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Who is Ayatollah Khomeini ?

Who is Ayatollah Khomeini ? . Learn about Khomeini, his childhood, his background, his beliefs, and what he did to change his country and the world. Ruth Kintzele. Who is he?. Background/Childhood.

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Who is Ayatollah Khomeini ?

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  1. Who is Ayatollah Khomeini ? Learn about Khomeini, his childhood, his background, his beliefs, and what he did to change his country and the world Ruth Kintzele

  2. Who is he? Background/Childhood Led the famous Iranian Revolution in 1979, and became Supreme religious leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. • Born in Mashhad in 1939 • Began religious study before completing elementary school. • Took many classes taught by masters of “Sath” and “Kharej” from a young age, all the way into adulthood. • Involved in the Islamic activities of 1963 and was arrested in the city of Birjand. • He was released after a short time and went on to teach in religious schools and hold Nahaj-ul-Balagheh lessons in different Mosques. • Was arrested again in 1974 by the secret police of Shah, to be released in 1975, where he was no longer aloud to hold his classes. • His father was murdered when he was only five years old • Lively and vivacious, he excelled in sports and academics

  3. Beliefs • He thought that by weakening religious powers to take them out of government affairs, they were leaving its Islamic roots and values behind and he did not like that. • He also believed that Jews would take over Iran and that the U.S considered all Iranians to be little more than slaves to America’s Western ideals. • He developed a theory of what a state founded on Islamic principles and led by the clergy would look like. He taught this theory at a local Islamic school and began making videotapes of his sermons.

  4. Impact • Some impacts that he made include the Guardianship of Islamic jurists and establishment of an Islamic government in Iran.

  5. Works Cited • "Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini." 2013. The Biography Channel website. Dec 17 2013, 09:28 http://www.biography.com/people/ayatollah-ruhollah-khomeini-13680544. • . N.p.. Web. 17 Dec 2013. <http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/ayatollah-khomeini-12.php>. • Iran Chamber Society, . N.p.. Web. 17 Dec 2013. <http://www.iranchamber.com/history/akhamenei/ali_khamenei.php>.

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