It was Imam Khomeini (r.a.) who proposed the idea of establishing Basij and "an army of twenty million". This massive movement by Basij was one of the miraculous things that the Revolution achieved under the leadership of Imam Khomeini (r.a.).
Wannan gagarumin yunkuri na Basiji, wannan aiki da Imam yayi na kafa cibiyar Basiji - don kuwa Imam ne ya bukaci a kafa cibiyar Basij, ya gabatar da batun samar da sojoji miliyan ashirin - daya ne daga cikin irin wadannan ayyuka masu kama da mu'ujiza na wannan juyin da Imam ya yi.