Imam Khomeini: Life, Thought and Legacy
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9789675062247
Description: His homecoming from exile in 1979, and his funeral in Tehran a decade later, inspired two of the largest gatherings of people that modern history has ever seen. But behind the popular media images, who was Ayatullah Khomeini, the leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and architect of the first Islamic State of the modern era? This compilation of eleven essays in two parts, by academics, journalists, commentators and seasoned observers of political Islam, seeks to reassess Imam Khomeini's life and achievement by placing it in the context of the broader Islamic movement that remains the driving force in contemporary Muslim history.
Table of contents: title: List of Photographs; title: Glossary; title: Editor’s Foreword; title: Introduction: Imam Khomeini in contemporary Muslim history; title: PART 1: LIFE, LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE; title: A short biography; title: Imam Khomeini, the Islamic movement, Islamic Revolution and the ‘new world order’; title: The Imam who restored Muslims’ hope and pride; title: Imam Khomeini’s lasting legacy: the Islamic State of Iran; title: The Imam’s revolutionary leadership; title: PART 2: INTELLECTUAL DIMENSION AND THOUGHT; title: Contribution to Islamic political thought; title: Tradition of reform; title: Principles of dialogue with other civilizations; title: On religion, politics and democracy; title: A modern-day mujtahid; title: Imam Khomeini in history, by history, for history; title: APPENDIX; title: Chronology of events in Iran spanning the life of Imam Khomeini; title: The incompatibility of monarchy with Islam; title: Address at Bihisht-i Zahra; title: Our pledge to defend the oppressed; title: Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev; title: Index