Khomeinism
Also known as political thought and legacy of Ruhollah Khomeini
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- Background
- Origin of the term
- Tenets
- Improvisational ability
- Governance
- Rulers
- Lack of detail on governing
- Power of modern government
- Sharia (Islamic law)
- Mahdism
- Conspiracy theories
- Populism
- Democracy
- Third World
- Human rights
- Economics
- Women in politics
- Religious philosophy, fiqh, teachings
- Fiqh
- Esmat
- The Prophets
- Istishhad
- Iran–Iraq War
- Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq
- Shia rituals
- Mystique
- Sternness and austerity
- Mysticism
- International tenets
- Spread of Islam
- Unity of the Ummah
- Shia revival
- Neither East nor West
- Unintended consequences
- Weakening of religion
- Western reception
- Influences
- Fazlullah Nouri
- Rashid Rida
- Fada'ian-e Islam
- Sayyid Qutb
- Gharbzadegi
- Ali Shariati
- Baqir al-Sadr
- Works
- See also
- Related concepts
- Other ideologies
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Journals
- External links
thumb|The national flag of Iran|flag and emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is widely used as a symbol to represent Khomeinism.
Khomeinism, also transliterated Khumaynism, refers to the religious and political ideas and practices connected with Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution. While primarily referring to the ideas and practices of Khomeini himself, Khomeinism may also refer to the ideology of the clerical class which has ruled the Islamic Republic of Iran founded by Khomeini, following his death, and to the "radicalization" of segments of the Twelver Shia populations of Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon, and to the Iranian government's "recruitment" of Shia minorities in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Africa. The words Khomeinist and Khomeinists, derived from Khomeinism, can also be used to describe members of Iran's clerical rulers as opposed to "regular" (non-Wilayat ul-Faqih supporting) Shia Muslim clerics.