This book, Islamic Government, is one of the most influential works of Imam Khomeini. This translation is based on a series of lectures given at Najaf between January 21 and February 8, 1970. The lectures were recorded and transcribed by a student, and then published in book form in Persian, on which this translation is based.This edition includes an expanded biography of the author, Rouhollah Khomeini, endnotes, and an index.