Dāʼirat al-maʻārif-i buzurg-i Islāmī; Jild-i 22: Khānivādah – Khandaq

The twenty-second volume of "The Great Islamic Encyclopedia" consists of 162 entries. This volume begins with the entry "Khānivādah" (Family) and concludes with the entry "Khandaq" (Trench). One of the important entries in this volume is dedicated to "Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini".

"Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah, son of Haj Agha Mostafa Mousavi Khomeini, was a jurist and marja', a statesman, and the leader of one of the most famous and influential revolutions of the late twentieth century. Known as 'Imam' both for his spiritual status and for his leadership of the Islamic Revolution of the Iranian people in the 1970s, he led nearly four decades of political and social struggle within the frameworks of religious leadership, with the slogan 'Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic.' He overthrew the Pahlavi royal dynasty with the support of the Iranian people; subsequently, over a decade, he established the foundations of the ideology of the Guardianship of the Jurist and a religious government. Imam Khomeini's distinguished character not only brought him international fame but also led the Islamic Republic of Iran to be known as 'Greater Khomeini'."

This entry was written by Faramarz Haj Manuchehri.