Ayatollah Essays

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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, full name, Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini was seen as one of the most influential rulers of Iran throughout his life time. Ayatollah Khomeini was born in 1902 in Khomeyn, Iran and died in 1989 in Tehran, Iran. Due to Ayatollah Khomeini’s historical background, his regime on Iran and the ways he became a, so called ‘famous’ influence on Iran we can see just how much of an impact Khomeini really did have on Iran. Through his, what he thought was, extremely religious

The highest Shia cleric rank begins with Grand Ayatollah which means "Great Sign of God". All Grand Ayatollahs are considered Mujtahids. Under Grand Ayatollah is Ayatollah (Sign of God). Below Ayatollah is the rank of HojatolIslam, which is Arabic for "Authority on Islam" and HojatolIslam Wa l-Muslimin (Authority on Islam and Muslims) is given to middle-ranking. Next is Mubellegh

The Iranian Revolution was an Islamic revolution for freedom against the current king of Iran. It began in 1978 and lasted until 1979. The king, or shah, of Iran at the time was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The leader of the revolution was Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, an Islamic Shia cleric. The revolution was aimed toward the brutal rule of the shah who tortured almost anyone who disagreed with his rule. The Iranian people were also angry with the United States since they had put the Shah in power and

considered by the West that his rule was the most stable rule in Iran, he received oppositions by the majority of the community in Iran due to his tyrannical personality and his un-Islamic ways of reforming the country. The revolution was led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khumayni. Khumayni, who wanted the state to be an Islamic Government, had a number of supporters for this movement of revolution. Among of his supporters were the Leftists, several of Islamic Organisations and the Iranian Student Movement

opposition to form a democratic government of national reconciliation. It fact, though, there was going to be none, as Khomeini rejected his offer outright. How did the revolution succeed? The opposition was effectively in control of Tehran when Ayatollah Khomeini finally decided to fly back to Iran. The turnout for the protests at this time was as much as 10% of the population of the whole country, which has rarely happened elsewhere ever or since. The more liberal and secular factions of the opposition

Shia Muslims constitute for a mere ten percent of the worlds Islamic population, yet in Iran, and its most immediate neighbors, Shia Muslims were the vast majority, though often an oppressed population by pro-Western and Sunni leaders. As the Ayatollah Khomeini instituted clergy members exclusively from Shia

where he could conduct interviews with news crews more freely. The Shah left Iran in January 1979. He placed Shapour Bakhitar as the new prime minister. Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran on February 1, 1979. Shortly after, Bakhitar went into hiding. Iran became the Islamic Republic of Iran on April 1, 1979 and drafted a new constitution. Ayatollah Khomeini became the Supreme Leader of Iran and established a new government that is still in place

overthrowing, strong Shi’i opposition to the Shah’s reign commenced and led to the opposition leader Ayatollah Khomeini’s to obtain a seating as Iran’s supreme leader. Ayatollah Kohmeini declared an Islamic republic with a new Constitution reflecting his ideals of Islamic government. The newly Islamic regime viewed this as a victory and as a starting point for an overall change in the world of Islam. Ayatollah Kohmenini stated, “Our movement is for an Islamic goal, not for Iran alone... Iran is only a starting

Iran to return the islands they occupied from United Arab Emirates. Of course there were the not so obvious goals that are obvious in this case. As the new regime in Iran has been put forth, Iraq seeks to protect the Baathist government that the Ayatollah wanted to get rid of. Another covert reason would be to destroy Iran’s military. This is because of their vulnerability to the lack of aid they are getting from the United States at the time. Iran also had its own goals they were asking of Iraq.

Iran was a predominantly Shiite Muslim country with a population of 38.7 million people at the end of 1979. Roger Hardy, a Middle East analyst for the BBC stated, “Saddam Hussein felt directly threatened by the Islamic revolution which had brought Ayatollah Khomeini to power in Iran the year before” (Roger Hardy). Saddam Hussein was so worried about being overthrown by the Khomeini regime that he attacked Iran on September 22, 1980. As later emphasized by Roger Hardy “Thus, for Saddam Hussein, the war's

The twentieth century witnessed the rise of elites and governments in the Islamic world, focused on modernizing and westernizing their respective states and social structures (Webb 2005, p.100). Mustapha Kemal in Turkey, Habibullah and Amanullah in Afghanistan, and Reza Shah in Iran are just a few examples hereof. In general, these leaders shared the common goal of discouraging traditional practices, which they generally viewed as archaic, and instead want to introduce modern institutions that would

portrayal of the United States in the 1970’s as a time of unsuccessful potentials in a nation overwhelmed by uncertainty and anxiety. It reveals the American government sick and ready for the fall of the Shah of Iran which many are unable to reckon with Ayatollah Khomeini and his militant Islamic followers. Farber

people of good faith as well people of goodwill to come together to speak aloud against the fundamentalists. In the opening chapter, Kimball begins his discussion by describing his encounter with the then Ayatollah, Ruhollah Khomeini, in Qom, Iran on Christmas Day. He described the Ayatollah as being very charismatic and grandfatherly, as well as being an extraordinarily influential religious and political leader (Kimball, p. 1). The two discussed a number of important issues like the Iranian revolution

The Ayatollah was put into power to ensure the survival of the Islamic theocracy. Ali Khemeni has direct control over most of the branches which is problematic and could lead to checks and balancing issues. One very important thing to note is the Ayatollah does not have control over the military, but this still leaves him lots of power to control Iran

My topic on Islam deals with the Iranian Revolution, which occurred in 1979. This event laid the groundwork for the Iran we know today. Like other Islamic movements, the revolution sought to reestablish Islamic principles and law. The shahs of the Pahlavi Dynasty, Raze Shah and his son Muhammad Raze Shah, transitioned Iran to secular views and ties with the west, especially the US. Though Muhammed Raze Shah did make some improvements for the Iranian people, these gains would hurt the Iranian economy

In 1979, a large scale revolution in Iran led to the fall of the Shah and the rise to power of a new, more religious leader: Ayatollah Khomeini. This event, later known as the Iranian Revolution, marked a drastic change in the ideals and culture of Iran. The United States, a Western country, was against the Islamic Revolution for many reasons, and had a very different perspective on this event than Iran. The contrasting American and Iranian perspectives are demonstrated by how they portray each other

governmentally, a counterrevolution away from the modernizations that had been developing during the preceding few decades. This type of counterrevolution is seen in full effect when looking at Iran in 1979 as the secular Shah was taken down and replaced by Ayatollah Khomeini, who believed heavily in intertwining government and religion, or more specifically, Islam. This extreme transition in government impacted the lives of many Iranians, however, this impact was most likely the heaviest on women of the time

citizens instead of their public image. Iran and the US have had a difficult relationship in the past over 1-2 generations ago. There are still some iranians today that believe the US is still the “Great Satan” said by Ayatollah Khomeini.(Khamenei Handout) The word of the ayatollah is like the word of god and he clings to the actions of the past and the hatred of US. This hostile belief towards the US is because of the Shah who was an American puppet that mistreated the rights of the Iranian citizens

Jamkaran Mosque is a pilgrimage location for Shia Muslims in Iran. Jamkaran Mosque is located 5 kilometers from the city of Qom. The pilgrims come especially to drop a message into a holy well which they believe will be received by the Mahdi. According to a tradition, the Jamkaran mosque was built at the orders of the Twelfth Imam, who directed one of the Shia residents of Jamkaran to build a mosque on his land. Based on this ground, the Jamkaran masque believed to be by many Shia people as a holly