The aim is the establishment and creation of a society and...

The aim is the establishment and creation of a society and environment wherein only God is worshipped, and the beacons of servitude, sincerity and manifestation of faith in the unseen would dispel the darkness of carnal desires and worldly passion, let the eyes of humanity see the shining splendor of truth, and make monotheism and its sublime dimensions govern the entire human relations and interactions.

All of these are not possible except through self-purification, a subject which is unknown to the leaders of both the East and the West and for which the weary world of today is thirsty. The secret behind the greatness of Imâm Khomeinî’s works and the wonder of the influence of His Eminence’s pen and thought on his followers should be studied within the framework of this very truth.

Those who are looking for the secret behind the slogan of blood’s victory over the sword and the triumph of the armless votaries of the Imâm against the most militarily equipped American surrogate government, would lead to nowhere they as are looking for political and economic factors in the context of materialistic analyses.

Those who have not heard of, and do not understand, the success of Imâm Khomeinî in the experience and training in the different forms of struggles against the self and the tussle in the intricate realm of the greatest jihâd (jihâd al-akbar), could not also comprehend the quintessence of the Imâm’s revolution.

The Greatest Jihâd: Combat with the Self is the title of the present book and a valuable mystical work which he himself practically traversed for years through spiritual journey, worship and cognition of such perilous route.

Before apparently entering the world of political resistance as well as in the midst of his struggles, Imâm Khomeinî (r), while relying on discussions such as this, used to teach the wayfarers in his path that his course is distinct from the conventional political movements and professional statesmen, and that the real victory in the political, military and economic struggles is in no way attainable except through the greatest struggle and combat with the self.