Positional dizziness: You may have a condition called benign positional vertigo which causes a brief spinning sensation with change in head position. This can be diagnosed and treated with what are called repositioning maneuvers, also called epley maneuvers. See an ear specialist. ...Read more.
Khomeini was a marja (source of emulation, also known as a Grand Ayatollah) in Twelver Shi'a Islam, but is most famous for his political role. In his writings and preachings he expanded the Shi'a Usuli theory of velayat-e faqih, the guardianship of the jurisconsult (clerical authority) to include theocratic political rule by the Islamic jurists.
In Iran, it was widely seen as a blow against the United States and its influence in Iran, including its perceived attempts to undermine the Iranian Revolution and its longstanding support of the recently overthrown Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who had led an autocratic regime.