Arrogance:
Greatest Challenge of the Islamic World
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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