The Nature of Islamic Revolution and its Relation to Islamic Republic in the View of Imam Khomeini

Realizing the goals of Islamic revolution requires accurate and wise theoretical understanding of authorities, elites and the whole people of nature of the Islamic revolution and its relation to Islamic republic. Authorities and elite community of the country have offered various understandings and explanations of this topic, believing in each of which exerts great effects on government’s future policies toward fulfillment of the goals of the Islamic revolution. Considering the critical role and position of the authority of jurisprudent and leadership of Islamic society, the current research is an attempt to shed light on the nature of the Islamic revolution and its relation to Islamic republic in the view of Imam Khamenei.The results of investigating current viewpoints and philosophical foundations and content analysis of the words of Imam Khamenei showed that Islamic revolution is a continuous, boasting, advancing movement toward perfection which is endowed with a collection of human and Islamic sublime values which are the integral part of the Islamic republic. Therefore Islamic revolution and Islamic republic coexist peacefully both in body and spirit. In other words, the Islamic revolution has not ended with its victory and lives his life in the body of the Islamic republic as a spirit.