He was born on september 24, 1902, in the western iranian town of khomein to a clerical family. Imam ayatollah seyed ruhollah musavi khomeini may 17, 1900 june 3, 1989 was a muslim cleric and marja, and the political leader of the 1979 islamic revolution of iran which overthrew mohammad reza pahlavi, the last shah of iran. He was a link between ruhollah khomeini and officials and people. The ayatollah arabic, reflection of allah ruhollah khomeini became leader of iran in 1979 by forcing the overthrow of the shah and prime minister shahpur bakhtiar. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini is gone now, but his influence is very much alive. Ayatollah khomeini was born sayyed ruhollah mustafavi khomeini, 24 september 1902 in khomein, central iran then persia, and died 3 june 1989 persian. Ruhollah mousavi whose given name means inspired of god was born into a family of shiite religious scholars in the small iranian village of khomein.
Beginning in 1968, as one of the first hosts of the enduringly popular news. We cut together two tapes in our archive featuring wallace telling the story of one of the defining moments of his career. Profile for ruhollah khomeini from you cant read this book. It isnt until the fifth paragraph we are told that grand ayatollah is a title and that ruhollah khomeini is generally referred to as ayatollah khomeini except by his followers and inside iran. Research papers on ayatollah khomeini examine how he came to power and his conflict with the shah of iran. Nicosia, cyprus as anger over an allegedly blasphemous novel continued to gather force in the islamic world, irans spiritual leader, the ayatollah ruhollah khomeini, said tuesday that the. His active opposition to the shah, his theories of islamic governance, and his networking while in exile helped foster the islamic republic in 1979 and earn him the position of irans leader until his death in 1989. He was the righthand of his father before, during and after the revolution of iran. The revolution placed iran at the forefront of middle east politics and the islamic revival. Governance of jurisprudence by ayatollah khomeini, univ. At the time khomeini was an antishah revolutionary and his fatwas did not carry any weight with the imperial government, which did not have any specific policies regarding transsexual individuals. Khomein was the political leader of the islamic revolution in 1979 khomeini was also a poet. Feel free to try to improve the article, but dont take it personally if your changes are reversed.
Interview with richard nixon aide john ehrlichman as the watergate scandal was unraveling. Ruhollah khomeini books list of books by ruhollah khomeini. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini biography famous people biographies. List of books and articles about ayatollah ruhollah khomeini. As the selfdescribed black hat of television s premier newsmagazine 60 minutes, mike wallace crafted a persona of a probing reporter known for his often caustic questioning of sometimes reluctant guests on the program. Khomeinism is the founding ideology of the islamic republic of iran. Hed later take his hometown as his surname and be understood by his more wellknown moniker, ruhollah khomeini. Issued a fatwa authorizing the execution of salman rushdie, whose book the satanic verses he believed was blasphemous against the prophet mohammed. Imam khomeini s last days, notice how humbly he is in salat by greenfrog140. Also in farsi on the multilingual page vigorous attacks on the credibility and legitimacy of the clerical leadership in iran have continued to mount since the february 20, 2004, majlis parliament elections which, despite the removal of socalled reformists from the ballot, still failed to attract a meaningful.
Macneillehrer productions ayatollah khomeinis mein kampf. It was this very faith which, bravely and intuitively, spoke of the decline of communism, and of the need of the contemporary critical world for gnostic spirituality, the spirituality which he himself was its actual personification and crystallization. His name was ruhollah ibn mustafa musawi khomeini hindi meaning the indian. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini full name sayyid ruhollah musavi khomeini farsi. There is a quote, attributed to the ayatollah, which says we do not worship iran, we worship allah. Without understanding khomeini, one cannot understand the revolution, nor the state he left behind with which we are still dealing to this day. Wallace interviews the iranian leader ayatollah khomeini, using his trademark forgive me to ask his reaction to being called a lunatic by egyptian president anwar sadat. Khomeini is also well known for releasing a fatwa a legal document issued by a muslim cleric calling for the death of indian. The teheran radio quoted ayatollah khomeini as asking all the muslims to execute them, referring to mr. Sayings of the ayatollah khomeini if one commits an act of sodomy with a cow, a ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrements become impure, and even their milk may no longer be consumed.
Nov 19, 1979 mike wallace, the cbs news correspondent, was in california when the call came in. Educated in islam at home and in theological schools, in the 1950s he was designated ayatollah, a supreme religious leader, in the iranian shiite community. Khomeini s father was killed in his 40s by a group of local bandits who might have had some connections with the local government of the time. Ayatollah khomeini is the youngest of these six children. A vietnam deception, correspondent wallace interviews u.
