The Journal of Political Thought in Islam

The Journal of Political Thought in Islam

Imam Khomeini’s Solution to Peace and a world free from violence

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Graduated from Qom Seminary (Huzah) and associate professor of the research center for Islamic Sciences and Culture
2 Qom Seminary (Huzah) graduate student and researcher at the International Institute of Alalmeh Mustafa (PBUH)
Abstract
This article is based on solutions made by Imam Khomeini based on the theoretical framework taken from the hadith of the Prophet which have been described, with descriptive analysis as an adage. Based on anthropological interpretation of the hadith, Imam, has offered three-dimensional human insight and wisdom, attitudes and values, action and behavior. That’s why his strategy for peace and the globe free from violence, has three dimensions that include:
In the first, it embarks on the fact that the use of violence and rage, is potentially capable of nullifying the belief and faith and turned into ashes. Therefore, when human faith increases, anger and rage will ultimately be subsiding and the world will be witnessing more peace and security.
In the second, focused on strengthening the host of the mind in man, society and the state, such as compassion, mercy, brotherhood, love, courage, and to avoid a complete ignorance of the host of cruelty, anger, violence, and fear, lack of confidence, self-love and love of the world. So any amount of reason in the human host, and the host society and strengthening the state of refraining ignorance make the world a lot more secure.
In the third dimension, Imam provides two solutions, a scientific and practical approach. The scientific approach encompasses the corruption relating to thinking, conviction, moral and practical violence because he uses the metaphor of fire to refer to rage and violence. As a practical solution, he says, before anger and violence intensifies, one should leave the venue and stance where elements sparkling the anger and violence otherwise changing its status seems to be inevitable.
Because of humankind’s view of Islam as a complementary and coherent look, these three dimensions, has a direct reflection on the different levels and aspects of society. The Imam careful and discerning knowledge based on philosophical, moral and religious determines the constituent elements of violence, the roots of the crisis, the ideal situation, and the transition from adverse conditions to the favorable situation in various areas of human life could best explain the objective of such thinking, in the victorious Islamic revolution in Iran, the imposed war and then before the eyes of the world.
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