Ayatollah khomeini cause of death

Khomeini's father died when he was only 5 months old, and he lost his aunt and mother in After these losses, Khomeini's eldest brother Seyed Mourteza, assumed control of the family. Khomeini's first Islamic education came at a traditional religious school, where he memorized the Koran. His brother sent him to Sultanabad now Arak for further education in He ended up in Qom by , where he would complete his education.

Khomeini did not participate actively in politics during the s. Still not a leader in the religious institutions of Qom, he felt that he should follow the decisions of the important Ayatollahs at the time. He did participate in the campaign against the Baha'i sect in to an extent, but failed to win the support of more powerful Islamic figures.

Ayatollah khomeini age

He then devoted the next few years of his life to teaching and gathering the men that together would overthrow the Pahlavi Dynasty. After the death of Ayatollah Boroujerdi in , Khomeini began to shift his political and religious emphases. He was seen as a possible successor to Boroujerdi's leadership position within the Iranian Islamic clergy.

Upon the recognition of this position by most Iranian Shi'ites, Khomeini began to assume more leadership responsibilities. In , the Shah's government promoted new election laws. Part of this new program abolished the requirement that public officials be sworn in on the Koran. Khomeini telegraphed the Shah and the prime minister and threatened a sustained protest from the ulama religious scholars if they did not stop violating both Islamic law and the constitution.

When the Shah announced his plans for the White Revolution reforms in early , Khomeini gathered his colleagues in Qom to discuss their opposition. Under pressure from Khomeini, the senior ulama decreed a boycott of the Shah's public referendum on his reform package.