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Ayatollah Khomeini

Ayatollah Khomeini. Who is Ayatollah Khomeini? What is his background? What are his beliefs? How did he impact the citizens of Iran, the U.S. and/or the world?. Adam Delgado Period 3. Background. Born on September 24, 1902 in Khomein , Iran

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Ayatollah Khomeini

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  1. Ayatollah Khomeini Who is Ayatollah Khomeini? What is his background? What are his beliefs? How did he impact the citizens of Iran, the U.S. and/or the world? Adam DelgadoPeriod 3

  2. Background • Born on September 24, 1902 in Khomein, Iran • Started his education at a ‘traditional religious school’, and then went on to a preliminary school. • Later was arrested for protesting the Shah in a speech • Was exiled from Iran by the Shah

  3. Beliefs • Believed political leadership should be in the hands of religious leaders • Religion played a large role in his and his ancestors lives • Did not like westernization

  4. Impact on Iran and the World • Wrote over 200 books including his most famous: • Hokumat-e Islami: Velayat-e faqih (Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist) • Forty Hadith (Forty Traditions) • Adab as Salat (The Disciplines of Prayers) • It is though that without him, there would have been no revolution • Set religious involvement in the Iranian government as a precedent.

  5. Works Cited • "Historic Personalities of Iran: Ayatollah Khomeini." Historic Personalities of Iran: Ayatollah Khomeini. Iran Chamber Society, n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2013. • Images:“Image Gallery." Wikimedia Commons. Various Publishers., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2013.

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