Imam Khomeini challenged US dominance, overthrew Western-backed monarchy

Imam’s teaching focused often on relevance of religion to practical issues of the day

Imam Khomeini's teaching focused often on the overriding relevance of religion to practical social and political issues of the day.

Revolution under Imam Khomeini leadership overthrew Western backed monarchy in Iran

Imam Khomeini has been a Muslim cleric and Marja, and the political leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.

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.

Why did Imam write his famous work known as Kashf-e Asrar?

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.