The impact of Ayatollah Khomeini' Religious Teachings on Iran's Political and Social Revolution an analytical Study

Abstract

This research paper will try to unravel the personality and character of Ayatollah Khomeini in the revolution of Iran. Also it will explore the contextual aspects and conflicts of the philosophy, perception and practice of his revolution. Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamic revolution influenced the Iranian social life and political sphere. In result of his revolution multiple organizations has been formed throughout the Muslim world which have influenced the Muslim and western world ethnically, economically and politically. Ayatollah Khomeini’s revolution brought the scattered Iranians in unity. It tied them under one narrative of theology. All social groups of the society brought together as they became united during the constitutional revolution 1905-11. But after a few years Raza Shah Pehalvi denounced the parliament and introduced the white revolution. This revolution was based on liberalism and the adoption of western modern norms and progressive methods. Promoted capitalistic ideology, which imbalanced the clerics, landowners and rural economies and promoted the western modernization norms by ignoring the voices of local people and preferred the westerns concerns over democracy in the country. Raza Shah Pehlvi could not foresee the darker side of western modernity and norms. This darker side culminated in secular the form of the emergence Ayatollah Khomeini who was the popular voice of anti-people. This personality introduced the Iranians with the concept of Vilayat e Faqih which became diminished during the Raza Shah Pehlvi’s dynasty. His concept transformed into the Islamic revolution which have changed not only the Iranian society but also influenced the Muslim world by and large. Imam Khomeini’s revolution made Iran a theologian state and state affairs supposed to be practiced and implemented in Islamic Shiite teachings and refuted all anti-Shia perspectives and laws.