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Show 155 leadership consisted of the clergy, intellectuals, members of The the middle-class and the formulating the as and generalizing the for action. people is natural and The goal of English government who played their England obvious, England was was beliefs and organizing and as a only to be the role in mobilizing leader and supporter of the Revolution, conce rnedwith only foreign what would benefit her. power in Iran and monopo lize the natural resources, market, and trade of Iran for herself. this supporter of the Revolution and those who of England or were her agents in Iran were Thus, under the influence could not be proper leaders for a successful Revolution. The powerful clergy who joined the Revolution two groups. to The first group consisted of those who can be divided into joined the Revolution protect their power, prestige and property from the people but in actuality supported the king beneficial to them. and tried to maintain the Some of this group Shah showed their actual feelings existing situation, which during the' and beliefs and was reign of Muhammad Ali openly opposedthe Revolution (Kasravi, 1961:358-63). Those who continued their hidden dis agreement with the Revolution also harmful to the were success of the Revolution. The second group of clergy who' because of their personal religious people and could not were reasons or even truly in favor of the for the sake of the Revolution, people, accept any deep and vast change in the were |
