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 stressed need for decorating with qualities of soul and inner nature

According to Imam Khomeini, God has made man superior to other living beings by endowing him a superb constitution and a beautiful appearance. Yet there is another form and a different face of him, which is heavenly and invisible, which is determined by the qualities of his soul and his inner nature.

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I boast of your height that is superior to the towering sypress, The tip of your eyelashes is bloodier than a dragger.

Imam Khomeini: Try to treat the servants of God in the way your Imāms did, your prophet did and ...

Sahifeh-ye-Imam. V 18. P 231

Intelligent person should carefully examine demerits of moral vices, Imam Khomeini explained

Imam Khomeini suggested through his books and works that an intelligent person should carefully examine the effects and demerits of each one of moral vices and bad deeds, which are the product of sensuality, passion and imagination, and are under the control of Satan.

Why did Imam attach great significance to internal struggle?

Imam Khomeini and divine spirituality in the month of Ramadan.

Imam consoled me after a Bomb at Friday prayers.

A memoir by Mrs Zahra Ashraqi - Imam's granddaughter