Islam and Revolution
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Islam and Revolution is a two volume set of writings by Ayatollah/Imam Ruhollah Khomeini
, which contain a collection of his speeches and writings.
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Khomeini's writings reflect a belief in a theocracy
, in which the government should be dictated by Islam
. He believes that outside 'imperialists
'
s in order to deceive the people and keep them from their Islamic faith. He contends that Islam has all the answers to society, economy, law, politics, and the metaphysical.
Khomeini writes,
Ruhollah Khomeini
Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...
, which contain a collection of his speeches and writings.
Islam and Revolution I: Writings and Declarations
The first volume covers the years 1941 to 1980, and was compiled and translated from the Persian by Hamid AlgarHamid Algar
Hamid Algar is a British-American Professor Emeritus of Persian studies at the Faculty of Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley. He is a prolific writer on Persian and Arabic literature and contemporary history of Iran, Turkey, the Balkans and Afghanistan.Hamid Algar was born in...
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Khomeini's writings reflect a belief in a theocracy
Theocracy
Theocracy is a form of organization in which the official policy is to be governed by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided, or simply pursuant to the doctrine of a particular religious sect or religion....
, in which the government should be dictated by Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. He believes that outside 'imperialists
Imperialism
Imperialism, as defined by Dictionary of Human Geography, is "the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationships, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination." The imperialism of the last 500 years,...
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...regarded it necessary to work for the extirpation of Islam in order to attain their ultimate goals.He discusses how Iran's constitution was influenced by Belgian, French, and British legal code
Legal code
A legal code is a body of law written by a governmental body, such as a U.S. state, a Canadian Province or German Bundesland or a municipality...
s in order to deceive the people and keep them from their Islamic faith. He contends that Islam has all the answers to society, economy, law, politics, and the metaphysical.
Khomeini writes,
There is not a single topic in human life for which Islam has not provided instruction and established a norm.