Product Description

This unprecedented collection in English of notable works by Imam Khomeini, ranging in date from 1941 to 1980, makes it possible for non-Iranians to become directly acquainted with hsi ideas and to examine the convictions that underlay his indomitable mien. He was undeniably one of the most important figures of the age, not only for his roles as principle strategist of a successful revolutionary movement and supervisor of the Islamic order it ushered in, but also for his unhesitating promotion of what he saw as a global Islamic mission -- the union of all Muslim peoples.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #420370 in Books
• Published on: 1981-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 460 pages

Language Notes
Text: English, Persian

About the Author
English-born Hamid Algar, who is responsible for the volume's translation, annotations, and introduction, holds a Ph. D. in Oriental Studies form Cambridge. Since 1965 he has served on the faculty of the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches Persian and Islamic history and philosophy. Dr. Algar had written extensively on the religious history of Iran and has translated many works for publication in several languages.

Customer Reviews

Must Read
For all the people out there who dont know khomeini but think they are an expert on him, or the islamic republic, or the mideast. His ideas, his words, translated by a great professor who did a superb translation (although things are often lost in translation). You have to read this book if you want to have an informed opinion on modern day Iran.

Please read before bombing.
It is exactly as advertised - a decent, thorough collection of works by arguably the most important revolutionary thinker of the contemporary era. Could do without the tiresome laudatory epic introduction, but it comes with the territory, evidently.

The Purity Of This Man
Many in the West fail to see the purity and dedication this man had towards faith and revolution. The Author, a British convert to Islam, who had personally met Khomeini himself, does a spledid job in this book to portray the Ayatollah as a man who suffered for the Iranian people, and who gave the Muslims a sense of Islamic identity.

It was Khomeini who wished to build an Islamic nation based on the true ideals of Islam, and not the materialism and consumerism of the Shah.

It was Khomeini who said:
"We want to make an Islamic and not a Western country." It is unfortunate that many fail to realize the density of this Islamic movement and the spiritual awakening among the people of the world that Khomeini has sparked. If you wish to understand the spiritual crisis that the modern world is under, then reading this book is a good start.