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The greatly effulgent assembly-hall of Vaisravana (Kubera) is one hundred Yojanas in length and seventy Yojanas in breadth. It was built by Kubera himself by his ascetic powers. It is like the peak of Kailasa (mountain) and it outshines the brilliancy of the moon herself. Being supported by the Guhyakas, it looks as if it is attached to the firmament. Being adorned with celestial-made large palaces of gold, it displays great beauty.

The death and dying and the life after death has always fascinated man. This is an excerpt from the book What Becomes Of The Soul After Death by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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Iran This article is part of the series: Politics of Iran Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Assembly of Experts Guardian Council Majlis City and Village Councils Expediency Council Political parties Elections edit Elections to the Majlis of Iran were held on February 20, 2004. A total of 290 representatives were to be chosen. A runoff was ...

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• Iranian Majlis election, 2004 - Official statistics from the Ministry of Interior

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini (آیت‌الله روح‌الله خمینی in Persian) (May 17, 1900 – June 3, 1989) was an Iranian Shi'a Muslim cleric, and the political and spiritual leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. Khomeini was considered a spiritual leader to many Shi'a Muslims, and ruled Iran from the Shah's overthrow to Khomeini's own death in 1989 as with undeniable charismatic appeal to many. In Iran, he is officially addressed as Imam rath ...

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• Ruhollah Khomeini - Hostage crisis
• Ruhollah Khomeini - Iran-Iraq war
• Ruhollah Khomeini - Life under Khomeini
• Ruhollah Khomeini - Death and funeral
• Ruhollah Khomeini - Political thought and legacy
• Ruhollah Khomeini - Family and descendants
• Ruhollah Khomeini - Works

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Iran This article is part of the series: Politics of Iran Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Assembly of Experts Guardian Council Majlis City and Village Councils Expediency Council Political parties Elections edit Elections to the Majlis of Iran were held on February 20, 2004. A total of 290 representatives were to be chosen. A runoff was ...

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• Iranian Majlis election 2004 - Official statistics from the Ministry of Interior

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Iran This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Iran Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Assembly of Experts Guardian Council Majlis City and Village Councils Expediency Council Political parties Elections edit In 1981, after the assassination of Mohammad Ali Rajai, Ayatollah Khamenei was elected President of I ...

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Iran This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Iran Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Assembly of Experts Guardian Council Majlis City and Village Councils Expediency Council Political parties Elections edit In 1981, after the assassination of Mohammad Ali Rajai, Ayatollah Khamenei was elected President of I ...

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It is quite difficult to get a clear view on the support of the Iranian political parties. Major parties seems to be the following parties: Executives of Construction Party (Hezb-e Kaargozaaraan-e Saazandegi) Islamic Iran Participation Front (Jebheye Mosharekate Irane Eslaami) Islamic Society of Engineers (Jame'e-ye Eslaami-e Mohandesin) Militant Clergy Association (Jame'e-ye Rowhaniyat-e Mobarez) Milit ...

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List of political parties in Iran, List of political parties in Iran - The parties

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Iran's post-revolution difficulties have included an eight-year war with Iraq, internal political struggles and unrest, and economic disorder. The early days of the regime were characterized by severe human rights violations and political turmoil, including the seizure of the United States embassy compound and its occupants on November 4, 1979, by Iranian militants. As the United States no longer has formal diplomatic relatio ...

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Throughout his many writings and speeches, Khomeini consistently promoted his vision of a theocratic Islamic society, guided by the morality and ethics of the clergy. He believed in a free market economy, with respect for private ownership, and that businesses and corporations should be encouraged to contribute to religious charitable foundations which would benefit the poor. He advised against allowing wealthy individuals to participate in the government, and that politicians should follow his example ...

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In contrast with most republics, the effective head of Iran's political establishment is not the president, but rather the Supreme Leader, who is a religious figure selected by an Assembly of Experts. For instance, Ruhollah Khomeini, who is perhaps the most famous Iranian leader in the West, was never president (incidentally, Ayatollah was not his first name, but a title of respect). Despite this, Iran's president fulfills many of the classical functions of a head of state, such as accepting the credentials of ambassadors. Sinc ...

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President of Iran, President of Iran - Role in the state, President of Iran - Qualifications and election, President of Iran - Presidents of Iran

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Tudeh Party of Iran - Birth of the Communist movement in Iran. The history of the communist movement in Iran dates back to the late 19th century, when Marxism first became introduced to the nation's intellectual and working classes as a result of the rapid growth of industry and the subsequent transformation of the country from feudalism into capitalism. Being close to Russia and Azerbaijan, northern Iran became the primary center of underground Marxist and social democrat political activity, and m ...

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Tudeh Party of Iran, Tudeh Party of Iran - History, Tudeh Party of Iran - Birth of the Communist movement in Iran, Tudeh Party of Iran - Foundation of the Tudeh Party, Tudeh Party of Iran - The Iranian Revolution, Tudeh Party of Iran - Legal status, Tudeh Party of Iran - External link

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The Currenet leaders and organs of WPI Are: Leader, the Secretary of Centeral Committee: Hamid Taghvaee Central Committee: chosen in Fifth Congress, September 2004: Mohamad Asangaran, Mohsen Ebrahimi, Mina Ahadi, Homa Arjomand, Siamak Amjadi, Nazanin Boroomand, Siamak Bahari, Sima Bahari, Fateh Bahrami, Fariborz Pooya, Hamid Taghvaee, Amir Tavakolli, Keivan Javid, Ali Javadi, Satar chimantoo, Farshad Hosseini, Bahman Khani, Shahla Daneshfar, Siavash Daneshvar, Nasrin Ramezanali, Bahram Soroosh, Mahboobe Siahmardi, Soheila Shari ...

