Majid Ostovar; Ali Akbar Dana
Volume 12, Issue 1 , May 2023, , Pages 149-170
Abstract
The Islamic Revolution, under the influence of Imam Khomeini's thoughts and the Velayat Faqih Theory, had a profound impact on the region of West Asia and North Africa. The performance ...
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The Islamic Revolution, under the influence of Imam Khomeini's thoughts and the Velayat Faqih Theory, had a profound impact on the region of West Asia and North Africa. The performance of Islamic movements and the intellectual axis of resistance in the last half century has been influenced by the Velayat Faqih Theory and the reflection of the Islamic Revolution. Therefore, the purpose of the present research is to investigate how resistance is formed in the Middle East and to analyze how the “Velayat Faqih” Theory has an effect on the thought of resistance in the Middle East. The question of the current research is, how has the “Velayat Faqih” Theory influenced the nations of the region and caused the formation of resistance? (Question) The present research method is qualitative and its approach is political sociology. (the method). The findings of the research show that Imam Khomeini relied on the “Velayat Faqih” Theory and the three basic principles of justice, paying attention to the opinions and opinions of the people (democracy). And confronting the despots of the world against the oppressed through soft power in the spontaneous formation of resistance nuclei, and after the expansion of the axis of resistance, the national interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran have been secured in the Middle East region. (Findings)
