The big picture:
Ten-Day Fajr (Ten-Day Dawn), starts on February 1, ten days before the victory of the Islamic Revolution, marking the return of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to Iran.
On February 1, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Revolution returned to Iran after 15 years in exile.
Ayatollah Khomeini was the political leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah (king) of Iran.
Key points:
- Ayatollah Khamenei visited the holy shrine of Imam Khomeini (RA) and, after reciting Fatiha, paid his respects to the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- The Leader of the Revolution also visited the graves of the martyrs of the terrorist attack on July 7 and the terrorist bombing of the Prime Minister's office on September 8, 1981, honoring the memory of these martyrs, especially Ayatollah Beheshti, Mohammad Ali Rajai, and Bahonar.
- Ayatollah Khamenei also visited the graves of the martyrs of the Islamic Revolution, the Sacred Defense, and the martyrs who defended the shrine, and he prayed for the elevation of their ranks after reciting Fatiha.
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