The Iran Islamic Revolution and the Virtue of Altruism

Document Type : Science - Research

Authors

1 Associate Professor Islamic knowledge and thought faculty University of Tehran, Tehran, IRAN.

2 Assistant Professor Farhangiyan University Tehran, IRAN.

Abstract

Key words of humanitarianism and altruism can be seen as a big step towards human 
excellence, after the love of essence and self-protection. This issue is not only 
unsuccessful without humans, but also useless in understanding society, ethics, and 
mysticism. Understanding this matter in the view of the foundations of Quranic 
anthropology means loving humans on the path of humanity, compassion and empathy 
towards other people, and, in other words, not being confined to the rule of "We have 
honored the children of Adam." In essence, the Islamic Revolution has also been based 
on this Quranic pattern. Khomeini, who was knowledgeable in various fields such as 
theology, wisdom, jurisprudence, and mysticism, not only upheld it, but also based the 
revolution's strategies and, as a result, the domestic and foreign policies of the Islamic 
system on it, and offered political mysticism comprehensively to the world. The present 
study, emphasizing the ideas of Imam Khomeini, aim to evaluate the theoretical 
foundations of this lofty human virtue, and its applications; and its emphasis is on how 
the Islamic philosophical and mystical foundations have emerged in governance and 
political representation, and how reviving them can help human beings reach their 
maximum potential in terms of intelligence and morality, and assist a diverse range of 
individuals in their journey towards the proximity of God.

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Contemporary Researches on Islamic Revolution
Volume 5, Issue 18
December 2023
Pages 97-114

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