What is Islamic Revolution?: The Case of Iran (1979)

Iranian Revolution (1979) is known within the literature of social sciences as the “Islamic Revolution”. In this study, Islamic Revolution will be discussed in relation to the example of Iranian Revolution. First, we will look at the discussions regarding the question of “what is revolution” and we will focus on the issue of how the concept is used both within the literature of social sciences and within Islamic sources. After making a definition of Islamic Revolution with reference to these discussions, Iranian Revolution will be analyzed both as continuity and as rupture. Islamic Revolution in this study refers to the faith that justice, soon or late, will become a fact as a reflection of Allah’s name, al-Adl. And from this perspective, Iranian Revolution, a unique example of the radical and rapid change in the 20th century, has left an indelible mark