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Introduction To that effect, reviewing
To have a better understanding the views of the Imam
of the worldview and the Khomeini as the ideologue
ideology of the Shia clergy, and the founder of the
it would be helpful to Islamic Revolution which
discuss its religious principles. he went on to lead takes up
Islam, particularly its Shia added significance. From
faith, envisages a broad-based his view, the final objective
and extensive spectrum for of human being is to have
its instructions about everyday meaning in the life and
affairs of human life. That finally to perfect its soul.
stands exactly opposite to To reach such a degree of
the viewpoint limiting religion perfection, humanity is facing
and faith to liturgy. both internal and external
In other words, the Shia barriers. By internal barriers,
faith encompasses all aspects the Imam meant carnal
of mundane and otherworldly desires and seductions and
life including political, social, by external barriers he meant
economic and cultural affairs. submission to tyrannical and
Popular uprisings and usurping powers and
attempts for the establishment governments.
of Shia governments In the religious ideology,
throughout different periods refusal to compromise with
of history of Shiism are a theocracy is a model
product of such a worldview. manifested in the Islamic
