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Change citation 279 from Mackay, Iranians (198?) p.224 to Mackey, The Iranians : Persia, Islam, and the soul of a nation (1996) p.224 Coopjenk (talk) 00:05, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Coopjenk Ok. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 17:12, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done PianoDan (talk) 21:07, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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"his fatwa calling for the murder of British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie who insulted Muhammad"

Maybe say criticise instead? Insulted sounds very extreme. People are allowed to 'criticise' religions! 148.88.245.206 (talk) 13:59, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done (3OpenEyes' communication receptacle) | (PS: Have a good day) (acer was here) 15:36, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Change "pursuing the overthrow of Saddam Hussein the Iran–Iraq War," to "pursuing the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, the Iran–Iraq War,"

A comma is missing between "Saddam Hussein" and "the Iran-Iraq War" 2620:132:B042:0:69E7:B06E:52FA:3D8B (talk) 15:22, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done: I added the word "in" instead as I believe that was likely intended. Day Creature (talk) 21:51, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please source this claim

“ The subject of a pervasive cult of personality” 2A02:C7C:A88C:3800:DC1B:A812:890A:C80E (talk) 23:27, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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In section Family and descendants REMOVE "By all accounts, their marriage was harmonious and happy."

This is unverified information and grossly negligent of the facts of the marriage: that at age 30, Ruhollah Khomeini married a child. Suggesting child marriage is "harmonious" does not further our understanding of Khomeini or his wife. It does, however, promote the potential validity of child marriage. Gempari28 (talk) 22:02, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You claim it is "unverified information." Have you consulted the cited source (Taheri, The Spirit of Allah, pp. 90-91) to determine whether it can be verified? Day Creature (talk) 06:37, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. Cabinetkey (she/her • ☎) 11:00, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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