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Worker-Communist Party of Iran, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current Leadership and Organs, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Publications and Papers, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current editors of WPI Papers, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Participate in diffrent Organisation, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current Leadership of Close organistions to WPI, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Sister Parties, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - History, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Foundation, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Major Split in August 2004

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While the Supreme Leader is the ultimate head of the Iranian political establishment, the President of Iran, who is elected by the people, fulfils many of the classic roles for a head of state, such as accrediting ambassadors. The question of how the Supreme Leader and the President match up with the theoretical definitions of head of state or head of government is a thorny one; however, de facto and de jure the Supreme ...

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Supreme Leader of Iran, Supreme Leader of Iran - The mandate, Supreme Leader of Iran - Functions and duties of The Supreme Leader, Supreme Leader of Iran - Sources and References

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Khuzestan Province - Pre-Islamic History. History of Iran Empires of Iran: Jiroft Kingdom Elamite Kingdom Mannaeans kingdom Median Empire Achaemenid Empire Seleucid Empire Parthian Empire Sassanid dynasty Islamic conquest of Iran Tahirid dynasty Saffarid dynasty Ziyarid dynasty Samanid dynasty Buwayhid dynasty Ghaz ...

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The registration of the candidates finished on May 14, 2005 and 1014 candidates had registered to run, including many people who didn't have the qualifications required in the law. More than 90% of the candidates were men, and there were about ninety female candidates. The law about the election process does not include any requirements for people who want to register to run: it only provides qualifications that are to be checked by the Guardian Council. The candidates must have first be approved by the Guardian Council before being p ...

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Iranian presidential election 2005, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Results, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Election controversies, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Turnout and boycotts, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Schedule, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Candidates, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Approved candidates, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Rejected candidates, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Declinations and withdrawals, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Sources

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Written history in Iran begins with the Proto-Elamites around 3000BC, and continues with the arrival of The Aryans and the establishment of the Median dynasty, followed by the Achaemenids, who built the world's first global empire, under Cyrus the Great in 546BC. The name Persia is derived from Persis, the ancient Greek name for the empire, although Eratosthenes also mentions the name "Iran". Alexander the Great conquered Persia in 331 BC, soon only to be succeeded by the Parthian and Sassanid dynasties, who followed the Achaemenids a ...

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Khuzestan - Pre-Islamic History. Jiroft Kingdom Elamite Kingdom Median Empire Achaemenid Empire Seleucid Empire Parthian Empire Sassanid dynasty Islamic conquest of Iran Tahirid dynasty Saffarid dynasty Ziyarid dynasty Samanid dynasty Buwayhid dynasty Ghaznavid Empire Seljukid empire Khwarezmid Empire Ilkhanate Muzaffarid dynasty Timurid dynastySee also:

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Rafsanjani was a key member of Iran's Revolutionary Council at the beginning of the new Islamic Republic, together with Mohammad Javad Bahonar, Mohammad Beheshti, Morteza Motahhari, and Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili. A cleric by profession, Rafsanjani became the first speaker for the new Iranian Parliament after the beginning of the Islamic Republic and served until 1989. Rafsanjani served as President of Iran from August 17, 1989 to 1997, and was the first president of Iran to step down willingly: of his predecessors, Abolhassan Banisadr was successfully impeached, Mohammad Ali Rajai was ass ...

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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani - Personal life, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani - Political life, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani - Relations with the West

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Sometime around 1500 to 1000 BC, the Iranian nomads of Indo-European stock emigrated to the Iranian plateau possibly from Central Asia. In 8th century BC, the first Iranian government was established under the Median dynasty and under the following dynasty, the Achaemenids, Iranians built the first world empire. Their empire emerged in the 6th century BC under Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire, who called himself "King of Iran and beyond". Indeed, the name Persia is derived from Persis, the ancient Greek name for the ...

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Iran, Iran - History, Iran - Government and Politics, Iran - The Supreme Leader Rahbar, Iran - The President Ra'is-e Jomhoor, Iran - The Parliament Majles, Iran - The Assembly of Experts, Iran - The Council of Guardians, Iran - The Expediency Council, Iran - The Judiciary, Iran - Provinces, Iran - Geography, Iran - Climate, Iran - Economy, Iran - Demographics, Iran - Ethnic groups, Iran - Religion, Iran - Major cities, Iran - Culture, Iran - Miscellaneous topics, Iran - Notes and references

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The ancient nation of Iran was historically known to the West as Persia until March 21, 1935. The name was used in the West due to the ancient Greek name for Iran, Persis. Persia is used to describe the nation of Iran, its people, or its ancient empire. The Persians call their country Iran / Iranshahr since Sassanian period. The name Persia comes from a region in the south of Iran, called Fars or Pars in the Persian language. Persis is the Hellenized form of Pars, based on which other European nation ...

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