Following his appointment as ayatollah, khomeini worked to take away the shah from power for his associations together with the west. Muslim pusaqmi karqan 1979 watamanta 1989 watakamam iranpa umalliqnin karqan. Rushdie, who lives in london, and the publishers of the book, viking penguin, wherever they find them. Hi sayyid ruhollah mostafavi musavi khomeini o kundi man ruhollah jomeini pinersa, pinersa nga pagluwas.
And when a khomeini is mentioned in the subsequent text, they might wonder if it refers to ruhollah khomeini or ayatollah khomeini. Khomeini says author of satanic verses should be killed. Irans head of state from 1979 until his death in 1989. Islamic government by ayatollah ruhollah khomeini analysis by george carpozi, manor books, dec. The message, delivered in a telephone call to new york late last week by an aide to ayatollah ruhollah khomeini. Sayings of the ayatollah khomeini, hastily compiled in the aftermath of the revolution. Sayyid ruhollah musavi khomeini 24 september 1902 3 june 1989, known in the western world as ayatollah khomeini, was an iranian shia islam religious leader and. When hairi died in the 1930s, the ayatollah boroujerdi succeeded him as the most important islamic figure in qom. The institute for compilation and publication of imam khomeini s works international affairs department place of publication. Jan 29, 2010 in 1980, bantam books published an unauthorised paperback entitled the little green book. Imam khomeini and ayatollah khamenai by afollower 3. The effects of the 1979 islamic revolution, including the takeover of the u. Khomeini s grandson seyyed hassan khomeini, son of the late seyyed ahmad khomeini, is also a cleric and the trustee of khomeini s shrine.
Must watch imam khomeini talking about today situation. Forty years ago, irans exiled ayatollah ruhollah khomeini descended from a chartered air france boeing 747 to return to tehran, a city on the cusp of revolution. Human rights abuses and the torture of political enemies routine under his rule. If you want a fun read sometime, download the constitution of the islamic republic of iran. Mike wallace discusses his interview with ayatollah khomeini. Khomeini was a marja source of emulation, also known as a grand ayatollah in twelver shia islam and like other senior shia clerics has written many books, but is most famous for his. The name khomeini was taken from the town where he was born. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Khomeinis criticisms of reza shah pahlevi led to his exile in 1964. Paper masters will write you a history research paper or any type of paper on the ayatollah that you need. Impact of the religious and political ideas of the leader of the 1979 iranian revolution, grand ayatollah ruhollah khomeini include replacing irans millenniaold monarchy with theocracy. In 1979, the shah was ousted following a revolution led by ayatollah ruhollah khomeini and supported by millions of iranians.
Teheran, iran, march 11 theconfrontation between islamic leaders under ayatollah ruhollah khomeini and their secular opponents grew more intense today around the. The subject of this article is controversial and content may be in dispute. Bette davis, barbra streisand, shirley maclaine, eleanor roosevelt. Mike wallace discusses his interview with ayatollah khomeini emmytvlegends duration.
American newspaper time awarded ayatollah khomeini with the man of the year title in 1979 for his international influence. Jul 07, 2009 the ayatollah ruhollah musavi khomeini was the central actor of the 1979 islamic revolution in iran, and one of the truly transformational men of history. Then theres wallace s interview with khomeini in tehran in 1979, in which he goes beyond the expected topics to the consternation of the official translator. Bette davis, barbra streisand, shirley maclaine, eleanor. Mike wallace speaks with iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad, right, in tehran, 27 years after wallace became the first western reporter to interview irans ayatollah ruhollah khomeini after. Ayatollah sayyid ruhollah khomeini english islamic books. When updating the article, be bold, but not reckless. The twentytwo proofs for the guardianship authority of the jurist in imam khomeini s islamic governance. Mike wallace on his interview with the ayatollah khomeini. Following the revolution, imam khomeini became grand leader of iran the paramount figure in the political. Jul 24, 2012 we cut together two tapes in our archive featuring wallace telling the story of one of the defining moments of his career.
Credit gabriel duvalagence francepresse getty images irans. Khomeini, ayatollah ruhollah article about khomeini. He said that anyone killed carrying out his order would be considered a martyr. The other, in 1979, showed wallaces tough side as he became the first western reporter to interview irans ayatollah ruhollah khomeini after. Khomein was the political leader of the islamic revolution in 1979. Internationally, he held the title of grand ayatollah while in iran, he was popularly referred to as imam khomeini. If they were famous or infamous they likely sat across from newsman mike wallace at some point during his sevendecade career. Ruhollah khomeinis ancestors migrated towards the end of the 18th century from their original home in nishapur, khorasan province, in northeastern part of iran, for a short stay, to the kingdom of awadh a region in the modern state of uttar pradesh, india whose rulers were twelver shia muslims of also nishapur origin. Khomeini s father married once and had six children three sons and three daughters. I have been trying to place these quotes in the article and roozbeh repetedly is deleating them. Embassy in tehran and the ensuing hostage crisis, have reverberated through decades of tense relations. In addition to his political pursuits, he is known to have authored more than forty books in his lifetime. Ruhollah mostafavi musavi khomeini persian, 24 september 1902 3 june 1989, known in the west as ayatollah 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. As anger over an allegedly blasphemous novel continued to gather force in the islamic world, irans spiritual leader, the ayatollah ruhollah khomeini, said tuesday that the author and publishers of the book should be killed.
