The Guard receives a mission distinct from the regular army

The cleric and revolutionary theorist was shot after leaving a meeting of the Revolutionary Council.

Motahhari had linked Islamic philosophy, social criticism and opposition to the Shah.

The attack reflected violent conflict over clerical authority and the meaning of revolutionary Islam.

Large commemorations presented Motahhari as a martyr and condemned armed attacks on the new order.

A decree consolidated armed revolutionary groups into an institution tasked with protecting the revolution.

Local militants and networks that had fought the Shah became part of a national organization.

The IRGC would combine military, political and social functions and become one of the republic's most influential institutions.

The provisional government's draft proposed republican institutions and mechanisms for reviewing legislation.

Political organizations, clerics and citizens argued over rights, sovereignty, social justice and Islamic authority.

The stronger office of the leading jurist emerged during later deliberations in the elected Assembly of Experts.