Imam Khomeini’s Approach to Political Struggle

The focus of this paper is analysis of methods used by Imam Khomeini in his struggles until the victory of the Islamic Revolution. The main question of this paper is: What was Imam Khomeini’s approach to violence and nonviolence in his political struggles against the Shah’s regime?

Imam Khomeini stressed Islamic revolution is a light of Ashura

Imam Khomeini thorough his historic messages and speeches stressed that Islamic Revolution of Iran was inspired by the culture of Ashura.

Would you pleased count some concrete steps did Imam Khomeini take for the Palestine issue?

Islamic revolution has been the most popular revolution in history

Seyyed Hassan Khomeini says Islamic Revolution under leadership of Imam has been the most popular revolution in contemporary history.

Imam Khomeini: Islamic Revolution of Iran is a reflection of Ashura and the great Divine Revolution.

Sahifeh-ye-Imam, V. 17, P. 447

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.

Military Structure in Imam Khomeini's Political Thought and Action (Emphasising on Army)

Imam used to send gifts to municipal committee workers

Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam