In the history of our country, two great and unprecedented tasks were carried out by Imam Khomeini (r.a.): one was the destruction of a structure which was based on a cruel and unreasonable, inherited monarchy. This inherited monarchy had a millennium-long history in our country. This old and relinquished structure--on the basis of which some people controlled the government with the might of their swords and armies, then they passed it to others by way of inheritance--was a faulty and unreasonable tradition that dominated our country for a several-thousand-years. The first task that Imam (r.a.) carried out was to destroy this corrupt structure and to entrust affairs to the people. The second great task that our magnanimous Imam (r.a.) carried out was to create a government on the basis of Islam: this was unprecedented in the history of our country and the history of Islam after the early Islamic era. The great jihad that our magnanimous Imam (r.a.) did bring about is such a valuable outcome. Therefore, it is really necessary to say: "He strove in His cause, such a striving that is due to Him," [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 33, p. 18]. Another example exists in the Holy Quran: "And strive in His cause, such a striving that is due to Him." Like other saints, this great man was a manifestation of the meaning: "He strove in His cause, such a striving that is due to Him." (Source: Khamenei.ir)
Imam Khomeini Founder of Islamic Revolution: Educational Career
