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Model of Government-Clergy Interaction… M. Fahami and F. Pourkeyvan (149
and other forms of the objective of training
government: human beings to become
There is a big difference what they are supposed
between all regimes in to be. (Imam Khomeini,
the world and a divine 1999, Vol. 11: 449)
regime which follows
5. Clergy
divine laws; the big A review of the start of the
difference is that even Imam Khomeini movement
just and competent regimes and its persistence until
are limited by natural victory would give a better
boundaries. Nowhere in image of his view of the
the world can you find a clergy. The Imam's reform
regime that seeks to movement was triggered in
purify the people's souls; response to a progressive
they had nothing to do trend which was breaking
with that. [Other] the law in a frenzied manner.
governments have sought What infuriates him more
to prevent disorder, they than anything else was the
take no action against regime's disregard of scholars
anything done in private and hostile treatment meted
as people are free in out to them. The Imam had
private; but they are not said that in case the regime
allowed to come out and honored Islamic law or at
cause chaos. Only divine least the Constitution it
governments have pursued
would have the support of
