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.

Imam Khomeini: In Hajj people should try to identify the problems facing Muslims during the year ...

Sahifeh-ye-Imam, Vol 18, Page 45

Dr. Komsari advised public masses to use their right to vote in elections

Head of the institute for compilation and publication of Imam Khomeini’s works has advised nations to use their right to vote during parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections.

Dr. Komsari stresses amicable relations and interaction between clergymen and public masses

Hojjat al-Islam Dr. Ali Komsari, the head of Imam Khomeini's Institute for compilation and publication of Imam Khomeini’s works, in an interview has proposed a series of solution to improve the relationship between the public masses and the clergymen.

Imam wanted historic referendum to be held soon

A memoirs by Dr. Fatima Tabatabae’I, Imam’s daughter-in-law

Promise of victory at the pinnacle of misery

Imam's letter to the Soviet Union leader contained much wisdom and sound advice

Imam Khomeini then suggested that, if Mikhail Gorbachev desired to become more familiar with Islamic concepts, the Soviet leader should command his scholars to study the philosophical works of al-Farabi, Avicenna, Sohravardi and Mullah Sadra to become familiar with the “nature of knowledge” which is different from the “nature of matter.”

The revolution under Imam Khomeini leadership created a great awakening

(Sheikh Qassim the leader of Bahrain)