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

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.

Imam Khomeini spent over 14 years in exile

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). This was his most famous and influential work and laid out his ideas on governance (at that time):

Imam Khomeini advised believers to be worthy in the eyes of God

Imam Khomeini advised believers to undertake efforts to be worthy in the eyes of God. Try to win the hearts of the creatures by first pleasing the real owner of the hearts,

Were Imam Khomeini’s ancestors Kashmirian in origin?

Imam Khomeini strengthened might of Muslim resistance movements

An Iraqi scholar says the Islamic Republic founded by Imam Khomeini has been successful in strengthening the might of Muslim resistance movements in different countries,

Imam Khomeini's global message crossed beyond borders

Seyed Hassan Khomeini who, in an address to an international conference titled “Imam Khomeini and the Contemporary World" on Thursday, said the message inspired hearts even in non-Muslim countries. He also stressed that the message of Imam Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution he led to victory has gone beyond Iran and other Muslim countries.

Iranian Jewish community leader hails Imam Khomeini for boosting unity

Leader of Iranian Jewish community hails late Imam Khomeini for boosting and consolidating unity among followers of divine religion.