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Word: khadijah (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...best. Some of the most basic facts about his life are matters of conjecture, largely because Khomeini regards such personal details as unimportant. It is not known whether his birth date is actually May 17, 1900, as Tehran newspapers assert, or whether his wife of 50 years?Quesiran, or Khadijah, as different spellings have it?is his first or second spouse. Almost all Western translations of his basic prerevolutionary teachings are of doubtful authenticity or accuracy. In particular, a howlingly funny French translation of some of his remarks?dealing with, among other things, the proper attitude of Muslims toward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man Of The Year: Portrait of an Ascetic Despot | 1/7/1980 | See Source »

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