundering, crime and difficulties, should now sincerely unite together and by turning their attention to God and Islam, try to find solutions to their problems.
The first essential step is that Muslim nations and their national governments must try to remove their mental dependence upon the West and find their own genuine culture. They should free themselves and the eastern countries and the African continent which has been awakened by the Islamic national, bloody revolution of the brave people of Algeria, from the domination of America and other colonizing countries. They must stand on their own two feet and seriously fight against the culture of the West which is exported to them.
African, Asian and other countries which are under domination must know that the corruption which is exported from colonizing, conspiring countries like America is not comparable to their changing themselves. Thus, all Islamic countries such as Iran must spiritually and financially support countries which are fighting colonizing countries.
Islamic countries must defend all freedom organizations of the world. We seriously condemn the conspiracies of Egypt, America and Israel for destroying and defeating the great revolution of the brave Palestinian people. Let the heads and representatives of the countries which have gathered in Algeria to unite and curtail the affairs of rightist and leftist criminals headed by the U.S., thoroughly defeat Israel and return the rights of the Palestinian people to them.
I ask God to return awareness, solidarity, unity and glory to all Islamic countries. Greetings to you and to all faithful servants of God.
Peace be upon you, and the Mercy and Blessings of God.