Document Type : مقاله اصلی
Authors
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Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies and Humanities, Amirkabir University of Technology
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. Assistant Professor, Imam Hossein Comprehensive University, Tehran. Iran.
Abstract
The Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979 challenged the existing bipolar world order and, by promoting the slogan of independence, introduced an alternative ideology to the two dominant ideologies of the global system. Imam Khomeini, as the ideologue and leader of the revolution, successfully established the Islamic Republic as a desirable political system by formulating the key components of good governance based on Islamic principles. The victory of the Islamic Revolution is considered the first phase of this governance, while the formation of an ideal government, as a prerequisite for a new Islamic civilization, requires the realization of the fundamental components of the ideal government from Imam Khomeini’s perspective. This study seeks to examine the principles and elements that constitute the ideal government in Imam Khomeini’s political thought. Accordingly, the main research question is: What is the ideal vision of the Islamic Revolution in the political thought of Imam Khomeini? The study hypothesizes that Imam Khomeini, as the ideologue and leader of the revolution, envisioned the continuity of the revolution through elements rooted in Islamic principles. The research employs a descriptive-analytical and library-based methodology, incorporating content analysis of texts where necessary, though not as the primary approach. One of the key findings of this study is that, from Imam Khomeini’s perspective, pursuing eight fundamental principles—justice-centeredness, opposition to oppression, duty-oriented governance, the necessity of implementing divine and Islamic laws, consideration of the interests of Islam and Muslims, propagation of spiritual and revolutionary messages, attentiveness to the requirements of time and place within the framework of dynamic ijtihad in Shi'a jurisprudence, and adherence to the principle of prioritizing the most important over the important—across three strategic levels (preservation, interaction, and expansion of influence) leads to the establishment of the ideal government.
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