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INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER SIXTEEN
Date: October 26, 1964 (AD) / Aban 4, 1343 (AHS) / JumadaII 20, 1384 (AH)
Place: Imam Khomeini's home, Qum, Iran
Theme: The disclosure of the revival of the Capitulation Bill by the Shah and his rubber-stamp Parliament
Occasion: The anniversary of the birth of Hazrat Fatima (upon whom be peace) and Imam's opposition to the approval of the Capitulation Bill
Those present: Religious students, clerics, merchants of the bazaar, university students and academics and people from other walks of life from Qum and other cities

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER SEVENTEEN
Date: November 14, 1965 (AD) / Aban 23, 1344 (AHS) / Rajab 20, 1385 (AH)
Place: Shaykh Ansari Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Theme: The duties of the heads of the Muslim countries and the responsibility of the `ulama in the struggle against imperialism and Zionism
Occasion: The beginning of Imam's lectures at the Najaf theological center
Those present: The `ulama, scholars and students of Islamic subjects at the Najaf center of theology

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER EIGHTEEN
Date: Between October 1965 and September 1966 AD / Aban 1344 and Shahrivar 1346 AHS
Place: Shaykh Ansari Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Theme: Disunion benefits the enemies and self-love is the basis of all problems
Occasion: The existence of an atmosphere of disunion and discord at the Najaf theological centre
Those present: The `ulama, scholars and students of religious sciences of the Najaf theological center

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER NINETEEN
Date: September 8, 1967 (AD) / Shahrivar 17, 1346 (AHS) / Jumada II 3, 1387 (AH)
Place: Imam Khomeini's home, Najaf, Iraq
Theme: The regime's plan for destroying Islam and the clergy
Occasion: The assault on the religious schools of Qum and their plunder by SAVAK
Those present: Religious students and clergy of Najaf

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWENTY
Date: April 9, 1968 (AD) / Farvardin 20, 1347 (AHS) / Muharram 10, 1388 (AH)
Place: Karbala, Iraq
Theme: Unawareness of the redemptory teachings of Islam is the cause of the decline of the Muslims
Occasion: The arrival of `Ashura, 1968
Those present: The students of Basra University

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWENTY ONE
Date: June 22, 1971 (AD) / Tir 1, 1350 (AHS) / Rabi' II 28,1391 (AH)
Place: Shaykh Ansari Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Theme: The crimes of Iranian kings and the Pahlavi dynasty
Occasion: The holding of festivities to mark two thousand five hundred years of monarchy
Those present: Students and clergy of the Najaf theological center

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWENTY TWO
Date: December 23, 1971 (AD) / Dey 2, 1350 (AHS) / Dhu al-Qa'dah 4, 1391 (AH)
Place: Shaykh Ansari Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Theme: Denouncing the Ba'athist regime's deportation of Iranians and the announcement of Imam's decision to migrate
Occasion: The deportation of Iranians by the Ba'athists
Those Present: About 10,000 religious students and clergymen, and many Iranians resident in Iraq

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWENTY TREE
Date: December 31, 1971 (AD) / Dey 10, 1350 ((AHS) / Dhu al Qa`dah 1391 (AH)
Place: Shaykh Ansari Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Theme: Iranians used as scapegoats by the Ba`athists.
Occasion: The Ba`athists refusal to allow Imam to migrate to Lebanon
Those present: Religious scholars, clergymen and several Iranian residents of Iraq.

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWENTY FOUR
Date: September 28, 1977 (AD) / Mehr 6, 1356 (AHS) / Shawwal 14,1397 (AH)
Place: Shaykh Ansari Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Theme: A warning against the infiltration of eclectic ideas and drawing erroneous conclusions from the politico-religious laws of the Holy Qur'an
Occasion: The propagation of eclectic interpretations of Islam; the holding of the indecent art festival in Shiraz
Those present: Religious students and clergy of the Najaf theological center

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWENTY FIVE
Date: November 1, 1977 (AD) / Aban 10, 1356 (AHS) / Dhu al- Qa'dah 18, 1397 (AH)
Place: Shaykh Ansari Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Theme: The power of the clergy and the political, intellectual and religious services rendered by the Shi`i `ulama
Occasion: The martyrdom of Mr. Mustafa Khomeini (Rh)
Those present: Religious students, clergymen and Iranians resident in Iraq

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWENTY SIX
Date: January 1978 (AD) / Dey 1356 (AHS) / Safar 1398 (AH)
Place: Shaykh Ansari Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Theme: The crimes committed during the fifty years of illegal Pahlavi rule
Occasion: The murder of the people of Qum on January 9, 1978 (Dey 19, 1356 AHS)
Those present: Religious students, clergymen and others

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWENTY SEVEN
Date: February 18, 1978 (AD) / Bahman 29, 1356 (AHS)/ Rabi' I 10, 1398 (AH)
Place: Shaykh Ansari Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Theme: The crimes of the Shah and of those who claim to support human rights
Occasion: The fortieth day following the martyrdom of those killed in Qum in the tragedy of January 9
Those present: Religious students, clergymen and members of the public

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWENTY EIGHT
Date: May 13,1978 (AD) / Urdibihisht 23,1357 (AHS) / Jumada II 5,1398 (AH)
Place: Shaykh Ansari Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Theme: The causal factor behind all the crimes committed in Iran is the Shah
Occasion: The merciless killings carried out by the regime at the end of 1977 and the beginning of 1978
Those present: Religious students, clergymen and a number of Iranians residing in Iraq

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER TWENTY NINE
Date: May 31, 1978 (AD) / Khurdad 10, 1357 (AHS) / Jumada II 23, 1397 (AH)
Place: Shaykh Ansari Mosque , Najaf , Iraq
Theme: It is a religious duty to rise up against the Shah and American interference in Iran
Occasion: The arrival of the anniversary of the bloody uprising of Khurdad 15, 1963
Those present: Religious students, clergy and a group of Iranian residents in Iraq

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH NUMBER THIRTY
Date: October 9, 1978 (AD) / Mehr 17, 1357 (AHS) / Dhu al-Qa'dah 6, 1398 (AH)
Place: Imam's temporary place of residence in Paris
Theme: The imperial regime is the source of all corruption in Iran and the bayonet of America is that which is safeguarding the regime
Occasion: An audience with Iranian residents of France following the lifting of those obstacles which impeded Imam's political activities (this therefore being the first speech to be made by Imam in Paris)
Those present: A group of students and Iranians residing abroad