![]() ![]() ![]() One of the most dramatic and unexpected political events of the 20th Century was the Iranian Islamic Revolution: the overthrow of a modernizing, Westernizing Shah (monarch) of Iran, and his replacement with an anti-Western, revolutionary Islamist theocracy led by Khomeini.įor those who weren't around or weren't paying attention when it happened, the Revolution was an astonishing event, above all because "The Imam", Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1902-89), is noteworthy to history for essentially one reason, his leadership of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. ![]() INTRO Why Should We Care About the Ayatollah Khomeini, What He Wrote or What He Said? Religious and Political Will of Khomeini, read after his death.Fatwa calling for the killing of novelist Salman Rushdie by Khomeini, February 1989.Assorted speeches and quotes by Khomeini after he came to power, (1979-1988).Statement to students by Khomeini, Septem.Velayat-e Faqih, Hokumat-e-Eslami, (The Regency of the Theologian, Islamic Government), aka Hokumat-e-Eslami (Islamic Government) (1970), Khomeini's seminal book on Islamic government as rule by Islamic jurists.Speech on "social justice" and equality by Khomeini at Qom, April 3, 1963.Tahrir al-Vasileh, (Commentary on the Vehicle) (1965),.Resaleh Towzih al-Masa'el, (Questions clarified) (1961), Khomeini's first book of fatwas on religious questions.Kashf al-Asrar, (Key to the Secrets) (1942), Khomeini's first book.Why should anyone care about the Ayatollah Khomeini, what he wrote or said?.(Excerpts from some of the legendary Ayatollah’s ![]()
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