The Rise of The Magians

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter 2 Study of the Beliefs of the Shia   In this chapter, we will study the beliefs of the Shia as follows: Section 1: Past and present beliefs of the Shia, Section 2: Khomeini between extremism and moderation.   Section 1 Past and Present Beliefs of the Shia   Glimpses into the Iranian Revolution and the stance adopted by the Muslims Our […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section 2 Khomeini between Extremism and Moderation   Khomeini and his academic sources Khomeini and the Qur’an Khomeini and the Sahabah Khomeini deems the heretics trustworthy Khomeini’s stance on the Islamic Caliphate Khomeini and the Muslim judiciaries Khomeini and the Nawasib Khomeini and the belief of Tawalli and Tabarri Khomeini and Imamah Khomeini and extremism regarding the Imams Khomeini and acting on behalf […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter 3 The Iranian Revolution in its Political Dimensions   This chapter is divided into the following sections: The United States of America and the Iranian Revolution The Shia Ambitions in the Gulf and Iraq What is behind the rapprochement between the Shia and the Nusayris? Their loci in the Islamic World Deteriorating internal conditions and brain drain   Section 1 The United […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   2. Where is Iran going? The winds of change which are blowing over Iran for a few months have raised a few questions: When and how will these happenings end? Are Iran’s events internal or is there something in the sleeve? Will the international accord be affected by these events? To answer these questions, it is necessary for us to identify the opposition […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   3. The United States of America and the Iranian Revolution   Khomeini and his supporters filled the world with slogans against the United States of America. This was what they said: America is the one that trains the SAVAK and supplies them with torture devices and spy apparatus. America exploits Iran’s oil and other economic resources to tear apart the opposition and support […]