Chapter 2

Arrogance:

Greatest Challenge of the Islamic World

Introduction

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The political history of Islam is replete with incessant
struggles of veracious followers of Islam and true believers against the
tyrannical rulers, power-wielders, infidels, and all manifestations of
illegitimate rule and arrogance.

The struggles and holy wars of the holy Prophet (PBUH) and
his companions against the symbols of infidelity and polytheism, ignorance,
reactionary forces, oppressors, and power-wielders, on the one hand and all-out
protection of the sanctities of the liberating religion of Islam, rights of the
disinherited and downtrodden of the society, as well as righteous struggles of
the Imams and great leaders of Islam and the sufferings they endured in this
way, on the other, are the strongest evidence in this regard. In fact the
history of Islam is full of struggles, campaigns, self-sacrifices and
martyrdoms.

In contemporary political history of Islam, intolerable
struggles, continuous campaigns to enhance the awareness of the Muslims, and
sagacious leadership of a descendent of the righteous people led to the revival
of genuine ideas of Islam (genuine Mohammedan Islam), revival of Islamic life,
and reverberation of the voice of Islamic unity in the world of Islam.

Relying on the religious teachings and the power of faith
of the Muslim ummah, the founder of the Islamic Republic launched a struggle
against all manifestations of ignorance, tyranny and arrogance and tried to
purify Islam from the dust coated on the religious concepts and rites by the
joint effort of the enemies of religion and the ossified figures who had
transacted religion with the worldly gains. The Imam tried to represent religion
to the seekers of truth and justice as the Prophet (PBUH) of Islam had depicted
it.

The efforts and struggles and resistance of Imam against
various plots of the camp of arrogance finally led to the victory of the Islamic
Revolution of Iran and establishment of a religious government in the Iranian
society. The Iranian revolution was undoubtedly unique with regard to its
popularity and its impact on the ideas and outlook of the peoples of the world
as well as from the viewpoint of its impact on the political literature and
equations of the world.

The victory of the Islamic revolution and the
establishment of the religious government which was naturally in contradiction
and confrontation with the interests and avarice of the global arrogance was the
beginning of a new round of struggles and confrontations with the plots,
aggressions, colonialism and exploitation of the camp of arrogance.

The global arrogance and the sworn enemies of the Islamic
system found it a threat to their illegitimate interests and considered their
survival subject to the destruction of the religious government. Hence they did
not spare any effort to overthrow the popular, sacred Islamic government and do
not spare any effort now. Their efforts encompassed a range of activities
including military invasion, full-fledge war, economic sanctions, and terrorist
acts. But the honorable resistance of the Islamic government " with the least
available equipments and with reliance on the weapon of faith " against all the
plots hatched by the camp of arrogance, not only led to the victory of the
Islamic system, but also could demonstrate the grandeur and magnificence of
Islam and the capabilities of the Islamic culture and religious political
thought particularly for the disinherited and downtrodden.

Today, the righteous successor of Imam Khomeini "
Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei " is at the held of the leadership of the Islamic
system. Through his sagacious leadership he is strongly leading the society
against the plots and mischief of the arrogant powers. Through his leadership
the Islamic Republic is performing its mission of protection of the rights of
the oppressed, spread and export of the Islamic revolution, and rejection of
inequity, ignorance and arrogance.

Commenting on the plots of the global arrogance against
Islam particularly the Islamic government, Ayatollah Khamenei states:

“Today one of the main issues of the Islamic world is the
frantic, vengeful animosity of satanic front, particularly the Great Satan,
against Islam and Islamic concepts and beliefs. Although the planned, all-out
animosity against Islam has its roots in the early years of emergence of
colonialism, and colonialists during the recent decades have the turned the
Islamic countries into an arena for their plunder, robbing, massacre, and
aggression, they considered Islam a hurdle and a strong bastion against their
plots and hence launched their political, cultural attacks against it. They
implemented some plans to separate the Muslims from Islam and Quran and through
their diabolic tricks, including spread of moral corruption, promiscuity, and
licentiousness, they try to achieve their goals, but ever since the volcano of
the Islamic Revolution dashed their hopes to the ground, raised hopes in the
hearts of the Muslims, and heralded the revival of Islam in the world, the
arrogant powers launched an all-out, hurried, frantic attack against Islam and
of course it was not far from expectation that the divine traditions would be
definitely realized, leading to their defeat and fiasco.”

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