Talk:Ruhollah Khomeini

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I have tried to add factual data on Khomeini's heritage but each timme it is removed. Can you tell me what is the problem? My source is Massacre of 67 by Masoud Ansari published in 2002. He is a professor and an Iranian Scholar. 

Khomeini was born in the town of Khomein as Ruhollah Mousavi (روحالله موسوی in Persian) on May 17, 1900. Although Khomeini claims he is from a family that claimed descent from the prophet Muhammad and that he was entitled to use the style Seyyed before his name, the fact of the matter is that Khomeini's father was born in Kashmir, India and was a man named "Hindi." Khomeni's father was an illiterate magician-healer who extracted money from the poor in India. Around his time, a famous dancer in India dies and upon her death she dedicated all her money to Islam. The British took her inheritance and established a fund through which they founded schools of Theology in Qom and Baghdad. As part of this fund, the English provided money to Indians to encourage them to become mullahs and dispatched them to Iran and Baghdad. Khoemini's father was the recipient of one of these lifelong stipends. Upon receiving the stipend he headed for Gom in Iran, but because he was untalented, he was kicked out of Gom. He then settled near the town of Khomein and took the name of the town and entered into trade with a partner. They began to sell jewelry and other sundry items around town. Eventually, Khoemeni's father kills his partner, takes all the money and escapes. As a fugitive from the law, he traveled from one village to another practicing his art and stealing women's jewelry. Eventually, he was arrested for the murder of his partner and hanged during Reza Shah's regime.

Upon his death, he left three boys. It was at this time that Reza Shah was requiring all Iranians to select a surname. So, each son picked a name: his oldest son selected the name of his father "Hendi", the second selected the name 'Khomeni" which was name of the town, and third selected name "Pasandideh." In Khomein, Pasandideh opened a small business providing certificates and serving as notary. Khomeni in his youth married a young girl and divorced her, then he married a 12 year old girl (his brother provided a marriage certificate for him) which was illegal during the Pahlavi administration, so Khomeni was thrown in jail. In addition, Khomeini was arrested in Baghdad for sexually assaulting a young boy and later became a closet homosexual, a common practice among the mullahs. He was a notoriously corrupt person. After his father's death, the English selected Khomeini for training. Khomeini given a lifelong stipend to help him become a mullah. Khomeni had three children, 2 sons and one daughter. One son died of overeating and alcoholism, the second son Ahmad is a cleric in Qom and receives a life long stipend, and a daughter, Ashragh, who is still alive. Khomeini, a man of Indian stock, had little affection for Iran. In fact, he hated Iran. He was against education. When he came to power, he closed all the universities and medical schools, stating that Iran did not need educated people or doctors. He criticized Reza Shah for building schools and giving rights to women among other things. His books on Islamic guidance are about sex and anal hygiene.

With the help of the British, Khomeini reinvented himself. Khomeini was named an ayatollah in the 1950s.

Please cite your sources, preferably from a authoritative biography, of which there are many in the English language. SouthernComfort 11:33, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Also, politically motivated works like "Living In Hell" by Ghazal Omid [1] don't count unless she specifically cites sources in her book for this information. Otherwise it cannot be stated as fact. SouthernComfort 12:13, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Referendum

"With only one choice on the ballot, and without being able to vote in secret, over 98% voted in favor of replacing the monarchy with an Islamic republic. "

Any sources for the claim that one could not vote in secret? And I believe that it is quite unusual for an interim government to put out more than one constitution, so of course there is only one choice on the ballot -- the phrasing has a strong negative connotation that may be unnecessary. AmirM 66.108.59.171 01:44, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

"Indian origin"

Someone keeps claiming Khomeini is of Indian origin. I searched online, and there are some articles claiming that his mother was from Kashmir. I did more searching and it turns out his mother was the daughter of Ayatollah Mirza Ahmad who resided in Karbala and Najaf, so I don't know if any of these claims are true. Those who believe he has Indian origins should provide the necessary evidence. For now I'm taking it out. Aucaman^Talk 23:06, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

The source of Khomeini's real heritage and lineage and background comes from Massacre of 67 by Masoud Ansari

Khomeini Detested Jews

The remark of Mahmood Ahmadinejad about Israel is a replication of Khomeini's.

What is this baloney? "Ayatollah Khomeini was also supportive to religious minorities including Persian Jewish community." Almost all Iranian Jews fled Iran. Therefore I will remove this nonsense.

--66.81.200.116 05:04, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Please discuss changes on the talk page before making them. Let's not start an edit war.

Being against a nation is not the same as being against a religion. Ayatollah Khomeini's comments where in regard to the Israeli regime.

If you have evidence that Ayatollah Khomeini was fundamentally against any individual of the jewish creed soley because he was jewish, cite it.

Currently, the Iranian government has a close relationship with the country's Jewish community as noted by a recent BBC article [2] and quoted below:

Iran's small Jewish community of about 30,000 is recognised by the Islamic Republic and there is even a Jewish member of parliament.

Iranian Jews normally do not interfere in political issues and they often support the country's stance on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

In a gesture of loyalty to the Islamic Republic, Mr Yashayaei [Chairman of Iran's Jewish Council] told the Iranian president that his comments on the Holocaust were against the teachings of the leader of the Iranian revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei.

66.108.59.171 20:31, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Title?

There is some discrepency in wikipedia as to whether or not to title an article of a marja with Grand Ayatollah ... Since all major shia marja have this title in the heading of their respective articles, I will be making the appopriate change here if no one disagrees. The title will read Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. 66.108.59.171 20:57, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

No, Wikipedia policy is to not use titles. (See Wikipedia:Naming conventions (names and titles)). The other articles should be moved, and this should stay. - SimonP 21:07, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

My reading of the clerical names section under Wikipedia:Naming conventions (names and titles) is that titles _should_ be used. The rule on clerical names takes precidence over the general rule of using no titles. Please clarify.66.108.59.171 21:28, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm fairly sure this should be moved, yes. —Nightstallion (?) 18:02, 13 February 2006 (UTC)