Imam Khomeini said in one of his speeches that the martyrdom of Imam Ali and Imam Hossein (peace be upon them) were great inflicting because the foes of humanity wanted to hinder true understanding of Islam by conspiring assassination of these two great divine personalities.
Imam Ali established the true Islamic government and exerted utmost efforts to implement justice and equality in the society, he added.
The true successor of the holy prophet of Islam adopted very simple life style and even started working into fields immediately after the people took an allegiance to him and he started caliphship, Imam Khomeini noted.
The truthful successor of the holy prophet of Islam struggled very hard to spread spiritual and human values and fought against tyranny and cruelty.
Imam Ali bin Abi-Talib, Amir al-Mu'minin peace be upon him, spent each precious moment of his pure life in accordance with divine cause and will and departed from this life as a martyr on 21st Ramadan, AH 40.
Imam Ali (a-s) raised his hands and said: “By the lord of the Ka'ba, I have succeeded!"
Imam Khomeini urged the Muslim societies to follow foot-steps of the holy prophet of Islam and his truthful infallible successor Imam Ali (peace be upon them).
Imam Khomeini frequently invited the youths, individuals and government officials to stick to the principals practiced by the infallible honorable prophet and Imams such as Imam Ali and their pure progeny.
The holy prophet himself had introduced several virtues of Imam Ali and called for the Islamic Ummah to follow conduct of these sacred personalities after his departure.
Several collections of some beautiful spiritual supplication and Nahj al-Balaghah has been left by the Imam Ali (PBUH) which contain a unique spiritual and divine treasures.
Imam Ali (PBUH) is a complete code of life and his conduct will continue to lead the humanity towards spiritual peace in this world and bring them salvation hereafter.
Several scholars believe that Imam Ali (PBUH) was assassinated due to his strong desire for implementation of justice among humanity.
The pure progenies of the holy prophet of Islam and his truthful successor Imam Ali (peace be upon them) had undertaken serious struggle to shield Islam and Muslims from any type of internal and external dangers and threats after emergence of Islam.