Scholarly and political perspectives of Imam Khomeini’s life turned him into unprecedented leader ...

Imam Khomeini became a Marja in 1963, following the death of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi.

Imam firmly believed in political activism by clerics

Imam Khomeini’s writings revealed that he firmly believed from the beginning in political activism by clerics.

Scholarly phase of Imam Khomeini's life

Imam Khomeini's interest in Islamic studies surpassed the bounds of traditional subjects of Islamic law (Sharia), jurisprudence (Fiqh), and principles (Usul) and the like.

Imam Khomeini from very beginning firmly believed in political activism by clerics.

Although during this scholarly phase of his life Imam Khomeini was not politically active, the nature of his studies, teachings, and writings revealed that he firmly believed from the beginning in political activism by clerics.

Imam Khomeini represented his religious-political ideas openly

Imam was the first Iranian cleric to try to refute the outspoken advocacy of secularism in the 1940s.

Imam Khomeini remains very high caliber of philosopher and mystic

It was during his first fourteen years in Qum that Ayatullah Khomeini became familiar with the intertwined traditions of philosophy and mysticism.

Ayatollah Sayyid Ruhullah Musawi Khomeini

Imam Khomeini showed no interest for publicity of his religious authority

A memoir by Hojjat al-Islam Mohammad Ali Ansari, a prominent Imam’s fellow