| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER ONE | ||||
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Date: November 11, 1962 (AD) / Aban 20, 1341 (AHS) / Jumada II 13, 1382 (AH) | ||||
| Place: A'zam Mosque, Qum, Iran | ||||
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Theme: Protests against the government's silence during disturbances caused by the proposed Provincial and District Councils Bill | ||||
| Occasion: A reply to the people's request as to what course of action they should take in regard to the Provincial and District Councils Bill | ||||
| Those Present: Businessmen and shopkeepers of Qum, religious students and a number of visitors to the holy shrine of Hazrat Ma`suma | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWO | ||||
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Date: November 23, 1962 (AD) / Azar 2, 1341 (AHS) Jumada II 25, 1382 (AH) | ||||
| Place: Imam Khomeini's home , Qum , Iran | ||||
| Theme: The need for the people's continued resistance to the government throughout the Provincial and District Councils disturbance | ||||
| Occasion: Imam's reply to questions from businessmen and religious groups from Tehran | ||||
| Those present: Three groups of businessmen from Tehran, a number of religious students, and the people of Qum | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER THREE | ||||
| Date: November 30, 1962 (AD) / Azar 9, 1341 (AHS) / Rajab 2, 1382 (AH) | ||||
| Place: Imam Khomeini's home , Qum , Iran | ||||
| Theme: Insufficient action by the government to annul the Provincial and District Councils Bill | ||||
| Occasion: When the annulment of the bill was not published in the press | ||||
| Those Present: Businessmen and groups of people from Tehran, religious students and the people of Qum | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER FOUR | ||||
| Date: December 2, 1962 (AD), Azar 11, 1341 (AHS), Rajab 4, 1382 (AH) | ||||
| Place: A`zam Mosque, Qum, Iran | ||||
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| Occasion: The commencement of lessons at the Qum theological center after the conclusion of the Provincial and District Council disturbances | ||||
| Those present: The `ulama, instructors and students of religious sciences and several residents of Qum | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER FIVE | ||||
| Date: January 1963 (AD) / end of Dey 1341 (AHS) / Sha'ban 1382 (AH) | ||||
| Place: Qum, Iran | ||||
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Theme: A warning with regard to the consequences of the Shah's proposed referendum and the need for the awareness and resistance of the `ulama and the people | ||||
| Occasion: The regime's announcement of the enforced White Revolution referendum | ||||
| Those Present: Ayatullah Ruhullah Kamalvand, the high-ranking Ayatullahs and a group of the `ulama of Qum | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER SIX | ||||
| Date: January 23, 1963 (AD) / Bahman 3, 1341 (AHS) / Sha'ban 26, 1382 (AH) | ||||
| Place: The home of one of the maraji`, Qum, Iran | ||||
| Theme: The need for the Shah to apologise to the clergy after the removal of `Alam from the premiership | ||||
| Occasion: The bloody incidents which occurred on January 22 and 23 (Bahman 2 and 3) in Tehran and Qum, and the Shah's visit to Qum | ||||
| Those Present: High-ranking clergy, and the maraji` of Qum | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER SEVEN | ||||
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Date: February 26, 1963 (AD) / Esfand 7, 1341 (AHS)/ Shawwal 1, 1382 (AH) | ||||
| Place: The home of Imam Khomeini, Qum, Iran | ||||
| Theme: The importance of opposition to the illegal referendum and the imposed White Revolution | ||||
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Occasion: The arrival of `Id al-Fitr | ||||
| Those Present: Religious students, clergy, citizens of Qum and pilgrims visiting the holy shrine of Hazrat Ma`suma (pbuh) | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER EIGHT | ||||
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Date: March 20, 1963 (AD) / Esfand 29, 1341 (AHS) / Shawwal 23, 1382 (AH) | ||||
| Place: A'zam Mosque, Qum , Iran | ||||
| Theme: Being prepared for self-sacrifice in the path of Islam and for struggle against the taghut | ||||
| Occasion: Threats made by the Shah and the decision to storm the theological center | ||||
| Those present: Imam's students and followers | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER NINE | ||||
| Date: March 22, 1963 (AD) / Farvardin 2, 1342 (AHS) / Shawwal 25, 1382 (AH) | ||||
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Place: The home of Imam Khomeini (Rh) | ||||
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Theme: The need to endure hardship and to be patient and steadfast in the face of intimidation | ||||
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Occasion: The attack on Fayziya Madrasa by agents of the regime | ||||
| Those present: A group of religious students, clergy and people of Qum | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TEN | ||||
| Date: March 23, 1963 (AD) / Farvardin 3, 1342 (AHS) / Shawwal 26, 1382 (AH) | ||||
| Place: The home of Imam Khomeini (Rh), Qum, Iran | ||||
| Theme: The need for people to visit Fayziya Madrasa and the hospitals in Qum | ||||
| Occasion: Using the Fayziya event to unmask the regime | ||||
| Those present: A group of religious students, clergy and people of Qum | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER ELEVEN | ||||
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Date: May 2, 1963 (AD) / Urdibihisht 12, 1342 (AHS) / Dhu al- Hijjah 8, 1382 (AH) | ||||
| Place: A'zam Mosque, Qum, Iran | ||||
| Theme: Assessment of the nation's uprising and both the sweet and bitter events of 1962 and the beginning of 1963 (1341 and 1342 AHS) | ||||
| Occasion: Commencement of lessons at the theological institution following the fortieth-day commemoration for the martyrs of Fayziya Madrasa | ||||
| Those present: A group of religious students, clergy and people of Qum | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWELVE | ||||
| Date The afternoon of June 3, 1963 (AD) / Khurdad 13, 1342 (AHS) / Muharram 10, 1383 (AH) | ||||
| Place: Fayziya Madrasa , Qum , Iran | ||||
| Theme: The Shah and Israel; the root of people's suffering in Iran | ||||
| Occasion: The arrival of `Ashura | ||||
| Those present: A large gathering of religious students, clergy, people of Qum and pilgrims of the Holy Shrine | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER THIRTEEN | ||||
| Date: April 10, 1964 (AD) / Farvardin 21, 1343 (AHS) / Dhu al- Qa'dah 26, 1383 (AH) | ||||
| Place: Imam Khomeini's home, Qum, Iran | ||||
| Theme: Disclosure of the regime's plots and the false claim concerning the clergy's support for the "White Revolution" | ||||
| Occasion: Imam's return to Qum following his release from imprisonment and detention | ||||
| Those present: A group of Tehran University students, religious students and people of Qum | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER FOURTEEN | ||||
| Date: April 15, 1964 (AD) / Farvardin 26, 1343 (AHS) / Dhu al- Hijjah 2, 1383 (AH) | ||||
| Place: A'zam Mosque, Qum, Iran | ||||
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Theme: Paying tribute to the martyrs of Khurdad 15 and exposing the Shah's crimes | ||||
| Occasion: Neutralisation of the regime's propaganda against the Islamic movement and the revolutionary clergy | ||||
| Those present: `Ulama, clergymen, merchants, students and people from other sectors of society | ||||
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| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER FIFTEEN | ||||
| Date: September 9, 1964 (AD) / Shahrivar 18, 1343 (AHS)/ JumadaI 2, 1384 (AH) | ||||
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Place: A`zam Mosque, Qum, Iran | ||||
| Theme: The danger of the penetration of Israeli influence in Iran and the plots perpetrated by the imperialists in the Islamic countries | ||||
| Occasion: The beginning of lessons at the theological center | ||||
| Those present: Religious students, clerics, merchants of the bazaar and others resident in Qum | ||||
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