Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
People connected to Ruhollah Khomeini
He led the 1979 revolution that toppled the Shah and turned Iran into an Islamic republic, then ruled it as supreme leader for a decade—issuing the fatwa against Salman Rushdie, branding the U.S. the "Great Satan," and presiding over the hostage crisis and the Iran–Iraq War.
Born in Khomeyn in 1900, Ruhollah Khomeini lost his father to murder at age two and grew up steeped in Quranic study, eventually rising to become a high-ranking Twelver Shi'a cleric—an ayatollah, author of over forty books, and expert in Islamic jurisprudence. His opposition to the Shah's White Revolution sent him into exile in 1964, first to Turkey, then to Najaf, where he developed his theory of Guardianship of the Jurist and laid the intellectual ground for theocratic rule. When the revolution succeeded in 1979, he returned as de facto head of state, then supreme leader by year's end. His d…
Sourced, dated quotes from Ruhollah Khomeini
These people who want freedom, who want our youths to be free, write effusively about the freedom of our youth. What freedom do they want? ...
Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer.
The great prophet of Islam in one hand carried the Koran and in the other a sword; the sword for crushing the traitors and the Koran for guidance.
We have sacrificed much blood and many martyrs. Islam has sacrificed blood and martyrs.
We do not fear giving martyrs. ... Whatever we give for Islam is not enough and is too little. Our lives are not worthy.
The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.
Similar profiles worth watching
.jpg?width=1200)
.jpg?width=1200)
.jpg)
