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.

Knowledge must be accompanied by refinement and purification, Imam explained

Imam Khomeini through his books and works explains that If man does not cast pollution from the core of his soul, not only will whatever studying and learning he does be of no benefit by itself, rather it will actually be harmful.

Great leader of the greatest revolution

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.”

A memoir by Imam’s daughter-in-law about women participation

Memoirs by Imam’s daughter-in-law published in a women magazine

Seyyed Hassan Khomeini says Islamic Republic closely associated without Imam, without him seems a ...

Seyyed Hassan Khomeini, the late founder of Islamic Revolution, says the Islamic Republic without the Imam is a soulless body.

Imam Khomeini's exposition of Forty ahadith range broad area of ethical and spiritual topics

Imam Khomeini's selection and exposition of Forty ahadith range over a broad area of Islamic philosophy, ideology, ethics, metaphysics and spirituality.

Imam Khomeini's Strategic Management in the Imposed War.

Imam Khomeini's management characteristics are based on his personal and organizational behavior and Islamic values. The results indicated that Imam Khomeini's leadership and management model in the imposed War was a combination model based on three levels of the individual (personality), behavior, and society's needs.