The Muslim Revivalist Movements: The Role of Imam Khomeini in its Development and Continuity

Imam Khomeini has achieved successes in continuance of the movement of religious revivalism, that other Islamic reformists have achieved less. Imam Khomeini is one of significant revivalists who led the Islamic revolution in Iran and consequently brought about changes in Muslim society and civilization. In this article, distinctive features of Imam Khomeini’s revivalism will be examined.

Revisiting Ayatollah Khomeini’s Doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqıh (Velayat-e Faqıh)

Imam's letter to the Soviet Union leader contained much wisdom and sound advice

Imam Khomeini then suggested that, if Mikhail Gorbachev desired to become more familiar with Islamic concepts, the Soviet leader should command his scholars to study the philosophical works of al-Farabi, Avicenna, Sohravardi and Mullah Sadra to become familiar with the “nature of knowledge” which is different from the “nature of matter.”

Imam Khomeini brought about positive changes in order to raise women status in current era: Dr. ...

The head of institute for compilation and publication of Imam Khomeini says that the founder of the Islamic Revolution brought about very positive changes in order to raise the women status in contemporary history.

Internal struggle is of great significance for all great mystics

Imam Khomeini explains the jihad al-nafs or the internal struggle is of great significance for all great religious thinkers, mystics, and moralists.

An examination of the relationship between tradition and modernization in the thought and practice ...

Imam Khomeini highlights importance of knowledge, awareness to actualize justice

According to Imam Khomeini, everything begins with knowledge and awareness and to gain knowledge, one should primarily forgo denial.

A Mystic Politician

Ayatollah Khomeini was a Shiite Muslim cleric and marja, the political leader of 1979 Islamic revolution of Iran until his death. He was also a highly-influential and innovative Islamic political theorist, most noted for the development of the theory of Vilayat-e-Faghih, the "Guardianship of jurisconsult".