The first volume covers the years 1941 to 1980, and was compiled and translated from Persian by Hamid Algar.
The book also contains Lectures on "the Supreme Jihad" and Surat al-Fatiha, and speeches and declarations.
Khomeini's writings reflect a belief in a theocracy, in which the government should be dictated by Islam.
He believes that outside "imperialists": ...regarded it necessary to work for the extirpation of Islam in order to attain their ultimate goals.
He discusses how Iran's constitution was influenced by Belgian, French, and British legal codes in order to deceive the people and keep them from their Islamic faith.