What do Mojahedin want? Antithesis to Khomeini-1

The totalitarian principle of velayat-e-faqih is the basis upon which Khomeiniism stands. In contrast, for the Mojahedin democracy is indispensable to Islam. Their vision of Islam tolerates its opponents and treats them fairly. Islam blossoms only in a spirit of freedom and truthfulness, and therefore cannot trample upon the legitimate rights of the people. Power and governance do not constitute the ends of Islam, the Mojahedin believe. It is committed to certain inviolable moral principles which cannot be ignored under any circumstances.The Mojahedin profoundly believe that to avoid the deviations that beset contemporary revolutions throughout the world, they must remain wholeheartedly committed to the will of the public and democracy. If they are to act as a leading organization, before all else the populace must give them a mandate in a free and fair election. It is not enough to have gone through the trials of repression, imprisonment, torture, and executions under the shah and the mullahs. The Mojahedin must also pass the test of general elections. If the Mojahedin were to choose to compensate for the lack of popular mandate by relying on their past sacrifices or organizational prowess, or arms, their resilient, lively, and democratic organization would soon become a hollow, rotten bureaucracy. . . . If the people don't vote for us (after we have overthrown the mullahs' regime), we shall remain in the opposition, holding firmly to our principles. Tolerance of Opponents The Iranian clerics used the slogan "the only party is the Party of God [Hizbullah]" to crack down on their political opponents and suppress freedoms. During the early years of Khomeini's rule, organized gangs chanted that slogan as they raided meetings and ransacked the headquarters of political organizations, bookstores, publishing houses, newspapers, and so forth. The Quran, on the other hand, says to Muslims: "Allah forbiddeth you not those who warred not against you on account of religion and drove you not out from your homes, that ye should show them kindness and deal justly with them. Lo! Allah loves the just dealers."17 Although many companions of Imam Ali urged him to act decisively against the Kharijites in the seventh century, or at least restrict their freedom and political activities, Ali replied, "So long as they do not harm us, we will not take any action against them. If they debate with us, we will do likewise. We will continue to pay them their share of the treasury. We will allow them to go to the mosques to pray. Only if they resort to violence and killing will we reluctantly fight them.
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