Kashf al-Asrar (Unveiling of Secrets), published in 1943, is the first major political work by Ruhollah Khomeini. Written at the request of Ayatullah Burujirdi, it serves as a point-by-point refutation of the anti-clerical pamphlet Asrar-e Hezar Sale (The Thousand-Year Secrets) by Ali Akbar Hakimzadeh. The book is a foundational text that outlines Khomeini's early political and theological thought, defending traditional Shi'a practices against secularism and modernism. Core Themes and Structure