Politics and Religion in contemporary Iran

The most important characteristics of politico-jurisprudental religiosity are: total Islamic discourse in which political and religious affairs are inseparable. Seeking a religious government and society and he establishment and implementation of Sharia laws in such a society; and Opposition to secularism and nationalism.

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.

How did Imam see politics and religion inseparable?

How did Imam see politics and religion inseparable?

Imam Khomeini’s legacy lives on in Ayatollah Khamenei’s revolutionary leadership

On this day in 1989, the World lost the man that revolutionized the balance of power in West Asia and restored this balance on an international scale, uplifting with it not just the Muslim and Arab world, but the dignity and power of all oppressed nations with it.

Imam Khomeini's Foreign Policy: Conceptual Framework, Perspectives and Challenges.

Imam Khomeini, stating this important theory that "the source of conflicts and disagreements is selfishness, and yet peace will be an unreachable wish of humanity", had firm belief in the fundamental ethics, accountability and realist idealism in the foreign policy. By understanding all of the above components, one can inquire into the depth of Imam Khomeini's thought in drawing up a road map for peaceful coexistence despite the belief in the establishment of a divine sovereignty, mutual respect for the sovereignty of the countries.

We neither tolerate oppression nor imposed oppression

In an interview conducted just ahead of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini said that we have had never tolerated oppression nor imposed oppression throughout the history.

How did Imam Khomeini see alliance between politics and religion?