Legacy of a revolution: Objectives of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution and significance

Imam Khomeini spent over 14 years in exile before historic return to home in 1979

Imam Khomeini spent over 14 years in exile, mostly in the holy city of Najaf in Iraq, before making a historic return to Iran in 1979.

Islamic government abolishes all types of dictatorship

Islamic government abolishes all types of dictatorship

How did Imam attach significance to will of the public?

Imam Khomeini’s lecture series in Najaf laid out his ideas on Islamic governance

In early 1970 Imam Khomeini gave a lecture series in Najaf on Islamic Government which later was published as a book titled variously Islamic Government or Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists (velayat-e faqih).

Imam Khomeini was a person who advocated and brought about transformation

The leader of Islamic Revolution Imam Ayatollah Seyyed Ali once said Khamenei [Khomeini] was a person who advocated and brought about transformation. As for bringing about transformation, his role was not confined to being a mere teacher and instructor, rather he played the role of a commander active on the field and leading in the true sense of the word.

Any person could see the Imam

Hujjat al-Islam wal Muslimeen Hashemi Rafsanjani, Shahed journal, no. 3