BY: H.E. Hojjat al-Islam Mohammad Mahdi Imanipour
President of Islamic Culture and Relations Organization
There are very few national heroes who have, during their lifetime, adhered to such virtues as honor, courage, patriotism, and righteousness and displayed self-sacrifice to protect their homeland, as a sign and symbol of the collective identity of their nation. For example, the history of Iran has witnessed such personalities as Sattar Khan, Baqer Khan, Mirza Kuchak Khan Jangali, Re’is Ali Delvari, and Amir Kabir who bravely fought to drive away the invaders from their homeland and made exemplary efforts to bring honor, dignity, and independence to their motherland.
On the other hand, human history testifies that the martyrdom of great martyrs, like the martyrs of the imposed wars on Iran - from the beginning of Islam to recent years - has been the source of awakening for their nations; encouraging them to bravely defend themselves against the invading enemies.
Thus, the sacrifices made by the martyrs have been the source of many blessings, including the revival of the serious determination and willpower of their people as well as creating awareness about their undeniable divine and human rights.
1 - Martyr Soleimani’s School of Thought was an
Evolved Movement
It is quite obvious that every product, both from the
material and spiritual point of view, is the result of the evolution of a
general trend. Now, if we were to agree that intellectual and ideological
trends, right from their beginning to the end, are subject to a definite path
and certain en-route stops, without going through which the intended ends will
not be obtained, it can be concluded that the practical school of thought of
Sardar Soleimani is a complete and evolved movement.
“Mujahidat” (divine struggle) in its Qur’anic sense -
that could be perceived from various hadiths and exegesis on the Holy Qur’an -
indicates that being in the path of God Almighty and moving in the path of
truth in order to perceive absolute truth call for possessing some of the
above-mentioned unique characteristics.
1-2 - The Interrelatedness of the Concepts of
“Struggle” and “Resistance”
The starting point of the school of thought, of which
Martyr Soleimani is one of the most prominent examples, is traversing the true
path of closeness to God Almighty with absolute devotion and sincerity, and
this can only be achieved through continuous effort. Hence, struggle and
endeavor in the divine path is a movement that requires “resistance”. As a
matter of fact, such a struggle is a perfect example of resistance and this is
what seems remarkable and undeniable in the school of thought of Martyr
Soleimani.
He spent many years of his honorable life fighting on
the battlefields against the deceivers and political, religious, and ideological
conspirators in the Islamic world, on the one hand - and their unthoughtful
followers, on the other hand - without losing hope or even taking a step back.
Being equipped with the weapon of firm faith and reliance on the benevolence of
God Almighty, he always maintained a forward-looking and far-sighted vision and
it was the realization of such factors that led him and his allies to victory
in the brutal war launched by ISIS and Western beasts against the oppressed
people of various religions and denominations in Islamic lands.
2 - Martyr Soleimani’s School of Thought Is Dynamic and Always on the Move
2-1 - The Condition for the Survival of
Intellectual-Practical Schools of Thought
In order to survive, a new intellectual or practical
school of thought must be able to remain on the right track over time and it
must not stop moving forward so that it does not fall prey to such plagues as
shallowness, obscurity, and extinction, which are directly related to the
passage of time.
The history of the emergence of some revolutions and
new ideological-behavioral movements in each era shows that many schools of
thought such as “Communism”, “Socialism”, “Marxism”, etc. experienced
passionate and tumultuous beginnings but began to face decline after some time.
The lack of generative rational foundations and
frameworks that could move them forward and revitalize and evolve their essence
in line with “time and its requirements” resulted in the collapse of these
schools of thought after a short life, and soon their hollowness and
uselessness began to be manifested and, as a result, they were gradually
abandoned by their fans.
The school of thought that the great and honorable
martyrs were its flagbearers since the beginning of Islam and were carried
forward until the time of the rise of Martyr General Soleimani is of sufficient
intellectual foundations, among which mention can be made of justice and
equality; moral and humanitarian values, such as brotherhood and equality among
the people and their equal rights to life; rebellion against the exploitation
of the oppressed and deprived; rejection of ideological and religious
deviations that lead to hatred and violence among societies; struggle against
superstition; and resistance towards anti-ideological illusions and all kinds
of backwardness, reactionism, and mental instability, etc.
The school that Martyr Soleimani began to re-read
after nearly 1400 years has strong and sound intellectual foundations and is,
therefore, indestructible and far from stagnation. The concepts that form the
theoretical foundations of this school of thought constitute the elements of
human instinctive life, according to which the “soul” gets the power of
liberation and ascension, and the “thought” begins to blossom and achieve
depth. Furthermore, because it is always alive and fertile in human beings, it
does not take on the color of vanity and does not suffer from forgetfulness and
abrogation.
3 - Martyr Soleimani’s School of Thought Enjoys
Primacy of Theory and Stability in Purpose
There have always been some intellectual and practical
schools of thought throughout the ages that were based on genuine theories and
hypotheses and survived because of being responsive to positivist methods while
there were other schools of thought that joined the history as soon as they
stopped being of any use to the requirements of the time.
The starting point of the school of thought, of which Martyr Soleimani is one of the most prominent examples, is traversing the true path of closeness to God Almighty with absolute devotion and sincerity, and this can only be achieved through continuous effort.
What acts as the driving force in all philosophical,
ethical, sociological, psychological, political, educational, etc. schools of
thought is the power of advancing forward as well as thoughtfulness and reason,
and what gets distanced from common sense is doomed to destruction. The
ultimate goal of such schools of thought is to ensure man’s safety, health,
growth, and development, and if there is any deviation in the essence of this
goal, in its true sense, it will result in a change in its original structure
and will disrupt the functionality of the components of the system and will
disintegrate it.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the school of
thought in which martyrs, and especially Martyr Soleimani, played a role with
all sincerity, has a goal that has remained unchanged (not only since 1400
years ago) from the beginning of man’s creation and human history.
That goal is the ultimate goal, and - like the soul of
the school of thought of our great martyr - is imbued with the pure essence of
monotheism, is original and pure in its essence, and is free from the need to
rely on theories or hypotheses constructed and produced by the changing human
mind. Such a school of thought has been founded since eternity and its ultimate
goal has been designed for “eternality” and, therefore, it is everlasting.
1. “مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَى نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًا”, Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 23.
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