A Comparative Study of the Impact of Social Political Developments of the Last Century in Iran on the Political Decisions of Imam Khomeini before and after the Islamic Revolution

Imam Khomeini's political decisions, which were rooted in his philosophical, theological and jurisprudential foundations, were an attempt to solve the problems of human societies, especially Islamic societies and Iranian society. The purpose of this research is to examine Imam Khomeini's decisions before and after the Islamic Revolution; And finding an answer to the question of what effect did the socio-political developments of the last century in Iran have on Imam Khomeini's political decisions before and after the Islamic Revolution? According to the research, it can be concluded that Imam Khomeini's political decisions have changed according to social political developments. In the first stage and before the exile, most of his political decisions were related to the role of jurists in the Islamic government and the idea of Velayat-e Faqih, and therefore most of his decisions were made on this basis. In the second stage, his decisions emphasized the role of the people in the Islamic government. And in the third phase of his leadership, most of the decisions were based on expediency and according to the rule of maintaining the system. And it must be said that these decisions were compatible with each other. In this research, using the descriptive-analytical method and using the theoretical framework of Thomas Spragens model, an attempt has been made to compare the influence of social political developments of the last century in Iran on the political decisions of Imam Khomeini before and after the Islamic revolution.