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.

Ayatollah Motahhari, always considered himself a pupil of the great Imam

Imam Khomeini honored Labor Day, highlighted workers' rights

Imam Khomeini stressed need for fulfilling rights of workers, laborers

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic through his historic speeches and messages stressed the need for fulfilling the rights of everyone including workers and laborers.

Imam Rida (PBUH)’s holy shrine, site of knowledge, wisdom

Imam Khomeini also described the holy shrine of Imam Rida (PBUH) in city of Mashhad as a site of knowledge, wisdom and landing place of divine angels.

Imam Rida (PBUH)’, the source of knowledge, wisdom

Seyyed Hassan Khomeini lauds and praises IRGC role in shielding Islam, nation

The grandson of Imam Khomeini has praised the key role of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in defending Islam and the Iranian nation.

Iran advises US to learn lessons from humiliating defeat in Tabas Desert in 1980

Iran has reminded the United States of its humiliating defeat in Operation Eagle Claw in Tabas Desert in 1980, advising Washington to learn lessons from its historic fiasco and more than four decades of hostility toward the resistant Iranian nation.