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?

The holy prophet's knowledge was derived from the Divine Revelation

The Prophet (S), whose knowledge was derived from the Divine Revelation, and whose soul was so great that it could preponderate over the spirits of millions upon millions of human beings.

‘Ujb in itself is a destructive and dangerous vice which spoils the faith and the deeds

Imam Khomeini warned believers that pride will bring about moral decline and said Know that ‘ujb in itself is a destructive and dangerous vice which spoils the faith and the deeds.

Hadrat Hujjah, divine savior, will promote justice in all dimensions among mankind societies, Imam ...

From Imam Khomeini’s viewpoint, Hadrat Hujjah, who is from the progeny and descendant of Fatima Zahra (‘a), the daughter of the holy prophet of Islam, will be flag-bearer of justice and confront all exploiting and arrogant elements and powers.

The years of spiritual and Intellectual Formation of Imam

Imam advised that all actions should be carried out for divine sake

According to Imam, believers and faithful people should make sure that their actions are performed with sincere intentions and are meant for the Almighty.

Martyr Mostafa Khomeini furthered the objectives of Islamic Revolution

The mysterious death of Seyyed Mostafa Khomeini, on October 23, 1977, prepared the grounds for a wave of movement by the people.

Imam Khomeini highlighted modesty of the Prophet (S)

According to Imam Khomeini, similar was the life and character of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (A), who also followed the Prophet’s way, and his character was identical to that of the Prophet (S).