Imam Khomeini opposed Shah’s dependence on West

The Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, had been dependent on the west throughout his rule – a source of anger among Iranian public, who had launched a struggle under leadership of Imam Khomeini against Shah and his western backers. The dependence on foreign powers had led to collapse of Shah regime.

Getting to know the concept of the body of believers and the general public regarding Imam ...

Imam Khomeini’s view in that area helps us to understand his concept of religious rule in a world in which general public-government shapes the basis of rules and reveals his approach regarding rule and that has to do with two dimensions and one is national and the other one is Islamic.

Officials attend funeral service for late Ayatollah Shahroudi

A funeral procession for the Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi has seen a massive turnout, with a large number of Iranian people and government officials paying their last respects to the senior cleric.

Leader offers condolences on passing of Ayatollah Shahroudi

Prominent Imam Khomeini's pupil Ayatollah Shahroudi passes away

Head of Iran’s Expediency Council, Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi, who was one of prominent pupil of the late founder of the Islamic Republic has passed away at the age of 70 after months of suffering acute ill health.

Imam Khomeini recommended following footsteps of holy prophet's successors

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic through his historic messages and speeches on various occasions stressed on following footsteps of the infallible successors of the holy prophet of Islam.

The dimensions of how Iran’s Islamic revolution has been influenced by Hosseini movement

Imam Khomeini believes that Imam Hossein (PBUH)’s uprising is a model and a school of thought. This view has influenced his ideas and contrary to the Sunnis and many of Shia scholars he referring to Imam Hosein’s uprising in where Islam’s principle is endangered has said that ordering regarding the famous and holding back regarding that which is forbidden even if it has bodily and financial losses is mandatory and as the rule of the oppressor is the biggest forbidden thing he has said that rising up against the Shah’s regime is mandatory for the scholars and the people and thus he turned into a revolutionary leader.

16 Azar (7 December) became official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution

16 Azar (7 December) has become the official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution. On that day, December 7, 1953 (16 Azar 1332 in the Iranian calendar) three students of the University of Tehran were murdered by Iranian police in the Pahlavi era. Every year there are local demonstrations at many universities organized by students.