: Khomeini defends practices like the mourning of Muharram, pilgrimage ( ziyara ), and the intercession of the Prophet and Imams against accusations of "shirk" (idolatry).

In the vast ocean of Islamic political and theological literature, few works have sparked as much controversy, reverence, and academic scrutiny as (Unveiling of Secrets) by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Written in 1943–1944, this 200+ page Persian treatise is not merely a religious text; it is a political manifesto that laid the intellectual groundwork for the 1979 Iranian Revolution.