In this section, in order to illustrate the relations between political security and political freedom in Ayatollah Khamenei’s view, first, the rejection of the idea of each of political security and political freedom taking precedence over each...

Studying the Concepts   The Concept of Freedom in the View of Ayatollah Khamenei   Literally, freedom means emancipation, being anti-slavery, the power of doing an action and not doing it, and the power of choice. The negative...

The concept of the absolute authority of the Shi’ah jurisprudent (Wilayat al-Faqih/Guardianship of the Jurisprudent) is studying the sphere of authority of the guardian-jurisprudent (wali al-faqih). In this article, we try to study this concept in...

The Concept of Guardianship in Ayatollah Khamenei’s Political Thought   For Ayatollah Khamenei, wilayah (guardianship) is the continuation of prophethood, it is inseparable from prophethood and, in fact, it does complete the issue of...

In Ayatollah Khamenei’s political thought, the theory of religious democracy, along with the theory of the absolute authority of the Shi’ah jurisprudent, is among the ideas put forward regarding the Islamic government during the time of the...

Introduction   In light of the experiences of the Islamic Revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini elaborated on various aspects of the theory of Wilayat al-Faqih. Therefore, all jurisprudents who believe...

American Human Rights from the Point of View of Ayatollah Khamenei   The Reason for Addressing the Issue of Human Rights    The issue of human rights posed by American leaders, both now and in the days before, was just a means...

Psychological, retaliatory, political, social, economic, ethnic, tribal, and geographical settings and in general organizational, group, and national interests at national and international levels may lead to the formation of terrorism. Likewise, the...

Introduction   Terrorism is a complex social, religious, and political issue that has a long history. The regularly calculated and systematic use of illegal violence or threatening to use illegal violence to incite fear and intimidation with...

According to the practical and theoretical life of Imam Khomeini, one can realize that he believes in two main structures within Islamic society which their proper relation would lead to the creation of national discipline. Imam Khomeini states that:...

At a time when social thinkers and philosophers talk about the beginning of a new era called “the information age” and the expansion of rational relations based on materialism, a series of political, social, cultural, and revolutionary...

Revolutions are international phenomena because their ideas expand. The Iranian Revolution is similar to other revolutions in terms of seeking the aim of Changing the international Order. The authors of the present article while taking into account...

The Supreme Leader’s strong emphasis on various statements on the preservation and strengthening of national identity indicates the importance of discussing national identity in his view: “What I feel today as a task for the young community...

Abstract   In this article, we intend to explain the Supreme Leader’s view on national identity and nationalism. Therefore, we first examine his views on nationality and ethnicity, and then we analyze nationalism, national identity, and...

Introduction and Statement of Problems in Research What is known in today’s world as the social sciences in its specific meaning and differs from other types of human knowledge, is the product of the change of view and approach to religion and...

It is a fundamental change in social institutions and values that is based on the deep dissatisfaction of men and their mass participation in a way that is against the law governing society and with violence and with the intention of overthrowing the...

What could be better and more worthy than to hear the literary-artistic pains of the revolution from the language of its literary and wise leader and to look for ways to reach medicine and cure it, in the light of his torch. It is not unreasonable to say...

Scientific Background  After passing high school, Sayyed Ali Khamenei entered the Seminary of Mashhad. Although he had started studying seminary lessons from the time of high school, he managed to pass the seminary courses in less than six years...

In the present article, it has been attempted to express the importance of matters that could jeopardize the dynamics of the Islamic Revolution from the point of view of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution. The pathology of the Islamic...

Introduction Talking about the Islamic Awakening is not unfamiliar and new; because for many years and centuries, this debate has been raised among thinkers and reformers who have a great concern about such a risk and in this way, they have become...