Religious Democracy in Iran: Discursive Analysis of Imam Khomeini’s Political Thought

In the present article, the discourse formation of religious democracy is presented with a brief look at its concept. In accordance with the author, religious democracy is a conception of democracy that recognizes the collective power and people’s participation as the essence of democracy, and also justifies, analyzes, and explains that referring to religion and its principles.

Imam Khomeini: Preserve these meetings. All these forums that are religious and Islamic in nature ...

Sahifeh-ye-Imam. V 13, P 281

How did Imam releive the Iranian nation from clutches of global arrogance?

Weather conditions could never prevent Imam from reciting Ziarat-e-Ashura on rooftop

A memoir by Imam’s domestic servant known as Jafar Mashhadi

Late poet Houshang Ebtehaj welcomed Imam’s homecoming and revolution victory

At the time, Iranian great poet Amir Houshang Ebtehaj, wrote a piece of poetry to praise Imam Khomeini’s leadership and predicted the full victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Imam performed Prayers on the road to Kuwait

A memoir by Hujjatal al-Islam Naasari – Imam's student

Imam Khomeini's divine leadership revived Ashura uprising and Hosseini's school of thought

Imam Khomeini from the onset of the Islamic movement stressed the need of holding spiritual and mourning gatherings in remembrance of Imam Hossein (‘a) especially in months of Muharram and Safar as a mean for the growth and expansion of the Islamic revolution.

Imam Khomeini initiated idea of Islamic Unity

Indian Professor Mahrukh Mirza