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.

Iranians celebrate National Teachers' Day, a commemoration of martyr Ayatollah Motahari

Ordibehesht 12 in the Iranian calendar corresponding with May 2 is the martyrdom anniversary of one of the most significant ideologists of the Islamic Revolution, Morteza Motahari.

What kind of system Imam Khomeini opted to establish following the Islamic Revolution?

Imam Khomeini challenged US dominance, overthrew Western-backed monarchy

Imam Khomeini made a denunciation of both the Shah and the United States

During November of 1964, Imam Khomeini made a denunciation of both the Shah and his Western backers especially the United States.

Imam’s teaching focused often on relevance of religion to practical issues of the day

Imam Khomeini's teaching focused often on the overriding relevance of religion to practical social and political issues of the day.

Imam no longer accepted the idea of a limited monarchy

Logically, in the 1970s, as contrasted with the 1940s, he no longer accepted the idea of a limited monarchy under the Iranian Constitution of 1906-1907, an idea that was clearly evidenced by his book Kashf-e Asrar.

Revolution under Imam Khomeini leadership overthrew Western backed monarchy in Iran

Imam Khomeini has been a Muslim cleric and Marja, and the political leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.