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Ruhollah Chomeini

Geburtstag: 22. September 1902
Todesdatum: 3. Juni 1989

Ruhollah Musawi Chomeini war ein iranischer Ajatollah, politischer und religiöser Führer der Islamischen Revolution von 1979 und danach bis zu seinem Tod iranisches Staatsoberhaupt. Mit der Revolution stürzte er aus dem französischen Exil heraus die Regierung von Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, dem damaligen Schah des Iran. Chomeini gilt als der Gründer der Islamischen Republik im Iran.

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„Wir beten nicht den Iran an, wir beten Allah an […] ich sage, soll dieses Land brennen. Ich sage, soll dieses Land in Rauch aufgehen, vorausgesetzt, der Islam erweist sich als siegreich.“

— Ruhollah Chomeini
aus einer Rede gehalten in Qom 1980, Quelle: welt. de; Anmerkung: mit "dieses Land" ist der Iran gemeint

Über Ehe, Über die Welt

„Die sunnitischen Schriftgelehrten glaubten, daß man jedem an der Macht befindlichen Banditen gehorchen müsse; und diese Ansicht wurde von den Banditen selbst begründet. Ist es vorstellbar, daß der große Prophet des Islam befohlen haben sollte, Atatürk zu gehorchen, der seine Anordnungen unterdrückte?“

— Ruhollah Chomeini
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 27. Juli 1987

„Islam makes it incumbent on all adult males, provided they are not disabled or incapacitated, to prepare themselves for the conquest of [other] countries so that the writ of Islam is obeyed in every country in the world.... But those who study Islamic Holy War will understand why Islam wants to conquer the whole world.... Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war. Those [who say this] are witless. Islam says: Kill all the unbelievers just as they would kill you all! Does this mean that Muslims should sit back until they are devoured by [the unbelievers]? Islam says: Kill them [the non-Muslims], put them to the sword and scatter [their armies]. Does this mean sitting back until [non-Muslims] overcome us? Islam says: Kill in the service of Allah those who may want to kill you! Does this mean that we should surrender [to the enemy]? Islam says: Whatever good there is exists thanks to the sword and in the shadow of the sword! People cannot be made obedient except with the sword! The sword is the key to Paradise, which can be opened only for the Holy Warriors! There are hundreds of other [Qur'anic] psalms and Hadiths [sayings of the Prophet] urging Muslims to value war and to fight. Does all this mean that Islam is a religion that prevents men from waging war? I spit upon those foolish souls who make such a claim.“

— Ruhollah Khomeini
As quoted in Holy Terror: Inside the World of Islamic Terrorism (1987) by Amir Taheri, pp. 241-3.

„Variant: I shall kick their teeth in. I am appointing the government. I am appointing the government by the support of this nation!“

— Ruhollah Khomeini
Speech at Behesht Zahra cemetery (1 February 1979), condemning the government of Shapour Bakhtiar

„Islam's jihad is a struggle against idolatry, sexual deviations, plunder, repression, and cruelty. The war waged by [non-Muslim] conquerors, however, aims at promoting lust and animal pleasures. They care not if whole countries are wiped out and many families left homeless. But those who study jihad will understand why Islam wants to conquer the whole world. All the countries conquered by Islam or to be conquered in the future will be marked for everlasting salvation. For they shall live under [God's law].“

— Ruhollah Khomeini
As quoted in Anti-American Terrorism and the Middle East (2002) by Barry Rubin and Judith Colp Rubin, pp. 29, 32-36

„After the Shah's departure from Iran, I will not become a president nor accept any other leadership role. Just like before, I limit my activities only to guiding and directing the people.“

— Ruhollah Khomeini
Le Monde interview in Paris (9 January 1979)

„With people's revolutionary rage, the king will be ousted and a democratic state, Islamic Republic, will be established.“

— Ruhollah Khomeini
"Imam's Sahife" vol. 4 p. 244 (1 November 1978).

„From the beginning while we were engaged in these issues, I said in interviews with those who came from abroad, even in Najaf or Paris or among my personal words, I have always said that clerics have an occupation which is more important than these executive jobs, and should Islam become victorious, clerics would dedicate themselves to their own occupation. But as we went on with the revolution, we found out that if we tell all clerics to go after their mosques, this country would fall into the throat of America and Soviet Union. We experienced and saw, those who took the lead but were not clerics, even though some of them were religious people, our revolutionary path was not according to their taste, therefore... we temporarily deviate from our original word until this country could be administered by those other than clerics, then clerics will go back to their preach and their own position and they will leave executive matters to others who work for Islam.“

— Ruhollah Khomeini
Imam's Sahife. vol. 16, p. 349,350. (21 June 1982)

„…the author of The Satanic Verses book which is against Islam, the Prophet and the Qu'ran, and all involved in its publication who were aware of its content, are sentenced to death. I call on all zealous Muslims to execute them wherever they find them, so that no one will dare to insult the Islamic sanctions. Whoever is killed on this path will be regarded as a martyr, God willing.“

— Ruhollah Khomeini
Fatwa against Salman Rushdie (14 February 1989)

„... in our domestic and foreign policy,... we have set as our goal the world-wide spread of the influence of Islam... We wish to cause the corrupt roots of Zionism, capitalism and Communism to wither throughout the world. We wish, as does God almighty, to destroy the systems which are based on these three foundations, and to promote the Islamic order of the Prophet...“

— Ruhollah Khomeini
[//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_thought_and_legacy_of_Ruhollah_Khomeini#cite_ref-111]

„All those against the revolution must disappear and quickly be executed.“

— Ruhollah Khomeini
Quoted by dissident cleric Hossein-Ali Montazeri, once in line to be Iran's supreme leader. ShiaNews.com (17 December 2000) http://www.shianews.com/hi/asia/news_id/0000573.php. This statement is said to have been made after the Mojahedin-e Khalgh militant organization launched an offensive against Iranian troops from bases in Iraq.

„Ayatollah, would you be so kind as to tell us how you feel about being back in Iran?
Nothing. I don't feel anything. (Hichi. Hich ehsasi nadaram)“

— Ruhollah Khomeini
Exchange between American reporter Peter Jennings and Khomeini (1 February 1979), during Khomeini's return flight to Iran; quoted in Elaine Sciolino (2001) Persian Mirrors. Khomeini's translator did not translate his response, but said only that he had no comment.