Religious Democracy in Iran: Discursive Analysis of Imam Khomeini’s Political Thought

In the present article, the discourse formation of religious democracy is presented with a brief look at its concept. In accordance with the author, religious democracy is a conception of democracy that recognizes the collective power and people’s participation as the essence of democracy, and also justifies, analyzes, and explains that referring to religion and its principles.

Imam Khomeini invited Gorbachev to embrace Islam in 1989 letter

Two years before the fall of the Soviet Union, its leader Mikhail Gorbachev would receive a letter from the Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic of Iran, inviting him to embrace Islam. In the letter Imam said that your main problem is the prolonged and futile war you have waged against God, the source of existence and creation.

Man’s nature commands man to be grateful to his benefactor, Imam Khomeini explained

Imam Khomeini has explained that thankfulness is natural and man’s nature commands man to be grateful to his benefactor. If one tries to read the book of his own heart, he will see that this law is written there.

Seek refuge in God and turn back to Him, Imam Khomeini elucidated

All the outward and inward worlds are in the presence of the Lord

Imam Khomeini explained that if man is certain and has faith that all the outward and inward worlds are in the presence of the Lord, and that God, the Exalted, is present everywhere and sees everything, in the presence of God and God’s blessings there would be no possibility for committing sins.

Imam Khomeini advised about finding some remedy to cure spiritual sickness

Imam Khomeini advised believers to decorate themselves with divine virtues after introspecting seriously and finding some remedy to cure your (spiritual) sickness.

Imam Khomeini warned against veils coverings of the heart

Imam Khomeini alerts scholars through his theological works that very same intellectual proofs may be veils covering the heart which do not permit the light of faith to shine in.

Mystical epistemology and a range of approaches from the perspective of Imam Khomeini

Author: Seyyed Mostafa Rezaei Year of publication: 2010 University: Imam Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution Research center