Document Type : Promotional

Authors

• mohammadrahim eivazi ¹
• maliheh hajihasan ²

¹ Professor, Department of Political Science, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

² PhD student in Islamic Revolution Studies, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

One of the most important issues that overshadowed all the pillars of the Islamic Republic for more than eight years and became a political issue of the world, was the issue of holy defense. The revolution was controlled and led. Identifying managerial components is very important in the political thought of Imam Khomeini's holy defense. In this regard, the author with the principles of jihad and sacrifice in the explicit rules of Islam and the pattern of struggles of the Prophet (PBUH) and Amir al-Mu'minin (AS) in various wars and jihad and using the method of documentary analysis and data collection in the form of existing books, articles and documents. It seeks to answer the question, what are the components of Imam Khomeini's political thought in the eight years of holy defense? Based on this, the findings show that the techniques of Imam's political thought during the holy defense caused the revival of the Islamic Republic and turned it from a threat to the most important opportunity. Therefore, by using the components of cohesion, national empowerment, and international authority, which were based on monotheistic principles, he was able to turn the war process from a crisis-ridden political situation to the peak of pride and authority.

Keywords

• Sacred Defense
• Empowerment
• Military Power
• Imam Khomeini's Defense Management

Main Subjects

• Encyclopedia of defense and security of the Islamic revolution