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.

Supplications by Imam Zain-ul-Abedin (PBUH) contains deep Quranic concepts, treasures of mysticism

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic maintained that divine-oriented supplications by Ali ibn Husayn Zain-ul-Abedin (PBUH) contain treasure of mysticism, deep Quranic cconcepts and several discipline of knowledge.

Imam Khomeini stresses discovering the ultimate goal of God from Quranic verses.

It is worth-mentioning that on different occasions, Imam interpreted the Holy Imam Khomeini has considered interpretation as discovering the ultimate goal of God from Quranic verses.

Quranic interpretation that Imam Khomeini provides has multiple dimensions

The interpretation that Imam Khomeini provides has multiple perspectives including theosophical dimensions; however, because of Imam's complete mastery of different Islamic sciences, signs from other fields are quite traceable.

Imam Khomeini stresses expressing the purposes of the verses of the Holy Quran

Imam Khomeini believed that no thorough and exhaustive interpretation of the Holy Quran is provided yet.

Imam Khomeini considers holy Quran as mirror of all divine names

Imam Khomeini stresses discovering the ultimate goal of God from Quranic verses

It is worth-mentioning that on different occasions, Imam interpreted the Holy Imam Khomeini has considered interpretation as discovering the ultimate goal of God from Quranic verses.

Imam wants believers to discover real purpose of revelation of Qur'an

Scholars have undertaken serious efforts to discover Imam Khomeini's method of Quranic interpretation.