Khomeinis involvement in politics
During the course of Iranian History, the Ulama have largely refrained from politics. ... "In 1949 Ayatollah Burujirdi had held a conference of two thousand ulama in Qum and issued an injunction banning clergy from joining political parties or acting in politics. ... It should be noted that not all the clergy followed Khomeinis teachings. ... Khomeinis theories on clerical rule being a duty has no historical basis in Iranian Shia history. ... Khomeinis theories on clerical jurisprudence are hypocritical to his earlier writings on the Shah being a dictator.