Khomeini penned the book in the early 1940s, shortly after the forced abdication of Reza Shah Pahlavi. The immediate catalyst was a controversial 1943 pamphlet titled Asrar-i Hazarsala (The Thousand-Year Secrets) written by Ali Akbar Hakimzadeh. Hakimzadeh, a former seminary student, attacked traditional Shia practices—such as the mourning of Muharram and the visitation of shrines ( ziyarat )—labeling them as superstitious corruptions engineered by the clergy to maintain social control.
Published in 1943 (or soon after), this was Khomeini’s first major political work and his first book published for the public. Written at a relatively young age (around his mid-40s), it serves as a foundational text that outlines the grievances and political philosophy that would later fuel a revolution. kashf ul asrar khomeini pdf top