Talk:Ruhollah Khomeini

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The WP:lead should "serves both as an introduction to the article and as a summary of the important aspects of its subject." [1] Not cram in as many facts about Khomeini (that he wrote a book on poetry, that velayat-e faqih came from a series of lectures, how many months he was arrested for in 1963) in the article as you can. Consequently I'm going to trim it. --BoogaLouie (talk) 17:21, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

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Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (Persian: روح‌اللّه مصطفوی موسوی خمینی‎, Persian pronunciation: [ruːholˈlɑːhe muːsæˈviːje xomeiˈniː], 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's Supreme Leader—a position created in the constitution as the highest ranking political and religious authority of the nation—until his death.

Khomeini was a marja ("source of emulation", also known as a Grand Ayatollah) in Twelver Shi'a Islam. He is the author of more than 40 books mainly on mysticism, philosophy, and Islamic jurisprudence most of which were written before the revolution. After his death, a book of poetry was published under his name.

He was arrested in 1963 for 10 months and exiled in 1964 for near 15 years for his speeches against the Capitulation (treaty) approved by the Shah regime

In January 1970, during a series of lectures, Khomeini expanded the theory of velayat-e faqih, (clerical authority) to include theocratic political rule by the Islamic jurists,, though he never mentioned it in public until after the revolution . This principle was then installed in the new Iranian constitution and put to referendum.

Khomeini is criticized for his direct responsibility in 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners. and his fatwa calling for the death of British citizen Sayyid Salman Rushdie.

He was named Man of the Year in 1979 by American newsmagazine TIME and is quoted as a person who escalated anti-Americanism in middle-east

Khomeini has been referred to as a "charismatic leader of immense popularity," considered a "champion of Islamic revival" by some Shia scholars and through this fatwa, was regarded as a "renewer of Islam" by non-Shi'a.

He is officially known as Imam Khomeini inside Iran and amongst his followers internationally, and Ayatollah Khomeini amongst others.

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Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (Persian: روح‌اللّه مصطفوی موسوی خمینی‎, Persian pronunciation: [ruːholˈlɑːhe muːsæˈviːje xomeiˈniː], 24 September 1902 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. Following the revolution, Khomeini became the country's Supreme Leader — a position created in the constitution as the highest ranking political and religious authority of the nation — until his death.

Khomeini was a marja ("source of emulation", also known as a Grand Ayatollah) in Twelver Shi'a Islam, author of more than 40 books, but is most famous for his political role. He spent more than 15 years in exile for his opposition to the shah and in his writings and preachings he expanded the Shi'a Usuli theory of velayat-e faqih, the "guardianship of the jurisconsult (clerical authority)" to include theocratic political rule by the Islamic jurists. This principle (though not known to the wider public before the revolution ) was installed in the new Iranian constitution after being put to a referendum.

He was named Man of the Year in 1979 by American newsmagazine TIME and has been described as the "virtual face of Islam in Western popular culture," known for his support of the hostage takers during the Iranian hostage crisis and his fatwa calling for the death of British citizen Salman Rushdie.

Khomeini has been criticized for these acts and for human rights violations of Iranians (including his ordering of execution of thousands of political prisoners; but also lauded as a "charismatic leader of immense popularity", and a "champion of Islamic revival" by some Shia scholars.

Khomeini is officially known as Imam Khomeini inside Iran and by his supporters internationally, and generally refered to as Ayatollah Khomeini by others.

• Response to RfC (notified by RfC bot). The "trimmed and balanced lead" is better, though marginally. The lead is incredibly puffy. ScottyBerg (talk) 15:31, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

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Khadijeh Saqafi

This Wikipedia article says that when Khomeini married Khadijeh Saqafi, she was 16 years old. Other sources say that she was 10, 12 or 13 years old when she married Khomeini. This Wikipedia article says that Khomeini married Khadijeh Saqafi in 1929, but other sources (e.g., http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/world/middleeast/24saqafi.html) say that they married in 1931 or in in 1930. Quinacrine (talk) 05:22, 14 February 2012 (UTC)