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scholars. (Imam Khomeini, social force to the Imam. In
1999, Vol. 1: 299) a bid to encourage this
What Imam Khomeini was potential force to exhaust
seeking in the struggles its power, the Imam moved
was to restore conditions in first to remove obstacles
which Muslim scholars would which blocked the social
be able to play their presence of the clergy and
influential roles like before. stood against a propaganda
His analysis of the future of campaign led by opponents
planned changes was the and critics. In his view,
loss of only social forces Islam and the clergy are
who could play the role of intertwined to such an
the prophets in expressing extent that they could not
and applying Islamic law. be distinguished one from
(Ibid: 160) That is why he another.
feels the threat (Ibid: 419) Clergyman means Islam. The
and warns against an unknown clergymen are intertwined
future. with Islam. He who
The clergy is the first opposes the title of the
and foremost force whom clergy and clergyman is
he urges to exercise vigilance your enemy. (Imam Khomeini,
and rise up. Even after the 1999, Vol. 7: 461)
victory of the Revolution,
the clergy remained the The Imam's descriptions
closest and the most reliable of the clergy in different
