Question

Muslim leaders such as the Ayatollah Khomeini opposed the shah of Iran because they

A. disapproved of his open posture toward Iraq.


B. were members of a different ethnic group than the one to which the shah belonged.


C. believed Islamic law should be eliminated.


D. thought the shah promoted a culture of materialism.

Answer 1

D. thought the shah promoted a culture of materialism.

Step-by-step explanation:

Khomeini was born in Iran in the year 1900. His full name is Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini. But he was well known as the Ayatollah Khomeini to the Western world.

He was the "Supreme Leader" of Iran. Khomeini was Iranian religious as well as political leader.

Many Muslim leaders including Ayatollah Khomeini opposed the Shah of Iran as they thought that Shah was promoting a culture of materialism. According to Khomeini, if on needs to better understand and obey the will of God, then one needs to abandon the material and the earthly pleasures of life.