Democracy and Religion: Iranian Islamic Republic Experience

The Islamic republic in Iran introduced a new political model named “religious democracy” which is of great importance for those who try to harmonize religion with modern institutions...

Ayatollah Khomeini’s Discourse as ‘Final Vocabulary’

By using ‘thin’ and ‘thick’ words purely derived from Islamic metaphors and signifiers, Ayatollah Khomeini castigates the West’s claim to meta-narrative and pretension to universality

Twenty-Three Years after Imam Khomeini

I heard a visitor whom for sure had read the Imam’s humble remark, and in an answer whispered in tears: “O Imam! What shortcomings are you talking about? As far as we are concerned, you have been all goodness, purity and light”

Imam predicted the collapse of communism

Imam Khomeini, the great religious and spiritual leader of the Islamic World had predicted the collapse of Communism and sudden fall of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) though his political wisdom.

Imam Khomeini, the Revivalist of Ashura Culture

Imam Khomeini’s movement which had started on the evening of Ashura in 1342 AHS reached its highest point at the month of Muharram in 1358 AHS. Imam’s historical massage for the Islamic revolution manifested itself in the slogan of “the blood’s triumph over the sword.”

Imam Khomeini's Approach Toward Imam Hussein's Movement and Its Impact on the Formation of Iran's ...

it is concluded that Imam Khomeini provided chances for changes, evolutions and resistances and made it possible for people to oppose Pahlavi's regime, form Basij, develop Iran's revolution and establish Iran's Islamic government by relying on values resulted from Ashura movement and injecting these values to the culture accepted by the nation.

Why Imam Khomeini Was Attracted to Mulla Sadra's Philosophy

Imam Khomeini & Mulla Sadra

Muhammadzadeh mentioning that Imam Khomeini was among those who believed in philosophical thought and the values related to rationality in Iran, said: "From his youth, Imam had studied philosophy at the classes of great professors such as the late Sayyid Abulhassan Rafie Qazwini and the late Ayatollah Shahabadi and he had also taught a number of students in this field, including the late Sayyid Jalaluddin Ashtiani and Sheikh Mahdi Haeri Yazi."

The Second International Congress of Imam Khomeini & the Revival of Religious Beliefs