the widespread arrest of imam bakhiam in many cities of iran on june 15, 1342. was with us. the historic day that was the beginning of the new islamic movement. a little later, the americans took a step forward and demanded that military advisers and their families and even their companions be exempted from any judicial proceedings inside iran in case of committing a crime. the imam, who was recently released, went to the pulpit again against america and the shah. our dignity was violated. the greatness of iran was lost. crushing the greatness of iran's army. but if the king this time imam was exiled to türkiye and then to iraq. it was in the exile of najaf that imam khomeini, far from his homeland , explained the foundations of rafi's theory in shia jurisprudence . the idea of religious authority, even before the imam , had a long history in the eyes of the shiite scholars . velayat al-faqih taught. the product of this explanation was a book called wilayat faqih or islamic government, which was published in beirut in 1349. imam in the theory of religious authority he had