Ruhollah Khomeini
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Fighting West’s sway, Iran’s clerics tighten grip on schools...government and kill citizens holding peaceful protests. "Basij, which the Imam [Khomeini] favored, didn't stand against the people, it stood by the people,'' he said in the statement. "It was not expected that Basij . . . rob the people of... In this article: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Islam, Basij, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Etemad, Khameini, and Tehran |
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CBS News | November 04, 2009
Obama Seeks Dialogue on Iran Anniversary
...Mistrust and Confrontation" 30 Years After Embassy Takeover The late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, center, is greeted by supporters upon his return to Iran on Feb. 1, 1979. Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 is the 30th anniversary of the U.S....
In this article: Barack Obama, Iran, Tehran, United States, All rights reserved, Islamic Republic News Agency, Dickinson State University, Softball, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Iran clerics start taking control of schools
...Basij forces. Mousavi's statement said the Basij, the street wing of the Guard, was created by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the father of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, as a popular body to serve the public and not to become stooges...
In this article: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Islam, Basij, Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran, Etemad, and Khameini
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Kansas City Star | 1 day ago
Iran seeks to quiet critic inside ruling system
...sermon of prayer of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, under a poster showing the Iranian late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran.
In this article: Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran, Islamic, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Eid al-Adha, Tehran University, God, and Mir Hossein Mousavi
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Newsweek World News | November 18, 2009
Khamenei Will Be Iran's Last Supreme Leader
...had isolated the country. This prompted a vicious campaign against him that continues today, and yet he has remained one of the most respected and authoritative critics of the Islamic system-inside and outside Iran. He has also objected to...
In this article: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader, Islam, Iran, God, Prophet Muhammad, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran-Iraq War, and Duke University
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The Daily Dish By Andrew Sullivan | November 04, 2009
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...into exile, first to Turkey and then to Najaf, Iraq. The Ayatollah returned to Iran triumphantly on February 1, 1979, after the Shah had gone into exile on January 16, 1979. It was also on Nov. 4, 1978, that a gathering of students on...
In this article: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran, University of Tehran, United States, Najaf, Iraq, Middle East, Tehran, and Turkey
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Pioneer Press | November 01, 2009
TOM POWERS: Return to Lambeau Field is a home run for Brett Favre
...calmly took the Vikings down field for the clinching touchdown. This may have been the most successful homecoming since the Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran in 1979. They didn't care what kind of jersey he was wearing. The signs, the...
In this article: Brett Favre, Vikings, Packers, Ted Thompson, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Minnesota, and Super Bowl
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Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (Persian:روح الله موسوی خمینی, also transliterated as Khumayni; ) (24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the late Shah of Iran. Following the revolution and a national referendum, Khomeini became the country's Supreme Leader—a position created in the constitution as the highest ranking political and religious authority of the nation, until his death.
Khomeini was a marja or marja al-taqlid, ("source of emulation"), (also known as a Grand Ayatollah) in Twelver Shi'a Islam, but is most famous for his political role. In his writings and preachings he expanded the Shi'a Usuli theory of velayat-e faqih, the "guardianship of the jurisconsult (clerical authority)" to include theocratic political rule by Islamic jurists.
Named Man of the Year in 1979 by American newsmagazine, TIME, Khomeini was a "charismatic leader of immense popularity," considered a "champion of Islamic revival" by both Shia and Sunni scholars. Beloved by millions of Iranians he was "the Imam, an ascetic spiritual leader whose teachings are unquestioned." Both his return from exile and his funeral were occasions of great emotional outpouring for millions.
Khomeini is usually known as Imam Khomeini inside Iran and amongst his followers internationally, and Ayatollah Khomeini outside of Iran.
- Birth Date:
- September 24, 1902
- Birthplace:
- Khomein, Markazi Province
- Death Date:
- June 03, 1989
- Place of Death:
- Tehran, Iran
- Religion:
- Usuli Twelver Shi'a Islam
- Spouse:
- Khadijeh Saqafi Khomeini
- Influenced:
- Mohammad Beheshti, Hossein-Ali Montazeri, Morteza Motahhari, Ali Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi, Fazel Lankarani
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