Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini biography religious figure 19021989 quick facts. The second is the duty of the religious scholars the fuqaha to bring about an islamic state. It was several days preceding his triumphal return to iran after almost 14 years of exile, mostly spent in najaf, iraq. The institute for compilation and publication of imam khomeinis works international affairs department place of publication. Islamic government velayate faqih tahrir alwasilah kashf alasrar forty hadith of ruhullah khomeini islam and revolution. He began studying the quran and the persian language from a young. The satanic verses controversy, also known as the rushdie affair, was the heated and frequently violent reaction of muslims to the publication of salman rushdies novel the satanic verses, which was first published in the united kingdom in 1988 and inspired in part by the life of muhammad. Ruhollah khomeini books list of books by ruhollah khomeini. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini mideastweb for coexistence. Tahrir alvasileh is a book by ayatollah khomeini as a commentary on a traditional theological text, and as a guide for shia muslims the book was part of the centuriesold tradition of commentaries on. Forty hadith is a 1940 book written by ruhollah khomeini, the founder of the islamic republic of iran. The institute for compilation and publication of imam khomeinis works. Ruhollah mousavi was born in khomeyn, iran, on september 24, 1902.
Islamic government velayate faqih tahrir al wasilah kashf alasrar forty hadith of ruhullah khomeini islam and revolution. Following his appointment as ayatollah, khomeini worked to take away the shah from power for his associations together with the west. This unabridged translation of ayatollah khomeinis a clarification of questions provides a unique picture of the belief structure of shiism. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The ayatollah ruhollah musavi khomeini was the central actor of the 1979 islamic revolution in iran, and one of the truly transformational men of history.
Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini, who died saturday at age 86, was an austere and uncompromising shiite moslem religious leader who overthrew the shah. Forty hadith by ayatullah ruhullah almusawi alkhomeini. Life of the ayatollah by baqer moin in his epic book, that took him ten years to complete, baqer takes us on the comprehensively written journey of a man named rohullah khomeini, and shows us how one man and god, can change the course of history. Online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article khomeini, ruhollah.
Episode one out of the ten episode documentary on the life of imam khomeini, the father of the islamic revolution in iran produced by al manar, remastered by. Did ayatollah ruhollah khomeini, the supreme leader of. In 1963, ayatollah ruhollah khomeini wrote a book in which he stated that there is no religious restriction on corrective surgery for transgender individuals. The life of ayatollah ruhollah khomeini was so shadowy, so overlain with myth and rumor, that there was lingering disagreement or uncertainty about his ancestry, his true name and his date of birth. Khomeini, ayatollah ruhollah 19021989 bibliography 1 ayatollah ruhollah khomeini 2 was the leader of the islamic revolution in iran 3.
Many muslims accused rushdie of blasphemy or unbelief and in 1989 the ayatollah ruhollah khomeini of iran. Category 162 allah swt 146 holy quran 282 history reference 1 laws fiqh 208 personalities 316 lifestyle morals 36 hereafter death 65 urdu books 397 wisdom spirituality 143 young readers. The late martyr murtada mutahhari, by way of depicting ruhullah the spirit of god, says that he was the extract and digest of faith. This book originated in a series of lectures given at najaf between january 21 and february 8, 1970. Ayatollah khomeini was the leader of the islamic republic of iran in 1979 and was later named the eternal religious and political leader of iran. At the time khomeini was an antishah revolutionary and his fatwas did not carry any weight with the imperial government. Two titles have been used for him, ayatollah, which is the title of a religious leader, but not the highest in shii islam.
Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini biography famous people. Ruhullah part 1 of 10 documentary on the life of imam. Khomeini, ruhollah almusavi ruhollah almusavi khomeini 19021989 was an iranian shi. Ruhollah khomeinis life in exile wikipedia republished. Ayatollah khomeini was born sayyed ruhollah mustafavi khomeini, 24 september 1902 in khomein, central iran then persia, and died 3 june 1989 persian. At the age of six he began to study the quran, islams holy book. His active opposition to the shah, his theories of islamic governance, and his networking while in exile helped foster the islamic republic in 1979 and earn him. Ayatollah rouhollah mousavi khomeini imam khomeini. Ruhollah khomeini, iranian shii cleric who led the revolution that overthrew the shah in 1979.
Discount prices on books by ruhollah khomeini, including titles like discourse on patience. Velayate faqeeh original version khomeini, ayatollah ruhollah imam on. A man can quench his sexual lusts with a child as young as a baby. It describes his personal interpretations of forty traditions attributed to muhammad, the prophet of islam, and the twelve imams the book was originally a pamphlet that khomeini. Khomein was the political leader of the islamic revolution in 1979 khomeini was also a poet. Translated into farsi, the book is called tahrirolvasyleh. Educated in islam at home and in theological schools, in the 1950s he was designated ayatollah, a supreme religious leader, in the iranian shiite community. He was the leader iranian revolution since 1979 after the. Sayyid ruhollah musavi khomeini, known in the western world as ayatollah khomeini, was an iranian shia muslim religious leader, philosopher, revolutionary and politician. Born into a longstanding clerical family in khomein, a small village in central iran, he was the youngest of six children.
Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini was a religious scholar who transformed iran with his combination of political and religious views. The twentytwo proofs for the guardianship authority of the jurist in imam khomeini s islamic governance. It describes his personal interpretations of forty traditions. His name was ruhollah ibn mustafa musawi khomeini hindi meaning the indian. The guardianship of the islamic jurist, also called the governance of the jurist persian.
Ayatollah sayyid ruhullah musawi khomeini, also called imam khomeini, was the founder of the islamic republic of iran and the leader of the 1979 iranian. A compendium of 3000 problems, khomeinis treatise is intended to guide laymen in their religious duties, as well as to cover all of lifes questions and needs, from personal hygiene and ritu. The position of women from the viewpoint of imam khomeini. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini questia online library. It was this very faith which, bravely and intuitively, spoke of the decline of communism, and of the.
With the help of the above observations, the greatness of imam khomeinis action in reviving the true identity of muslim women can be seen, and the. By the time the book appeared reza shah had been forced by the british to abdicate because of his pronazi tendencies and was replaced by his son. A twovolume book, which was published originally in arabic, was called tahrir al wasilah. Discover book depositorys huge selection of khomeini books online. Hed later take his hometown as his surname and be understood by his more wellknown moniker, ruhollah khomeini. Many people were laid off, and lots of books were revised or burnt according to the new islamic. Sayyid ruhollah musavi khomeini also known in the western world as ayatollah khomeini. Khomeinis criticisms of reza shah pahlevi led to his exile in 1964. Khomeini, ruhollah almusavi oxford islamic studies online. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini descending from the air france plane that took him to tehran in 1979 after 15 years in exile. The personality cult of ruhollah khomeini an iranian woman walks past a board displaying pictures of ayatollah khomeini in tehran on february 1, 2016.
The forty traditions is a 1940 book written by ruhollah khomeini, the founder of the islamic republic of iran. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini, 89, the unwavering iranian. Khomeinis the little green book ayatollah khomeini on. The first is the necessity for the establishment and maintenance of islamic political power for islamic goals, precepts, and criteria. Imam khomeinis movement and the victory of the islamic revolution had. Ayatollah khomeini simple english wikipedia, the free. This is the book that is the original thesis on which the islamic republic of iran is founded. After returning from exile, khomeini became head of a government that he claimed was of god.
A meeting with ayatollah ruhollah khomeini 35 years ago. Thirtyfive years ago, i had the experience of a lengthy meeting with ayatollah ruhollah khomeini in his tent where he received visitors in the paris suburb of neuphlelechateau. Ayatollah sayyid ruhullah musawi khomeini, also called imam khomeini, was the founder of the islamic republic of iran and the leader of the 1979 iranian revolution, which saw the overthrow of the last shah of iran, mohammad reza pahlavi. Ayatollah khomeini was the leader of the islamic republic of iran in 1979. Imam khomeini issued a fatwa that the author of the book salman rushdie is an. In 1963, ayatollah ruhollah khomeini wrote a book in which he stated that there is no religious. In 1980, bantam books published an unauthorised paperback entitled the little green book. Sayings of the ayatollah khomeini, hastily compiled in the aftermath of the revolution. Books by ruhollah khomeini all formats kindle edition paperback hardcover sort by.
He was born on september 24, 1902, in the western iranian town of khomein to a clerical family. The name khomeini was taken from the town where he was born. Following the revolution, imam khomeini became grand leader of iran the paramount. Khomeini was a marja source of emulation, also known as a grand ayatollah in twelver shia islam and like other senior shia clerics has written many. Irans ruhollah khomeini, a man who shook the world. He was born in 1902 in khomeyn, in what is now irans markazi province. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini, the supreme leader of iran, the shia grand ayatollah, 197989 said in his official statements. Islamic government paperback january 1, 1979 by ayatollah ruhollah khomeini author 3. Wilayat alfaqih, is a postageofoccultation theory in shia islam which holds that islam gives a faqih islamic jurist custodianship over people. Exegesis of the means of salvation or commentaries on the liberation of the intercession. The leader of the iranian revolution in 1989, ayatollah ruhollah khomeini, wrote extensively on islamic jurisprudence. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini full name sayyid ruhollah musavi khomeini farsi. In 1903, only five months after khomeinis arrival, his dad, seyed moustafa hindi, was killed. Writings and declarations of imam khomeini 19411980 feb 26, 2015.