Mike wallace discusses his interview with ayatollah. Born in khomein, iran on may 27, 1900, the son of an ayatollah of the shiite sect, he studied theology and by 1962 was one of the six grand ayatollahs of irans shiite muslims. Last february, during a reporting trip to iran, i was unexpectedly invited to see ayatollah khomeini. Khomeini s grandson hossein khomeini, son of seyyed mustafa khomeini, is a midlevel cleric who is strongly against the system of the islamic republic and has been quoted as saying. In 1963, ayatollah ruhollah khomeini wrote a book in which he stated that there is no religious restriction on corrective surgery for transgender individuals. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini mideastweb for coexistence. Two titles have been used for him, ayatollah, which is the title of a religious leader, but not the highest in shii islam. Dr yazdi and ayatollah khomeini discussion about war by ghalandarkhan. Political thought and legacy of ruhollah khomeini wikipedia. He is the grandson of grand ayatollah ruhollah khomeini, the son of ruhollah s first son, mostafa khomeini, and his wife, masoumeh. Khomeini declared islamic jurists the true holders of not only religious authority but.
Saying farewell to the extraordinary mike wallace duration. Khomeini, ayatollah ruhollah 19021989 bibliography 1 ayatollah ruhollah khomeini 2 was the leader of the islamic revolution in iran 3. Ayatollah ruhollah musavi khomeini 19021989 was the founder and supreme leader of the islamic republic of iran. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini rent 9780791078648 0791078647. Gwleidydd ac arweinydd crefyddol o iran oedd ruhollah mostafavi moosavi khomeini persieg.
Ruhollah musavi khomeini was born to mustafa musawi4 and hajiyah aga khanum in the town of khomein,5 about 300 kilometers 180 miles south of tehran, on6 september 24, 1902. Mike wallace s interview with frank snepp about his book. This book should be read by anyone interested in the sic. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini descending from the air france plane that took him to tehran in 1979 after 15 years in exile. Discount prices on books by ruhollah khomeini, including titles like discourse on patience.
For 10 days she waited in the holy city of qum for her interview with the 79year. Irans ruhollah khomeini, a man who shook the world the. Islamic books of ayatollah sayyid ruhollah khomeini in english language. Face to face with the ayatollah imam khomeini interview. Looking back at mike wallace, who made em squirm the. At home with the ayatollah and his men washington post. Mike wallace, the cbs news correspondent, was in california when the call came in. Irans ruhollah khomeini, a man who shook the world. Wallace s memorable exchanges was a 1979 interview with irans ayatollah ruhollah khomeini shortly after his followers seized the u. Upitn 1 2 79 departure of the ayatollah khomeini for iran duration. Ayatollah khomeini simple english wikipedia, the free. Khomeini is an important book, not only as a biography of ayatollah khomeini, but as an honest analysis of the intellectual and political forces that werew responsible for the 1979 revolution. An iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the iranian revolution which saw the overthrow of mohammad reza pahlavi. Must watch imam khomeini talking about today situation persian sub english.
Ruhollah khomeini, iranian shii cleric who led the revolution that overthrew the shah in 1979. Vladimir putin, ayatollah ruhollah khomeini, ku klux klan leader eldon edwards. Interviews with shah of iran and ayatollah khomeini. Following the revolution and a national referendum, khomeini became the countrys supreme leadera position created in the constitution as the highest ranking political and religious authority of the nationuntil his death. The late martyr murtada mutahhari, by way of depicting ruhullah the spirit of god, says that he was the extract and digest of faith. Ef oedd arweinydd chwyldro islamaidd iran a sbardunwyd yn 1979 ac a welodd ddymchwel y shah cyfredol sef mohammad reza pahlavi. Life of the ayatollah by baqer moin in his epic book, that took him ten years to complete, baqer takes us on the comprehensively written journey of a man named rohullah khomeini, and shows us how one man and god, can change the course of history. Ten facts about ayatullah ruhollah khomeni leader of the. He was the founder of the islamic republic of iran and the leader of the 1979 iranian revolution that saw the overthrow of the pahlavi monarchy and mohammad reza pahlavi, the shah of iran.
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