Study of Terror and its Rejection and Condemnation in Imam Khomeini's Viewpoint

Nowadays there are groups that commit violent actions in the name of Islam. Therefore enemies of Islam try to introduce it as an ideology of war, violence and terror to world public opinion. So study of terror in muslim grand thinkers’ Viewpoint could be a good guidance to understanding the standpoint of Islam and accountability to doubts about this question. Since Imam Khomeini was a provider of the most modern and pragmatic version of Islam in recent years, knowledge about his viewpoint of terror could be vital and helpful in understanding the standpoint of Islam of this phenomenon. This article, via Analysis of statements and thoughts, discusses Imam Khomeini’s approach to terror, and tries to offer an answer to this question: What is Imam Khomeini’s Viewpoint of terror? This study shows that terror as a means to achieving for any purpose is condemned and rejected in Imam Khomeini’s thought, and nobody has right to exploit Islamic teachings for justification of own violent and terrorist actions.